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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

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 December, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 125,060 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,976 9 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 937,449 17 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,259,926 6 5
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Total average liabilities ..£2,332,413 11 1
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 515,837 5 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,489 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,491 1 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 73,072 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 188,910 16 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,359,260 6 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 53,236 11 7
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   Total average assets ..£2,188,297 9 6
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 16th day of January, 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 October to the 31st December, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 94,589 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,211 11 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 639,266 5 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 623,962 0 4
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Total average liabilities ..£1,367,029 11 2
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 334,713 17 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,374 8 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. ..
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,796 11 7
Landed property .. .. .. 62,449 10 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 281,185 15 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,506,758 11 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,270 17 10
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   Total average assets ..£2,192,549 13 11
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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, 7 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £56,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £810,282 5s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of January, 1900.

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, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 136,265 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,830 1 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,489 18 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 827,417 16 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,551,098 4 10
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Total average liabilities ..£2,523,041 3 2
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 522,729 1 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 23,123 5 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,373 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 9,802 14 8
Landed property .. .. .. 97,568 14 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 204,802 11 3
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) .. .. .. 1,905,206 12 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 126,921 5 11
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   Total average assets ..£3,025,479 11 1
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 13th day of January, 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 December, 1899.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 187,032 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,821 2 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 17,782 9 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 922,664 0 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,165,916 3 7
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Total average liabilities ..£2,297,216 9 9
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 377,626 10 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 34,402 16 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,588 1 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 28,701 5 7
Landed property .. .. .. 87,732 4 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 255,117 0 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,687,637 15 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,409 13 10
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   Total average assets ..£2,486,215 8 9
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 10th day of January, 1900.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.