APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1141

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, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 499,831 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,357 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,386 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,697,966 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,835,711 0 0

Total average liabilities £5,055,251 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 855,682 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 241,887 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 65,625 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 127,233 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 160,515 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 181,130 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 140,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,274,617 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 11,724 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,058,413 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1916, £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, £789,580.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1916.
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 31st March, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 295,686 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,337 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,888 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 11 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,731,028 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,553,656 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£4,595,606 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 734,693 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 601 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 52,909 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,431 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 126,010 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) .. .. 4,244,825 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 103,950 0 0
6. Telegraphic credits .. .. .. 838 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,316,857 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £2,170,528.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April, 1916.
J. SALMOND, Acting 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 27th March, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 347,275 15 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,882 11 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 14,045 1 4
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,403,786 4 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,864,252 6 10

Total average liabilities ..£4,636,241 19 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 868,575 19 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 26,443 19 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 3,956 19 3
Balances due from other Banks .. 41,943 7 5
Landed property .. .. .. 138,556 9 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 120,301 2 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) .. .. 2,760,809 18 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 138,991 5 8

Total average assets .. ..£4,267,285 0 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th March, 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, £2,600,000.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April, 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 January, 1916, to the 31st March, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 39,924 0 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,834 14 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 167,281 17 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 33,282 15 5

Total average liabilities ..£243,323 8 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 79,931 19 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 9,868 9 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 7,536 17 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 121,937 8 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 319 5 4

Total average assets .. ..£269,094 0 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £11,385 15s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1916.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.