Oct. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3163

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, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 134,242 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 24,863 10 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,510,488 13 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 619,340 10 5
Total average liabilities ..£2,288,934 15 9

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 638,688 19 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,658 4 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,859 5 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 37,130 14 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 243,316 18 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,007,467 6 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,835 14 7
   Total average assets .. .. ..£3,956,957 3 5

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. and 4 per cent. bonus, together equal to 16 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £128,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,876,100.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1911.

A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
R. 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, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 256,160 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,154 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 29,757 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,092,304 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,548,045 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,935,420 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,001,942 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 66,944 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 55,081 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 8,546 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 81,794 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 276,354 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).. .. .. 2,962,699 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 9,996 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,503,356 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1911, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year, and bonus of 1 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £35,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £538,005.
Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of October, 1911.

J. McLEAN,
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 30th September, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 139,640 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,457 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,090 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 205 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,878,621 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,448,556 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,486,569 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 813,628 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,652 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 38,583 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,876 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 57,105 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 213,019 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,327,813 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 99,827 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,553,503 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1911, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus of 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, £1,497,189.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of October, 1911.

R. A. HOLMES, Resident 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 25th September, 1911.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 170,979 14 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,165 7 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 22,134 14 4
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,718,188 18 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,709,305 9 2
Total average liabilities ..£3,633,774 4 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 672,935 2 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,144 17 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,485 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 31,323 10 6
Landed property .. .. .. 132,478 12 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 189,054 4 8
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) .. .. .. 2,922,297 5 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 90,247 11 8
   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,284,686 18 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th September, 1911, £3,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £143,457 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £1,971,545.
Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of October, 1911.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, Acting-Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.