APRIL 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, at all Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1902.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 132,012 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,645 15 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,038,784 15 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,213,049 6 9
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Total average liabilities ..£2,390,492 2 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 620,509 4 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 876 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,113 0 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 71,650 0 0
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 186,410 10 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,397,634 3 11

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 57,861 15 3
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,337,054 14 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1902, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £959,499 5s. 11d.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1902.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
W. A. KIELY, 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 January to the 31st March, 1902.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 114,678 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,877 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 742,378 2 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 609,843 1 7
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Total average liabilities ..£1,483,776 5 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 345,341 12 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,614 7 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,334 9 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,833 19 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 304,590 1 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,881,937 11 9

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,115 19 11
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,655,768 2 8

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, £1,009,230.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of April, 1902.

C. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, 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 March, 1902.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 150,989 17 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,652 18 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 46 8 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 965,524 12 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,545,171 2 2
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Total average liabilities ..£2,669,384 18 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 573,946 1 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,323 2 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,271 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 14,647 7 3
Landed property .. .. .. 99,444 4 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 278,030 10 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,905 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,198,374 11 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 137,087 4 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,557,018 14 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1902, £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, £1,270,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of April, 1902.

ALOYSIUS MACDONALD, for Inspector.
J. S. CAMPBELL, 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 March, 1902.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 241,132 16 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,053 10 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 25,501 11 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,089,961 1 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,307,089 12 4
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Total average liabilities ..£2,671,738 12 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 526,967 1 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 32,231 13 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,116 17 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 4,651 16 0
Landed property .. .. .. 82,619 12 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 257,377 13 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,831,984 18 7

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,916 3 10
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,802,865 17 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1902, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per cent. for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £10,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £133,293.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1902.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager.