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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Mining Privileges struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

Mining Registrar’s Office, Charleston, 30th September, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been struck off the Register, no cause to the contrary having been shown within the prescribed period of three months. (Mining Amendment Act, 1914, section 30, subsection (4).)

R. ALLAN, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 4,095,743 11 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 90,138 8 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 118,671 15 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 4,995,837 15 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 11,462,887 15 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 9,183,584 13 3

Total average liabilities £29,946,863 19 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,559,166 18 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,245 5 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 33,229 8 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 183,278 1 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 50,224 7 3
Landed property .. .. .. 205,746 17 2
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 843,895 10 4
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,127,810 11 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 18,430,310 9 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 421,150 12 1

Total average assets .. £26,858,058 1 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1922:—
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, £2,250,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
Preference “A” shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Preference “B” shares, equal to 10 per cent. per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal to 13½ per cent. per annum.

Amount of the last dividend declared on—
Preference “A” shares, £50,000.
Preference “B” shares, £62,500.
Ordinary shares, £300,000.

(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st May, 1922.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,105,818.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1922.

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 Australasia, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 325,567 13 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,420 8 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,272,549 12 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,129,137 0 7

Total average liabilities ..£3,744,674 16 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 961,206 17 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 91,557 1 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 62 7 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 54,102 6 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 146,153 16 11
Landed property .. .. .. 117,900 18 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 119,729 4 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,421,423 4 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 16,360 11 5

Total average assets .. ..£7,083,259 10 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last interim dividend and bonus declared to the shareholders, 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, £260,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,546,763.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1922.

PERCY H. COX, Inspector.
W. ROSS, Accountant.