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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 120,470 3 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,083 19 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,048,431 18 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,257,446 15 5
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Total average liabilities ..£2,439,432 16 11
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 614,172 13 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 534 8 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,827 9 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,034 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 186,963 15 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,014,502 7 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 66,154 17 11
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   Total average assets ..£1,960,190 10 1
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1898, £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, £812,003 1s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1898.
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 January to the 31st March, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 82,566 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,954 0 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 594,513 2 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 596,810 3 7
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Total average liabilities ..£1,284,843 12 7
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 345,043 3 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 682 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,993 11 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,965 19 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 239,525 15 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,199,485 3 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,220 6 0
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   Total average assets ..£1,852,915 19 2
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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, £817,997.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1898.
G. 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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 120,854 15 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,491 18 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,681 5 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 894,084 4 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,465,854 12 3
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Total average liabilities ..£2,490,966 15 6
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 533,319 5 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 23,345 12 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,450 7 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 15,103 6 2
Landed property .. .. .. 94,737 4 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 186,571 12 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,200 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 59,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,823,010 0 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 88,023 16 2
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   Total average assets ..£2,878,749 13 8
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1898, £1,950,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £87,750.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,200,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of April, 1898.
J. A. BRYANT, pro 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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 161,420 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,612 12 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 23,752 3 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 756,701 1 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,220,747 3 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,166,233 19 8
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 310,223 15 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,405 12 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,840 18 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,592 10 6
Landed property .. .. .. 90,141 11 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 244,321 10 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,529,902 15 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,340 19 3
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   Total average assets ..£2,214,769 14 5
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1898, £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 7th day of April, 1898.
J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.