July 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2311

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, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 848,054 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 26,628 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 6,012,527 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,367,626 0 0

Total average liabilities £9,254,835 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 995,538 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 64,231 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 7,273 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 215,107 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 181,533 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 192,204 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,196,988 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,113,475 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,008 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£7,980,357 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 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 30th June, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 616,625 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 28,624 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 9,923 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,868,074 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,736,982 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£7,260,228 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 870,578 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 372,027 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,757 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 161,499 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,006 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 51,600 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 44,898 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 378,734 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,569,856 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 89,731 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£6,544,686 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 7th day of July, 1920.
W. A. KIELY, Acting 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 28th June, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 673,750 3 1
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 31,504 4 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 36,518 19 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,740,988 8 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,546,166 15 8

Total average liabilities £8,028,928 11 4

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,222,974 19 7
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 176,853 4 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 128,683 9 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 700 9 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 133,162 16 0
Landed property .. .. .. 131,721 18 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 64,251 17 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 1,116,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 3,867,100 2 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 254,076 3 2

Total average assets .. ..£7,095,961 0 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th June, 1920, £4,765,700.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £219,142 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,275,000.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of July, 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 30th June, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 62,878 13 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,344 6 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 829,765 15 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 185,890 19 5

Total average liabilities ..£1,084,879 14 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 117,998 2 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 100,196 10 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 33,494 18 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 56,666 13 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 50,406 12 1
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 14,045 10 3
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 487,371 5 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,645 17 9

Total average assets .. ..£61,825 10 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 9th day of July, 1920.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. TODD, Accountant.