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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 50

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 March, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 248,770 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,823 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 48,439 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,062,093 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,585,759 0 0
Total average liabilities £3,953,884 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 788,025 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 78,919 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 66,394 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 3,863 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 88,167 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 290,339 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) .. .. 3,269,103 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 10,861 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £4,635,671 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1914, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £595,756.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1914.

J. H. B. COATES,
General Manager.

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 March, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 179,634 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,268 12 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 31,884 14 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,663,492 12 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,688,493 8 4
Total average liabilities £3,572,774 3 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 606,112 9 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 18,069 3 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 2,641 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 36,161 10 0
Landed property .. .. .. 133,495 16 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 223,928 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) .. .. 2,981,822 6 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 135,919 12 0
   Total average assets .. .. £4,360,370 9 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1914, £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 6th day of April, 1914.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector’s Accountant.

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 March, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 148,542 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,581 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 3,292 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,928,127 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,278,095 0 0
Total average liabilities £3,370,637 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 635,228 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,105 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 50,106 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,824 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 188,363 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) .. .. 3,763,859 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 93,585 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £4,785,670 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £105,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,679,426 19s. 11d.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1914.

R. A. HOLMES, Inspector.
T. P. FOTHERINGHAM, Chief Clerk.

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 January, 1914, to the 31st March, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,198 10 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 525 6 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 46,270 12 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 9,100 19 1
Total average liabilities £59,095 8 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 38,673 4 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,268 4 1
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,379 1 6
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 32,394 3 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 68 3 8
   Total average assets .. .. £98,782 17 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1914: 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, £7,689 15s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April, 1914.

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