APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1033

New Zealand Rainfall for February, 1923—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(G.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOUKA TO CAPE SAUNDERS—continued.

Duntroon .. .. .. 121 11
Pukeuri, Oamaru .. .. .. 326 13
Oamaru .. .. .. 320 9
Steward Settlement, Oamaru .. 456 8
Te Awa, Hillgrove .. .. .. 262 16
Kauroo Hill, Maheno .. .. .. 209 16
Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. 334 10
Roslyn .. .. .. .. .. 19
Burnside, Dunedin .. .. .. 396 19
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. .. 434 13
Whare Flat .. .. .. 460 15
Mosgiel .. .. .. .. ..
Sawyer’s Bay .. .. .. .. ..

(H.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Paerau .. .. .. 296 9
Great Moss Swamp, via Patearoa .. 189 13
Naseby Plantation .. .. .. 150 11
Waipiata .. .. .. 65 7
Naseby .. .. .. 172 9
Robertslea, Middlemarch .. .. 235 13
Cloudy Peak, Lindis Valley .. .. ..
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell .. .. ..
Hawea Flat .. .. .. 180 8
Maungawera, Otago .. .. .. 87 6
Luggate, Cromwell .. .. .. 130 8
Manorburn Dam.. .. .. .. 201 13
Frankton .. .. .. 308 14
Queenstown .. .. .. 392 12
Moa Creek .. .. .. 100 10
St. Bathan’s .. .. .. 124 12
Blackstone Hill .. .. .. 192 11
Clyde .. .. .. 77 7
Alexandra .. .. .. 84 10
Galloway .. .. .. 77 7
Earnscleugh .. .. .. .. ..
Roxburgh .. .. .. 227 8
Balclutha .. .. .. 345 17
Garston .. .. .. .. ..
Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai .. .. 418 15
Wendon .. .. .. 364 17

New Zealand Rainfall for February, 1923—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(H.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT—continued.

Lawrence .. .. .. 346 18
Owaka .. .. .. .. ..
Tāpanui Nursery .. .. .. 573 24
Edievale .. .. .. .. ..
Waikawa Valley.. .. .. 904 23
Tahakopa, Wharuarimu .. .. 839 26
Mimihau, Wyndham .. .. 679 26
Uplands, Waimahaka .. .. 887 26
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. .. 688 23
Dipton .. .. .. 375 16
Radio-Awarua .. .. .. 923 27
Nightcaps .. .. .. 383 18
Otatau .. .. .. 537 22
Creighton .. .. .. .. ..
Manapouri .. .. .. 411 12
Monowai (Sunnyside) .. .. 504 16

(I.) ISLANDS.

Centre Island .. .. .. 994 25
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. 962 27
Niue Island .. .. .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands .. 492 13
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Mangaia, Cook Islands .. .. .. .. ..
Chatham Islands .. .. 411 16
Vava’u .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS.

Springdale, Waitoa, January, 1923 .. 510 16
Donnelly’s Crossing, December, 1922 565 8
Napier, January, 1923 .. .. 664 20
Gwavas, Tikokino, January, 1923 .. 951 25
Naseby Plantation, January, 1923 .. 715 17
Lake Kanieri, January, 1923 .. 1105 23
Puysegur Point, January, 1923 .. 385 15
Kuakapakapa, January, 1923 .. 163 ..
Raukokore, December, 1922 .. 369 10
,, January, 1923 .. 766 16
Herekino, January, 1923 .. 474 6

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1923.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,986,312 8 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 146,189 9 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 152,379 4 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 5,193,821 10 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 12,318,483 12 5
Bearing interest .. .. .. 8,680,432 10 9

Total average liabilities £30,477,618 16 1

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,517,335 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,969 11 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 66,297 3 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 292,778 5 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 663,971 18 10
Landed property .. .. .. 206,186 7 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,163,836 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,127,244 18 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 17,634,734 11 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 520,832 10 6

Total average assets .. £27,138,187 2 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1923:—
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 November, 1922.)

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

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1923.

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 31st March, 1923.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 356,862 3 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,945 2 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,510,011 1 8
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,196,631 5 9

Total average liabilities ..£4,075,449 12 10

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 960,664 3 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks (gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 63,959 13 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 43,076 18 5
Landed property .. .. .. 115,570 1 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 150,458 11 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,179,405 16 1
5. Securities not, included under the above heads .. .. .. 14,175 11 9

Total average assets .. ..£6,742,908 14 5

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, £3,646,868.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of April, 1923.

PERCY H. COX, Inspector.
T. P. HANNA, for Accountant.