APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 907

And also all that area in the County of Waitomo bounded commencing at the south-western corner of Section 9, Block XIII, Puniu Survey District; southerly by the western boundary of Puketarata No. 11½2 Block and the North Island Main Trunk Railway line to the north-eastern corner of Puketarata No. 6 Block; thence north-westerly by the northern boundary of the said Puketarata No. 6 Block to the north-western corner of the said Puketarata No. 6 Block; thence northerly by a road and a line across a road to the south-western corner of Section 13, Block XIII, Puniu Survey District; thence easterly and southerly by the existing southern boundary of the Kawa Drainage District to the south-western corner of Section 9, Block XIII, Puniu Survey District, the place of commencement.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 7th April, 1921.

THE following result of an election of trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Woodlands Drainage District, County of Waikato—
James Graydon.
Charles Elmen Kemp.
John Matthews.
Henry James McIntosh.
George Alexander Nicholson.
George Were.
Holford Whittaker.

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XI, Tangihua Survey District, for the Purposes of a Road.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute a certain public work—to wit, the construction of a road in Block XI, Tangihua Survey District; and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Waiotira, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land required to be taken:—

A. B. P. Being Portion of
7 3 35 Sub. 2 of Lot 4a (Walton’s Grant); coloured yellow.
0 3 29·5 Sub. 2 of Lot 4a (Walton’s Grant); coloured purple.

Situated in Block XI, Tangihua Survey District (Tauraroa Parish). (S.O. 20993.)

In the North Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 50493, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1921.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

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, 1921.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 4,811,871 1 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 103,525 8 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,258,035 11 10
Government deposits .. .. .. 6,144,754 5 4
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 14,729,043 11 7
Bearing interest .. .. .. 8,206,708 5 1

Total average liabilities £35,253,938 3 10

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 3,417,607 8 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,676 12 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 254,561 4 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 309,474 10 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 140,512 9 11
Landed property .. .. .. 204,582 4 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 1,968,429 11 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 3,871,597 17 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 22,699,109 11 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 511,849 19 9

Total average assets £33,382,401 9 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1921:—
4 per cent. guaranteed stock, £529,988.
Preference “A” shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920, £500,000.
Preference “B” shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920, £625,000.
Ordinary shares, £2,250,000.

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 13½ per cent. per annum, and bonus 4 per cent. per annum), 17½ per cent. per annum.

Amount of the last dividend declared on—
“A” preference shares, £50,000.
“B” £43,750.
Ordinary shares, £175,000.

(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st November, 1920.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,646,520.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of April, 1921.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
A. H. BATH, 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, 1921.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 689,268 19 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 34,080 2 11
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 16,676 18 5
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,311,890 10 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,125,569 17 11

Total average liabilities £5,177,486 9 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ 954,223 15 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 12,992 3 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 200 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 71,323 16 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 126,536 10 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 274,392 19 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,755,126 13 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 9,005 9 0

Total average assets £7,358,564 9 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £3,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum and bonus 3 per cent. per annum, equal to 13 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last interim dividend and bonus declared, £455,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,220,874.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April, 1921.

PERCY H. COX, Inspector.
W. ROSS, Accountant.