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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

The cost of labour and time required after the fibre has
left the machine or process before it is ready for
baling;

The percentage of dressed fibre and tow produced by
each machine or process;

The cost of producing the same;

The cost of the machine, and the simplicity and dura-
bility of the working parts.

On completion of the tests the committee shall furnish
a report to the Minister on all the machines or processes
which they have examined or tested, and shall state,—

(1.) The machine or process which they consider on the
whole the most efficient and economic.

(2.) Whether they consider that any machine or process
tested so materially reduces the cost of produc-
tion, or improves the product, as to be worthy of
the whole bonus or of a part only.

(3.) Whether, in the event of no one machine or process
being entitled to the whole bonus, they deem any
machine or process worthy of a part of the bonus,
and, if so, how much.

BONUS No. 2.

A bonus of £250 is offered for a process of utilising the
waste products of the hemp.

The first three conditions of Bonus No. 1 to apply to this
also.

The committee shall supply a sufficient and equal quan-
tity of the waste products to each process as a test.

On completion of the tests the committee shall report to
the Minister, and shall give the following particulars of each
process: (a.) The nature of the article made. (b.) The
quantity produced, and the cost of production. (c.) The
value of the product. (d.) Whether any of the processes are
of sufficient importance to warrant the Minister in giving
(1) the whole, or (2) any part, of the bonus; (3) if a part
only, how much.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Auckland Savings-bank Balance-sheet for 1898.

STATEMENT of the Receipts and Payments of the Auck-
land Savings-bank for the Year ending the 31st Decem-
ber, 1898:—

RECEIPTS.

£ s. d.

Balance, 1st January, 1898 .. .. 134,813 4 0
Deposited during the year .. .. 448,432 9 11
Interest added during the year .. .. 635 10 10
Interest added, 31st December, 1898 .. 17,747 9 1
Interest on mortgages and debentures .. 16,311 15 1
Interest on deposits with—
Bank of New Zealand .. .. 4,543 1 8
National Bank of New Zealand .. 742 10 0
Bank of New South Wales .. 645 0 0
Union Bank of Australia .. 180 0 0
Mortgages repaid .. .. 24,673 0 0
Debentures repaid .. .. 400 0 0

£649,124 0 7

PAYMENTS.

£ s. d.

Repaid depositors .. .. 439,234 13 9
Interest credited depositors .. .. 18,382 19 11
Advanced on mortgage .. .. 55,700 0 0
Charges .. .. 3,523 17 10
Building Account .. .. 135 7 4
Deposit with Bank of New Zealand (cur-
rent account) .. .. .. 132,147 1 9

£649,124 0 7

R. CAMERON, Manager.
S. G. ROUNTREE, Accountant.
G. S. KISSLING, Auditor.

31st December, 1898.

We hereby certify that we have examined the above
statement of the receipts and payments of the Auckland
Savings-bank, and to the best of our belief it contains a
true and correct account of all the transactions of the bank
during the year, and that the balance of cash amounts to
£132,147 1s. 9d.

J. L. WILSON, Vice-President.
J. EDSON,
JOHN REID,
WM. W. SMITH,
JAS. M. LENNOX,
JAMES HARDIE,

STATEMENT of the ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the Auckland
Savings-bank on the 31st December, 1898.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.

Amount due 23,878 depositors .. .. 619,202 17 6
Reserved Surplus Profits Fund .. .. 43,000 0 0
Balance .. .. .. 4,896 7 8

£667,099 5 2

ASSETS.

£ s. d.

Invested on mortgage (revalued) .. .. 244,793 0 0
Invested on special mortgage .. .. 40,950 0 0
Invested on debentures .. .. 157,800 0 0
Interest due, 31st December, 1898 .. 7,729 4 9
Deposits with—
Bank of New Zealand .. .. 21,500 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand .. 21,500 0 0
Bank of New South Wales .. 21,500 0 0
Union Bank of Australia .. 6,000 0 0
Interest accrued on fixed deposits .. 1,179 18 8
Bank premises .. .. 12,000 0 0
Deposit with Bank of New Zealand (cur-
rent account) .. .. .. 132,147 1 9

£667,099 5 2

R. CAMERON, Manager.
S. G. ROUNTREE, Accountant.
G. S. KISSLING, Auditor.

31st December, 1898.

We hereby certify that, to the best of our belief, the above
is a true and correct statement of the assets and liabilities
of the Auckland Savings-bank on the 31st December, 1898.

J. L. WILSON, Vice-President.
J. EDSON,
JOHN REID,
WM. W. SMITH,
JAS. M. LENNOX,
JAMES HARDIE,

Bank of New Zealand,
Auckland, 26th January, 1899.

We hereby certify that the amount at the credit of the
Trustees of the Auckland Savings-bank in account with the
Bank of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1898, was
£128,167 17s. 10d.

MEMO.

£ s. d.

Balance as above.. .. .. .. 128,167 17 10
Cash in hand, paid in on 4th January, 1899.. 3,979 3 11

£132,147 1 9

H. BUCKLETON, Accountant.

Nelson Savings-bank Balance-sheet for 1898.

STATEMENT of the Accounts of the Nelson Savings
bank for the Year ending 31st December, 1898:—

£ s. d.

To Cash balance from last year .. .. 1,834 6 1
Deposits during year .. .. 6,680 11 1
Interest received on mortgages and fixed
deposit .. .. .. 825 0 2
Rents received .. .. .. 100 7 10
Mortgages and fixed deposit repaid .. 3,176 15 0
Insurances repaid .. .. .. 1 3 3

£12,618 3 5

£ s. d.

By Amount repaid depositors .. .. 7,313 8 0
Interest paid on closed accounts .. 27 15 9
Amount invested on mortgage .. 3,720 0 0
Insurances protected .. .. 1 8 0
Charges Account .. .. 188 9 6
Repairs to properties .. .. 1 6 6
Insurance .. .. .. 19 18 3
Rates .. .. .. 18 11 0
Cash in Bank of New Zealand .. 1,327 6 5

£12,618 3 5

A. A. SCAIFE,
Manager and Accountant.
AMBROSE E. MOORE,
R. B. JACKSON,

STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES of the NELSON
SAVINGS-BANK, 31st December, 1898.

£ s. d.

To Amount due to 970 depositors, including
interest .. .. .. 21,934 0 9
Outstanding accounts—
Manager, two months’ salary .. .. 25 0 0
Miller and Sons .. .. 0 18 5
Fell and Atkinson .. .. 3 3 8
J. P. Cook .. .. 0 6 6
Colonist .. .. 0 6 0
Balance .. .. .. 876 5 9

£22,840 1 1