May 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1065

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 126,092 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,467 17 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 991,001 0 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 679,692 15 8
Total average liabilities ..£1,810,254 8 8

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 349,929 8 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 9,598 11 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 15,071 12 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,216 7 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 326,000 9 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,348,717 19 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,648 5 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,107,582 14 0

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, £1,206,950.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1905.
C. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, Accountant.

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 153,999 10 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,370 11 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 987 18 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,355,851 9 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,248,947 14 5
Total average liabilities ..£2,768,157 4 1

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 555,559 3 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,439 1 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 15,488 5 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 182,898 19 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,799,513 18 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 94,653 6 9
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,714,737 14 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1905, £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, £1,142,134 18s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1905.
G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
G. W. McNICOL, Chief Clerk.

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 255,097 9 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,688 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 23,800 4 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,344,626 13 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,429,092 15 6
Total average liabilities ..£3,059,306 2 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 660,291 16 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 28,458 4 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 20,177 0 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,975 1 3
Landed property .. .. .. 74,689 14 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 291,323 13 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,003,979 11 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,418 9 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,144,313 12 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1905, £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, £235,903.
Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of April, 1905.
JAMES COATES,
General Manager.

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 March, 1905.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 164,335 5 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,363 19 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 5,527 0 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,259,896 13 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,522,749 2 11
Total average liabilities ..£2,958,872 2 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 624,233 8 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 22,247 12 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 8,121 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 14,139 8 4
Landed property .. .. .. 111,717 15 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 352,273 8 11
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) .. .. 2,248,715 18 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 123,012 2 10
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,736,355 15 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1905, £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, £1,370,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1905.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. McKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant,

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