APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1119

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, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 129,260 18 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,976 4 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,029,097 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 720,275 9 2
Total average liabilities ..£1,894,609 12 8

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 430,094 19 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,943 17 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 27,216 0 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 76,615 9 6
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 337,748 14 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,307,101 0 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,636 16 11
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,186,356 18 9

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, £1,267,550.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of April, 1906.
H. K. BETHUNE, for the 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, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 158,937 4 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,963 8 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,137 10 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,400,681 2 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,598,354 15 2
Total average liabilities ..£3,173,074 0 1

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 788,654 8 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,106 14 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 32,861 6 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 65,635 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 185,087 1 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,269,135 14 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 102,291 16 2
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,447,772 1 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1906, £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, £1,173,276 7s.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of April, 1906.
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, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 258,741 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,052 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 18,865 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,487,913 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,463,973 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,240,544 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 538,675 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 71,617 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 46,271 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 21,810 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 76,939 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 310,422 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) .. .. .. 2,294,096 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 10,364 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,420,194 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1906, £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, £255,809.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1906.
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, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 168,478 11 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,738 5 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 16,302 12 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,249,727 4 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,606,523 8 3
Total average liabilities ..£3,048,770 2 1

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 633,669 2 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 21,898 10 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,730 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 29,670 10 5
Landed property .. .. .. 121,063 16 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 306,565 4 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) .. .. .. 2,294,531 17 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 122,410 3 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,768,433 12 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1906, £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, £1,425,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of April, 1906.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. MCKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.