Feb. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 279

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, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 120,727 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,994 5 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 834,746 18 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 681,996 15 5
Total average liabilities ..£1,647,465 18 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 372,189 13 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 9,636 10 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 8,714 13 1
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,963 11 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 314,835 7 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,413,579 16 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 2,746 17 7
   Total average assets .. ..£3,178,066 10 5

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, £1,176,885.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of January, 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 December, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 148,814 6 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,737 13 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,224,334 4 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,213,724 14 10
Total average liabilities ..£2,597,610 19 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 689,023 3 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 5,847 16 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,067 7 5
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 161,993 19 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,759,186 5 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 87,688 4 2
   Total average assets .. ..£2,773,991 16 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1904, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
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 16th day of January, 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 December, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 254,964 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,539 4 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 23,947 5 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,291,137 7 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,394,323 8 11
Total average liabilities ..£2,970,911 15 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 670,274 15 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 31,698 12 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 7,342 12 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,791 2 3
Landed property .. .. .. 74,009 18 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 301,624 14 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,028,281 14 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 11,123 4 10
   Total average assets .. ..£3,176,146 15 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, with bonus, £17,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £235,903.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of January, 1905.
JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro 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 December, 1904.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 153,906 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,105 16 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 6,877 5 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,157,209 18 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,511,514 12 1
Total average liabilities ..£2,835,613 12 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 561,310 15 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 22,116 7 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 6,428 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 7,866 15 3
Landed property .. .. .. 110,063 18 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 362,771 16 1
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) .. .. 2,270,736 5 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 142,328 14 1
   Total average assets .. ..£3,715,517 13 6

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 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 7th day of January, 1905.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. McKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.