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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

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 April to 30th June, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 148,457 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,918 9 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,627,876 19 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 568,550 3 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £2,365,902 14 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 820,726 6 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 926 7 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 35,378 13 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 26,369 3 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 234,970 1 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,069,249 4 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 4,018 19 6

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,191,638 17 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, 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, £1,926,073.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of July, 1912.

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 June, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 267,796 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,927 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 15,366 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,273,794 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,523,029 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £4,090,912 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 1,002,088 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 59,440 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 59,206 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 10,487 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 89,745 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 317,136 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) .. .. .. 3,068,652 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 9,604 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,656,358 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £538,005.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of July, 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 30th June, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 154,251 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,949 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,385 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 202 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,956,181 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,286,123 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,413,196 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 790,928 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 5,060 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 57,413 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,191 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 54,765 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 211,678 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,633,877 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 122,041 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,877,895 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 5th day of July, 1912.

J. SALMOND, For the 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 24th June, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 181,978 13 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,703 12 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 9,816 7 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,752,343 17 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,663,999 17 9

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £3,625,842 7 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 466,523 15 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 16,225 1 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,221 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 41,125 16 3
Landed property .. .. .. 131,580 17 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 160,123 15 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,705 13 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 55,014 2 11
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,044,665 0 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 121,005 3 11

Total average assets .. .. .. £4,203,196 0 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 24th June, 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 £2,065,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of July, 1912.

W. BIRNIE, Assistant Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.