Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3249

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons at the Four Metropolitan Areas, and Total for Nine Suburban Areas, registered during September, 1919—continued.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th October, 1919.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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 September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 4,994,469 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 86,635 3 2
Balances due to other Banks .. 45,028 7 0
Government deposits .. .. 5,900,608 1 2
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 14,375,908 19 8
Bearing interest .. 7,520,957 0 0
Total average liabilities £32,923,606 11 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,419,478 2 11
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 49,947 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 115,781 1 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 188,578 4 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 109,648 6 3
Landed property .. 194,540 3 1
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted 810,676 3 9
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 2,944,545 16 2
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) 13,751,562 17 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 487,907 8 4
   Total average assets .. £22,072,665 4 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1919:-
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.
Ordinary shares, £150,000.
(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st May, 1919.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,496,224.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of October, 1919.
W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
A. McLENNAN, Accountant.

[NB.-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 September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 379,310 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. 30,269 19 9
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. 23,576 18 6
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. 3,382,179 3 7
Bearing interest .. 1,117,535 19 11
Total average liabilities £4,932,872 14 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 975,612 11 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 274,000 18 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 49,804 8 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. 5,431 13 11
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 108,058 11 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 45,306 11 1
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,365,480 12 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 9,783 15 1
   Total average assets .. £4,833,479 2 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus 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 and bonus declared, £170,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,127,000.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October, 1919.
ROBT. R. SMITH, Inspector.
O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.