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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

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, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 255,840 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,186 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 41,731 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,107,265 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,545,023 0 0

Total average liabilities £3,961,045 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 706,344 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 60,239 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 54,683 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,615 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 92,661 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 295,156 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).. .. 3,165,119 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,027 0 0

Total average assets ..£4,423,844 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1913, £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, £564,264.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April, 1913.

JAMES H. B. COATES,
General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), at Branches in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1913.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 141,532 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,970 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,523 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 179 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,859,572 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,304,168 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,323,944 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 642,126 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,250 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 51,071 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,270 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,605 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 188,228 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).. .. 3,438,991 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 98,171 0 0

Total average assets ..£4,472,712 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1913, £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, £1,598,348 16s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April, 1913.

JOHN SALMOND, Acting 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 31st March, 1913.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 183,094 0 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,508 2 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 23,315 17 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,651,785 14 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,684,493 16 3

Total average liabilities ..£3,556,197 11 7

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 493,967 11 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 16,696 18 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,015 15 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 25,865 8 7
Landed property .. .. .. 132,258 16 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 174,223 10 6
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).. .. 2,997,709 5 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 144,601 1 4

Total average assets ..£4,212,058 9 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1913, £3,253,540.
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, £2,150,000.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1913.

B. M. MOLINEAU, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.

GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited), within the Dominion of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements during the Quarter from 1st January, 1913, to 31st March, 1913.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 485 18 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. ..
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 12,878 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,207 13 10

Total average liabilities ..£16,572 5 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined metals .. .. .. 34,994 8 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 4,569 12 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. ..
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad).. .. 4,207 11 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 25 3 8

Total average assets ..£43,796 15 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1913: Ordinary, £95,619; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders (preference only), 3 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £31,760 5s.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £6,369 13s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April, 1913.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.