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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

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 December, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 429,691 14 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,506 19 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,757 11 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 466,847 0 11
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,780,231 11 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,780,929 3 3
Total average liabilities .. £5,480,964 1 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 895,200 12 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 42,214 16 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 22,749 2 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 791 19 3
Landed property .. .. .. 102,259 19 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 674,475 1 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. 89,629 7 2
3. Other funded securities .. .. 743 15 9
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,411,270 15 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,064,053 0 10
   Total average assets .. .. £7,303,393 10 3

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 December, 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 19th day of January, 1895.
C. G. ANDREWS,
Acting General Manager.

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 December, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 97,682 14 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,798 14 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 87 11 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 681,463 10 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,011,880 4 7
Total average liabilities .. £2,802,912 15 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 808,585 5 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,059 12 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,924 6 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,301 1 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 282,304 4 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,213,627 12 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 84,161 11 6
   Total average assets .. .. £2,467,963 14 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of January, 1895.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, 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 December, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 95,819 5 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,503 15 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,896 0 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 462,461 5 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,593,933 4 3
Total average liabilities .. £2,157,613 11 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 531,556 16 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 18,601 8 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,749 10 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,092 8 1
Landed property .. .. .. 95,569 17 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 229,280 12 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. 27,500 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,671,367 18 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 53,163 7 7
   Total average assets .. .. £2,639,881 19 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1894, £1,819,620.
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 17th day of January, 1895.
J. C. CAMPBELL, 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 October to the 31st December, 1894.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 67,575 2 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,051 14 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 351,165 18 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 838,285 11 11
Total average liabilities .. £1,266,078 8 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 398,076 13 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,711 10 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,182 15 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 249,605 11 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 981,766 3 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,158 16 4
   Total average assets .. .. £1,695,501 10 0

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, £311,900.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1895.
C. WINTER, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.