Jan. 23. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 165

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 31st December, 1913.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 245,536 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,016 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 30,126 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,942,837 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,556,090 0 0
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Total average liabilities £3,784,605 0 0
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 971,612 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 58,116 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 57,907 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 23,228 0 0
Landed property 85,097 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 300,822 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) .. .. .. 3,155,330 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 10,675 0 0
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   Total average assets ..£4,702,787 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1913, £750,000.
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 3rd day of January, 1914.

J. McLEAN,
For 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, 1913.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 137,893 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,997 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,819 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 143 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,692,112 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,317,892 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£3,157,856 0 0
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 597,737 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 1,711 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 39,634 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 1,579 0 0
Landed property 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 198,410 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) .. .. .. 3,731,686 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 90,311 0 0
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   Total average assets ..£4,712,668 0 0
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 10th day of January, 1914.

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 29th December, 1913.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 171,562 2 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,525 18 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 20,734 12 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,541,883 11 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,679,623 18 4
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Total average liabilities ..£3,428,330 2 11
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 792,086 1 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 14,271 18 7
Notes and bills of other Banks 2,416 7 8
Balances due from other Banks 32,236 1 1
Landed property 132,273 15 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 205,634 17 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) .. .. .. 2,983,846 13 3
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 135,568 7 1
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   Total average assets ..£4,521,054 4 8
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th December, 1913, £3,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £168,946 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,350,000.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 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 October, 1913, to the 31st December, 1913.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 647 19 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. ..
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 39,417 9 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 7,422 3 5
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Total average liabilities ..£47,487 12 4
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ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 39,527 3 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks 9,089 4 1
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 1,499 16 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 22,773 15 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 59 12 7
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   Total average assets ..£92,949 11 4
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Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 8th day of January, 1914.

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