JULY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155

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 June, 1898.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 120,636 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,498 7 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,040,508 4 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,230,091 10 7
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Total average liabilities ..£2,400,734 14 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 551,132 0 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 758 0 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,616 13 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,742 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 178,600 5 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,080,178 11 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 57,270 2 3
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,946,298 1 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 15th day of July, 1898.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
GEO. H. MEE, Chief Clerk.

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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 June, 1898.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 122,901 16 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,661 10 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,220 6 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 877,996 7 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,457,294 6 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,467,074 7 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 593,129 2 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 23,025 11 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,762 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,149 2 3
Landed property .. .. .. 94,721 10 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 178,649 9 10
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) .. .. 1,778,779 19 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 83,391 18 9
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,875,797 13 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 12th day of July, 1898.
J. A. BRYANT, pro Inspector.
G. W. HARDEN, Inspector’s Accountant.

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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 April to the 30th June, 1898.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 86,011 16 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,232 4 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 608,198 15 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 603,632 2 9
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Total average liabilities ..£1,308,075 0 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 384,958 6 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 972 0 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,616 5 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,935 6 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 251,138 8 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,183,053 13 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,072 15 9
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,888,746 16 6

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, £318,275.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of July, 1898.
H. K. BETHUNE, Acting Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

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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 June, 1898.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 162,132 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,564 11 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 19,282 8 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 772,549 6 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,231,062 11 5
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Total average liabilities ..£2,188,591 14 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 308,164 7 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 17,986 17 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,540 11 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,914 4 9
Landed property .. .. .. 90,500 5 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 252,322 15 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,579,865 9 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,097 0 11
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,275,391 13 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 1898.
J. H. B. COATES.
General Manager.