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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

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 6th January
to 30th March, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 146,276 18 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,127 6 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,291,111 8 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 583,774 0 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,040,289 13 7
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 544,651 16 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,617 9 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 37,716 2 5
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 61,907 8 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 340,357 6 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,770,722 0 3

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 10,321 9 8
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   Total average assets ..£3,766,693 12 7

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 2 per cent. per annum bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, with bonus, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,486,070.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1908.
A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. SWANSTON, 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,
1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 268,644 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,258 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 25,295 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,778,455 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,459,086 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,540,738 0 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 862,802 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 30,678 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 56,946 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 48,925 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 89,005 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 292,615 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) .. .. 2,566,193 0 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 6,472 0 0
   ————————————
   Total average assets ..£4,008,636 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1908, £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, £18,750.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £365,068.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1908.
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 Dominion of New Zealand, during the
Quarter ended 31st March, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 155,154 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,918 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,028 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,579,497 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,913,818 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,062,815 0 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 591,211 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,640 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 36,183 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 538 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 66,865 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 214,903 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,297,026 0 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 95,204 0 0
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   Total average assets ..£4,306,565 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1908, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per
cent. per annum, and bonus of 2 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, with bonus, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,340,870.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of April, 1908.
G. E. TOLHURST, 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 March, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 182,677 10 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,145 16 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 30,470 2 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,563,898 4 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,624,005 17 10
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Total average liabilities ..£3,411,197 11 2
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 740,039 0 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 17,725 16 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,757 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 30,340 11 11
Landed property .. .. .. 123,245 4 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 251,857 17 9
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) .. .. 2,803,435 13 4

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 138,797 1 9
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   Total average assets ..£4,336,118 9 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th March, 1908, £2,493,720.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per
cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £110,635.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£1,530,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1908.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant,