Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1907

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, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 106,609 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,422 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,069,107 19 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,321,323 1 5
Total average liabilities ..£2,505,462 8 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 836,478 18 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,829 4 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,605 14 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,034 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 201,578 10 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 958,767 4 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,323 8 7
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,133,617 17 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £812,067 1s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1897.

G. E. TOLHURST, 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 July to the 30th September, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 76,007 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,174 9 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 522,803 4 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 593,748 8 9
Total average liabilities ..£1,200,733 11 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 400,516 2 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,422 14 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,155 18 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,760 12 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 218,343 13 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,138,647 15 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,256 11 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,829,103 7 3

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 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,130 19 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,195 14 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,060 19 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 833,784 2 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,454,256 3 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,405,427 18 7

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 510,585 15 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 22,436 18 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,144 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 10,250 2 11
Landed property .. .. .. 94,528 7 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 164,809 6 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,200 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 59,984 12 2
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,716,116 0 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 61,116 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,693,171 2 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1897, £1,950,000.
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 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 144,531 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,054 9 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 13,095 11 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 760,891 12 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,194,689 19 5
Total average liabilities ..£2,117,262 17 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 393,578 12 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 19,192 11 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,252 12 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 5,362 12 0
Landed property .. .. .. 92,788 19 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 248,214 14 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,449,255 12 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 13,605 9 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,226,251 4 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £33,657.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 1897.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.