Oct. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1605

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 24th September, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 423,563 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,362 4 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,148 11 10
Government deposits .. .. .. 462,645 7 3
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,786,002 5 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,805,841 13 9
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Total average liabilities ..£5,498,564 0 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 691,103 4 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 48,988 9 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 24,882 1 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,329 8 0
Landed property .. .. .. 102,170 3 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 656,245 11 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,296,667 19 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,064,970 10 1
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£5,886,357 7 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 24th September, 1894, £900,000.
Four-per-cent. Guaranteed Stock, £600,000.
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 24th day of September, 1894.
P. T. J. PARFITT, Manager.
J. B. HOBART, Accountant.

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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 September, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 96,343 4 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,017 17 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 486 1 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 737,459 19 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,124,332 5 11
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Total average liabilities ..£2,968,639 9 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 835,325 13 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,942 1 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,513 7 1
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,301 1 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 295,810 8 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,107,873 15 8

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 67,338 4 3
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,382,604 6 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1894, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,059,743 18s. 0d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1894.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, Accountant.
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STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 89,880 5 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 713 5 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,165 19 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 441,587 3 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,642,003 14 4
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Total average liabilities ..£2,176,350 8 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 562,330 6 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 11,333 15 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,892 7 7
Balances due from other Banks .. 12,678 10 6
Landed property .. .. .. 95,351 19 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 249,882 19 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,602,997 1 8

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 44,893 11 4
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,581,360 11 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1894, £1,786,800.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £77,679 3s. 4d.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,118,375.
Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of October, 1894.
W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Accountant.

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GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements during the Quarter from the 1st July to the 30th September, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 62,791 1 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,540 9 4
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 335,125 12 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 893,090 4 0
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Total average liabilities ..£1,299,547 7 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 399,082 8 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,879 12 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,274 8 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 232,148 11 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 930,469 1 2

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,778 12 2
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,627,632 15 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, £6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £48,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £811,900.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 1894.
C. WINTER, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.