Oct. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1931

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, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 131,358 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,180 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,079,552 4 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,259,099 18 8
Total average liabilities ..£2,478,191 8 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 616,310 12 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 784 4 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,770 18 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,732 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 194,230 9 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,371,135 7 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 69,999 17 9
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,325,963 17 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1900, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 7 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £52,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £872,364 10s. 9d.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 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 July to the 30th September, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 108,264 19 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,950 16 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 688,019 4 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 635,599 7 1
Total average liabilities ..£1,442,234 7 6

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 289,384 2 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,686 18 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,750 2 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,270 15 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 299,342 0 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,526,433 6 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,277 19 9
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,184,145 6 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £72,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £887,570.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 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 30th September, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 140,518 16 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,724 13 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,026 18 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 983,655 14 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,538,034 19 7
Total average liabilities ..£2,671,961 2 9

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 506,413 10 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,169 19 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,470 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 9,978 4 3
Landed property .. .. .. 95,558 16 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 237,038 1 7
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) .. .. 1,820,291 11 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 114,248 5 10
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,939,120 7 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 11th day of October, 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 30th September, 1900.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 210,577 7 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,873 1 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 36,640 4 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,065,086 13 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,187,697 4 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,503,874 10 10

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 395,038 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 30,476 9 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,980 0 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 5,916 2 8
Landed property .. .. .. 88,999 15 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 248,948 11 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,733,920 3 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,981 5 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,520,260 9 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1900, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per cent., and 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared (including bonus), £12,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £100,009.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1900.
J. H. B. COATES, General Manager.