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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, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 445,345 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 6,352 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... 16,257 0 0
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,735,848 0 0
Bearing interest ... 1,756,514 0 0

Total average liabilities ... £4,960,316 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 1,109,914 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 316,331 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 65,514 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 269,350 0 0
Landed property ... 162,730 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 216,264 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) ... 3,096,161 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 10,862 0 0

Total average assets ... £5,287,126 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1915, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year plus 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £52,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £789,580.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1915.

D. W. DUTHIE,
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 27th September, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 274,949 10 0
Bills in circulation ... 6,716 10 7
Balances due to other Banks ... 11,429 6 4
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,156,485 15 3
Bearing interest ... 1,794,295 17 8

Total average liabilities ... £4,243,876 19 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 680,720 14 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 12,803 6 8
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 4,742 7 8
Balances due from other Banks ... 40,884 8 8
Landed property ... 137,120 3 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 98,087 4 8
2. Colonial Government securities ... 167,705 19 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,863,640 15 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 99,187 13 7

Total average assets ... £4,104,892 13 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th September, 1915, £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, £2,550,000.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1915.

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 September, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 246,945 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 13,706 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... 5,663 0 0
Government deposits ... 51 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,441,140 0 0
Bearing interest ... 1,440,803 0 0

Total average liabilities ... £4,148,308 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 895,224 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 1,034 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 53,906 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 1,474 0 0
Landed property ... 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 133,364 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) ... 4,031,905 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 87,027 0 0

Total average assets ... £5,255,534 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1915, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum and 2 per cent. bonus 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, £2,170,509.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1915.

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 30th June, 1915, to the 30th September, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... 30,998 11 6
Bills in circulation ... 1,559 9 0
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 136,941 9 7
Bearing interest ... 22,409 18 4

Total average liabilities ... £191,909 8 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals ... 70,012 9 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 9,960 9 10
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... 49,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 6,558 2 3
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise)
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 99,306 18 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... 123 5 0

Total average assets ... £235,461 4 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1915 : Ordinary, £95,659 ; 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, £9,575 17s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of October, 1915.

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