2854
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 115

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, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 735,633 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,139 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 28,043 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,148,171 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,972,788 0 0

Total average liabilities £5,891,774 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 926,221 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 31,308 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 345,561 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 76,387 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 18,111 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 172,005 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 191,982 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 692,462 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,110,647 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 15,429 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £6,580,113 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30 June, 1917, £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, £798,609.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of July, 1917.

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 30th June, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 552,478 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 10,457 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,621 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 33 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,350,460 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,638,050 0 0

Total average liabilities £5,556,099 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 872,727 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 24,728 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,582 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 55,717 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,520 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 96,764 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 330,088 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,062,919 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 50,014 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £5,548,659 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1917, £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, £2,171,858.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July, 1917.

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 June, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 415,426 2 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,604 3 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 11,990 6 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,897,595 15 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,220,908 12 7

Total average liabilities £5,558,524 19 3

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,215,336 11 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 42,446 13 5
Legal tender notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 466,766 12 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 52,539 11 4
Landed property .. .. .. 134,889 15 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 121,106 5 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 904,785 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,216,016 3 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 208,458 19 4

Total average assets .. .. .. £6,362,346 10 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th June, 1917, £3,894,980.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £194,464 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,800,000.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July, 1917.

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 April, 1917, to the 30th June, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 52,486 3 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,227 15 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 218,330 15 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 51,445 9 7

Total average liabilities £323,490 3 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 83,328 18 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 45,381 17 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 8,963 0 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 16,513 0 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 4,585 0 9
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 215,050 18 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 431 1 11

Total average assets .. .. .. £423,253 19 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1917: 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, £7,383 13s. 9d.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July, 1917.

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