July 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1205

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, 1896.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,870 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,589 17 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,058,343 5 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,643,125 16 5
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Total average liabilities ..£2,823,929 11 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 761,554 3 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,857 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,421 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,334 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 205,794 15 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 945,441 12 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 58,926 4 8
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,053,330 6 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 20th day of July, 1896.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, pro 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 April to the 30th June, 1896.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 76,799 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,335 12 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 535,726 18 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 646,131 9 4
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Total average liabilities ..£1,264,993 0 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 424,489 5 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 544 10 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,436 19 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,808 1 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 193,703 18 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 905,953 17 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,240 0 0
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,590,176 13 10

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, £811,653 14s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of July, 1896.
H. K. BETHUNE, for the Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro 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 30th June, 1896.

LIABILITIES IN THE COLONY.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,648 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,451 1 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,035 11 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 734,154 15 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,472,558 9 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,320,848 5 6

ASSETS IN THE COLONY.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 703,187 1 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 30,612 16 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,449 12 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,218 8 11
Landed property .. .. .. 97,578 16 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 188,775 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,544,506 16 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 59,356 11 1
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,636,685 11 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1896, £1,943,940.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £86,318 5s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,183,576 12s.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of July, 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 30th June, 1896.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 131,283 13 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,958 13 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,940 8 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 636,600 3 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,022,181 1 9
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Total average liabilities ..£1,802,964 0 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 370,789 4 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 16,739 15 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,255 1 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,183 4 5
Landed property .. .. .. 90,695 6 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 234,230 13 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,258,614 5 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 11,197 6 1
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,995,704 16 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1896, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared (interim dividend for half-year), £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £25,357.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of July, 1896.
JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro General Manager.