3862
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 154
respect of a leasehold interest in part of the said land so
taken for railway purposes as aforesaid:
And whereas the Minister of Railways has agreed to grant
to the said Dalgety and Company (Limited) a lease with
private siding access of all that parcel of railway reserve
containing an area of 2 roods 21.6 perches, more or less,
being Lot 1 (comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 265, folio
231), Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland,
as more particularly shown coloured green on plan numbered
11558 (W.R. 24666) deposited in the Land Registry Office at
Auckland:
Now, therefore, 1, William Herbert Herries, Minister of
Railways, do hereby give notice, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of section 84 of the Public Works Act, 1908, that an
agreement for lease and grant of siding access as above, dated
the 20th day of June, 1916, has been assented to by me.
Dated this 9th day of October, 1917.
W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways.

Grant of a Lease of Railway Reserve and Private-siding Access
at Auckland in favour of A. S. Paterson and Company
(Limited).
In the matter of the Public Works Act, 1908; and in the
matter of a grant of a lease of railway reserve and private-
siding access at Auckland to A. S. Paterson and Com-
pany (Limited) as compensation for leasehold interest
in part of land taken for railway purposes.
WHEREAS by a notice under the Harbours Act, 1908,
published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 101, of
the 26th day of August, 1915, page 3031, and deposited in
the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland as
No. 3668, all that area of land containing 31 acres 2 roods
16 perches, more or less, being portion of Auckland Harbour
Board's endowments, Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District,
City of Auckland, was taken for railway purposes:
And whereas the said A. S. Paterson and Company (Li-
mited) is the party entitled to the compensation payable for
or in respect of a leasehold interest in part of the said land
so taken for railway purposes as aforesaid:
And whereas the Minister of Railways has agreed to grant
to the said A. S. Paterson and Company (Limited) a lease
with private siding access of all that parcel of railway reserve
containing an area of 1 rood 8.7 perches, more or less, being
Lot 3 (comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 265, folio 231),
Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland, as
more particularly shown coloured green on plan numbered
11601 (W.R. 24708) deposited in the Land Registry Office at
Auckland:
Now, therefore, 1, William Herbert Herries, Minister of
Railways, do hereby give notice, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of section 84 of the Public Works Act, 1908, that an
agreement for lease and grant of siding access as above, dated
the 20th day of June, 1916, has been assented to by me.
Dated this 9th day of October, 1917.
W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways

Notice of Approval of Appointment of Manager of Private
Industrial School.
Education Department,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1917.
BY virtue of the power vested in me by section 13 of
the Industrial Schools Act, 1908, I, Josiah Alfred
Hanan, Minister of Education of the Dominion of New Zea-
land, do hereby notify my approval of
The Rev. MOTHER MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
(O'CONNOR)
as Manager of St. Mary's Industrial School at Nelson.
J. A. HANAN,
Minister of Education.

Bank Statements.
STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation ... 3,472,805 17 10
Bills in circulation ... 44,939 2 11
Balances due to other Banks ... 40,890 1 0
Government deposits ... 7,425,644 3 6
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 10,452,239 14 8
Bearing interest ... 7,067,642 18 3

Total average liabilities
£28,504,161 18 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... ... ... 3,435,941 18 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 253,713 4 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 389,925 11 6
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 135,844 15 4
Balances due from other Banks ... 28,978 6 4
Landed property ... ... ... 190,526 4 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 801,630 16 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... ... ... 2,743,754 2 4
3. Other funded securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 12,761,657 9 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... ... ... 562,401 16 11

Total average assets ... £21,304,374 6 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1917:—
4 per cent. guaranteed stock, £529,988.
“A” preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank
of New Zealand Act, 1903, £500,000.
“B” preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank
of New Zealand Act, 1913, £250,000.
Ordinary shares, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
“A” preference shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
“B” preference shares and ordinary shares (dividend
12 per cent. per annum, and bonus 3 per cent. per
annum), 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared on—
“A” preference shares, £50,000.
“B” , £37,500.
Ordinary shares, £150,000.
(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six
months, was paid on 1st May, 1917.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,246,595.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1917.
W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
A. McLENNAN, Accountant.
[NOTE.—The above are the figures for New Zealand only.]

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of Australasia, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 24th September, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation ... 438,469 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 19,206 17 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ...
Government deposits ... ... ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 2,295,137 11 11
Bearing interest ... ... 1,037,601 4 5

Total average liabilities ... £3,790,414 18 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... ... ... 978,593 8 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 25,822 19 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 200 17 2
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 35,052 0 7
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... ... ... 11,302 13 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 105,107 1 11
2. Colonial Government securities ... 195,753 17 0
3. Other funded securities ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 2,912,090 3 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... ... ... 9,230 3 0

Total average assets ... £4,273,153 4 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14
per cent. per annum and bonus 12s. per share, equal to
17 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £170,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,997,850.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1917.
ROBT. R. SMITH, Inspector.
O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.