JULY 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1997

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 April to 30th June, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 142,537 3 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,757 19 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,258,447 7 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 605,966 10 4

Total average liabilities .. .. £2,022,709 0 1

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. .. 550,774 4 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,872 10 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 30,932 11 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. 52,071 17 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 369,010 8 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,905,257 16 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 9,872 13 8

Total average assets .. .. £3,919,792 2 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum, and 2 per cent. per annum = 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, including bonus, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,486,070.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of July, 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 30th June, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 275,266 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,494 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 37,440 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,852,868 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,470,753 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,646,821 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. 941,547 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 28,412 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 52,633 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 51,800 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. .. 90,118 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 305,642 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,582,718 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 6,219 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,059,089 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 7th day of July, 1908.
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 June, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 154,154 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,380 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,504 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,579,824 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,331,686 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,077,548 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. .. 782,245 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,536 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 39,956 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 221 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. .. 66,865 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 208,693 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,240,192 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 127,328 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,471,036 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £75,000. Bonus, £30,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,340,870.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of July, 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 June, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 180,177 10 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,406 5 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 10,408 12 6
Government deposits .. .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,546,754 7 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,658,715 15 9

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,402,462 10 11

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. .. 637,750 3 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 19,110 4 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,108 18 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 32,184 3 5
Landed property .. .. .. .. 124,927 12 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 283,400 9 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) .. .. 2,908,180 14 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 142,583 12 8

Total average assets .. .. £4,379,166 0 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1908, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £124,399.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,560,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of July, 1908.
WM. McCULLOUGH, Pro Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector's Accountant.