3734
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

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 to 30th September, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 131,694 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,961 19 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,349,344 5 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 656,565 18 10
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Total average liabilities ..£2,155,566 6 11
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 517,344 2 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,446 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 25,143 13 6
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. 47,921 14 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 224,050 10 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,570,837 5 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 3,707 8 5
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   Total average assets ..£3,390,450 14 4
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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 4 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared and bonus, £128,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,775,100.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of October, 1910.

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

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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, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 262,250 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,923 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 15,056 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,027,861 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,501,460 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,814,550 0 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 837,619 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 30,968 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 53,925 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 12,850 0 0
Landed property .. .. 69,003 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 252,169 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 40,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,424,397 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 9,318 0 0
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   Total average assets ..£3,730,249 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1910, £375,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £26,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £444,660.
Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of October, 1910.

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, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 142,786 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,531 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,450 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 145 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,798,943 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,422,569 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,379,424 0 0
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 770,061 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,430 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 36,439 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 418 0 0
Landed property .. .. 55,705 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 190,695 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,032,263 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 89,113 0 0
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   Total average assets ..£4,176,124 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1910, £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, £1,454,927 15s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 1910.

G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
A. W. McNICOL, Chief Clerk.

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STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 26th September, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 170,742 14 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,019 11 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 23,325 0 7
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,629,877 14 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,706,312 15 7
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Total average liabilities ..£3,540,277 17 2
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ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 553,950 15 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 17,219 2 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,468 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 35,083 6 3
Landed property .. .. 128,261 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 188,264 4 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 167,705 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 55,014 2 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,328,228 16 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 87,792 19 9
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   Total average assets ..£3,564,989 2 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th September, 1910, £2,726,880.
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 £1,806,720.
Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of October, 1910.

E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.