2584
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

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, £3,028,300.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of July, 1918.

ROBT. R. SMITH, Inspector.
O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.

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 June, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,489,744 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 7,654 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,390 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 391,366 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,141,562 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,061,885 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£7,101,601 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 937,425 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 287,747 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 87,154 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 4,961 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 157,975 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 193,308 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 1,058,836 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,463,068 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 15,179 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£7,205,653 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 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 June, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 543,893 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 24,869 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 4,825 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 558,616 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,957,825 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,645,499 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£5,735,527 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 870,835 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 83,474 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,570 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 71,739 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 2,015 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 81,727 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 651,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,379,713 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 30,665 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£6,226,838 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 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 24th June, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 662,968 8 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,308 17 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,377 17 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 324,580 15 5
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,735,027 5 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,236,713 18 0

Total average liabilities ..£5,985,977 2 11

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,193,564 11 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 28,586 7 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 78,945 7 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 541 16 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 52,962 2 3
Landed property .. .. .. 133,177 2 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 89,850 3 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 885,570 11 4
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,867,775 13 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 159,475 0 1

Total average assets .. ..£6,490,448 15 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 24th June, 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 6th day of July, 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 April, 1918, to the 24th June, 1918.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 60,576 6 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,848 11 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 31,438 9 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 271,423 6 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 95,193 11 8

Total average liabilities ..£461,480 4 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 91,938 9 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 72,370 8 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 12,835 12 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 49,000 0 0
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 28,333 18 5
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 12,369 3 9
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 307,116 13 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 587 18 4

Total average assets .. ..£574,552 4 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 6th day of July, 1918.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
J. E. DAVIES, for Accountant.