1452
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

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, 1904.

LIABILITIES
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 129,034 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,123 9 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 909,185 17 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 695,596 2 10

Total average liabilities ..£1,746,939 14 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 401,955 18 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,208 19 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,632 14 6
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,805 6 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 310,413 13 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. 30,769 4 7
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,233,784 7 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,327 6 6

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,051,927 10 11

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, £1,146,950.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1904.

G. 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 March, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 265,752 3 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,519 9 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 22,961 17 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,368,141 9 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,355,831 11 5

Total average liabilities ..£3,020,206 11 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 582,672 19 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 33,682 17 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,930 2 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 2,677 11 3
Landed property .. .. .. 78,312 16 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 269,885 3 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,990,050 1 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 11,484 17 3

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,025,696 9 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1904, £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 April, 1904.

JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro General Manager.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, at Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 152,417 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,320 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,266,274 6 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,237,709 11 0

Total average liabilities ..£2,664,721 17 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 578,793 7 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,719 4 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,530 15 5
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 152,239 19 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,988,547 16 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 76,386 6 1

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,866,402 9 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1904, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,100,065 16s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of April, 1904.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
G. W. McNICOL, 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 28th March, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 160,654 16 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,018 6 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 8,611 6 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,214,137 8 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,542,812 7 1

Total average liabilities ..£2,932,234 4 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 668,727 1 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 23,716 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,241 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,470 10 2
Landed property .. .. .. 105,170 9 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 320,487 11 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. 221,752 2 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,191,536 17 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 135,660 4 6

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,748,751 0 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th March, 1904, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, including bonus, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,330,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1904.

ALOYSIUS MacDONALD, Manager.
G. S. GREENWOOD, Accountant.