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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 125

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 September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 773,298 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,476 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,057 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 26,395 0 0
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,525,523 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,209,938 0 0
Total average liabilities £7,554,687 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 997,704 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 170,961 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 346,692 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 146,490 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 42,081 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 147,092 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 206,714 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,064,807 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,013,987 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 15,364 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £7,151,892 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1919, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year and 1 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £52,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £874,932.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of October, 1919.
D. W. DUTHIE,
General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), at Branches in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 499,811 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,685 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 10,425 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 28,638 0 0
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,920,812 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,736,317 0 0
Total average liabilities ..£6,214,688 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 881,558 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 482,516 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,562 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 99,673 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 2,653 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 53,906 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 233,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,928,493 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 49,599 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £5,784,560 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1919, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £140,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,288,614.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of October, 1919.
C. G. OGILVIE, Inspector.
T. G. A. HARLE, 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 29th September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 641,185 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,468 2 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 21,404 18 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 16,087 6 2
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,609,099 5 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,321,055 1 0
Total average liabilities ..£6,625,300 2 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 1,254,106 17 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 29,580 9 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 118,080 12 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 335 17 8
Balances due from other Banks .. 83,449 13 6
Landed property .. .. .. 128,335 5 7
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 91,065 12 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 952,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,334,513 12 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 170,853 7 0
   Total average assets .. .. £6,162,757 6 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th September, 1919, £3,912,440.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £195,457 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,025,000.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of October, 1919.
B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
JAS. CARADUS, Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited), in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 29th September, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 68,973 2 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,533 15 8
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 517,795 5 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 135,765 7 6
Total average liabilities ..£726,067 10 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 111,227 3 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 60,708 6 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 26,137 1 4
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. .. .. 55,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 93,482 11 5
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 12,238 16 4
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 391,833 2 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,229 3 5
   Total average assets .. .. £752,356 5 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 29th September, 1919: 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, £13,060 2s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 1919.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
T. GARDNER, Accountant.