JULY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1905

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, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 135,466 6 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,508 7 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,122,736 19 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 626,606 17 7
Total average liabilities ..£1,896,318 10 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 517,746 4 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,685 2 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 22,557 5 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 41,420 19 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 291,193 15 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,522,446 9 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,178 8 1
   Total average assets .. ..£3,400,228 4 7

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 9th day of July, 1909.
ROBT. R. SMITH, for the Inspector.
R. N. K. 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, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 258,884 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,755 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 14,994 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,755,638 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,517,171 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,556,442 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 1,015,345 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 36,595 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 46,831 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 15,153 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 80,942 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 297,978 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,427,273 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 8,753 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£3,928,870 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1909, £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, £390,613.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of July, 1909.
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, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,454 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,567 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,150 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,536,184 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,309,271 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£2,999,626 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 680,755 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,612 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 52,528 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 8,201 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 59,355 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 210,437 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,013,282 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 105,540 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£4,133,710 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1909, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus of 2 per cent.; together equal to 14 per cent. per annum.
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 12th day of July, 1909.
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 28th June, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 168,011 3 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,755 10 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 12,286 9 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,375,562 2 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,678,730 17 8
Total average liabilities ..£3,242,346 3 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 844,091 17 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,670 10 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,687 3 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 27,864 11 7
Landed property .. .. .. 127,442 18 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 231,618 4 6
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) .. .. .. 2,458,946 4 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 106,959 4 9
   Total average assets .. ..£4,042,200 16 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th June, 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, £1,650,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of July, 1909.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant.