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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 119,471 17 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,929 8 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,635 7 5
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 813,898 15 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,494,485 10 9

Total average liabilities ..£2,438,420 19 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal
.. .. .. 496,846 8 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
.. .. .. 28,949 18 6
Notes and bills of other Banks
.. .. .. 3,054 0 1
Balances due from other Banks
.. .. .. 11,182 14 2
Landed property .. .. .. 95,115 4 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 186,872 8 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)
   .. .. .. 1,796,816 2 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads
   .. .. .. 78,425 13 11

Total average assets ..£2,807,451 0 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 October, 1898.

E. F. FINCH, Inspector.
SANDFORD COX, pro Inspector's Accountant.

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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 82,275 10 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,151 13 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 593,857 6 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 616,302 2 7

Total average liabilities ..£1,301,586 13 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal
.. .. .. 382,513 12 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
.. .. .. 1,449 11 2
Notes and bills of other Banks
.. .. .. 3,333 12 7
Balances due from other Banks
.. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,875 3 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 266,034 15 11
2. Colonial Government securities
   .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities
   .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad)
   .. .. .. 1,204,274 8 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads
   .. .. .. 2,147 6 1

Total average assets ..£1,922,628 9 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £48,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £308,822.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1898.

H. K. BETHUNE, Acting Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

Half-yearly Statement of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia in New Zealand.

HALF-YEARLY return of the aggregate average amount of the weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of Australasia within the Colony of New Zealand from the 12th day of April, 1898, to the 10th day of October, 1898, inclusive. (Published pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.)

£ s. d.
Bills in circulation not bearing interest .. 9,446 11 5
Notes in circulation not bearing interest .. 84,022 13 0
Bills and notes in circulation bearing interest
.. .. .. ..
Balances due to other banks .. .. .. ..
Cash deposited not bearing interest
.. .. .. 598,688 7 7
Cash deposited bearing interest .. .. .. 610,743 3 6

Total liabilities within the colony £1,302,900 15 6

£ s. d.
Coin and bullion .. .. .. 379,874 5 4
Landed property (bank premises)
.. .. .. 62,894 13 3
Notes and bills of other banks
.. .. .. 3,021 5 7
Balances due from other banks .. .. .. ..
Debts due to the corporation, including notes, bills, and other securities
.. .. .. 1,464,076 18 3

Total assets within the colony £1,909,867 2 5

H. K. BETHUNE, Acting Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.
15th October, 1898.

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, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 152,530 16 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,265 3 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 18,676 6 5
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 791,379 17 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,218,570 8 10

Total average liabilities ..£2,184,422 13 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal
.. .. .. 382,338 15 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
.. .. .. 22,091 2 5
Notes and bills of other Banks
.. .. .. 3,494 7 2
Balances due from other Banks
.. .. .. 4,985 3 3
Landed property .. .. .. 91,063 17 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 248,820 16 4
2. Colonial Government securities
   .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities
   .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad)
   .. .. .. 1,560,989 0 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads
   .. .. .. 13,345 0 9

Total average assets ..£2,327,128 3 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1898, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum (for half-year), and 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared for half-year (including bonus), £8,750.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £52,945 0s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of October, 1898.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.