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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

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, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 139,512 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,401 16 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,222,296 1 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,232,721 14 4
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Total average liabilities ..£2,603,931 17 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal 600,767 9 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 1,701 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 2,163 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,650 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 132,422 2 11
2. Colonial Government securities ..
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,354,996 15 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 63,748 18 9
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   Total average assets ..£2,227,450 0 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1903, £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, £1,030,143 17s. 10d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1903.

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, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 195,659 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,591 1 7
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposit? :: .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 883,061 13 1
Bearing interest .. .. 616,250 3 10
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Total average liabilities ..£1,686,567 19 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 378,595 19 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars; .. .. 5,384 14 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,735 19 3
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 59,490 11 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 306,221 7 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 2,094,185 13 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,181 9 1
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   Total average assets ..£2,895,725 14 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 11 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £88,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend. £1,084,640.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1903.

H. K. BETHUNE, Acting 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 30th March, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 153,814 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,282 8 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,203 16 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,129,777 3 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,546,471 8 1
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Total average liabilities ..£2,839,549 0 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 608,889 11 4
Gold and silver & bullion or bars .. .. 23,350 8 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 5,228 9 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 10,973 18 11
Landed property .. .. .. 98,449 2 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 281,637 16 9
2. Colonial Government securities 167,963 9 8
3. Other funded securities 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 2,239,366 3 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 140,504 3 4
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   Total average assets ..£3,640,351 11 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th March, 1903, £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, £1,800,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1903.

E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. MCKELLAR, 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, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 254,777 9 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,527 1 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 15,631 5 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,240,521 17 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,315,143 1 1
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Total average liabilities ..£2,831,600 15 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 526,089 4 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 30,777 3 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 5,525 2 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 26,558 9 11
Landed property .. .. .. 76,728 7 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 247,265 19 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,371,669 2 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,334 3 1
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   Total average assets ..£2,346,947 12 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1903, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £12,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £173,227.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1903

JAMES COATES,
Manager.