Jan. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 339

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 31st December, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 133,158 14 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,458 6 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,069,396 1 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 600,528 0 7

Total average liabilities ..£1,819,541 3 1

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 470,780 12 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,509 11 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 22,632 17 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 58,295 13 11
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 341,310 18 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,578,429 9 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,926 10 4

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,475,885 13 6

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 12th day of January, 1907.
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 31st December, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 168,475 17 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,262 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,298 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,524,779 5 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,508,566 18 8

Total average liabilities ..£3,215,383 0 7

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 687,445 0 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 7,584 2 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 32,958 18 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 65,535 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 199,008 14 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,474,436 5 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 116,495 18 9

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,583,463 19 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 16th day of January, 1907.
G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
T. E. PARRY, for 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 December, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 266,427 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,711 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 24,751 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,592,414 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,487,512 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,383,815 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 737,190 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 70,035 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 49,493 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 16,688 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 76,266 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 358,756 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) .. .. 2,376,895 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,947 0 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,743,270 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1906, £375,000.
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 15th day of January, 1907.
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 December, 1906.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 174,926 12 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,756 17 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 13,227 5 6
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,370,335 11 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,683,821 7 9

Total average liabilities ..£3,252,067 14 6

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 594,897 14 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,754 1 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,575 7 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 27,980 5 3
Landed property .. .. .. 115,049 10 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 285,152 5 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 167,905 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 60,801 4 4
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,720,949 16 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 141,018 19 10

Total average assets .. .. ..£4,139,085 3 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1906, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,475,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1907.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant.

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