JAN. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 287
Transmitting and Receiving Officer for the Service of Notices
by Telegraph.
General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1919.
IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the
Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed "the
said Act"), and by the regulations made on the 12th May,
1914, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 21st
May, 1914, the following officer at the address set against
his name is hereby appointed a Transmitting and Re-
ceiving Officer for the purpose of dealing with all notices
by telegraph sent under the said Act or regulations, and &
signing such certificates in relation to the service of any
such notices as are required or authorized to be signed or
given under the said Act or the regulations aforesaid :-
ALBERT VICTOR KING, Postmaster, Lyttelton.
W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Acting Minister of Telegraphs.
Officiating Ministers for 1919.--Notice No. 2.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1919.
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908,
the following names of Officiating Ministers within
the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—
Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
the Church of England.
The Venerable Archdeacon WILLIAM ALFRED ROBERTSON
FITCHETT, M.A.
[Note.—The following Bank Statements are published in
lieu of those appearing in Gazette No. 6, of the 23rd January,
1919.]
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, 1918.
LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation.
£ s. d.
3,426,241 3 10
Bills in circulation.
55,146 18 3
Balances due to other Banks.
66,435 13 6
Government deposits.
7,151,318 9 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest.
9,770,866 3 9
Bearing interest.
7,208,199 4 10
Total average liabilities
£27,678,207 13 9
ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals.
£ s. d.
8,344,566 15 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks.
1,183,949 13 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars.
294,085 11 1
Notes and bills of other Banks..
135,383 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.
86,743 14 2
Landed property.
193,014 9 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted.
   840,613 7 8
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise).
   2,990,415 13 1
3. Other funded securities.
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad).
   15,186,440 16 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads.
   531,069 10 0
   Total average assets.
   £24,786,282 10 11
   Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
   quarter ended 31st December, 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”
   £37,500.
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   The Reverend WHAREHUIA MAKEREWITI.
   ALFRED NEILD, M.A.
   THOMAS RUSSELL, M.A.
   Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
   The Reverend E. GARDINER.
   Roman Catholic Church.
   The Reverend CYRIL ARDAGH.
   FRANCIS P. BUCKLEY.
   ARTHUR BURGER.
   MAURICE CRONIN.
   CHARLES GRAHAM, M.A.
   JOHN O'BYRNE.
   Baptists.
   The Reverend JOHN KENDRICK AICKEN.
   Ringatu Church.
   The Reverend TUHITAARE HEMI.
   T. R. HOROTIU.
   R. H. HUAITI.
   RETI IRETORO.
   E. N. KAPUA.
   TUKERE KEREOPA.
   AMO KOKOURI.
   RAUHEA PARAONE.
   TUAKAUAKORE POIHIFI.
   TE WAAKA TERANUI.
   WAIAPU TETAWHIRO.
   WEPIHA WHATANUI.
   W. W. COOK,
   Registrar-General.
   Ordinary shares, £150,000.
   (On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six
   months, was paid on 1st November, 1918.)
   Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
   dividend, £2,345,702.
   Dated at Wellington this 13th day of January, 1919.
   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, 1919.
   LIABILITIES.
   £ s. d
   Notes in circulation.
   635,570 16 11
   Bills in circulation.
   15,278 11 2
   Balances due to other Banks.
   Government deposits.
   Other deposits—
   Not bearing interest.
   2,249,105 19 5
   Bearing interest.
   1,090,716 10 7
   Total average liabilities
   £3,990,671 18 1
   ASSETS.
   Coined gold and silver and other coined metals.
   £ s. d.
   977,625 3 9
   Legal tender notes of other Banks.
   7,971 4 9
   Gold and silver in bullion or bars.
   Notes and bills of other Banks.
   49,978 16 10
   Balances due from other Banks.
   Landed property.
   4,099 10 10
   Amount of all other securities—
6. Notes and bills discounted..
   123,554 9 6
7. Colonial Government securities.
   189,804 2 5
8. Other funded securities.
9. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad). .
   3,771,815 19 1
10. Securities not included under the
    above heads.
    11,893 7 5
    Total average assets.
    £5,136,742 14 7
    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, £3,071,100.
    Dated at Wellington this 13th day of January, 1919.
    ROBT. R. SMITH, Inspector,
    O. K. TENNENT, Accountant