Jan. 19.

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 December, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 884,916 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 14,870 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 4,146,855 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 2,598,015 0 0
Total average liabilities £7,644,656 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 1,005,017 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 1,846 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 792 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 141,043 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 365,846 0 0
Landed property .. .. 214,291 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 266,452 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 979,506 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 7,640,438 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 26,321 0 0
   Total average assets .. £10,641,552 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1921, £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, £1,246,395.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of January, 1922.
ALFRED JOLLY, Acting General Manager.

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, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 542,520 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 35,680 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 10,795 0 0
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,797,055 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,860,320 0 0
Total average liabilities £5,246,370 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. .. 881,541 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 135,564 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 208 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 78,477 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 839,763 0 0
Landed property .. .. 47,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 116,093 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 184,245 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,919,070 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 65,050 0 0
   Total average assets .. £8,267,011 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 7th day of January, 1922.
W. A. LEITCH, Acting 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 26th December, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 577,916 19 8
Bills in circulation .. .. 27,961 1 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 9,506 0 4
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,684,588 16 9
Bearing interest .. .. 2,418,738 10 10
Total average liabilities £5,718,511 8 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 1,207,761 2 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 234,629 11 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,546 6 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 962 3 10
Balances due from other Banks .. 1,031,685 1 0
Landed property .. .. 140,007 3 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 210,262 7 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 816,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,014,384 16 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 123,502 15 7
   Total average assets .. £8,781,177 7 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th December, 1921, £5,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £249,584 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,500,000.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 1922.
G. I. B. SHERIDAN, for the 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 December, 1921.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 54,209 1 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 2,196 15 7
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 636,170 13 11
Bearing interest .. .. 259,955 1 11
Total average liabilities .. £952,531 12 5

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 129,938 8 11
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 128,960 4 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 25,980 13 3
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. .. 63,869 4 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 46,856 16 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 9,620 18 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 717,911 7 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,295 17 1
   Total average assets .. £1,125,433 11 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1921: Ordinary, £202,317 12s. 6d.; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders : Ordinary, 15 per cent.; preference, 4 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Preference, £42,347; ordinary, £11,013 11s. 6d.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £13,322 4s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of January, 1922.
E. A. RODD, Manager.
W. ROHNER, Accountant.