JULY 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2867

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 June, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 256,520 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,998 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 58,295 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,195,189 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,669,187 0 0
Total average liabilities £4,191,189 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 871,688 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 136,287 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 57,389 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 11,301 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 167,876 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 276,910 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) .. .. 3,316,334 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,609 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£4,889,394 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 1914.
D. W. DUTHIE,
Acting 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 29th June, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 182,080 10 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,816 5 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 7,361 13 11
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,809,909 9 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,692,694 8 3
Total average liabilities ..£3,704,862 6 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 540,579 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 13,731 1 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 3,093 6 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 33,030 10 11
Landed property .. .. .. 133,068 10 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 183,651 10 3
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) .. .. 3,015,840 2 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 109,802 3 3
   Total average assets .. ..£4,255,516 11 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th June, 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 9th day of July, 1914.
B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
F. MALFROY, Inspector's Accountant.

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 June, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 146,602 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,801 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 3,487 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 25 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,142,466 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,285,569 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£3,589,950 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 642,468 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 881 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 43,300 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,220 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 184,393 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) .. .. 4,001,442 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 125,953 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£5,051,257 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 6th day of July, 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 April, 1914, to the 30th June, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 8,486 6 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,797 9 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 62,759 2 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 10,059 0 4
Total average liabilities .. £83,101 18 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 43,110 5 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,678 1 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,308 18 10
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 38,036 16 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 81 13 0
   Total average assets .. .. £107,215 15 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1914: Ordinary, £95,649 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 July, 1914.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.