JULY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2483

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, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 464,900 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,384 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,948 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,611,593 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,717,252 0 0
Total average liabilities £4,816,077 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 785,746 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 269,803 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 61,099 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 260,874 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 172,714 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 224,081 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) .. .. 3,164,508 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,486 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£4,990,311 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 1915.
D. W. DUTHIE,
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 30th June, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 246,439 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,914 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,465 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,555,147 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,358,933 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£4,175,898 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 814,374 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 701 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 53,013 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,480 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 139,907 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) .. .. 3,858,067 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 101,702 0 0
   Total average assets .. ..£5,020,844 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £2,171,460.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July, 1915.
R. A. HOLMES, 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 June, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 274,220 13 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,238 3 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,883 2 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,163,953 2 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,745,364 18 8
Total average liabilities ..£4,202,659 19 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 738,976 4 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 12,212 2 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 4,957 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 36,767 15 7
Landed property .. .. .. 138,147 12 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 108,748 11 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. 167,705 19
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,965,760 15 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 91,154 8 7
   Total average assets .. ..£4,264,431 0 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th June, 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 8th day of July, 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 31st of March, 1915, to the 30th of June, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 29,561 6 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 972 11 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 127,092 3 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 15,907 0 8
Total average liabilities .. £173,533 1 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 81,891 4 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 8,944 17 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 26,807 13 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 5,904 6 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 81,588 14 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 121 17 2
   Total average assets .. .. £205,258 13 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 1915.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.

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