July 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1159

Rainfall for June, 1895—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(B.) WEST ASPECT—CAPE FAREWELL TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Farewell Spit .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. 9·37 17 1·67 on 2nd.
Westport .. .. .. .. S. A. Leach .. .. 9·28 15 2·75 on 25th.
Greymouth .. .. .. .. J. Conner .. .. 11·51 15 2·10 on 2nd.
Hokitika .. .. .. .. A. D. Macfarlane .. .. 9·37 16 2·21 on 12th.
Bealey .. .. .. .. H. Bussey .. .. 3·43 16 0·50 on 9th.
Dusky Sound .. .. .. .. R. Henry .. .. .. .. ..

(C.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS.

Highfield .. .. .. .. J. A. Northcote .. .. 2·97 15 1·19 on 25th.
Akaroa .. .. .. .. Miss Jacobson .. .. 25·49 18 9·75 on 25th.
Port Hills (Christchurch) .. .. .. .. Mrs. Turner .. .. 6·62 13 1·25 on 15th.
Christchurch .. .. .. .. A. L. Taylor .. .. 5·60 17 1·01 on 25th.
Linwood .. .. .. .. J. A. Biltcliff .. .. 5·12 16 0·87 on 25th.
Lincoln .. .. .. .. P. Marshall .. .. 7·35 15 1·24 on 26th.
Hororata .. .. .. .. Hon. Sir J. Hall, K.C.M.G. 7·93 15 2·18 on 25th.
Kapunatiki .. .. .. .. Hon. W. Rolleston .. 4·38 13 1·20 on 25th.
Peel Forest .. .. .. .. W. E. Barker .. .. 9·75 14 2·62 on 25th.
Methven .. .. .. .. H. G. Baker .. .. 10·18 18 2·71 on 25th.
Drayton (Methven) .. .. .. .. E. Chapman .. .. 8·54 14 2·15 on 25th.
Ashburton .. .. .. .. A. E. Hart .. .. 8·23 13 2·15 on 25th.
Geraldine .. .. .. .. Captain E. F. Temple, J.P. .. 6·46 12 2·09 on 25th.
Ruanui .. .. .. .. J. F. Studholme .. .. 3·87 21 0·76 on 13th.
Oamaru .. .. .. .. E. Menlove .. .. 3·91 13 0·86 on 16th.
Maheno .. .. .. .. R. A. Chaffey .. .. 3·30 8 0·95 on 25th.

(D.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Macetown .. .. .. .. W. J. Stanford .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown .. .. .. .. L. Hotop .. .. 1·73 9 0·34 on 12th.
St. Bathan's .. .. .. .. J. Ewing .. .. 5·71 16 1·11 on 16th.
Middlemarch .. .. .. .. D. Crawford .. .. 2·46 12 0·61 on 17th.
Kyeburn .. .. .. .. R. W. Glendinning .. .. 5·42 15 0·98 on 15th.
Dunedin .. .. .. .. Government Observer .. 6·89 16 1·00 on 15th.
Kaitangata .. .. .. .. W. M. Shore .. .. 4·36 20 0·52 on 29th.
Balclutha .. .. .. .. C. C. Halliday .. .. 2·10 12 0·51 on 17th.
Wyndham .. .. .. .. W. H. Rodney .. .. 4·94 11 1·27 on 22nd.
Dipton .. .. .. .. R. D. MacLachlan .. .. 3·14 13 1·00 on 19th.
Invercargill .. .. .. .. J. L. Bush .. .. 5·68 18 0·90 on 19th.
Otautau .. .. .. .. N. A. McLaren .. .. 4·89 18 1·15 on 19th.
Puysegur Point .. .. .. .. Lightkeeper .. .. .. .. ..
Chatham Islands .. .. .. .. A. Shand .. .. .. .. ..

Meteorological Office, Wellington, New Zealand. J. HECTOR, Director.

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 June, 1895.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 438,149 17 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,051 14 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 8,980 5 7
Government deposits .. .. .. 670,446 3 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,652,975 1 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,670,384 13 3
Total average liabilities ..£5,456,987 15 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £ 900,963 9 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 55,358 17 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 28,521 13 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 288 2 6
Landed property .. .. .. 102,256 2 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 637,160 2 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. 251,288 14 3
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,711,633 11 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,177,052 2 1
   Total average assets .. ..£7,864,522 15 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 24th June, 1895, £900,000.
Bank of New Zealand 4-per-cent. Guaranteed Stock, £2,000,000.
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 15th day of July, 1895.
B. M. LITCHFIELD,
For the General Manager.
RICH'D. W. GIBBS,
Acting Inspector's 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 30th June, 1895.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 111,103 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,134 16 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 43 5 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 922,700 16 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,806,761 10 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,850,744 3 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £ 768,650 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 3,330 0 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,421 9 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,140 6 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 205,461 10 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,126,034 5 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 63,851 8 4
   Total average assets .. ..£2,243,889 0 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 1895.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, pro Accountant.