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, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. £141,580 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,332 6 8
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,153,169 17 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,266,795 8 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,568,877 18 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. £631,844 12 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,390 1 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,916 11 8
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. .. 71,732 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 193,550 15 5
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,354,711 6 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 55,190 8 2
   Total average assets .. £2,310,336 3 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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 16th day of July, 1900.
J. DUNBAR, Resident Inspector.
W. A. KIELY, Chief Clerk.

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, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. £147,652 3 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 4,976 19 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 1,860 4 9
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 998,676 8 4
Bearing interest .. .. 1,531,055 12 7
Total average liabilities ..£2,684,221 7 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. £569,115 1 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 25,331 2 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,895 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. 11,506 16 4
Landed property .. 97,069 11 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 214,256 11 11
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) .. 1,819,032 2 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 130,554 18 10
   Total average assets .. £3,003,713 10 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1900, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £90,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,250,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of July, 1900.
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 April
to the 30th June, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. £108,784 16 11
Bills in circulation .. .. 12,404 4 9
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 772,386 3 0
Bearing interest .. .. 622,867 16 9
Total average liabilities ..£1,516,443 1 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. £354,891 16 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,766 12 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,247 10 9
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 62,316 17 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 288,563 2 2
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,457,709 13 1
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 2,114 3 1
   Total average assets .. £2,169,609 15 9

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 6th day of July, 1900.
G. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, pro 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,
1900.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. £218,355 9 4
Bills in circulation .. 3,338 6 11
Balances due to other Banks .. 40,477 6 9
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 1,050,564 12 0
Bearing interest .. 1,159,797 13 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,472,533 8 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. ..£319,301 8 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 28,399 7 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,171 8 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 13,322 8 7
Landed property .. 88,931 9 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 245,260 10 5
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,728,722 18 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 12,045 10 1
   Total average assets .. £2,440,154 15 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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, £10,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £77,661.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of July, 1900.
J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.