communicate to any person any information likely to defeat
the secrecy of the ballot.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of September, 1916.
J. A. HANAN,
Minister of Education.
SCHEDULE.
ASHBURTON High Schools.
Auckland Grammar School and Auckland Girls' Grammar
School.
Dannevirk High School.
Gisborne High School.
Gore High School.
Hamilton High School.
Marlborough High School.
Napier High Schools.
Nelson College and Nelson Girls' College.
New Plymouth High Schools.
Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools.
Palmerston North High School.
Rangiora High School.
Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools.
Thames High School.
Timaru High Schools.
Waitaki High Schools.
Wanganui Girls' College.
Whangarei High School.
Public Service Stores Tender Board. Supply and Delivery of
Stores.
Wellington, 9th October, 1916.
TENDERS will be received at the office of the Chairman,
General Post Office, Wellington, not later than 4 p.m.
on Wednesday, the 10th January, 1917, for the supply and
delivery, C.I.F. and E., Wellington, of 1,000,000 envelopes.
Particulars and conditions of tendering may be obtained
at the office of the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph
Department, Wellington; the District Storekeeper, Post and
Telegraph Department, Christchurch ; or at the offices of the
Telegraph Engineers at Auckland and Dunedin.
J. ORCHISTON,
Chairman.
Notice to Mariners No. 83 of 1916.
KAIPARA HARBOUR.—LIGHTED BUOY IN WAIROA RIVER.
Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th October, 1916.
NOTICE is hereby given that a large iron can buoy,
painted red, with a surmount for a lantern, has been
moored in the northern Wairoa River, Kaipara Harbour,
about two miles east of Dog Point. The buoy is moored
about one cable south of the red buoy in the channel, in
eight fathoms of water M.L.W.S., in the following bearings :
North extreme of Dog Point 278° (S. 83° W. magnetic).
South extreme of Island Point 200° (S. 5° W. magnetic).
On or about Wednesday, 25th October, a flashing white
light will be exhibited from the buoy, visible about five miles.
The light will be an unwatched Aga acetone acetylene-gas
light, showing a flash of sec. and 2 secs. eclipse.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 2614; “ New
Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter vii, page 207 ;
“ New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1916, page 323, and plan
facing page 318.
GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.
Bank Statements.
STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1916.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation . 2,684,040 17 5
Bills in circulation . . 39,472 5 3
Balances due to other Banks . 33,995 8 0
Government deposits . . 4,964,963 8 6
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest . 9,525,406 18 5
Bearing interest . 6,574,259 2 8
£28,822,138 0 8
Total average liabilities
ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals . . 3,184,483 16 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars . . . 74,543 1 3
Notes and bills of other Banks . . . 90,393 9 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks . . . 88,444 10 9
Balances due from other Banks . . . 9,289 4 10
Landed property . . . . . . 172,722 11 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. . . 811,227 3 11
2. Colonial Government securities . 1,148,689 13 1
3. Other funded securities . . . . . .
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) . . . . 9,970,194 19 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads . . . . 617,746 17 0
   £16,167,785 7 11
   Total average assets
   Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
   quarter ended 30th September, 1916:
   4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £529,988.
   “A” Preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank
   of New Zealand Act, 1903, £500,000.
   “ B ” Preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank
   of New Zealand Act, 1913, £250,000.
   Ordinary shares, £1,000,000.
   Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on —
   “A” preference shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
   “B” preference shares and ordinary shares (dividend
   12 per cent. per annum, and bonus 3 per cent. per
   annum), 15 per cent. per annum.
   Amount of the last dividend declared on—
   “A” Preference shares, £50,000.
   “B” . £37,500.
   Ordinary shares, £149,007.
   (On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six
   months, was paid on 1st May, 1916.)
   Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
   dividend, £2,118,605.
   Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1916.
   W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
   A. McLENNAN, Accountant.
   [Note.-The above are the figures for New Zealand only.]
   GENERAL ABSTRACT showing the average amount of
   the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia,
   within the Dominion of New Zealand, taken from the several
   weekly statements, during the Quarter from the 1st July
   to 30th September, 1916.
   LIABILITIES.
   Notes in circulation . . . 313,308 10 9
   Bills in circulation . . . 14,679 8 0
   Balances due to other Banks
   Government deposits . . . 36,934 12 4
   Other deposits—
   Not bearing interest . . . 2,116,874 18 2
   Bearing interest . . . 859,979 18 11
   Total average liabilities . . £3,335,777 8 2
   ASSETS.
   Coined gold and silver and other coined metals . 974,826 9 7
   Legal tender notes of other Banks . . . 32,655 14 4
   Gold and silver in bullion or bars . . . 43 13 3
   Notes and bills of other Banks . . . 33,679 7 6
   Balances due from other Banks
   Landed property . . . . . 14,784 19 0
   Amount of all other securities—
6. Notes and bills discounted . . . 169,430 17 2
7. Colonial Government securities . . 36,923 1 7
8. Other funded securities . . . . . .
9. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) . . . 2,698,910 7 6
10. Securities not included under the
    above heads . . . . 10,486 17 1
    Total average assets . . . . £3,971,741 7 0
    Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £2,000,000.
    Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the share-
    holders, 14 per cent. and bonus 12s. per share, equal to
    17 per cent. per annum.
    Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £170,000.
    Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
    dividend, £2,931,750.
    Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1916.
    ROBT. B. SMITH, Inspector.
    O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.