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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 63
S
TATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities
And sets mountainbite G
at the Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the
Quarter ended 30th June, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation
118,383 10 9
Bills in circulation
8,224 0 9
Balances due to other Benks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
1,152,691 12 2
Bearing interest
.. 1,386,463 13 5

Total average liabilities
£2,665,762 17 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal
747,174 16 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
1,120 8 7
Notes and bills of other Banks
6,323 18 6
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
72,334 17 9
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
   192,055 7 7
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   1,016,569 2 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   76,597 8 7

Total average assets
£2,112,175 19 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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 12th day of July, 1897.

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

S
TATEMENT 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, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation
115,977 7 7
Bills in circulation
4,585 8 9
Balances due to other Banks
1,292 10 3
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
842,555 10 7
Bearing interest
1,480,872 10 9

Total average liabilities
..£2,445,283 7 11

ASSETS.
s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal
566,819 5 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
21,472 2 4
Notes and bills of other Banks
2,825 3 1
Balances due from other Banks
11,421 6 2
Landed property
96,259 2 5
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
   173,072 16 9
2. Colonial Government securities
   50,200 0 0
3. Other funded securities
   59,927 3 6
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   1,707,141 2 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   74,372 10 8

Total average assets
..£2,763,510 13 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1897, £1,949,500.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £87,727 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£1,191,934.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of July, 1897.

GILBERT KING, Acting Inspector.
G. W. HARDEN, Inspector's Accountant.

ENERAL 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, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation
83,454 12 4
Bills in circulation
9,155 9 5
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
552,509 17 4
Bearing interest
596,887 14 7

Total average liabilities
£1,242,007 13 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal
399,848 11 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
1,484 8 0
Balances due from other Banks
3,900 9 6
Notes and bills of other Banks
Landed property
62,819 19 3
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Colonial Government securities
   221,891 17 8
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   1,093,913 5 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   2,499 18 10

Total average assets
..£1,786,358 9 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, £812,621.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of July, 1897.

C. WINTER, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSĞILL, pro Accountant.

S
TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Limited,
in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1897.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation
151,941 6 1
Bills in circulation
3,983 5 3
Balances due to other Banks
18,266 19 0
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
763,791 2 0
Bearing interest
1,156,427 14

Total average liabilities
£2,094,409 13 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal
334,020 8 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
17,401 18 7
Notes and bills of other Banks
3,616 18 0
Balances due from other Banks
8,744 8 6
Landed property
92,715 16 10
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
   255,589 18 4
2. Colonial Government securities
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   1,460,503 6 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   12,498 190

Total average assets
£2,185,091 13 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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 10th day of July, 1897.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.