April 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 719

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 31st March, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 426,352 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,982 7 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,377 12 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 646,218 11 4
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,936,733 12 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,711,023 12 10
Total average liabilities .. ..£5,743,687 15 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 963,847 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 44,517 4 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 33,523 2 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 506 2 10
Landed property .. .. .. 102,202 7 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 686,320 9 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 250,611 7 7
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 1,048 6 1
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,387,235 16 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,072,057 12 3
   Total average assets .. .. ..£7,541,869 14 1

Bank of New Zealand 4-per-cent. Guaranteed Stock, £2,000,000.

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1895, £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 11th day of April, 1895.
B. M. LITCHFIELD,
For the General Manager.
RICH. W. GIBBS,
Acting Accountant.

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 31st March, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 112,309 6 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,449 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 89 8 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 872,366 17 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,881,888 8 1
Total average liabilities .. ..£2,881,103 5 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 780,890 18 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,814 19 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,345 19 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,264 9 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 226,841 17 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,150,415 2 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 62,689 15 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,299,263 2 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1895, £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, £1,059,420 5s.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of April, 1895.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 102,192 6 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,223 2 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,191 3 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 549,888 15 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,509,073 5 10
Total average liabilities .. ..£2,167,568 13 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 533,247 7 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 15,482 19 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,153 18 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 9,610 9 3
Landed property .. .. .. 95,582 2 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 210,644 14 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 50,416 13 4
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,589,953 17 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 37,824 14 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,544,916 16 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1895, £1,837,300.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.

Amount of last dividend declared, £78,193 10s.

Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,144,190.

Dated at Christchurch, this 12th day of April, 1895.
W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Accountant.

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 January to the 31st March, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 70,797 13 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,757 7 10
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 417,184 11 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 784,816 3 11
Total average liabilities .. ..£1,282,555 17 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 375,303 15 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,902 8 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,138 1 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 236,459 17 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 933,979 18 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,878 8 7
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,611,662 9 5

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, £809,641.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1895.
C. WINTER, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.