Oct. 14. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2879

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 September, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 795,194 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,274 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 5,844,939 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,411,721 0 0

Total average liabilities £9,075,128 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 998,333 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 88,462 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,599 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 209,228 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 192,828 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 261,129 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,158,816 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 6,185,129 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 13,728 0 0

Total average assets ..£9,111,252 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1920, £1,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year, and 2 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £80,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,174,573.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 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 September, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 613,927 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,492 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 10,223 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,462,603 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,781,056 0 0

Total average liabilities ..£6,889,301 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 866,319 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 456,408 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,410 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 135,828 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 3,379 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 50,100 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 61,576 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 258,584 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,882,386 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 147,131 0 0

Total average assets ..£6,863,121 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1920, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 16 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £200,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,911,716.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 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 27th September, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 874,100 19 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 29,368 12 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 30,115 5 6
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,291,220 13 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,532,527 7 10

Total average liabilities £7,757,332 19 1

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 1,218,147 5 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 16,250 8 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 123,284 8 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 516 11 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 127,733 4 3
Landed property .. .. .. 132,972 13 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 122,073 14 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 1,116,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,326,328 6 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 268,811 5 7

Total average assets ..£7,452,553 17 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 27th September, 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 6th day of October, 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 September, 1920.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 55,347 3 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,328 13 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 863,840 8 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 208,163 6 10

Total average liabilities ..£1,132,679 11 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 122,511 15 6
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 103,362 18 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 42,141 16 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 63,464 5 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 66,307 5 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 12,444 5 5
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 614,115 14 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,114 14 11

Total average assets ..£1,026,462 16 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £16,257 14s. 1d.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 1920.

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