Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3309

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, 1916.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 542,113 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 8,067 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 18,359 0 0
Government deposits .. 55,000 0 0
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 2,830,770 0 0
Bearing interest .. 1,945,269 0 0
Total average liabilities
£5,399,578 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 900,315 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 416,423 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 155,377 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 74,923 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 33,397 0 0
Landed property .. 162,064 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 189,849 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. 195,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,411,117 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 14,470 0 0
   Total average assets .. £5,552,935 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1916, £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, £798,609.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1916.

D. W. DUTHIE,
General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia (Limited),
at Branches in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the
Quarter ended 30th September, 1916.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 388,070 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 10,695 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 14,273 0 0
Government deposits .. 52,724 0 0
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 2,590,790 0 0
Bearing interest .. 1,608,334 0 0
Total average liabilities
£4,664,886 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 925,640 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 40,506 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 720 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 37,070 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 13,074 0 0
Landed property .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 113,463 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand)
   52,692 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,088,955 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 109,676 0 0
   Total average assets .. £5,433,396 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1916, £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, £2,171,374.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of October, 1916.

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 25th September, 1916.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 361,763 10 0
Bills in circulation .. 19,036 15 8
Balances due to other Banks .. 20,891 10 2
Government deposits .. 47,307 13 10
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 2,365,876 9 5
Bearing interest .. 1,945,364 10 5
Total average liabilities
£4,760,240 9 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 1,197,574 15 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 14,499 12 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 361,990 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. 60,362 13 10
Landed property .. 138,208 4 7
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 137,959 0 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. 465,013 12 10
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 2,898,447 17 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 183,967 6 0
   Total average assets .. £5,458,028 8 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 25th September, 1916, £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,
£2,675,000.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1916.

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 July, 1916, to the 30th September, 1916.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 40,658 2 4
Bills in circulation .. 1,295 16 11
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits .. 2,307 13 10
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 190,952 19 7
Bearing interest .. 51,422 12 7
Total average liabilities
£286,637 5 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 70,226 5 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 33,474 2 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 10,748 12 8
Notes and bills of other Banks ..
Balances due from other Banks .. 49,500 0 0
Landed property ..
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 6,899 12 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. 2,307 13 10
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 181,511 0 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 379 11 8
   Total average assets .. £355,046 18 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1916: 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, £9,408 9s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1916.

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