July 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1713

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 30th June, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 147,592 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,928 5 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,305,904 9 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,256,675 9 10
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Total average liabilities ..£2,719,100 17 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 589,406 3 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 3,270 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,410 1 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,650 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 126,393 11 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,460,765 11 10

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 66,073 10 10
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,319,968 19 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 13th day of July, 1903.

J. SALMOND, Sub-Inspector.
JOHN H. D. KERR, Acting 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 April to the 30th June, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 126,278 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,818 0 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 900,383 18 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 693,270 2 4
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Total average liabilities ..£1,729,750 1 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 405,686 7 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 8,024 10 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,911 17 10
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,620 11 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 299,465 15 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,098,191 12 3

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,171 19 7
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,932,072 15 0

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 8th day of July, 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 June, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 157,727 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,877 2 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,654 4 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,214,477 19 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,546,273 9 11
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Total average liabilities ..£2,928,009 17 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 661,866 2 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 27,866 11 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 5,582 4 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 9,447 11 5
Landed property .. .. .. 99,713 9 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 285,971 8 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) .. .. 2,199,980 19 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 134,234 2 1
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,656,614 6 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 after the time of declaring such dividend, £1,315,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of July, 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 30th June, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 270,970 13 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,699 5 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 26,453 15 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,339,029 14 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,344,710 15 5
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Total average liabilities ..£2,985,864 5 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 546,933 8 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 34,387 13 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,738 0 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 7,911 8 11
Landed property .. .. .. 76,204 6 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 248,296 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,934,136 11 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 12,491 12 11
   ———————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,917,099 10 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 1903.

JAMES COATES,
General Manager,