Jan. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 167

Mining Privileges to be struck off the Registers.—Notice under the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

Mining Registrar’s Office, Naseby, 19th December, 1922.

NOTICE is hereby given that, if within three months from the date hereof cause is not shown to the contrary, the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be struck off the Registers kept by me, in pursuance of section 30, subsection (3), of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

C. R. J. INDER, 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 31st December, 1922.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 4,235,070 3 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 90,743 13 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 420,542 3 8
Government deposits .. .. .. 3,325,014 6 4
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 11,102,314 12 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 9,251,746 16 10

Total average liabilities £28,425,431 16 6

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,540,678 16 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 3,964 14 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 39,087 12 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 185,600 8 7
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 21,138 8 11
Landed property .. .. .. 205,965 16 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 1,029,274 15 6
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,127,655 11 9
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 18,251,823 18 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 518,906 10 1

Total average assets .. £26,924,096 13 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 November, 1922.)

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

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1923.

T. E. CORKILL, Acting 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 25th December, 1922.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 333,110 11 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,358 13 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,291,970 7 9
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,161,508 12 0

Total average liabilities ..£3,806,948 5 1

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 961,537 12 4
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 125,106 16 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 51,477 13 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 107,692 6 2
Landed property .. .. .. 117,078 9 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 140,344 3 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,506,484 8 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 16,107 7 10

Total average assets .. ..£7,180,591 18 7

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 8th day of January, 1923.

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