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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

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, 1912.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 244,225 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,981 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 13,157 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,049,776 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,551,259 0 0

Total average liabilities £3,867,398 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 842,267 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 42,709 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 58,946 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 9,897 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 84,687 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 300,670 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).. .. 3,045,449 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 6,326 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,430,951 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 7th day of January, 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 December, 1912.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 149,231 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,245 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,280 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 164 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,655,124 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,298,339 0 0

Total average liabilities £3,120,383 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 659,353 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,622 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 44,642 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 2,460 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,605 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 208,567 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) .. .. 3,676,802 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 97,480 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,743,531 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 10th day of January, 1913.

R. A. HOLMES, 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 December, 1912.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 172,801 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,882 0 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 18,179 6 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,581,949 3 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,693,839 6 4

Total average liabilities £3,479,651 14 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 671,026 14 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 20,353 13 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,867 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. 30,062 13 9
Landed property .. .. .. 131,398 13 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 163,916 4 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) .. .. 3,015,387 8 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 130,165 13 11

Total average assets .. .. £4,388,898 10 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £2,150,000.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 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 October, 1912, to 31st December, 1912.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 172 12 8
Bills in circulation .. .. ..
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 8,334 5 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 146 3 1

Total average liabilities £8,653 1 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 31,207 14 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 2,788 6 2
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) .. .. 1,914 1 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 9 16 4

Total average assets .. .. £35,919 18 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1912: 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, £6,226 7s.

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

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