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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

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, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 118,470 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,915 6 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,150,591 3 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,439,771 7 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,717,748 13 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 722,735 2 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 607 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,923 7 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,334 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 204,094 15 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 988,409 18 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 79,641 17 10
   Total average assets .. ..£2,072,746 19 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1897, £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, £811,988 12s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1897.

S. HALLAMORE, Resident Inspector.
GEO. H. MEE, Chief Clerk.

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, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 81,647 18 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,072 13 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 560,273 9 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 612,555 2 4
Total average liabilities ..£1,263,549 4 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 395,312 6 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 764 6 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,721 5 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,879 8 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 218,924 15 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,054,300 3 5
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,054 10 10
   Total average assets .. ..£1,737,956 15 9

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, £812,222.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of April, 1897.

C. WINTER, 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 31st March, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 114,060 1 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,487 8 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,929 2 5
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 803,376 0 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,481,884 3 1
Total average liabilities ..£2,409,736 15 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 553,569 7 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,140 12 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,504 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 17,446 16 8
Landed property .. .. .. 97,139 1 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 184,123 6 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,200 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. 26,078 16 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,701,538 0 5
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 70,279 5 1
   Total average assets .. ..£2,719,019 17 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1897, £1,949,500.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £87,458 8s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,190,250.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1897.

GILBERT KING, Acting Inspector.
G. W. HARDEN, Inspector’s 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 31st March, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 145,419 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,603 14 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 15,356 13 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 722,850 8 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,123,068 15 6
Total average liabilities ..£2,010,298 17 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 271,972 8 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 18,031 14 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,983 3 3
Balances due from other Banks .. 10,030 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 91,582 14 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 237,386 10 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,450,412 3 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,347 18 5
   Total average assets .. ..£2,095,746 12 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1897, £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 14th day of April, 1897.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.