Jan. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 201

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, 1911.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,178 10 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,672 0 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,452,095 13 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 580,472 0 6
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Total average liabilities ..£2,196,418 5 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 618,577 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,137 5 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,286 15 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 38,281 5 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 254,919 18 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,273,534 6 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 3,860 19 7
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,214,597 15 10

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 10th day of January, 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 December, 1911.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 255,961 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,832 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 38,683 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,020,781 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,550,653 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,877,910 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 922,791 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 70,796 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 51,297 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 9,301 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 84,215 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 293,038 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).. .. .. 3,043,269 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 8,973 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,523,680 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 5th day of January, 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 December, 1911.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 146,164 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,919 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,813 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 149 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,786,900 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,414,192 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,367,137 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 716,931 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,222 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 41,405 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,366 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 55,765 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 211,537 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,682,198 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 115,480 0 0
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,828,844 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 9th day of January, 1912.

J. SALMOND, for the 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 December, 1911.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 173,360 17 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,479 12 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 19,602 12 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,619,286 10 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,707,912 1 5
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Total average liabilities ..£3,536,641 15 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 842,850 15 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 16,647 6 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 3,958 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 32,627 3 10
Landed property .. .. .. 132,241 4 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 143,888 15 9
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) .. .. .. 3,078,096 17 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 117,863 1 1
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   Total average assets .. .. ..£4,590,893 5 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th December, 1911, £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 4th day of January, 1912.

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