Oct. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3863

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 September, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 786,355 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 7,087 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... 38,455 0 0
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 3,056,676 0 0
Bearing interest ... 2,037,422 0 0
Total average liabilities £5,925,995 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 958,906 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 69,384 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 444,130 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 80,188 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 4,586 0 0
Landed property ... 162,677 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 186,733 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 737,899 0 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 4,077,807 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 15,183 0 0
   Total average assets ... £6,737,493 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1917, £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, £814,254.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1917.

D. W. DUTHIE,
General Manager.

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

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 417,947 10 0
Bills in circulation ... 18,119 15 6
Balances due to other Banks ... 42,913 19 4
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,604,453 6 10
Bearing interest ... 2,275,387 6 0
Total average liabilities £5,358,821 17 8

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 1,221,232 5 4
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 843,898 19 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 51,761 0 8
Notes and bills of other Banks ...
Balances due from other Banks ... 50,845 0 6
Landed property ... 132,161 18 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 85,528 19 2
2. Colonial Government securities ... 896,561 6 8
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) ... 3,156,218 3 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 140,132 19 9
   Total average assets £6,578,340 13 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 24th September, 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 4th day of October, 1917.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
A. BODDINGTON, 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 July, 1917, to the 30th September, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 56,771 0 10
Bills in circulation ... 1,173 0 3
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 228,720 9 6
Bearing interest ... 68,524 8 2
Total average liabilities £355,188 18 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 95,048 19 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 35,628 15 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 10,249 1 9
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... 49,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 19,000 16 2
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 1,964 12 4
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 213,567 15 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 423 6 10
   Total average assets £424,883 7 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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, £9,406 10s. 9d.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1917.

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

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 September, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 478,532 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 11,698 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... 6,175 0 0
Government deposits ... 68 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,930,594 0 0
Bearing interest ... 1,653,238 0 0
Total average liabilities £5,080,305 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 875,936 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 163,900 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 3,037 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 46,636 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 1,567 0 0
Landed property ... 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 99,459 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 241,015 0 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 3,996,651 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 36,224 0 0
   Total average assets £5,516,065 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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, £2,193,133.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1917.

R. A. HOLMES, Inspector.
T. P. FOTHERINGHAM, Chief Clerk.