Jan. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, in New Zealand, in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 113,595 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,556 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 922,090 11 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,264,900 14 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,311,142 9 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 575,157 3 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,354 16 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 9,828 19 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,742 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 165,995 10 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,142,397 5 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 71,494 17 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,038,970 19 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 12th day of January, 1899.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident 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 October to the 31st December, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 86,663 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,495 5 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 557,684 16 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 610,543 19 6
Total average liabilities ..£1,264,387 3 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 341,069 2 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 972 1 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,908 17 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,771 9 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 282,200 5 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,305,170 7 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,342 7 7
   Total average assets .. .. ..£1,997,434 12 7

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 6th day of January, 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 December, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 124,555 0 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,129 1 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,673 5 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 781,725 0 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,498,672 14 8
Total average liabilities ..£2,414,755 3 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 461,843 18 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 30,911 9 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,050 7 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 13,602 1 5
Landed property .. .. .. 96,187 3 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 196,913 10 2
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) .. .. 1,892,726 11 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 100,772 8 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,905,195 17 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,200,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of January, 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 December, 1898.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 157,652 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,788 12 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,657 6 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 773,703 7 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,208,362 15 7
Total average liabilities ..£2,161,165 0 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 420,915 10 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 20,726 18 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,117 8 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 4,300 1 9
Landed property .. .. .. 90,538 16 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 260,168 11 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,541,287 12 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,464 15 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,354,519 15 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 (including bonus), £8,750.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £52,945 0s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1899.
JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro General Manager.