JULY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1777

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, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 130,366 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,541 11 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 983,567 1 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 681,268 4 0
Total average liabilities ..£1,803,743 4 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 434,742 10 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 9,219 15 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,421 18 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 57,090 13 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 290,865 9 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,197,565 0 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,659 10 8
   Total average assets .. ..£2,997,564 16 9

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 11th day of July, 1904.

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 30th June, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 272,379 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,399 12 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 19,259 10 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,454,199 13 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,335,782 10 3
Total average liabilities ..£3,088,020 10 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 628,019 9 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 34,822 1 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 7,377 9 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 4,148 19 8
Landed property .. .. .. 79,277 0 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 288,110 1 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,964,167 8 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,163 16 5
   Total average assets .. ..£3,067,086 7 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 12th day of July, 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 30th June, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 154,944 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,844 6 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,541,626 14 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,196,095 15 2
Total average liabilities ..£2,899,511 9 8

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 656,674 1 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,487 12 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 2,935 3 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 162,453 10 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,865,643 15 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 89,365 6 3
   Total average assets .. ..£2,846,744 9 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1904, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
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 15th day of July, 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 30th June, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 160,845 14 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,644 13 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,549 15 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,244,482 16 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,505,308 8 9
Total average liabilities ..£2,921,831 9 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 663,536 19 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 23,640 5 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 7,134 9 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 11,567 0 5
Landed property .. .. .. 106,027 19 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 335,348 15 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,905 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,162,464 18 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 129,708 14 9
   Total average assets .. ..£3,671,323 9 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1904, £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 dividend, £1,350,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of July, 1904.

ALOYSIUS MACDONALD, Manager.
J. B. WILKIN, Accountant.