1958
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

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, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 132,773 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,193 19 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,151,169 0 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 693,812 17 3
Total average liabilities ..£1,993,949 6 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 534,448 5 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 4,123 9 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 30,385 18 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 76,175 9 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 344,074 8 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,282,465 3 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,721 15 4
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,274,394 9 11

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 July, 1906.
O. R. COWPER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, at Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 166,850 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,992 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,621 5 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,604,418 4 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,577,108 4 11
Total average liabilities ..£3,361,990 4 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 745,828 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,213 12 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 34,543 13 2
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 65,635 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 193,922 5 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,257,970 2 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 111,835 12 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,414,949 1 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 12th day of July, 1906.
ALBERT NAISH, for the 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 30th June, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 273,777 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,908 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 23,908 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,683,052 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,452,519 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,444,164 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 731,638 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 82,880 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 46,481 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 13,539 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 78,535 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 331,076 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) .. .. 2,248,181 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 9,617 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,591,947 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 4th day of July, 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 30th June, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 173,736 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,840 13 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 8,117 10 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,423,669 10 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,641,452 18 3
Total average liabilities ..£3,254,817 8 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 617,597 4 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 23,481 15 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 8,847 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 33,516 9 5
Landed property .. .. .. 123,294 8 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 269,171 9 7
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) .. .. 2,352,709 1 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 124,519 15 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,785,032 2 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1906, £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, £1,450,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of July, 1906.
ALOYSIUS MACDONALD, for the Inspector.
A. C. MCKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.