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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 88

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 June, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 879,978 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,428 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 2,613 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,100,186 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,175,605 0 0

Total average liabilities £7,173,810 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 959,652 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 311,690 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 158,769 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 149,136 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 39,279 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 156,423 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 248,332 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,093,646 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,430,700 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,749 0 0

Total average assets ..£7,562,376 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1919, £750,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½ per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £45,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £833,150.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of July, 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 30th June, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 510,622 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,864 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 12,877 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 71 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,772,874 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,750,153 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,058,961 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 877,255 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 428,390 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,011 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 118,115 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 2,035 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 55,586 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 214,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,278,263 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 85,226 0 0

Total average assets ..£6,111,481 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 10th day of July, 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 30th June, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 786,448 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,238 11 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 14,860 4 8
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,444,969 16 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,300,721 9 1

Total average liabilities ..£6,561,238 5 10

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,238,182 9 4
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 9,914 17 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 112,531 10 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 930 11 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 102,970 17 8
Landed property .. .. .. 130,859 12 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 97,365 15 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 952,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,596,483 14 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 196,650 10 10

Total average assets ..£6,438,325 17 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 11th day of July, 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 30th June, 1919.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 61,861 14 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,360 12 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 417,265 11 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 125,888 0 4

Total average liabilities ..£607,375 18 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 104,654 19 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 67,937 5 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 20,995 11 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 54,519 4 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 90,591 15 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 13,612 7 6
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 432,515 13 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,223 13 0

Total average assets ..£786,050 3 11

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

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