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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 3

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, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 434,883 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,361 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 11,648 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,103,588 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,676,416 0 0

Total average liabilities £4,233,896 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,080,353 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 232,506 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 56,308 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 34,587 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 169,208 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 255,730 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) .. .. .. 3,240,719 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,255 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £5,120,666 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1914, £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, £52,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £765,817.

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

D. W. DUTHIE,
Acting General Manager.

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 31st December, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 201,120 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,359 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,158 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 18 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,989,028 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,288,018 0 0

Total average liabilities £3,495,701 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 810,316 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 214 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 40,621 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,168 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 181,516 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) .. .. .. 4,159,260 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 90,555 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £5,336,250 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £140,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,145,509 14s. 3d.

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

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 28th December, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 219,062 13 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,033 1 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 14,335 13 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,680,531 9 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,683,240 0 4

Total average liabilities £3,606,202 17 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 789,926 19 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 20,169 19 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 5,029 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 34,624 13 10
Landed property .. .. .. 136,805 0 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 172,831 13 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 167,705 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 16,932 17 5
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,122,238 10 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 108,485 10 11

Total average assets .. .. £4,574,750 5 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th December, 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, £2,500,000.

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

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, 1914, to the 31st December, 1914.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 22,853 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 471 14 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 92,262 4 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 11,685 3 11

Total average liabilities £127,272 15 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 70,560 8 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 6,677 9 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 3,317 4 10
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 73,920 5 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 87 14 4

Total average assets .. .. £174,563 2 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1914: 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, £9,875 15s. 9d.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1915.

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