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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

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, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 117,354 0 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,557 1 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 926,221 19 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 709,780 8 7
Total average liabilities ..£1,767,913 10 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 461,294 9 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 4,336 6 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 23,517 8 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 45,406 19 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 291,765 9 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,457,193 6 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,581 4 10
   Total average assets .. ..£3,286,095 4 3

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 8th day of January, 1906.
C. R. COWPER, 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 31st December, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 246,398 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,103 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 20,408 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,386,177 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,452,214 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,117,300 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 597,194 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 66,005 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 38,317 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 19,392 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 76,032 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 321,820 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) .. .. 2,143,421 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 10,171 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£3,322,352 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 8th day of January, 1906.
JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
Pro 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 31st December, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 153,845 12 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,173 17 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,393 13 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,280,212 14 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,559,591 5 9
Total average liabilities ..£3,006,217 3 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 761,728 17 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,292 15 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 26,054 17 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 66,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 195,593 14 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,328,693 14 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 100,385 15 8
   Total average assets .. ..£3,483,934 15 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1905, £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, £1,157,508 9s.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of January, 1906.
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 31st December, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 158,431 9 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,984 19 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 22,229 8 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,173,986 10 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,590,234 12 1
Total average liabilities ..£2,951,867 0 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 589,000 19 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 25,236 17 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,841 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 24,053 18 11
Landed property .. .. .. 127,404 6 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 345,317 3 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) .. .. 2,288,391 12 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 138,109 16 3
   Total average assets .. ..£3,774,250 14 4

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

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of January, 1906.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
A. C. MCKELLAR, Inspector’s Accountant.