MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2117

Amended Regulation in reference to Offenders committed to Military Custody.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 13th May, 1914.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by section 8, subsection (1), of the Defence Amendment Act, 1912, and of every other statutory power me enabling, I, Alexander John Godley, Commandant, New Zealand Defence Forces, do hereby amend, with the approval of the Honourable Minister of Defence, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto, the regulations in reference to offenders committed to military custody made on the 29th day of July, 1913, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 31st day of July of the same year.

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SCHEDULE.

1. PARAGRAPH nine of the said regulations is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “officer” in the first line, the words “or non-commissioned officer.”

A. J. GODLEY,
Major-General, Commanding N.Z. Military Forces.
13th May, 1914.

Approved.
J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.
13th May, 1914.

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Result of Road Board Election.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th May, 1914.

THE following notice of the election of members of a Road Board has been received at this office, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Road Boards Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

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Suburban North Road Board, County of Waimea :
T. W. Anderson.
John Corder.
J. E. Packer.

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Result of Election of a Trustee of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th May, 1914.

THE following result of the election of a trustee of the Makerua Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

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Makerua Drainage District, Counties of Horowhenua and Kairanga :
Hugh Akers.

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Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 18th May, 1914.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge receipt of the sum of one pound forwarded to the Railway Department, Dunedin, by some person unknown. as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

G. F. C. CAMPBELL,
Secretary to the Treasury.

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Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand. during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1914.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 945,309 15 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,809 13 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. .. .. 12,690 16 3
Government deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,671,258 12 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,319,201 12 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,327,660 11 1

Total average liabilities .. .. .. .. .. .. £15,328,931 0 4

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ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,407,321 15 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66,257 8 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141,723 15 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,212 9 7
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,476 13 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,085,346 14 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 718,681 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 8,710,161 15 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 524,316 10 2

Total average assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £13,796,498 2 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1914:—
4 per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000.
Preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903, £500,000.
Ordinary shares, £500,000.
Instalments received on account of new capital, £133,110.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on preference shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on ordinary shares (12 per cent. per annum, and bonus 3 per cent. per annum), 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on preference shares, £50,000.
Amount of the last dividend declared on ordinary shares, £75,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,418,117.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1914.

W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
A. McLENNAN, for Accountant.

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GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, within the Dominion of New Zealand, taken from the several weekly statements, during the Quarter from the 1st January to 31st March, 1914.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141,484 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,434 9 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 10 9
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,456,585 10 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 665,370 10 11

Total average liabilities .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,281,886 7 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. .. 677,848 15 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 301 0 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,126 3 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,223 2 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227,751 1 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 2,892,803 2 8
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. .. 4,728 8 6

Total average assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,849,781 13 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. dividend and bonus 12s. per share, equal to 17 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £170,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,720,100.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1914.

ROBT. B. SMITH, Acting Inspector.
R. SWANSTON, Accountant.

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