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 December, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 956,176 0 0
Bills in circulation 18,933 0 0
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest ..
Bearing interest
Total average liabilities

Assets.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals 987,397 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 7,643 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 1,022 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 144,124 0 0
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property 236,012 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted .
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise)
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad)
   5 Securities not included under the
   above heads
   Total average assets

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1923, £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, £100,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,528,167.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of January, 1924.
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 December, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 576,601 0 0
Bills in circulation 117,970 0 0
Balances due to other Banks 11,289 0 0
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest 2,858,436 0 0
Bearing interest 2,438,619 0 0
Total average liabilities £6,002,915 0 0

Assets.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals 1,064,406 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 172,580 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 358 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 86,959 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 2,841 0 0
Landed property 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted 63,367 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise)
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) 5,836,461 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 85,899 0 0
   Total average assets £7,342,871 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 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, £3,664,711.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of January, 1924.
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 31st December, 1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 602,142 8 7
Bills in circulation 17,048 12 6
Balances due to other Banks 47,870 15 0
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest 2,676,078 17 4
Bearing interest 2,443,419 1 6
Total average liabilities £5,786,559 14 11

Assets.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals 1,239,958 7 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks 34,495 17 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 9,297 11 10
Notes and bills of other Banks 458 2 6
Balances due from other Banks 78,349 15 5
Landed property 143,731 18 2
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted 131,919 9 6
2. Colonial Government securities 816,435 19 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) 5,165,338 3 6
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 164,225 9 6
   Total average assets £7,784,210 14 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st December, 1923, £6,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £300,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend,
£3,900,000.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of January, 1924.
G. I. B. SHERIDAN, Assistant 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 December,
1923.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 72,380 0 0
Bills in circulation 3,839 0 0
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits
Other deposits-
Not bearing interest 770,505 0 0
Bearing interest 235,075 0 0
Total average liabilities £1,081,799 0 0

Assets.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals 127,874 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 94,150 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks 37,652 0 0
Balances due from other Banks
Landed property 77,743 0 0
Amount of all other securities-

1. Notes and bills discounted 45,456 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) 1,034,293 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 2,925 0 0
   Total average assets £1,426,193 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 31st December, 1923: Ordinary, £351,527; pre-
ference, £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., £26,364 10s. 6d.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £144,785 16s. 5d.
W. M. L. SUTHERLAND, for Manager.
W. ROHNER, for Accountant.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of January, 1924.