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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

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, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 129,583 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,215 1 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,148,524 8 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 643,942 16 10
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Total average liabilities ..£1,936,265 15 2
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 505,518 10 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,760 7 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 26,316 13 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 77,658 10 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 319,878 6 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,374,933 12 1

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,704 3 4
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,308,770 4 8

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, £1,297,350.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of October, 1906.
H. K. BETHUNE, Acting 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 30th September, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 160,796 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,704 13 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,640 12 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,578,829 7 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,583,124 19 1
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Total average liabilities ..£3,839,096 11 7
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 846,329 2 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,128 8 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 32,197 8 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 65,535 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 186,703 3 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,344,893 14 9

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 116,136 16 2
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,595,923 12 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,189,154 11s.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 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 30th September, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 259,851 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,339 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,278 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,641,070 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,484,030 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,405,568 0 0
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 810,439 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 78,889 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 46,078 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 35,029 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 76,915 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 319,044 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) .. .. 2,270,922 0 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 10,608 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,697,924 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1906, £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, £280,167.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of October, 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 September, 1906.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 165,933 0 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,675 19 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 11,428 9 7
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,398,298 0 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,675,360 17 10
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Total average liabilities ..£3,259,696 7 10
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 496,074 5 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 20,278 2 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 7,092 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 33,608 12 5
Landed property .. .. .. 125,105 3 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 273,977 18 4
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) .. .. 2,477,103 6 10

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 117,917 18 10
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,783,051 16 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 2nd day of October, 1906.
G. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GREY, Inspector's Accountant.