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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

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 December, 1919.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 786,363 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,699 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 46,707 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 88,862 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,822,939 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,268,548 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £8,031,118 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,003,220 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 65,110 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 228,000 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 194,340 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 144,500 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 144,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 223,701 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 1,252,443 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,222,491 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,291 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £7,348,096 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1919, £1,000,000.
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, £874,932.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 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 December, 1919.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 606,950 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,806 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 8,968 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 86,101 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,741,115 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,727,307 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £6,194,247 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 876,695 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 104,014 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,114 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 139,652 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,372 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 46,834 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 443,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,359,797 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 49,853 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £6,076,931 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1919, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £140,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2 283,614.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 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 December, 1919.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 605,595 1 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 29,074 15 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 22,312 9 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 70,644 12 4
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,617,525 5 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,416,407 4 2

Total average liabilities .. £6,761,559 8 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,241,248 2 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 171,638 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 127,149 9 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 494 8 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 107,620 13 7
Landed property .. .. .. 128,358 19 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 79,963 14 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,091,205 3 7
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,614,055 18 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 186,098 10 5

Total average assets .. .. £6,747,833 1 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1919, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £200,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,200,000.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of January, 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 December, 1919.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 66,085 3 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,820 6 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 611,812 7 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 133,340 11 8

Total average liabilities .. £816,058 9 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 118,277 6 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 71,180 3 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 26,944 10 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 55,500 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 110,726 13 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 16,688 19 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 377,887 17 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 941 18 3

Total average assets .. .. £778,147 9 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £13,060 2s. 2d.

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

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