Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1941

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 September, 1899.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 126,825 12 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,021 15 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 995,056 2 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,257,970 8 9
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Total average liabilities ..£2,388,873 18 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 570,280 10 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 719 17 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,530 16 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,183 3 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 167,913 12 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,316,229 4 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 59,534 0 2
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,189,391 3 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1899, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £821,848 17s. 11d.

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

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
W. A. KIELY, Chief Clerk.

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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, 1899.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 129,770 6 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,751 5 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 986 19 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 905,172 19 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,547,748 2 10
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Total average liabilities ..£2,587,429 12 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 514,819 1 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 21,890 12 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,306 19 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,815 6 3
Landed property .. .. .. 97,817 9 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 193,092 0 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 67,963 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. 59,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,886,872 9 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 102,447 13 9
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,961,013 10 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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 14th day of October, 1899.

E. F. FINCH, Inspector.
SANDFORD COX, 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, 1899.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 92,142 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,090 14 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 648,384 13 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 629,937 11 4
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Total average liabilities ..£1,378,555 13 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 297,565 17 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 967 3 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,288 9 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,484 13 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 268,874 2 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,408,001 4 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 2,309 5 9
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,043,490 16 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, £809,970 1s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of October, 1899.

G. WINTER, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

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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, 1899.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 178,497 10 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,749 9 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,159 10 5
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 875,754 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,199,823 7 9
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Total average liabilities ..£2,263,984 2 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 340,543 6 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 31,603 3 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,645 2 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 21,030 15 4
Landed property .. .. .. 89,060 19 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 242,761 19 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,646,194 16 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 12,304 8 1
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,387,144 10 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1899, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
6 per cent. per annum (for half-year), and 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared (including bonus),
£10,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £77,661.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1899.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager,