July 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1799

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 127,659 15 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,989 16 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,013,496 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 689,037 1 10
Total average liabilities ..£1,843,182 13 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 395,352 3 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 9,511 14 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 20,613 5 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 55,816 1 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 303,138 9 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,336,393 8 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,649 1 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,123,474 4 10

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.
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 6th day of July, 1905.
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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 265,758 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,308 13 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,868 15 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,448,551 14 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,452,191 5 2
Total average liabilities ..£3,182,678 17 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 707,091 0 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 26,361 4 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 39,302 19 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 12,111 5 3
Landed property .. .. .. 80,136 6 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 306,064 5 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) .. .. 1,993,621 9 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 10,850 6 2
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,225,538 18 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 5th day of July, 1905.
JAMES COATES,
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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 162,017 9 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,154 4 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,250 19 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,409,641 10 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,336,745 18 0
Total average liabilities ..£2,919,810 1 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 535,230 14 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,550 15 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 29,893 1 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 219,207 18 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,993,374 13 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 94,029 18 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£2,940,472 1 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 14th day of July, 1905.
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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 164,752 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,984 11 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,409 19 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,297,309 17 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,576,751 19 11
Total average liabilities ..£3,052,208 15 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 655,683 2 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 24,428 17 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,012 3 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 26,309 12 7
Landed property .. .. .. 117,144 2 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 337,957 12 3
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) .. .. 2,203,302 2 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 116,718 4 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,719,450 4 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1905, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,400,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of July, 1905.
G. A. R. MACKAY, pro Inspector.
A. C. McKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.