Jan. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 191

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 31st December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 573,724 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,656 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 31,124 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 330,000 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,591,464 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,928,423 0 0

Total average liabilities £5,462,391 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 901,850 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 381,769 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 135,461 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 68,535 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 25,245 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 167,964 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 198,837 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 467,115 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,758,320 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,199 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£6,119,295 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1916, £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, £798,609.

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

J. McLEAN,
Assistant 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 31st December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 517,738 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,018 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 5,718 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 316,190 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,304,485 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,597,122 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£4,757,271 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 883,195 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 8,342 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,613 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 47,635 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 1,278 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 109,452 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand) 316,154 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,359,357 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 139,694 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,918,320 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £2,171,374.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 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 December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 373,865 3 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,224 2 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,434 1 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 283,846 3 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,169,328 18 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,154,569 11 1

Total average liabilities ..£5,007,267 19 2

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,220,031 14 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 24,948 11 9
Legal tender notes and bills of other Banks 621,176 7 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 45,813 3 3
Landed property .. .. .. 138,185 15 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 131,522 15 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 696,632 2 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,048,591 17 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 246,606 1 2

Total average assets .. ..£6,173,508 8 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th December, 1916, £3,705,320.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £180,133.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,725,000.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 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 2nd October, 1916, to the 25th December, 1916.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 44,331 14 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,193 19 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 13,846 3 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 202,813 15 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 50,542 5 4

Total average liabilities .. £312,727 18 2

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 87,359 15 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 53,032 0 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 11,321 11 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 10,976 6 5
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 13,606 3 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 212,083 1 7
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 444 0 11

Total average assets .. .. £438,323 0 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £9,408 9s. 2d.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of January, 1917.

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