1754 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. No. 81

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 July to
the 30th September, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 71,429 3 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,737 4 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 514,055 6 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 633,519 10 8

Total average liabilities .. £1,227,741 4 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 412,715 8 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,329 12 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,793 18 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,745 12 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 186,211 6 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 910,538 16 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,188 17 2

Total average assets .. .. £1,578,523 11 8

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, £312,222.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of October, 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 New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September,
1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 127,763 6 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,431 4 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 39,093 13 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 700,456 1 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,103,489 11 3

Total average liabilities .. £1,974,233 17 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 386,300 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 23,598 10 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,484 1 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 8,338 6 11
Landed property .. .. .. 91,222 0 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 239,792 12 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,347,487 6 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,402 15 11

Total average assets .. .. £2,112,626 10 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1896, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared for half-year, £6,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £30,946.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1896.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.

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 30th September,
1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 310,678 5 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,800 14 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,939 18 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 971,377 7 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,374,434 15 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,357,608 8 9

Total average liabilities .. £7,248,839 9 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 951,120 0 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 59,491 5 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 30,342 13 5
Balances due from other Banks .. 5,690 2 6
Landed property .. .. .. 145,749 2 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 909,025 6 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. 363,418 18 5
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,460,155 7 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,499,870 0 9

Total average assets .. .. £8,424,863 2 1

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £2,000,000.
Preference shares subscribed for by the Government of New
Zealand, £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Reserve fund, £23,474 7s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of October, 1896.

H. MACKENZIE,
General Manager.

RICH. W. GIBBS,
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 September, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 106,961 3 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,322 4 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,071,252 8 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,608,642 9 10

Total average liabilities .. £2,795,178 6 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. 818,097 1 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 922 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 5,166 18 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,334 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 215,365 6 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 955,516 12 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 61,610 4 8

Total average assets .. .. £2,129,013 1 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1896, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per
cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,050,651 6s.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1896.

G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, Chief Clerk.