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Appointment of Customs Wharves and Examining-places.
Customs Department,
Wellington, 7th January, 1924.
I, WILLIAM DOWNIE STEWART, Minister of Customs,
in exercise of the powers vested in me for this purpose
by the Customs Act, 1913, do hereby revoke the appointment
of all wharves and examining-places at the Port of Nelson,
and do by this Warrant appoint the places enumerated in
the First Schedule hereto to be wharves for the lading and
unlading of goods at the Port of Nelson, and do likewise
appoint the buildings enumerated in the Second Schedule
hereto to be places for the examination by the Customs of
goods subject to the control of the Customs at the said Port
of Nelson.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
WHARVES.
The wharves known as Harbour Board Wharf and Breast-
work Wharf.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
EXAMINING-PLACES.
Situation. Description.
Harbour Board Wharf .. Two wharf sheds marked "A"
and "B."
Breastwork Wharf .. Wharf shed marked "C."
WM. DOWNIE STEWART, Minister of Customs.

Land and Income Tax (Annual) Act, 1923.--Income-tax
payable.
BY Order in Council, made and issued by His Excellency
the Governor-General in Council on the 17th day of
September, 1923, under the authority of the above Act,
it was determined that the duty by way of Income-tax,
leviable under section 3 of the said Act, should be paid in
one sum on Friday, the 8th day of February, 1924, at the
office of the Commissioner of Taxes, Government Buildings,
Wellington; and, in accordance with such Order in Council,
I hereby give notice that the said duty will be payable
accordingly. Additional tax will accrue if the tax is not
paid on or before 29th February, 1924. The liability to pay
is not suspended by any objection. The tax should be paid
on or before the prescribed date, otherwise the additional
percentage accrues; any overpayment will be adjusted by
refund.
The demands will be posted from the office of the Com-
missioner of Taxes on or about 1st February, 1924. Demands
must be presented with all payments, and if a demand has
not been received the Commissioner should be communicated
with.
D. G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Taxes.

Auckland Education Board.
IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act,
1914, and amendments thereof, it is hereby publicly
notified that
Mr. Sydney Bennett Sims
has been duly elected as a member of the Auckland Educa-
tion Board, representing the Hamilton Urban Area, to fill
the extraordinary vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr.
A. E. Manning. Having been the only duly nominated
candidate, Mr. Sims was elected unopposed.
E. C. PURDIE, Returning Officer.
Auckland, 10th January, 1924.

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, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 4,027,808 14 4
Bills in circulation .. 89,364 15 3
Balances due to other Banks .. 109,329 7 4
Government deposits .. 3,592,319 11 7
Other deposits--
Not bearing interest .. 11,373,918 2 2
Bearing interest .. 9,417,620 1 6
Total average liabilities £28,610,360 12 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. 3,468,924 3 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,251 15 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 30,752 9 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 194,251 2 6
Balances due from other Banks .. 168,827 11 3
Landed property .. 206,886 19 10
Amount of all other securities--

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,165,864 13 2
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. 3,379,664 19 8
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 18,781,230 7 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 572,145 9 6
   Total average assets .. £27,975,799 12 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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, £1,000,000.
Ordinary shares, £2,978,661.
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, 1923.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,246,957.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January, 1924.
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 December, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. 408,792 4 3
Bills in circulation .. 19,053 16 11
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits--
Not bearing interest .. 2,442,835 17 0
Bearing interest .. 1,416,236 4 5
Total average liabilities .. £4,286,918 2 7

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 961,351 13 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 10,740 11 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 55,009 16 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 5,500 0 0
Landed property .. 96,599 18 5
Amount of all other securities--

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 160,109 11 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,608,403 16 8
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 14,907 9 10
   Total average assets .. £7,067,385 19 6

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 January, 1924.
PERCY H. COX, Inspector.
T. P. HANNA, Accountant.