Jan. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 163

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 December, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 109,744 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,005 11 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,003,268 0 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,269,191 12 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,392,210 2 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 751,473 5 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,389 12 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,740 1 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,034 17 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 198,950 10 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,028,210 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 68,025 16 5
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,127,824 4 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 January, 1898.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
GEO. H. MEE, Chief Clerk.

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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 October to the 31st December, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 76,551 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,735 18 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 528,565 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 587,078 19 5
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Total average liabilities ..£1,200,931 2 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 436,044 12 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,497 17 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,374 5 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,991 6 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 239,980 11 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,226,189 4 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,110 14 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,970,188 10 8

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 13th day of January, 1898.
H. K. BETHUNE, for the Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

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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 31st December, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 111,814 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,059 17 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,353 7 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 761,915 17 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,469,057 10 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,351,201 11 6

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 458,807 0 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 19,763 15 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,488 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 17,909 3 8
Landed property .. .. .. 94,628 1 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 190,695 12 5
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) .. .. 1,767,870 17 7

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 99,208 17 7
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,761,560 1 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1897, £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 13th day of January, 1898.
W. G. RHIND, 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 December, 1897.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 149,547 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,446 19 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 21,751 8 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 711,585 10 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,239,626 8 9
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Total average liabilities ..£2,126,957 13 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 378,299 16 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 19,100 5 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,420 17 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 4,975 17 6
Landed property .. .. .. 89,922 15 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 261,164 3 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,498,956 12 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,054 15 11
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,267,895 4 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 January, 1898.
J. STEPHENS,
pro General Manager.