Jan. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 333

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, 1903.

LIABILITIES £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 124,238 0 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,398 17 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 825,333 14 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 686,079 8 1

Total average liabilities ..£1,646,050 0 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 371,798 12 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,429 9 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 6,086 7 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 54,062 9 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 312,011 14 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) .. .. 2,294,658 6 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,680 7 2

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,098,727 6 1

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 7th day of January, 1904.

H. K. BETHUNE, Acting 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, 1903.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 268,753 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,200 15 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 21,367 8 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,318,104 12 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,363,986 3 8

Total average liabilities ..£2,977,412 11 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 544,474 16 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 32,865 6 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 6,838 5 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 12,544 7 1
Landed property .. .. .. 75,205 18 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 273,139 17 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,002,423 5 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,162 9 1

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,008,654 6 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31th December, 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 7th day of January, 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 December, 1903.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 142,000 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,451 13 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,196,024 1 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,269,843 7 7

Total average liabilities ..£2,617,319 16 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 560,084 2 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,088 4 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,179 6 3
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 146,669 2 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,808,773 15 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 80,304 13 5

Total average assets .. .. ..£2,668,284 3 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 12th day of January, 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 31st December, 1903.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 154,452 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,030 16 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 11,128 0 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,136,363 19 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,570,369 14 10

Total average liabilities ..£2,878,345 0 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 671,459 18 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 29,447 1 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,739 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 10,515 17 5
Landed property .. .. .. 104,004 17 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 302,682 3 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 168,348 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. 63,988 7 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,198,194 2 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 139,944 9 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,693,323 19 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 declaring such dividend, £1,330,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of January, 1904.

ALOYSIUS MACDONALD, pro Inspector.
A. C. McKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant,