APRIL 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1317

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 31st March, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 145,242 0 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,908 11 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,214,774 8 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 576,122 14 0
Total average liabilities ..£1,955,047 13 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 447,327 18 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,013 15 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 33,087 4 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 58,848 10 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 345,905 17 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,501,542 0 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,393 8 6
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,391,118 14 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, and bonus 2 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,326,860.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of April, 1907.
H. K. BETHUNE, Acting 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 March, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 271,220 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,027 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 20,224 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,740,600 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,477,919 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,520,990 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 621,583 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 45,658 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 56,844 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 28,128 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 79,704 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 327,693 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) .. .. .. 2,435,283 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,370 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,652,263 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1907, £375,000.
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, £280,167.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1907.
JAMES COATES,
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 March, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 177,248 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,963 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,345 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,745,502 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,466,564 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,403,622 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 533,179 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,562 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 54,071 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 64,605 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 194,971 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,615,796 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 102,355 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,569,539 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1907, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus 2 per cent., together equal to 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, with bonus, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,256,406.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of April, 1907.
J. B. PERCY, 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 March, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 183,180 6 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,665 11 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 13,363 19 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,469,618 5 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,658,232 2 9
Total average liabilities ..£3,332,060 5 10

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 657,691 2 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,845 4 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 7,892 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 33,429 4 10
Landed property .. .. .. 102,098 13 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 250,588 12 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,905 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 59,014 2 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,684,593 1 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 122,559 3 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,104,617 3 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1907, £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 8th day of April, 1907.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant.