Oct. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1727

Notice to Mariners, No. 35 of 1898.

PORT OF NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES.—DEPTH OF WATER ON BAR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th October, 1898.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Local Marine Board, Newcastle, New South Wales, is published for general information.
WM. HALL-JONES.

It is hereby notified that the bar now carries 20 ft. 5 in. (low water springs), with the fairway towers in line. A little to the southward of the fairway line there is slightly better water.

Masters of vessels of heavy draught are cautioned against borrowing to the northward of the fairway, as the water shoals rapidly.

By order.
J. H. VEITCH,
Secretary, Local Marine Board.
Newcastle, 5th October, 1898.

Notice to Mariners, No. 36 of 1898.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—POSITION OF PRACTICE MINEFIELD.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th October, 1898.

THE Auckland Harbour Board have notified that, a portion of the Auckland Harbour near the North Head having been granted to the Defence Department for a practice minefield, the said minefield will be marked by four red buoys, each 6 ft. by 4 ft., and is within a line drawn from the eastern rocky point of the North Head, east two cables, intersecting a line drawn S.W. by S. ½ S., four cables, intersecting a line drawn N.W. ½ W., two cables to the shore, and is inside of the 5-fathom line of soundings as marked on the Admiralty Charts, Nos. 1896 and 1970.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Officiating Ministers for 1898.—Notice No. 32.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1898.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Frederick William Young, B.A.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Appointment of Agent of the Public Trustee at Queenstown.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1898.

IT is hereby notified for general information that

MORGAN O’MEARA, Esq.,

has been appointed Agent for the Public Trustee at Queenstown, from the 1st proximo, vice Wesley Turton, Esq., resigned.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1898.

THE Court Pride of Palmerston North, No. 8888, situated at Palmerston North, is registered as a branch of the Wellington District Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 21st day of October, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

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Banking Returns.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1898.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 579,886 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,938 10 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 11,467 13 4
Government deposits .. .. .. 645,344 13 3
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,524,827 15 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,225,456 16 4

Total average liabilities .. £7,003,922 2 10

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 788,427 17 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 57,346 17 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 36,561 19 11
Balances due from other Banks .. 4,428 13 11
Landed property .. .. .. 147,126 11 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 829,148 14 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 678,253 13 4
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,159,604 0 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,104,583 10 4

Total average assets .. .. £7,805,481 18 11

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £2,000,000.
Preferred shares subscribed for by the Government of New Zealand, £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Reserve fund, £23,474 7s 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1898.

C. G. TEGETMEIER,
General Manager.

RICH'D. W. GIBBS,
Accountant.

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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 112,613 8 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,199 10 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 994,574 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,248,209 5 7

Total average liabilities .. £2,365,596 16 6

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 614,388 16 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,463 6 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 6,491 19 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,742 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 176,594 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,079,877 18 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 59,773 9 5

Total average assets .. .. £2,009,832 17 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £812,199 9s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of October, 1898.

G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.

GEO. H. MEE, Chief Clerk.