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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

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, 1899.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 122,681 10 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,431 11 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,010,748 4 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,243,948 3 11
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Total average liabilities ..£2,384,809 10 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 520,724 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 754 10 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 9,814 19 10
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,770 17 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 163,141 6 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,214,367 9 1

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 61,430 12 10
   ————————
   Total average assets .. ..£2,042,003 16 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1899, £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, £817,277 12s.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1899.
R. A. HOLMES, for the 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, 1899.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,762 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,701 19 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 633,740 12 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 617,110 12 3
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Total average liabilities ..£1,356,315 4 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 364,826 12 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 826 13 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,243 0 7
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,648 10 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 276,304 1 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,279,237 17 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,310 16 1
   ————————
   Total average assets .. ..£1,989,397 11 4

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, £808,822.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1899.
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, 1899.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 133,574 6 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,828 8 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,878 1 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 792,200 8 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,501,238 6 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,437,719 12 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 501,208 9 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 26,198 11 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,494 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 15,963 15 9
Landed property .. .. .. 97,305 11 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 205,502 13 0
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) .. .. 1,872,702 18 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 91,564 10 8
   ————————
   Total average assets .. ..£2,924,129 3 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1899, £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 at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,200,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1899.
E. F. FINCH, 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, 1899.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 173,073 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,530 16 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 19,973 14 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 810,425 4 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,203,219 16 7
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Total average liabilities ..£2,212,222 13 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 375,902 15 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 18,103 2 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,980 2 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 18,657 6 2
Landed property .. .. .. 88,285 9 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 253,351 2 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,542,196 11 9

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,042 3 0
   ————————
   Total average assets .. ..£2,313,518 13 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1899, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent. per annum (for half-year).
Amount of the last dividend declared (for half-year), £7,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £51,695 0s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1899.
JAMES COATES,
General Manager.