Jan. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 179

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, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,273,213 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,876 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 26,281 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,665,549 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,062,225 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,035,144 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 952,173 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 223,263 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 71,665 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 4,933 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 155,593 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 167,603 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 844,451 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,070,170 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,649 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£6,504,500 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 10th day of January, 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 31st December, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,036,456 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,699 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,044 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 82 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,417,490 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,607,405 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£5,080,176 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 868,457 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 14,085 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 3,515 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 39,315 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,603 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 100,679 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 431,653 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,315,212 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 47,541 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£5,873,660 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 12th day of January, 1918.

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 31st December, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 437,028 15 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,193 13 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 8,897 19 1
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,458,286 12 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,044,730 16 4

Total average liabilities ..£4,962,137 17 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,204,416 10 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 488,374 13 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 62,178 12 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. ..
Balances due from other Banks .. 41,193 3 11
Landed property .. .. .. 132,879 4 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 87,666 1 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. 895,875 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,577,704 10 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 191,269 19 3

Total average assets .. ..£6,681,558 15 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1917, £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, £2,875,000.

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

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 1st October, 1917, to the 31st December, 1917.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 53,372 9 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,723 9 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 240,669 4 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 73,889 7 4

Total average liabilities ..£369,654 11 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 96,111 3 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 47,388 19 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 7,616 9 1
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 24,163 14 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 4,699 17 3
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 231,365 6 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 496 12 0

Total average assets .. ..£460,842 1 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 9th day of January, 1918.

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