Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2749

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 30th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,064,286 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,740 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,666,251 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,441,816 0 0
Total average liabilities £8,191,093 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 1,036,856 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. ..
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 595 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 141,764 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 253,545 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 204,605 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 925,727 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 7,172,413 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 26,520 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £9,762,025 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1922, £1,250,000.
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, £1,278,621.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October, 1922.
ALFRED JOLLY, 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 30th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 457,137 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 113,211 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 12,685 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,918,966 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,149,343 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £5,651,342 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 916,500 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 98,860 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,652 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 83,731 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 532,162 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 41,771 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 81,177 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 99,997 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,253,241 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 69,240 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £7,178,331 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1922, £3,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £225,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,561,817.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 1922.
C. G. OGILVIE, Inspector.
T. G. A. HARLE, Chief Clerk.

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STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New South Wales, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 25th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 491,170 16 11
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,807 19 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,361 18 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,538,811 10 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,331,952 6 9
Total average liabilities £5,391,104 10 10

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 1,223,699 10 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 239,215 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 3,634 12 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 418 3 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 137,709 17 11
Landed property .. .. .. 142,499 17 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 169,521 4 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 816,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,464,475 12 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 115,401 15 5
   Total average assets .. .. £7,313,011 11 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th September, 1922, £5,640,700.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £250,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,600,000.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 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 30th September, 1922.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 52,860 16 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,037 3 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 638,685 9 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 227,881 4 7
Total average liabilities .. £920,464 14 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. 126,903 15 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 78,944 19 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 29,594 11 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 68,200 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 39,502 3 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 8,598 9 9
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 794,155 2 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 2,611 10 5
   Total average assets .. .. £1,148,510 11 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1922: Ordinary, £348,221 7s. 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, £21,341 6s.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £42,208 17s. 8d.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1922.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
E. A. RODD, Accountant.