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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

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 September, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 140,238 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,412 12 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,291,456 3 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,269,168 10 3
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,710,275 6 2
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 650,324 18 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,712 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,991 11 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 79,580 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 135,008 10 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 1,686,486 17 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 67,037 8 8
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,622,141 7 3
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,079,793 3s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 1903.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
G. W. McNICOL, 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 July to the 30th September, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 122,262 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,382 0 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 886,460 3 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 697,709 6 0
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,717,814 8 1
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 377,505 8 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 5,328 15 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 7,123 14 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 60,233 19 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 306,920 0 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) .. .. .. 2,197,510 10 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,513 1 11
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,007,135 9 11
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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, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £96,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,116,350.
Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 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 September, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 145,968 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,721 1 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,924 7 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,180,612 16 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,571,816 9 11
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,906,043 13 9
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 599,036 3 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 23,992 15 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,404 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 10,742 13 0
Landed property .. .. .. 101,385 1 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 300,393 3 6
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) .. .. .. 2,174,799 0 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 121,502 8 10
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,569,207 5 11
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 9th day of October, 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 September, 1903.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 257,681 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,738 16 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 39,494 18 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,364,181 15 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,354,758 4 4
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,019,855 3 11
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 533,226 8 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 31,183 0 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,168 1 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 13,448 19 8
Landed property .. .. .. 74,287 18 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 255,524 10 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) .. .. .. 1,934,727 19 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 12,635 11 11
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,961,202 9 11
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £200,260.
Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 1903.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.