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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5
ESTIMATED Cost' of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1917, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
Section.
Whangarei ..
Kaihu
Tauranga
Gisborne
North Island Main Lines and Branches
South Island Main Lines and Branches
Westland
Westport
Nelson
Picton
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island
Miscellaneous, North Island
Surveys, South Island
Miscellaneous, South Island
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores
Totals
Cost of Opened Lines.
£ s. d.
763,410 0 0
99,962 0 0
597,241 0 0
15,421,989 0 0
14,541,345 0 0
2,075,217 0 0
602,817 0 0
542,406 0 0
675,857 0 0
48,708 0 0
15,212 0 0
£35,378,664 0 0
Cost of Unopened Lines.
£ s. d.
180,023 0 0
17,244 0 0
309,786 0 0
246,557 0 0
973,881 0 0
155,044 0 0
644,771 0 0
95,828 0 0
36,988 0 0
18,593 0 0
35,900 0 0
5,169 0 0
5,752 0 0
5,168 0 0
77,805 0 0
£2,808,509 0 0
Railway Department, 14th January, 1918.
J. MACDONALD,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
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, 1917.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation
Bills in circulation
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest
Bearing interest
Total average liabilities
£ s. d.
2,782,082 3 0
42,810 7 0
41,111 7 3
9,905,242 2 3
8,740,158 15 10
6,928,917 7 6
£28,440,322 2 10
ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Legal tender notes of other Banks
Notes and bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise)
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad)
5. Securities not included under the above heads
   Total average assets
   £ s. d.
   3,398,846 8 1
   259,687 11 7
   1,391,046 10 9
   75,341 15 6
   37,643 7 11
   190,620 0 10
   833,859 3 2
   2,732,132 14 4
   14,036,612 12 1
   565,087 9 7
   £23,520,877 13 10
   Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 November, 1917.)
   Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,246,595.
   Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January, 1918.
   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 31st December, 1917.
   LIABILITIES.
   Notes in circulation
   Bills in circulation
   Balances due to other Banks
   Government deposits
   Other deposits— Not bearing interest
   Bearing interest
   Total average liabilities
   £ s. d.
   882,541 12 10
   18,775 7 0
   1,974,563 5 10
   1,060,632 11 5
   £3,936,512 17 1
   ASSETS.
   Coined gold and silver and other coined metals
   Legal tender notes of other Banks
   Gold and silver in bullion or bars
   Notes and bills of other Banks
   Balances due from other Banks
   Landed property
   Amount of all other securities—
6. Notes and bills discounted
7. Colonial Government securities
8. Other funded securities
9. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad)
10. Securities not included under the above heads
    Total average assets
    £ s. d.
    978,122 0 8
    5,724 6 9
    35,223 6 8
    35,223 6 8
    10,610 17 5
    123,363 8 0
    161,099 14 3
    3,431,917 1 2
    9,317 18 11
    £4,755,378 13 10
    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 8th day of January, 1918.
    ROBT. R. SMITH, Inspector. O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.