APRIL 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 1,539,920 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 20,104 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 3,981,975 0 0
Bearing interest ... 2,531,872 0 0
Total average liabilities £8,073,871 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 1,014,472 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ...
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 138,878 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ...
Landed property ... 232,892 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 236,034 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 963,247 0 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 7,474,950 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 29,284 0 0
   Total average assets ... £10,090,176 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1922, £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, £1,246,395.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April, 1922.
ALFRED JOLLY, Acting 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, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 514,966 0 0
Bills in circulation ... 119,701 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... 12,120 0 0
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,922,964 0 0
Bearing interest ... 1,748,809 0 0
Total average liabilities ... £5,318,560 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 890,878 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 288,609 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 234 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 96,675 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 628,158 0 0
Landed property ... 47,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 79,530 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 156,939 0 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 5,822,829 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 72,068 0 0
   Total average assets ... £8,082,920 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st March, 1922, £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, £3,020,556.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1922.
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 27th March, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 557,411 10 0
Bills in circulation ... 16,831 6 3
Balances due to other Banks ... 9,862 13 7
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 2,573,917 14 11
Bearing interest ... 2,375,574 8 2
Total average liabilities £5,533,597 12 11

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 1,211,280 18 6
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 349,592 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 1,870 7 8
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 1,189 13 1
Balances due from other Banks ... 868,980 5 10
Landed property ... 137,836 17 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 182,389 15 3
2. Colonial Government securities ... 816,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) ... 4,860,590 0 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 119,652 15 9
   Total average assets ... £8,549,818 13 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 27th March, 1922, £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 7th day of April, 1922.
HENRY W. LEVER, Inspector.
A. BODDINGTON, 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,
1922.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in circulation ... 51,825 5 0
Bills in circulation ... 3,015 12 3
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... 615,172 1 10
Bearing interest ... 269,974 12 8
Total average liabilities ... £939,987 11 9

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals ... 134,257 17 11
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 107,635 17 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 26,325 1 9
Notes and bills of other Banks ...
Balances due from other Banks ... 64,800 0 0
Landed property ...
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 48,285 14 5
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) ... 9,048 5 2
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) ... 764,455 0 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads ... 3,016 6 7
   Total average assets ... £1,157,824 4 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 31st March, 1922: 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 4th day of April, 1922.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. RODD, Accountant.