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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 140

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, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,092,087 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,777 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 18,660 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 262,773 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,193,207 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,063,774 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,638,278 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 928,495 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 304,834 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 96,576 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 5,480 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 155,943 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 181,031 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,195,092 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,353,140 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 15,426 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £7,236,017 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1918, £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, £833,150.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October, 1918.

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 September, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 585,119 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 8,295 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 8,736 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 230,938 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,820,820 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,658,443 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £5,312,351 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 869,935 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 77,312 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,053 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 72,666 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,693 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 62,507 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 746,443 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,123,931 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 30,562 0 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £6,040,702 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1918, £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, £2,239,293.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of October, 1918.

R. A. HOLMES, Inspector.
T. G. A. HARLE, 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 30th September, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 867,809 15 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,375 1 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 20,511 7 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 173,968 11 5
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,562,641 13 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,252,744 16 10

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £5,894,051 5 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,195,344 7 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 13,657 13 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 86,358 4 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 631 15 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 69,209 13 1
Landed property .. .. .. 132,193 11 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 89,044 9 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 934,325 4 9
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,589,169 4 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 147,290 19 3

Total average assets .. .. .. £6,257,225 2 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1918, £3,904,860.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £195,243.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £2,950,000.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of October, 1918.

B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
JAS. CARADUS, for 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, 1918, to the 30th September, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 60,803 18 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,687 17 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 19,271 8 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 303,186 4 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 104,232 0 0

Total average liabilities .. .. .. £489,181 8 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 94,820 11 6
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 59,502 15 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 14,518 9 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 31,726 4 2
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 20,341 17 10
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 342,488 10 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 999 13 9

Total average assets .. .. .. £613,398 2 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1918: 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, £10,485 19s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of October, 1918.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
T. GARDNER, Accountant.