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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 47

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 31st March, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,160,703 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,617 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 847 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,586,965 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,127,892 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,888,024 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 939,578 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 366,023 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 114,942 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 31,918 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 153,444 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 199,572 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 1,148,774 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,246,493 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,407 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£7,215,151 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £833,150.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1919.

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 31st March, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 492,063 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,743 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,601 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 31 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,264,249 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,707,118 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£5,484,805 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 869,749 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 265,771 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 652 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 105,777 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,228 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 65,687 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 589,102 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,094,614 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 65,880 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£6,111,060 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1919, £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, £2,268,274.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1919.

O. 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 31st March, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,000,282 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,454 2 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 18,154 8 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,914,686 6 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,273,363 17 3

Total average liabilities ..£6,226,941 7 1

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,203,270 2 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 7,651 6 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 103,549 7 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 379 16 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 80,843 11 5
Landed property .. .. .. 130,183 0 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 111,989 9 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 952,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,677,903 12 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 239,975 4 3

Total average assets .. ..£6,502,181 10 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1919, £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, £3,025,000.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 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), New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 69,772 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,116 9 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 342,788 3 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 120,967 8 4

Total average liabilities ..£535,644 9 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 104,319 12 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 28,283 4 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 14,778 16 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 48,326 18 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 78,255 3 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 14,561 2 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 452,469 9 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,030 11 7

Total average assets .. ..£742,024 18 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 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, £13,904 2s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of March, 1919.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
T. GARDNER, Accountant.