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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

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, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 868,881 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 31,882 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 106,644 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,885,726 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,527,394 0 0
Total average liabilities £8,415,467 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 975,430 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 47,308 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 1,595 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 186,374 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 204,245 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 212,144 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 294,564 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. 1,101,675 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 8,024,485 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 20,195 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £11,358,015 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, £1,174,573.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1921.
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, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 738,504 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,944 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 10,457 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 21,820 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,530,285 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,796,402 0 0
Total average liabilities £6,118,412 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 863,030 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 105,613 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 195 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 92,573 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 293,983 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 50,100 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 91,554 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. 269,518 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,413,679 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 153,778 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £8,334,023 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1921, £2,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £187,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,911,716.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1921.
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 28th March, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 679,694 16 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 86,444 15 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 30,666 9 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 9,509 4 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,604,127 17 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,494,798 7 3
Total average liabilities £6,855,241 11 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 1,198,655 14 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 222,857 18 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 121,918 0 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,547 8 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 250,463 13 3
Landed property .. .. .. 135,184 14 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 261,477 12 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,116,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,726,076 16 4
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 351,296 0 3
   Total average assets .. .. £9,385,913 17 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 28th March, 1920, £4,931,100.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £246,555.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,350,000.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1921.
OSCAR LINES, Chief 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, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 47,046 7 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,272 4 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 724,131 19 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 219,653 2 11
Total average liabilities £995,103 13 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 125,025 19 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 106,652 2 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 28,728 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 65,700 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 59,790 2 3
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. 13,103 4 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 877,655 7 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. 1,849 10 11
   Total average assets .. .. £1,278,504 17 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1921: Ordinary, £167,481; 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 7th day of April, 1921.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. TODD, Accountant.