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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6
Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and Sections 18 and 19 of the Public
Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed, in the Supreme
Court at Wellington, an election to administer the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences,
and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed
£400 in each case.
| No. | Name. | Residence. | Occupation. | Date
of Death. | Date
Election
filed. | Testate or
Intestate. | Office
Administering. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Arnold, Jessie Spencer .. | Auckland.. | Married woman | 6/12/20 | 13/1/21 | Testate | Auckland. |
| 2 | Brigham, Harry Atkinson | Stockpont, England | Discharged soldier | 26/7/19 | 13/1/21 | ,, | ,, |
| 3 | Chalmers, Andrew .. | Opotiki .. .. | Carpenter | 23/10/20 | 12/1/21 | Intestate | ,, |
| 4 | Eginton, Charlotte Ann .. | Motueka .. | Widow .. | 25/11/20 | 12/1/21 | Testate | Nelson. |
| 5 | Larsen, Karl .. .. | Claremont, Perth,
W.A. | Carpenter | 28/8/18 | 13/1/21 | Intestate | Wellington. |
| 6 | Matheson, George; or Mathi-
son, George Henderson | Lowburn Ferry .. | Storekeeper .. | 9/10/20 | 13/1/21 | ,, | Dunedin. |
| 7 | Newman, Kathleen or Kate | Greymouth .. | Married woman | 27/8/20 | 13/1/21 | ,, | Wellington. |
| 8 | Newman, Reuben McCarthy | Dunedin .. .. | Civil servant .. | 23/11/18 | 12/1/21 | ,, | ,, |
| 9 | Paterson, Agnes .. .. | Palmerston South .. | Spinster | 30/9/20 | 13/1/21 | ,, | Dunedin. |
| 10 | Reidy, James .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | Labourer | 16/9/20 | 12/1/21 | ,, | ,, |
Wellington, 17th January, 1921.
J. W. MACDONALD, Deputy of the Public Trustee.
Bank Statements.
(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six
months, was paid on lst November, 1920.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,646,520.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January, 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 New Zealand, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1920.
| LIABILITIES. | £ | s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notes in circulation | 5,480,250 | 0 0 |
| Bills in circulation | 108,953 | 4 5 |
| Balances due to other Banks | 552,658 | 4 2 |
| Government deposits | 5,016,825 | 18 6 |
| Other deposits | | |
| Not bearing interest | 15,522,764 | 15 3 |
| Bearing interest | 8,412,329 | 12 8 |
Total average liabilities | £35,093,781 | 15 0 |
ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals | £3,388,199 | 10 4 |
Gold and silver in bullion or bars | £4,716 | 7 3 |
Legal tender notes of other Banks | £68,295 | 7 8 |
Notes and bills of other Banks | £266,220 | 7 4 |
Balances due from other Banks | £268,213 | 11 1 |
Landed property | £203,114 | 13 9 |
Amount of all other securities--
1. Notes and bills discounted | £1,550,597 | 7 9 |
2. Government securities (New Zealand
or otherwise) | £3,814,521 | 1 0 |
3. Other funded securities | | |
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
debts abandoned as bad) | £19,931,835 | 2 2 |
5. Securities not included under the
above heads | £461,393 | 13 9 |
Total average assets | £29,957,047 | 2 1 |
Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1920:
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, £2,249,807.
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.
STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of Australasia, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1920.
| LIABILITIES. | £ | s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notes in circulation | 506,954 | 0 7 |
| Bills in circulation | 28,816 | 12 2 |
| Balances due to other Banks | | |
| Government deposits | 24,850 | 15 4 |
Other deposits--
Not bearing interest | 3,567,613 | 12 9 |
Bearing interest | 1,117,710 | 7 9 |
Total average liabilities | £5,245,945 | 8 7 |
ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals | £954,748 | 13 9 |
Legal tender notes of other Banks | £50,008 | 9 0 |
Gold and silver in bullion or bars | £69 | 17 11 |
Notes and bills of other Banks | £72,845 | 19 0 |
Balances due from other Banks | | |
Landed property | £128,722 | 1 11 |
Amount of all other securities--
1. Notes and bills discounted | £340,127 | 13 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) | £5,472,722 | 11 3 |
5. Securities not included under the
above heads | £8,711 | 13 3 |
Total average assets | £7,182,720 | 1 6 |
Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £3,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend and bonus declared to the share-
holders, 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,
£227,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £3,102,822.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1921.
W. F. L. WARD, for Inspector.
W. ROSS, Accountant.