APRIL 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1425

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, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 146,108 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,988 15 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,491,669 12 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 564,240 16 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,222,607 17 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 787,855 4 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 491 4 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 28,787 4 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 37,920 19 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 236,794 8 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,177,870 17 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 4,303 9 8

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,224,023 7 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. dividend, and bonus 12s. per share, equal to 17 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £136,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,926,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1912.

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 March, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 256,227 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,916 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 37,716 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,140,782 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,544,943 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,988,584 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 861,945 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 55,580 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 56,212 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,525 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,169 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 291,706 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) .. .. .. 3,117,817 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 9,800 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,520,754 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1912, £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, £30,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £598,003.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of April, 1912.

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 March, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 153,201 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,861 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,604 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 172 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,940,887 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,349,304 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,463,029 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 697,465 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,310 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 47,210 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,697 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 55,765 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 217,628 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,692,203 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 123,253 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,838,471 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1912, £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, £1,517,510.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1912.

B. A. HOLMES, 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 March, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 183,075 11 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,527 12 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 24,940 14 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,655,057 2 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,695,805 18 2

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,575,406 18 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 642,128 16 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,699 15 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,911 9 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 32,379 19 2
Landed property .. .. .. 131,198 12 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 148,034 9 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) .. .. .. 3,081,993 1 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 124,713 6 9

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,405,725 12 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th March, 1912, £3,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £150,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,025,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of April, 1912.

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