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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 62

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 June, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 131,408 2 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,935 16 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,061,474 1 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,248,081 14 1
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Total average liabilities ..£2,449,899 15 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 540,886 6 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,877 3 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 11,161 10 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,693 18 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 158,730 4 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,260,245 2 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,670 3 11
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   Total average assets ..£2,103,264 10 10
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 12th day of July, 1899.

G. E. TOLHURST, 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 April to the 30th June, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 96,104 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,216 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 660,647 2 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 615,739 18 6
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Total average liabilities ..£1,379,708 1 5
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 294,576 8 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 969 13 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,715 6 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,431 1 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 277,311 12 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,319,746 1 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,196 10 9
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   Total average assets ..£1,960,946 13 8
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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, £809,970 1s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of July, 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 30th June, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 137,449 19 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,110 15 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,005 18 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 907,236 3 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,535,102 12 8
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Total average liabilities ..£2,585,905 9 1
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 563,792 15 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 29,838 5 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,284 12 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 10,995 2 10
Landed property .. .. .. 98,305 3 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 203,917 1 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 66,597 1 3
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 59,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,863,984 16 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 106,852 10 6
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   Total average assets ..£3,008,055 16 11
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 1899.

E. F. FINCH, Inspector.
SANDFORD COX, 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 30th June, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 184,870 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,120 1 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 16,241 9 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 833,990 13 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,192,028 8 3
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Total average liabilities ..£2,232,250 12 9
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 330,784 12 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 19,829 13 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,470 3 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 15,018 14 2
Landed property .. .. .. 90,015 2 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 248,554 16 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,615,210 6 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,807 4 9
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   Total average assets ..£2,335,690 14 7
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £7,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £51,695 0s. 1d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of July, 1899.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.