Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3801

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited), in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 304,840 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,385 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 30,922 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,155,589 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,703,101 0 0
Total average liabilities £4,202,837 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 939,575 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 189,982 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 56,286 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 25,417 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 172,536 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 257,406 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) .. .. 3,311,229 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,845 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£5,004,276 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1914, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year, and 1 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £52,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £765,817.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1914.
D. W. DUTHIE,
Acting 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, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 162,413 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,271 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,039 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 51 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,077,043 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,302,518 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,558,335 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 726,501 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 350 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 38,878 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,215 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 182,704 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) .. .. 4,121,872 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 99,722 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£5,222,842 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1914, £2,000,000.
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, £140,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,145,509 14s. 3d.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1914.
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 28th September, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 185,990 11 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,942 18 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,083 8 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,754,813 8 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,691,885 10 3
Total average liabilities ..£3,652,715 17 7

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 684,738 11 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 20,592 2 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 8,079 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 30,075 16 9
Landed property .. .. .. 134,225 10 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 202,003 17 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) .. .. 3,018,728 18 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 102,505 3 11
   Total average assets .. ..£4,423,669 3 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th September, 1914, £3,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £175,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,450,000.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of October, 1914.
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 the 1st July, 1914, to the 30th September, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 15,557 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 859 8 6
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 77,275 14 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 11,336 9 1
Total average liabilities .. £105,029 10 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 50,691 5 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 7,572 16 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 2,341 5 3
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 67,764 0 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 91 4 4
   Total average assets .. .. £148,460 11 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1914: Ordinary, £95,649; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders (preference only), 4 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £9,875 15s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1914,
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.