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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 29th March, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 891,130 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 53,645 4 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 24,633 15 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 1,224,481 16 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,694,312 1 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,781,205 3 0
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Total average liabilities .. .. £11,669,408 0 10
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 1,818,658 11 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 46,019 7 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 113,070 8 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,284 1 2
Landed property .. .. .. 106,532 15 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,037,039 13 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,083,021 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 7,057,908 15 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 726,480 10 11
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   Total average assets .. .. £11,990,015 4 2
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4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000 for six months, paid 1st November, 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 7th day of April, 1909.
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 31st March, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 142,765 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,909 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,933 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,395,038 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,350,365 0 0
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Total average liabilities .. .. £2,908,010 0 0
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 592,783 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 3,683 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 40,390 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 67,315 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 217,998 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,145,730 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 92,145 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. £4,160,044 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1909, £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 and bonus declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,392,444 3s. 9d.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April, 1909.
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 29th March, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 166,228 8 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,996 1 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 21,776 12 8
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,267,122 13 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,697,561 7 6
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Total average liabilities .. .. £3,160,685 9 6
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 715,387 4 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 21,511 19 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,050 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 31,978 7 1
Landed property .. .. .. 126,523 10 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 240,296 0 1
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) .. .. 2,827,451 17 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 102,958 13 9
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   Total average assets .. .. £4,296,078 4 9
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th March, 1909, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £125,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,600,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1909.
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 January to 29th March, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 134,651 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,361 12 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,090,526 1 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 650,868 18 9
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Total average liabilities .. .. £1,891,407 15 6
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 529,110 7 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,775 8 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 31,863 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 46,265 2 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 338,752 4 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,674,364 4 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,842 18 7
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   Total average assets .. .. £3,624,973 17 1
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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. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, including bonus, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,626,700.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of April, 1909.
A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. N. K. SWANSTON, Accountant.