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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Hillside Road, in the Town of
Papatoetoe Extension No. 16, of a Width of not less than
66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 15th January, 1917.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby
authorize the laying off of Hiliside Road, in the Town of
Papatoetoe Extension No. 16, Auckland Land District, of a
width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-of of Roy, Ivy, Lex, Violet, and
Irwin Streets, in the Town of The Rocks Extension No. 3,
of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 15th January, 1917.
IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act. 1908, I hereby
authorize the laying-off of Roy. Ivy, Lex, Violet, and Irwin
Streets, in the Town of The Rocks Extension No. 3, South-
land Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead
of 99 ft.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands

Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Chemists' Shops in the Borough
of Greymouth, under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHERAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority
of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops within
the Borough of Greymouth, has been forwarded to me, desir-
ing that all such shops in the borough should be closed in the
evening of working-days as follows: Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursday, and Fridays, 6 p.m.; Wednesdays, 1 p.m., re-open
7 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 p.m.; Sundays, 7 to 8 p.m.; in
the event of any day which is generally observed as a close
holiday, the hour of closing of the working-day preceding such
holiday shall be 9 p.m.:

And whereas the Greymouth Borough Council has certified
that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority
of the occupiers of all the chemists' shops within the Borough
of Greymouth:

Now, therefore, I, William Herbert Herries, Minister of
Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices
Act, 1908, do hereby direct that on and after the 22nd day
of January, 1917, all chemists' shops in the Borough of Grey-
mouth shall be closed as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridays at 6 p.m., and on Saturdays at 9 p.m.

Pursuant to subsection (4) of the said section and to sub-
section (c) of section 18 of the said Act, nothing in this notice
shall permit any such shop to remain open after the hour of
I p.m. on the day observed as the weekly half-holiday, except
for the sale of medicines and surgical appliances that are
urgently required; provided that such shops may, pursuant
to subsection (d) of section 18 of the said Act, re-open on the
day observed as the weekly half-holiday at 7 p.m. only for
the sale of medicines and surgical appliances, and in such
case the closing-hour shall be 8 p.m.

Provided that the closing-hour in the evening preceding any
day generally observed as a public holiday in the Borough of
Greymouth shall be 9 p.m.

The notice gazetted on the 4th May, 1911, is hereby can-
celled.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January, 1917.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Labour.

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand.
during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banke
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest

Total average liabilities

ASSETS.
£
s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
3.365,058 14 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
95,410 2 7
Legal tender notes of other Banks
51,709 0 9
Notes and bills of other Banks
90.834 2 8
Balances due from other Banks
14,169 8 6
Landed property
172,968 6 1
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
   1,026,691 12 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise)
   2,053,489 13 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   10,898,360 2 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   647,999 6 3

Total average nasets
£18.416,690 8 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1916:-
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, £149,007.
(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six
months, was paid on 1st November, 1916.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,118,605.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 1917.

W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
A. H. CAREY, pro 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 31st December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.
£
s. d.
Notes in circulation
355,911 9 4
Bills in circulation
13,396 4 9
Balances due to other Banks
221,547 6 2
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest
1,915,993 17 9
Bearing interest
886,346 17 1

Total average liabilities
£3,393,195 15 1

ASSETS.
£
s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals
973,084 8.6
Legal tender notes of other Banks
2,324 15 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
85 15 8
Notes and bills of other Banks
29,378 17 7
Balances due from other Banks
13,712 10 10
Landed property
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted
   190,742 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities
   221,538 9 3
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   3,021,695 18 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads
   10.054 10 4

Total average assets
£4,462,616 16 4

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., 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, £2,931,750.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1917.

A. W. BUTT, Manager.
B. SWANSTON, Accountant.

. d.
2,912,696 11 7
44,685 0 4
36,824 16 5
5.193,434 9 11
8,847,656 6 4
6,612,071 12 8

£23,647,368 17 3