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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 79

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, 1913.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 237,901 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,065 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 30,010 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,011,314 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,564,735 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £3,851,025 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,002,464 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 52,661 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 52,090 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 23,229 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 85,207 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 291,091 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) .. 3,045,239 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 9,355 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,601,336 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1913, £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, £595,756.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 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 30th September, 1913.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 130,405 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,079 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,092 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,826,635 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,354,368 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £3,330,579 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 719,913 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 860 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 39,384 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,320 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 179,737 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) .. 3,449,897 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 80,532 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,523,243 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £1,649,002 12s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 1913.

J. SALMOND, Acting Inspector.
T. P. FOTHINGERHAM, 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 29th September, 1913.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 166,840 0 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,393 16 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 26,490 19 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,613,440 7 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,673,196 3 2

Total average liabilities .. £3,491,361 7 2

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 671,494 12 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 14,971 5 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,074 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 32,762 14 9
Landed property .. .. .. 130,400 16 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 201,503 10 5
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) .. 2,802,770 12 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 119,571 9 5

Total average assets .. .. £4,200,269 10 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th September, 1913, £3,253,540.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £156,338 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,250,000.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1913.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, 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 July, 1913, to 30th September, 1913.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,182 16 9
Bills in circulation .. .. ..
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 25,937 7 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 7,141 13 11

Total average liabilities .. £34,261 17 10

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined metals .. .. .. 39,588 18 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 6,880 1 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,538 9 2
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 796 6 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 12,979 6 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 34 15 11

Total average assets .. .. £61,817 17 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1913: Ordinary, £95,644; 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, £7,675 9s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October, 1913.

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