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RESULTS OF UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOOLS OF MINES EXAMINATIONS—continued.

Reefton School.

J. H. McMahon .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
A. Willcocks .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 ..
W. H. Saunders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B. McGrath .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72† .. .. .. ..
H. Sharp .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77† .. .. .. ..
W. Thomson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Otago School.

W. A. Given .. .. 52 .. 82 .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 55 65 .. 70 68 44† 67 .. ..
A. R. Andrew .. .. 75 .. 76 .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 85 81 .. 75 81 89† 60 .. ..

Karangahake School.

Tasman Hogg .. .. 28 .. .. .. .. 67 .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. ..
F. M. Cordes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C. Harsant .. .. .. 59 .. .. .. .. 63 .. 69 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
V. Dette .. .. .. 75 .. .. .. .. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
A. Vinson .. .. .. 57 .. .. .. .. 72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
E. Baskett .. .. .. 28 .. .. .. .. 76 .. .. .. 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
J. Christie .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
D. S. Young .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
F. Whittome .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 45 40 .. 42 .. .. 61 ..
W. Greening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 71 64 .. 67 .. .. 75 ..
A. McGruer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 59 47 .. 61 .. .. 62 ..
D. Sheehan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 61 .. .. 62 .. .. .. ..
A. Kell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

• Scholarship candidates. † Senior. † Junior.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—JAMES FRANCIS THOMAS, Esq., of Tenterfield, New South Wales, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in New South Wales, under the 2nd section of “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of January, 1904.

W. W. SAMSON,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Mary McMenamin, late of Wrey’s Bush, in the Provincial District of Otago, married woman. Filed on the 25th day of January, 1904.

John Benjamin Smith, late of Kaikohe, in the Provincial District of Auckland, gumdigger. Filed on the 25th day of January, 1904.

Richard Magee, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 25th day of January, 1904.

James Edge, late of Lyell, in the Provincial District of Nelson, contractor. Filed on the 25th day of January, 1904.

Bridget Miles, late of Rangiora, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, married woman. Filed on the 25th day of January, 1904.

A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee,

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 28th December, 1903.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 776,834 10 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 27,734 4 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,530 19 6
Government deposits .. .. .. 1,481,636 2 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,885,821 11 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,055,308 16 0

Total average liabilities .. £10,242,866 4 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £ 1,449,462 14 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 75,470 8 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 43,896 2 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,998 18 2
Landed property .. .. .. 105,372 15 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 958,594 1 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 678,131 5 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,781,561 9 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,016,909 13 2

Total average assets .. .. £8,111,397 7 2

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £2,000,000. (Interest, £40,000 per six months, paid November last.)
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to shareholders, 5 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £21,180.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £23,474 7s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1904.

A. MACINTOSH, General Manager.
F. D. CLAYTON, Assistant Accountant,