Jan. 29. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 275

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 December, 1902.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 134,287 10 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,300 2 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,142,974 11 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,224,043 10 11
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,512,605 16 1
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ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 595,585 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,774 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,089 1 7
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 71,650 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 140,182 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,344,326 15 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 58,019 18 11
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,214,628 10 9
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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, £996,213 2s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of January, 1903.
G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
A. J. FERNIE, for 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 29th December, 1902.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 148,263 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,726 18 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,809 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,007,410 16 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,547,837 2 6
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,713,046 17 3
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ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 522,351 18 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 26,600 0 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,974 13 8
Balances due from other Banks .. 10,166 9 1
Landed property .. .. .. 98,248 15 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 264,586 15 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 167,923 13 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,292,517 10 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 148,568 9 9
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,599,926 14 11
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 29th December, 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 after declaring such divi-
dend (£15,000), £1,285,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1903.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
C. E. FINCH, for 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, 1902.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 119,554 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,926 5 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 766,300 10 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 659,897 1 11
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,557,678 10 2
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ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 353,654 19 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 6,525 18 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,316 18 7
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 57,259 15 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 314,753 15 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) .. .. .. 2,094,570 0 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,616 6 10
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,883,697 14 3
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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,
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, £1,049,700.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1903.
C. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, 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,
1902.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 255,306 10 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,036 2 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 9,288 0 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,180,190 5 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,331,385 1 6
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,782,206 0 10
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ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 617,279 14 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 32,033 17 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 5,708 15 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 23,799 9 3
Landed property .. .. .. 76,707 11 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 268,599 10 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,838,687 13 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,019 16 0
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,924,836 8 1
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1902, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
8 per cent. for half-year, and 2 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared (including bonus),
£15,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £173,227.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January, 1903.
J. STEPHENS,
Pro General Manager.