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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

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, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,588 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,586 8 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,328,031 17 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 674,348 15 10

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,163,555 19 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 521,236 15 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,068 1 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 23,976 1 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 53,527 14 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 243,039 1 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,789,462 16 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 3,568 13 11

Total average assets .. .. .. £3,635,879 5 2

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 5th day of January, 1911.
A. P. WEBSTER, Inspector.
O. K. TENNENT, p. 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,
1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 260,410 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,700 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 14,512 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,911,089 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,556,677 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,751,388 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. 855,502 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 44,480 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 47,887 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 16,531 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 74,558 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 286,569 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) .. .. 2,612,487 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 8,022 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £3,986,036 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1910, £500,000.
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 11th day of January, 1911.
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 31st December, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 147,543 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,438 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,401 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 90 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,641,929 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,420,974 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,225,375 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 731,071 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,970 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 35,359 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,485 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 55,705 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 195,169 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,173,617 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 104,087 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,299,463 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 12th day of January, 1911.
G. E. TOLHURST, Inspector.
T. P. FOTHERINGHAM, 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 26th December, 1910.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 175,226 5 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,601 6 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 15,478 10 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,590,113 11 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,695,364 12 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,487,784 6 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 696,548 16 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 18,042 8 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,623 9 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 30,622 1 1
Landed property .. .. .. 128,938 15 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 181,356 5 0
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) .. .. 2,563,831 10 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 118,995 3 11

Total average assets .. .. .. £3,965,678 11 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 26th December, 1910, £2,726,880.
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,
£1,850,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of January, 1911.
E. J. FINCH, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.