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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

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, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 132,061 7 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,822 16 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 981,718 15 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,256,149 6 2
Total average liabilities ..£2,375,752 5 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 603,958 12 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,149 16 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,576 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,732 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 188,070 9 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,375,338 17 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 70,876 5 10
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,313,702 9 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 16th day of January, 1901.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
GEO. H. MEE, 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 31st December, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 144,347 5 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,172 0 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,191 4 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 912,427 4 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,555,056 5 3
Total average liabilities ..£2,620,194 0 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 464,942 16 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 29,639 14 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,661 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 13,228 6 6
Landed property .. .. .. 95,349 8 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 254,584 15 2
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) .. .. 1,956,220 7 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 145,064 9 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,094,642 15 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1900, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,250,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of January, 1901.

ALOYSIUS MacDONALD, for Inspector.
J. S. CAMPBELL, 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 October to the 31st December, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 108,018 11 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,808 1 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 657,529 8 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 645,279 11 7
Total average liabilities ..£1,420,635 12 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 299,310 18 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,809 17 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,193 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,211 7 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 297,825 17 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,663,717 18 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,300 4 5
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,331,369 9 10

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 January, 1901.

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 31st December, 1900.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 219,680 4 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,135 6 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 17,641 3 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,013,983 1 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,252,276 8 0
Total average liabilities ..£2,508,716 4 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 396,625 4 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 31,174 4 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,503 3 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 7,310 17 8
Landed property .. .. .. 88,256 11 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 265,344 5 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,770,800 16 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,725 0 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,574,740 4 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 16th day of January, 1901.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.