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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

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, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 446,951 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,158 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 18,510 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,355,334 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,699,251 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £4,529,204 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 760,856 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 258,401 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 68,680 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 25,708 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 171,162 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 227,332 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) .. .. 3,196,607 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,444 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,760,190 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1915, £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, £765,817.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of April, 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 March, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 231,120 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,597 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,237 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 5 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,433,986 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,307,621 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £3,991,566 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 769,575 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 424 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 60,330 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,887 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 159,794 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) .. .. 3,843,409 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 76,229 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,963,248 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £2,171,459 15s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 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 29th March, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 247,336 17 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,077 14 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,135 0 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,992,135 17 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,694,854 10 8

Total average liabilities .. £3,959,540 1 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 674,205 9 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 11,063 13 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,110 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 45,736 13 0
Landed property .. .. .. 137,373 16 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 139,898 13 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) .. .. 2,983,407 14 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 96,081 9 0

Total average assets .. .. £4,261,583 11 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th March, 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, £2,500,000.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of April, 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 of January, 1915, to the 31st of March, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 27,119 12 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 755 17 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 95,039 10 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 11,995 15 2

Total average liabilities .. £134,910 15 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 70,013 4 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 6,715 4 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 20,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 4,851 4 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 68,641 13 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 106 3 3

Total average assets .. .. £170,327 10 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £7,649 13s. 1d.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1915.

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