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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

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 October to 31st December, 1907.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 143,231 18 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,107 11 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,243,574 8 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 581,783 12 8

Total average liabilities ..£1,984,697 10 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 516,636 17 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,677 9 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 31,457 3 4
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 59,750 10 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 341,139 17 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,729,452 10 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 10,127 2 2

Total average assets ..£3,690,241 10 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 2 per cent. per annum bonus.
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 7th day of January, 1908.
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 31st December, 1907.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 274,163 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,368 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 20,624 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,688,744 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,456,001 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,447,900 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 970,085 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 39,614 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 53,795 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,097 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,168 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 312,765 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) .. .. 2,448,289 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 6,540 0 0

Total average assets ..£3,979,353 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 11th day of January, 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 31st December, 1907.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 148,461 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,388 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,921 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,602,847 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,322,730 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,090,347 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 574,048 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 7,267 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 36,123 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 494 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 67,315 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 219,942 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,131,040 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 109,120 0 0

Total average assets ..£4,145,349 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1907, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus of 2 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, £1,309,310.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of January, 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 31st December, 1907.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 176,068 5 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,402 3 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 26,232 6 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,498,067 14 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,636,043 13 5

Total average liabilities ..£3,343,814 3 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 746,729 3 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 20,023 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,180 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 28,078 3 7
Landed property .. .. .. 121,027 15 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 246,041 2 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) .. .. 2,709,164 18 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 134,806 11 8

Total average assets ..£4,236,971 9 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1907, £2,425,400.
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 10th day of January, 1908.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector's Accountant.