APRIL 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 693

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, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 112,739 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,243 1 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,021,346 5 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,676,983 14 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,824,317 17 5
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ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 798,794 9 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,540 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 7,367 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,364 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 191,319 3 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 931,114 7 3

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 58,732 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,061,232 4 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1896, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,050,155 12s. 11d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1896.

G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, *pro* 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 January to the 31st March, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 76,285 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,943 15 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 520,529 0 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 655,963 17 7
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Total average liabilities ..£1,262,722 1 1
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ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 357,463 1 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 163 6 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,921 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,889 11 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 216,850 16 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 894,872 1 11

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,203 18 8
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,538,363 17 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £40,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £811,650.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1896.

C. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, *pro* 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 31st March, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 105,181 16 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,106 18 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,101 15 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 672,042 15 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,456,838 12 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,240,271 19 2
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ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 699,394 15 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 29,701 7 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,031 12 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 14,706 7 4
Landed property .. .. .. 97,170 5 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 187,504 5 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,594,560 8 6

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,183 14 8
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,682,252 16 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1896, £1,928,380.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £84,435 18s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,172,297 2s.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1896.

W. G. RHIND, Inspector.
R. CHAPMAN, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Limited, in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 124,856 10 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,365 2 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 18,608 8 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 579,481 0 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 952,258 12 10
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Total average liabilities ..£1,677,569 14 10
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ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 324,489 12 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 17,871 1 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,127 17 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,692 16 8
Landed property .. .. .. 91,858 4 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 234,530 12 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,217,433 4 5

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,162 4 6
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,904,165 14 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1896, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £25,356 12s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1896.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.

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