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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 28th September, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 859,990 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 41,763 14 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 29,147 16 10
Government deposits .. .. .. 1,065,097 13 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,765,012 6 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,731,567 19 5
Total average liabilities ..£11,492,580 9 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 1,771,833 14 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 66,684 18 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 103,684 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,857 2 2
Landed property .. .. .. .. 106,446 1 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,084,853 8 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,086,236 7 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 7,396,034 14 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 716,883 1 6
   Total average assets .. ..£12,334,513 10 9

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000
for six months, paid 1st May, 1908.)
Preference shares issued to the Crown under “Bank of New
Zealand Act, 1903,” £500,000.
Ordinary shares, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on
preference shares, 7½ per cent. per annum.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on
ordinary shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on
preference shares, £37,500.
Amount of the last dividend declared on ordinary shares,
£50,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £504,097.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of October, 1908.

W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
F. A. MACBEAN, Accountant.

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, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 136,783 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,297 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,811 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,423,757 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,362,777 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£2,941,425 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 815,640 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,099 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 30,792 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. 67,315 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 212,800 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,158,432 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 160,040 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£4,449,118 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,371,057.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1908.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 28th September, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 163,758 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,301 3 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 14,990 14 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,372,148 11 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,685,562 19 11
Total average liabilities ..£3,242,757 6 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 715,074 9 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 21,356 11 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,502 9 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 25,327 1 9
Landed property .. .. .. .. 122,085 9 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 303,823 2 10
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) .. .. 2,907,710 4 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 125,913 7 4
   Total average assets .. ..£4,451,712 17 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 28th September, 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 October, 1908.

E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant.

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 28th September, 1908.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 135,411 13 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,680 19 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,134,138 10 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 637,583 7 9
Total average liabilities ..£1,921,809 11 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 572,896 0 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,357 3 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 26,808 18 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. 53,332 16 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 353,489 8 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,943,173 15 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 3,744 18 8
   Total average assets .. ..£3,954,803 1 8

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.
Amount of the last dividend declared, including bonus, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,566,100.
Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of October, 1908.

A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. SWANSTON, Accountant.