2658
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000 for six months, paid 1st May, 1909.)
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, 8¾ per cent. per annum.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on ordinary shares (10 per cent. per annum, and bonus 2½ per cent. per annum), 12¾ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on preference shares, £43,750.
Amount of the last dividend declared on ordinary shares, £62,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £710,998.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of October, 1909.
W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
F. A. MACBEAN, 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 30th September, 1909.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 125,474 3 2
Bills in circulation .. .. 15,896 4 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,115,126 7 10
Bearing interest .. .. 621,097 11 0

Total average liabilities ..£1,877,594 6 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 511,269 10 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,866 15 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 20,464 13 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. 43,367 0 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 246,611 15 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,509,692 16 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 3,439 9 11

Total average assets ..£3,336,712 2 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. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared and bonus, £112,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,676,900.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1909.
M. D. WEBSTER, 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 September, 1909.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 244,685 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 6,448 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 11,103 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,711,290 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,532,273 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,505,799 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. 985,186 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 29,354 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 52,296 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 30,428 0 0
Landed property .. .. 78,903 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 272,750 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) .. .. 2,384,438 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 10,585 0 0

Total average assets ..£3,843,940 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1909, £375,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum for half-year and 3 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £30,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £421,036.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 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 September, 1909.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 132,811 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 10,701 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,263 0 0
Government deposits .. .. 26 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,486,854 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,304,035 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£2,937,690 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 668,246 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,061 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 28,154 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. 59,355 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 207,697 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,952,913 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 85,831 0 0

Total average assets ..£4,004,257 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1909, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum; bonus, 2 per cent. for half-year; together equal to 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,413,005 16s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 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 27th September, 1909.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 153,663 5 5
Bills in circulation .. .. 8,046 2 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 18,413 14 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,315,958 17 6
Bearing interest .. .. 1,693,457 1 7

Total average liabilities ..£3,189,539 1 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 814,529 17 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 15,152 16 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,925 18 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 28,686 14 4
Landed property .. .. 125,972 18 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 217,070 10 3
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) .. .. 2,288,122 7 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 85,292 6 8

Total average assets ..£3,804,673 11 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th September, 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 7th day of October, 1909.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
R. G. GUY, Inspector’s Accountant.