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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

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, 1895.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 98,040 12 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,556 11 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,266 9 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 606,373 12 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,455,807 16 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,167,045 2 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 657,431 18 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 21,982 17 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,013 12 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,862 4 11
Landed property .. .. .. 96,633 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 196,657 5 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,641,288 1 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 64,343 4 2
   Total average assets .. ..£2,692,212 4 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1895, £1,919,540.

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 16th day of January, 1896.

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 October to the 31st December, 1895.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 67,845 18 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,907 11 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 444,053 5 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 660,630 7 4
Total average liabilities ..£1,180,437 2 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 398,319 8 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 110 5 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,333 13 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,945 5 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 227,075 8 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 935,800 10 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,989 18 7
   Total average assets .. ..£1,627,574 10 7

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, £810,495.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1896.

H. K. BETHUNE, for the Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro 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 December, 1895.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 112,724 12 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,841 17 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 18,908 6 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 509,043 19 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 860,262 8 10
Total average liabilities ..£1,503,781 4 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 328,434 11 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 19,476 4 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,932 15 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 797 11 2
Landed property .. .. .. 92,523 5 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 239,983 18 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,196,693 17 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 13,039 18 11
   Total average assets .. ..£1,893,882 2 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1895, £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, £25,357.

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

JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro General Manager.