July 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2583

DECEASED PERSONS’ ESTATES—continued.

Wellington, 3rd July, 1918. R. TRIGGS, Public Trustee.

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1918.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,038,977 14 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 49,610 19 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 49,917 10 4
Government deposits .. .. 12,430,940 15 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 10,634,242 18 5
Bearing interest .. .. 6,781,188 5 2

Total average liabilities £32,984,878 3 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 3,388,614 9 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 792,254 7 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 269,334 8 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 124,571 6 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 90,970 19 1
Landed property .. .. 191,187 2 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 753,731 10 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 2,905,841 13 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 15,296,618 19 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 507,114 12 2

Total average assets .. £24,320,239 8 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1918:—
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” preference shares, £37,500.
Ordinary shares, £150,000.
(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st May, 1918.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,345,702.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of July, 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 30th June, 1918.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 358,336 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,436 4 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. 324,331 6 1
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,370,548 4 3
Bearing interest .. .. 1,108,970 4 11

Total average liabilities .. £4,184,622 2 4

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 967,133 2 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 108,848 12 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 30 3 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 38,532 19 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. 5,255 0 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 97,543 8 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. 147,420 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,249,023 16 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 10,110 12 10

Total average assets .. £4,623,897 15 6