Jan. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 153

S TATEMENT 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 December, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 874,440 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,328 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 51,840 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 5,294,215 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,461,746 0 0

Total average liabilities £8,704,569 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 986,539 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 134,923 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,299 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 221,879 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 270,000 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 202,229 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 308,673 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,127,295 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 7,277,562 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 17,721 0 0

Total average assets .. £10,549,120 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 7th day of January, 1921.
D. W. DUTHIE, General Manager.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New
Zealand, during the Quarter ended 27th December, 1920.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 689,002 16 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,996 9 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 47,667 13 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 26,484 0 9
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 3,865,428 13 3
Bearing interest .. .. 2,507,354 10 11

Total average liabilities £7,157,934 4 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 1,207,819 15 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 295,542 16 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 122,100 14 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 958 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. 142,366 17 1
Landed property .. .. .. 138,232 14 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 239,288 10 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,116,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,105,575 18 11
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 358,954 14 10

Total average assets .. £8,727,276 6 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 27th December, 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 8th day of January, 1921.
B. M. MOLINEAUX, Inspector.
JAS. CARADUS, Inspector's Accountant.

S TATEMENT 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 December, 1920

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. 650,577 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 21,981 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 14,907 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 3,869,601 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,803,349 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,360,415 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 865,517 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 167 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 294,862 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 130,274 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 2,924 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 50,100 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 68,923 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 197,516 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,924,800 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 222,198 0 0

Total average assets .. £7,757,281 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 10th day of January, 1921.
C. G. OGILVIE, Inspector.
T. G. A. HARLE, Chief Clerk.

S TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited),
in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December,
1920.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 51,114 15 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 6,493 5 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 820,134 11 11
Bearing interest .. .. 214,645 2 1

Total average liabilities £1,092,387 14 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 124,914 10 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 165,084 11 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 35,828 5 0
Balances due from other Banks .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 64,419 4 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 66,228 1 5
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 12,043 3 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 831,962 17 2
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 2,027 1 6

Total average assets .. £1,302,507 14 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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 11th day of January, 1921.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. TODD, Accountant.