JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2399

the Patangata County was duly held and taken on the proposal of the Patangata County Council to raise a special loan of £9,000 for the following purpose: Re-erecting in reinforced concrete the Patangata Bridge in the Oero Riding of the Patangata County.

At such poll the number of votes recorded was as follows: For the proposal, 40; against the proposal, nil; majority for the proposal, 40.

Wherefore we declare the said proposal to be carried.

Dated the 8th day of July, 1919.

L. H. McHARDY, Chairman.
J. W. ELLIOTT, Returning Officer.

Notice under the Public Service Act, 1912.

IT is hereby intimated that, in order to comply with section 28 of the Public Service Act, 1912, the list of officers of the Post and Telegraph Department, published in the supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of the 29th May, 1919, is adopted as containing the list of persons employed in that Department on 31st March, 1919.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.

15th July, 1919.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, ROBERT EDWARD HAYES, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the Psycho-Therapeutical Association of New Zealand (Registered) is no longer carrying on its operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of July, 1919.

R. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, ROBERT EDWARD HAYES, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the Wanganui Orphans’ Club (Incorporated) is no longer carrying on its operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of June, 1919.

R. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

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 June, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 4,602,641 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 82,105 5 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 70,354 17 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 7,617,746 17 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 13,332,864 10 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 7,284,734 11 0
Total average liabilities £32,988,447 17 10

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,386,726 1 11
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 78,664 15 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 118,175 9 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 170,431 14 4
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 105,544 17 8
Landed property .. .. .. 193,137 8 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 890,582 15 4

2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 2,945,208 5 5

3. Other funded securities .. .. ..

4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 14,911,969 10 1

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 486,509 13 1
   Total average assets .. .. £23,286,950 10 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 July, 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 30th June, 1919.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 384,978 7 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 26,033 17 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 3,184,423 16 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,118,243 14 5
Total average liabilities ..£4,713,679 16 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 974,190 13 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 493,166 2 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 78 17 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 63,963 3 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 4,077 9 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 140,518 18 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 69,703 13 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,237,796 17 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 10,902 17 7
   Total average assets .. ..£4,999,398 11 10

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 July, 1919.

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