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, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 1,218,255 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 22,748 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 5,000,389 0 0
Bearing interest .. 2,454,216 0 0
Total average liabilities £8,695,608 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 1,035,357 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ..
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,508 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 169,780 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 312,971 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 177,474 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 893,817 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 7,229,521 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 25,541 0 0
   Total average assets .. £9,845,969 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1923, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,278,621.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1923.
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 31st March, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 515,571 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 148,738 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 10,355 0 0
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 3,128,864 0 0
Bearing interest .. 2,068,051 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £5,871,579 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 1,013,174 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 79,535 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 2,828 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 121,770 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 179,544 0 0
Landed property .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 69,024 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 36,939 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,343,222 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 71,407 0 0
   Total average assets .. £6,947,443 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1923, £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 6th day of April, 1923.
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 March, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 494,539 6 11
Bills in circulation .. 26,846 19 9
Balances due to other Banks .. 65,005 10 10
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 2,804,956 5 2
Bearing interest .. 2,379,557 1 5
Total average liabilities £5,770,905 4 1

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 1,254,033 4 6
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 224,651 10 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 5,567 19 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,357 14 3
Balances due from other Banks .. 168,626 0 10
Landed property .. 139,948 4 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 134,275 16 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. 816,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,598,930 4 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 156,015 15 7
   Total average assets .. £7,499,842 11 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th March, 1923, £5,864,360.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £271,609.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £3,675,000.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1923.
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, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 60,643 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 2,073 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 682,798 0 0
Bearing interest .. 251,426 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £996,940 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. 133,829 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 69,899 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 32,063 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. 75,315 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 41,152 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 6,100 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 799,537 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 2,972 0 0
   Total average assets .. £1,160,867 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1923: Ordinary, £351,527; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Preference, 4 per cent., £42,347.
Amount of the last dividend declared (half-year): Ordinary, 15 per cent., £25,717 4s. 3d.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £42,208 17s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1923.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
W. M. L. SUTHERLAND, Accountant.