3062

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 79

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, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 139,931 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,018 15 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,423,834 14 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 596,283 10 7

Total average liabilities .. .. £2,181,068 1 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 677,421 0 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 309 17 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 27,845 2 6
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 23,593 15 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 207,607 5 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,886,531 16 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 4,090 12 5

Total average assets .. .. £3,827,899 10 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,600,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the share-
holders, 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, £1,978,200.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 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 September,
1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 243,424 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,529 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,083 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,151,892 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,563,622 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,979,550 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 935,016 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 36,487 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 52,148 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 13,630 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 80,547 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 306,746 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) .. .. 2,961,938 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 9,608 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,486,120 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1912, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
12 per cent. per annum for half-year and 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £35,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £564,264.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October, 1912.

JAMES H. B. 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 September, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,773 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,493 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,643 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 80 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,857,178 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,291,052 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,307,219 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 843,326 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,076 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 44,738 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,689 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 53,205 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 215,609 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) .. .. 3,566,688 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 90,379 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,822,710 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,547,767.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 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 30th September, 1912.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 168,949 11 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,792 8 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 14,620 4 1
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,658,744 1 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,676,569 13 7

Total average liabilities .. .. £3,530,675 18 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 600,060 18 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 16,660 1 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 8,693 1 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 28,544 18 1
Landed property .. .. .. 130,763 0 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 169,884 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) .. .. 2,908,239 6 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 83,832 14 10

Total average assets .. .. £4,158,398 19 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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
£2,085,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of October, 1912.

B. M. MOLINEAU, Assistant Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector's Accountant.