1216 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 57

Offices opened and closed.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 17th July, 1894.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed are published for general information.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Marohema .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 20 May, 1894 .. .. | 94/2960.
Moana .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 1 June, " .. .. | 94/3069.
Pohokura .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. | 14 May, " .. .. | 94/2714.
Strathmore .. .. .. .. | New Plymouth .. .. | 14 May, " .. .. | 94/2713.

POST-OFFICES CLOSED.

Ohura .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 15 May, 1894 .. .. | 94/2846.
Ru Point .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 31 May, " .. .. | 94/3001.

MONEY-ORDER OFFICE AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK CLOSED.

Whangapoua .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 30 June, 1894 .. .. | 94/3193.

MONEY-ORDER OFFICE CLOSED.

Tapu .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 30 June, 1894 .. .. | 94/3370.

POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE OPENED.

Cust .. .. .. .. | Christchurch.. .. .. | 1 June, 1894 .. .. | 94/2174.

TELEGRAPH-OFFICE OPENED.

Mangaonoho* .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 9 June, 1894 .. .. | ..

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Alton .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 8 June, 1894 .. .. | ..
Ohau .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 9 June, " .. .. | ..
Ohingaiti .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 9 June, " .. .. | ..
Opononi† .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 11 June, " .. .. | ..
Wanstead .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. | 11 June, " .. .. | ..

• Now post- and telephone-office. † Telephone-office only.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 25th June, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 469,852 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,701 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,941 6 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 398,852 1 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,947,144 1 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,855,198 19 10
Total average liabilities ..£5,693,690 4 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 565,460 5 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 41,496 11 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 24,931 10 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,020 1 3
Landed property .. .. .. 101,580 15 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 675,924 11 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad).. .. 3,375,983 1 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,063,101 9 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£6,849,498 7 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 25th June, 1894, £900,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £22,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £86,661.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1894.
P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.
J. B. HOBART, Accountant.

AGGREGATE STATEMENT of the amount of the
average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of
Australia, Limited, at the Branches in the Colony of New
Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 102,143 15 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,322 15 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 326 13 10
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 689,833 1 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,160,802 7 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,961,428 13 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 729,054 3 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,008 10 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,995 10 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 76,324 19 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 329,250 12 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,106,260 1 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 59,681 1 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,306,574 19 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1894, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,075,612 2s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of July, 1894.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. L. BRITTAN, Inspector's Accountant.