APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 793

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, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 138,937 1 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,167 7 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,112,863 0 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,253,382 1 8
Total average liabilities ..£2,513,349 10 9

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 587,539 2 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 568 5 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,395 7 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 72,557 0 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 190,209 6 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,335,248 12 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,927 10 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,245,445 4 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1900, £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, £825,362 12s. 10d.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of April, 1900.
J. DUNBAR, 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 January to the 31st March, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 105,626 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,429 15 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 721,184 1 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 612,916 16 7
Total average liabilities ..£1,450,157 5 3

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 278,000 1 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,508 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,543 4 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,392 1 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 271,996 16 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,487,322 16 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,090 0 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,105,853 1 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £64,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £846,150.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1900.
G. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, 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, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 148,125 8 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,230 13 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,783 18 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 891,756 11 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,544,971 9 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,593,868 1 4

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 525,429 16 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 27,107 11 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,389 4 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 11,055 13 11
Landed property .. .. .. 97,603 5 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 205,549 17 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 67,963 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,877,781 6 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 120,205 16 1
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,002,074 10 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1900, £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 11th day of April, 1900.
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 31st March, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 209,896 3 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,150 6 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 16,205 1 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 977,410 17 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,164,142 13 11
Total average liabilities ..£2,372,805 2 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 357,899 14 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 28,190 11 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,689 0 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 8,817 10 5
Landed property .. .. .. 88,120 19 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 234,312 15 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,723,910 4 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,769 18 10
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,457,710 15 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1900, £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 11th day of April, 1900.
J. H. B. COATES, General Manager.