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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

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, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 549,358 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,436 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,783 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,897,132 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,890,480 0 0

Total average liabilities £5,358,189 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 883,199 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 201,769 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 112,612 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 69,868 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 81,738 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 162,987 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 190,464 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) :.. .. 3,429,236 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 13,060 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,284,933 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 1916.
H. B. GORDON,
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, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 311,280 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,387 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,605 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 36 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,882,180 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,576,240 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£4,795,728 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 896,262 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 59,199 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 426 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 57,605 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,347 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 113,533 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) .. .. 4,123,088 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 109,525 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,412,585 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 5th day of July, 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 26th June, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 374,082 14 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,212 13 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,782 13 9
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,487,509 6 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,906,613 11 9

Total average liabilities ..£4,793,201 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 1,172,706 3 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 19,601 4 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 204,325 1 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 56,949 0 11
Landed property .. .. .. 140,678 19 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 119,262 15 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 360,013 12 10
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 2,902,266 7 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 131,176 18 6

Total average assets .. ..£5,106,980 5 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th June, 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 6th day of July, 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 3rd April, 1916, to the 26th June, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 43,600 0 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,335 11 6
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 197,848 11 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 47,264 14 0

Total average liabilities .. £290,048 17 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 70,341 8 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 39,860 11 2
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 6,580 8 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 155,300 4 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 320 18 7

Total average assets .. .. £321,903 10 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 5th day of July, 1916.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. GRAY, Accountant.