2578
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 95

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 116,533 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,036 9 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 997,229 11 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 697,153 15 4
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £1,825,953 8 1
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 454,536 14 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 11,787 0 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,569 4 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 48,470 0 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 293,402 2 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,332,309 17 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,055 7 5
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,168,130 7 2
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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, £1,237,100.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of October, 1905.
A. P. WEBSTER, for the 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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 247,106 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,802 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 23,350 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,422,087 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,435,915 0 0
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,137,260 0 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 625,998 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 26,923 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 43,078 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 4,057 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 78,097 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 305,551 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,053,164 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,578 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,198,446 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1905, £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, £255,809.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 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 September, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 152,921 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,494 4 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 1,738 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,344,328 12 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,379,451 7 11
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,886,933 16 7
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 726,223 0 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,378 18 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 29,713 18 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 208,949 15 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,056,003 18 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 101,745 19 10
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,191,200 11 5
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,157,508 9s.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 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 September, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 154,115 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,061 7 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 10,444 6 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,212,611 0 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,577,556 15 2
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Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,961,788 10 7
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 542,379 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 22,909 9 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,530 6 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 30,893 9 6
Landed property .. .. .. 126,307 3 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 349,302 18 6
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) .. .. .. 2,191,844 3 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 107,019 3 4
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   Total average assets .. .. .. £3,608,080 0 5
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,400,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of October, 1905.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. McKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.