APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1365

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 31st March, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 143,352 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,022 19 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,478,022 6 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 687,451 0 11
Total average liabilities .. £2,830,849 5 3

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 529,119 4 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,120 3 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 30,809 2 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 53,989 3 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 245,740 4 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 2,707,786 6 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,343 5 0
   Total average assets .. .. £3,571,907 9 4

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, £1,825,700.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1911.
A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. SWANSTON, 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, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 151,184 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,401 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,526 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 103 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,800,379 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,426,554 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £3,397,147 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 671,595 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,875 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 42,879 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,613 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 55,705 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 193,183 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,163,694 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 114,314 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £4,244,858 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1911, £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, £1,476,382.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1911.
G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
A. W. McNICOL, Chief Clerk.

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 March, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 263,157 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,385 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 24,391 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,956,324 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,566,298 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £3,820,555 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 862,474 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 80,795 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 50,772 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 26,604 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 75,239 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 278,662 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) .. .. .. 2,748,174 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 8,323 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £4,171,043 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1911, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £22,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £444,660.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of April, 1911.
JAMES COATES,
General Manager.

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 March, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 178,501 5 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,192 8 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 19,860 9 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,638,585 4 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,698,375 6 7
Total average liabilities .. £3,550,514 13 5

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 544,731 18 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,736 18 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,327 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 33,947 18 6
Landed property .. .. .. 130,581 3 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 185,087 9 5
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) .. .. .. 2,625,422 19 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 106,821 13 4
   Total average assets .. .. £3,869,377 9 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th March, 1911, £2,913,820.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £133,709 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,896,735.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1911.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.