JAN. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 137

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 December, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 461,980 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,864 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 18,030 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,544,109 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,782,438 0 0

Total average liabilities £4,817,421 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 882,840 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 346,990 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 60,149 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 172,793 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 159,409 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 210,806 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 93,846 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,107,335 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 10,485 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,044,653 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1915, £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, £789,580.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of January, 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 December, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 266,269 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 31,147 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,230 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 9 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,367,743 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,516,513 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£4,186,911 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 812,330 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,195 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 51,390 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 763 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 133,005 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) .. .. 4,283,501 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 95,086 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,428,870 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £2,170,509.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January, 1916.
R. A. HOLMES, Inspector.
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 December, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 310,799 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,380 7 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,196 2 5
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,157,128 8 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,835,467 17 5

Total average liabilities ..£4,327,972 14 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 854,004 10 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 13,782 1 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 4,807 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 37,345 6 6
Landed property .. .. .. 139,003 5 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 89,471 3 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 167,705 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,809,360 8 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 125,215 18 2

Total average assets .. ..£4,240,696 1 0

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

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of January, 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 October, 1915, to the 31st December, 1915.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 35,473 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,064 7 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 152,514 10 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 27,577 3 4

Total average liabilities .. £217,629 19 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 70,978 18 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 8,654 11 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 8,828 13 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 111,069 5 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 259 6 9

Total average assets .. .. £249,290 14 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £9,575 17s. 7d.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of January, 1916.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.