Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3141

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Dominion of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements, during the Quarter from the 1st July to 30th September, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 137,283 8 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,576 8 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,382,432 1 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 565,018 6 3

Total average liabilities ..£2,101,310 4 9

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 502,933 16 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,413 2 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 27,434 9 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,487 19 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 321,461 7 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,580,427 16 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,545 16 7

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,493,704 8 0

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.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,427,320.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 1907.
A. P. WEBSTER, For the 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 30th September, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 263,394 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,614 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 40,149 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,808,414 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,440,518 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,564,089 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 927,019 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 40,650 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 48,587 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 25,977 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 85,163 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 316,925 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) .. .. .. 2,372,840 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,825 0 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£3,874,986 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1907, £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, £26,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £365,068.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of October, 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 Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 153,329 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,591 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,465 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,804,091 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,386,282 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,356,758 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 630,160 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,201 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 35,510 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 393 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 60,605 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 213,233 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,961,735 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 96,527 0 0

Total average assets .. .. ..£4,002,364 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1907, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus 4 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, with bonus, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,309,310.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of October, 1907.
J. B. PERCY, Inspector.
A. 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 30th September, 1907.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 172,796 7 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,073 10 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 20,008 4 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,575,111 18 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,645,960 16 11

Total average liabilities ..£3,422,950 16 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 671,724 16 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,489 14 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,280 2 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 29,915 1 11
Landed property .. .. .. 112,492 9 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 277,612 3 2
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) .. .. .. 2,583,153 3 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 111,187 15 9

Total average assets .. .. ..£4,034,775 9 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1907, £2,425,400.
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, £1,500,000.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October, 1907.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant,