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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 55

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 March, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,656,956 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 9,593 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 25,458 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,036,943 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,062,367 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,791,317 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 952,480 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 219,087 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 86,209 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 6,597 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 157,303 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 167,386 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 866,415 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,976,277 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 14,634 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £6,446,388 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1918, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £814,254.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 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 March, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 515,802 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,160 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 4,563 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 112 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,020,162 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,597,680 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £5,152,479 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 875,120 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 54,066 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,044 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 72,268 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,346 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 104,762 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 389,058 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,998,828 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 40,492 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £5,591,584 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £2,213,503.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 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 25th March, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 474,872 13 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,229 1 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 17,023 11 8
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,709,318 3 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,213,511 16 3

Total average liabilities .. £5,435,955 5 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,196,416 19 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 554,488 16 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 71,793 19 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 482 13 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 52,265 7 1
Landed property .. .. .. 133,319 8 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 88,402 1 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 881,768 9 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,319,122 12 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 202,122 8 10

Total average assets .. .. £6,500,182 15 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th March, 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, £2,875,000.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 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 January, 1918, to the 31st March, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 56,191 14 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 834 4 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 257,175 16 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 84,729 5 5

Total average liabilities .. £398,930 19 5

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 92,791 15 4
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 30,869 12 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 10,155 12 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 49,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 26,016 4 8
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 4,760 11 6
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 266,715 17 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 532 19 11

Total average assets .. .. £480,842 14 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £6,435 8s.

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

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