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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 41

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, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 971,823 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 22,609 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 54,571 0 0
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 5,439,362 0 0
Bearing interest .. 2,293,692 0 0

Total average liabilities £8,782,057 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 1,000,445 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 13,846 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 22,271 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 224,066 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 14,366 0 0
Landed property .. 151,698 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 198,090 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 1,268,933 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,487,119 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 14,134 0 0

Total average assets ..£7,394,968 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1920, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £60,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,144,932.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of April, 1920.

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, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 569,574 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 30,507 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 12,735 0 0
Government deposits .. 108 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 4,497,173 0 0
Bearing interest .. 1,755,778 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£6,865,875 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 874,703 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 380,468 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,633 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 168,327 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 3,724 0 0
Landed property .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 42,638 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 451,131 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,215,476 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 56,309 0 0

Total average assets ..£6,247,009 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1920, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £175,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,570,000.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of April, 1920.

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 31st March, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 619,653 6 2
Bills in circulation .. 30,268 0 9
Balances due to other Banks .. 32,869 13 1
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 4,235,606 15 4
Bearing interest .. 2,488,294 8 4

Total average liabilities ..£7,406,692 3 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 1,234,607 1 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 417,526 4 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 138,582 0 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 540 17 2
Balances due from other Banks .. 146,360 15 7
Landed property .. 128,966 1 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 65,040 6 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,116,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 3,552,666 11 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 195,573 8 11

Total average assets .. £6,991,299 6 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1920, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £200,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,200,000.

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

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 31st March, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 61,983 3 2
Bills in circulation .. 4,454 10 1
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 686,908 15 9
Bearing interest .. 155,311 18 4

Total average liabilities .. £908,658 7 4

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 117,744 6 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 83,930 0 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 34,019 8 9
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 55,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 96,944 4 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 16,415 13 11
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 404,068 12 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 1,540 0 7

Total average assets .. £810,162 6 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1920: 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 13th day of April, 1920.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. TODD, Accountant.