APRIL 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 953

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, 1901.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 136,797 4 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,650 8 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,076,464 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,243,188 2 6
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,462,099 18 5
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 538,292 8 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 374 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,016 14 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,732 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 201,246 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,396,341 7 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 59,713 14 0
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,269,717 10 11
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1901, £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, £899,689 13s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of April, 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 March, 1901.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 150,880 4 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,980 10 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 1,007 2 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 940,022 18 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,563,605 15 8
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,660,496 11 3
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 519,844 19 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 31,237 10 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,236 15 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 18,343 0 3
Landed property .. .. .. 95,999 13 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 257,191 15 0
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) .. .. .. 1,970,942 8 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 124,780 11 7
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,154,528 11 6
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1901, £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 10th day of April, 1901.

G. J. FINCH, 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 January to the 31st March, 1901.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 114,393 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,719 14 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 724,721 13 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 641,609 7 11
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,493,443 15 9
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 352,202 16 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,930 3 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,838 10 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 62,142 9 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 316,224 11 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,676,704 14 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,042 19 6
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,415,086 5 7
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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, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £80,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £939,040.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 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 March, 1901.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 226,627 16 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,829 11 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 19,366 12 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,038,527 6 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,250,908 14 9
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,540,260 0 9
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 377,072 6 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 29,757 3 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,561 5 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 26,627 13 9
Landed property .. .. .. 88,007 13 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 248,145 7 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,864,400 7 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,996 10 9
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,650,888 7 9
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1901, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £100,009.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1901.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.