APRIL 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1261

Stipendiary Magistrate exercising Jurisdiction.

William Glendinning Riddell .. .. Hutt.
James Sim Evans .. .. Wellington.
.. .. Nelson.
Thomas Edward Maunsell .. .. Motueka.
Ernest Charles Levvey .. .. Buller.
Philip Luscombe Hollings .. .. Westland.
Victor Grace Day .. .. Wairau.
.. .. Hurunui.
.. .. Kaiapoi.
Samuel Ernest McCarthy .. .. Christchurch.
Victor Grace Day .. .. Riccarton.
Samuel Ernest McCarthy .. .. Avon.
.. .. Lyttelton.
Victor Grace Day .. .. Ellesmere.
William Roy McKean .. .. Timaru.
.. .. Temuka.
.. .. Waitaki.
Howell Young Widdowson .. .. Dunedin.
.. .. Dunedin South.
.. .. Chalmers.
George Cruickshank .. .. Wakatipu.
.. .. Wallace.
.. .. Awarua.

E. P. LEE,
Minister of Justice.

Officiating Ministers for 1920.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1920.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
Mr. Henry Augustus Moore.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Fred. Greenwood.
Matarae Tauroa.
Mr. Philip Bridge.

Unitarian Church.
The Reverend Albert Thornhill, M.A.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1920.—Notice No. 13.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned names have been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act by request:—

Methodist Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Alfred M. Costain.
Mr. John Hodgson Edmondson.
The Reverend Hone Marina Hare.
Mr. E. D. M. King.
Mr. Arthur Nicholls.

Unitarian Church.
The Reverend William Edward Williams, B.A.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1920.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 5,120,848 17 8
Bills in circulation .. .. 132,278 14 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 133,251 2 8
Government deposits .. .. 8,742,937 12 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 16,179,666 18 5
Bearing interest .. .. 8,080,444 19 0

Total average liabilities £38,389,428 5 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 3,421,088 0 7
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 66,562 14 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 33,608 11 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 291,570 17 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 99,174 10 7
Landed property .. .. 195,242 12 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 763,639 3 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,570,021 8 6
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 14,260,449 9 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 499,010 2 3

Total average assets £23,200,367 11 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1920:—
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, £1,249,393.

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 November, 1919.)

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

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of April, 1920.

H. BUCKLETON, 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 31st March, 1920.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 421,677 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. 32,336 13 1
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 3,776,178 6 2
Bearing interest .. .. 1,076,673 13 8

Total average liabilities £5,306,865 17 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 966,331 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 250,661 6 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 199 7 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 104,148 1 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. 10,092 11 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 113,837 3 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,842,074 4 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 10,616 2 6

Total average assets £5,452,722 17 11

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 4 per cent. per annum, equal to 18 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend and bonus declared, £360,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,227,822.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April, 1920.

PERCY H. COX, Inspector.
O. K. TENNENT, Accountant.

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