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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 7

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, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 130,971 12 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,606 13 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,045,870 16 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 629,037 11 9
————————
Total average liabilities ..£1,821,486 13 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 515,378 9 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,647 9 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 22,767 7 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 43,334 18 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 262,678 3 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,537,687 6 3

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 3,611 2 2
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,387,104 17 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the share-
holders, 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 7th day of January, 1910.

A. P. 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 31st December,
1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 247,860 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,333 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,026 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,655,227 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,555,311 0 0
————————
Total average liabilities ..£3,485,757 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. .. 964,203 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 32,442 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 47,791 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 7,884 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 73,218 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 282,401 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) .. .. 2,428,172 0 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 8,354 0 0
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,844,465 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 January, 1910.

W. HOUGHTON,
For 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, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 137,785 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,761 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,332 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 64 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,437,444 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,333,532 0 0
————————
Total average liabilities ..£2,925,918 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 707,163 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,301 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 32,561 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 188
Landed property .. .. .. 59,355 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 210,107 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,074,339 0 0

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 78,144 0 0
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,166,158 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 12th day of January, 1910.

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 December, 1909.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 160,088 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,951 13 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,439 19 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,349,369 17 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,732,471 16 5
————————
Total average liabilities ..£3,263,321 18 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 826,968 16 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,242 7 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,089 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 30,141 16 6
Landed property .. .. .. 126,285 18 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 195,382 3 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 167,905 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 55,014 2 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,386,918 16 6

5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 97,209 19 6
   ————————
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,904,159 7 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 27th December, 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,
£1,700,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1910.

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