2460
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

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, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 119,352 17 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,569 17 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 937,801 2 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 684,503 19 3
Total average liabilities ..£1,751,227 15 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 349,466 9 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 5,566 4 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,422 1 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,968 12 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 294,979 7 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,295,035 16 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,009 2 2
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,011,447 14 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, £1,176,880.
Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of October, 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 September, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 253,206 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,241 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 27,170 11 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,376,528 17 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,348,217 14 7
Total average liabilities ..£3,011,365 2 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 637,223 17 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 28,680 10 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 8,167 8 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,241 12 1
Landed property .. .. .. 77,268 13 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 281,752 14 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,978,423 13 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 12,188 2 9
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,074,946 13 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1904, £250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum for half-year, and 2 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £17,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £235,903.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of October, 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 September, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 145,200 9 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,679 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,348,179 13 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,184,993 16 7
Total average liabilities ..£2,686,053 2 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 783,367 13 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,585 17 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,792 2 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 160,077 6 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,695,506 12 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 81,384 4 10
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,793,898 17 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,126,304 15s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 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 September, 1904.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 150,003 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,391 4 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 6,384 13 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,178,096 18 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,501,647 12 11
Total average liabilities ..£2,841,523 16 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 624,404 9 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 16,333 7 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,529 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 11,219 18 8
Landed property .. .. .. 106,184 0 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 347,697 7 0
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) .. .. 2,168,609 16 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 113,515 8 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,626,388 9 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,350,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1904.
ALOYSIUS MACDONALD, Manager.
J. B. WILKIN, Accountant.