Jan. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 133
STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and Assets of the undermentioned Banks in the Dominion of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1923.
LIABILITIES.
| BANKS. | Notes in Circulation. £ s. d. | Bills in Circulation. £ s. d. | Balances due to other Banks. £ s. d. | Deposits. £ s. d. | Notbearing Interest. £ s. d. | Bearing Interest. £ s. d. | Total Liabilities. £ s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank of New Zealand | 4,027,808 14 4 | 89,364 15 3 | 109,329 7 4 | 11,373,918 2 2 | 3,592,919 11 7 | 8,002,915 0 0 | 28,610,360 12 2 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 576,601 0 0 | 117,970 0 0 | 11,289 0 0 | 2,858,436 0 0 | 2,438,619 0 0 | 5,786,559 14 11 | 6,002,915 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 602,142 8 7 | 17,048 12 6 | 47,870 15 0 | 2,676,078 17 4 | 2,443,419 1 6 | 4,286,918 2 7 | 5,786,559 14 11 |
| Bank of Australasia | 408,792 4 3 | 19,053 16 11 | - | 2,442,835 17 0 | 1,416,296 4 5 | 7,732,548 0 0 | 4,286,918 2 7 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 956,176 0 0 | 18,933 0 0 | - | 4,139,268 0 0 | 2,618,166 0 0 | 235,075 0 0 | 7,732,548 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited | 72,380 0 0 | 3,839 0 0 | - | 770,505 0 0 | 1,081,799 0 0 | - | 235,075 0 0 |
| Totals | 6,643,900 7 2 | 266,209 4 8 | 168,489 2 4 | 24,261,041 16 6 | 18,569,195 7 5 | 53,501,095 9 8 | 58,610,360 12 2 |
ASSETS.
| BANKS. | Coined Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars. £ s. d. | Notes and Bills of other Banks. £ s. d. | Notes and Bills discounted. £ s. d. | Landed Property. £ s. d. | Balances due from other Banks. £ s. d. | Colonial Government Securities. £ s. d. | Legal-tender Notes of other Banks. £ s. d. | Debts due to Bank, exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad. £ s. d. | Securities not included under other Heads. £ s. d. | Total Assets. £ s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank of New Zealand | 3,468,924 3 9 | 7,251 15 9 | 194,251 2 6 | 168,827 11 3 | 206,886 19 3 | 206,886 19 3 | 2,165,864 13 2 | 3,379,664 19 8 | 30,752 9 3 | 18,781,230 7 7 | 572,145 9 7 | 627,975,799 12 3 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 1,064,406 0 0 | 958 0 0 | 86,959 0 0 | 2,841 0 0 | 30,000 0 0 | 63,367 0 0 | - | - | 5,836,461 0 0 | 85,899 0 0 | 7,342,871 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,239,958 7 3 | 9,297 11 10 | 458 2 6 | 78,349 15 5 | 143,731 18 2 | 131,919 9 6 | 816,435 19 0 | 34,495 17 10 | 5,165,338 3 6 | 164,225 9 6 | 7,784,210 14 6 |
| Bank of Australasia | 961,351 13 5 | 55,009 16 9 | 5,500 0 0 | 5,000 0 0 | 96,599 18 5 | 160,109 11 2 | 154,763 1 11 | 10,740 11 4 | 5,608,403 16 8 | 14,907 9 10 | 7,067,385 19 6 |
| National Bank of N.Z., Limited | 987,397 0 0 | 1,022 0 0 | 144,124 0 0 | - | - | 236,012 0 0 | 234,820 0 0 | 873,451 0 0 | 7,643 0 0 | 35,962 0 0 | 10,522,563 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited | 127,874 0 0 | 37,652 0 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45,456 0 0 | 6,100 0 0 | 94,150 0 0 | 1,034,293 0 0 |
| Totals | 7,849,911 4 5 | 17,929 7 5 | 518,454 1 9 | 255,518 6 8 | 518,015,536 13 10 | 5,230,415 0 7 | 350,361 18 5 | 44,427,858 7 9 | 876,064 8 10 | 62,119,023 6 3 |
CAPITAL AND PROFITS.
| BANKS. | Capital paid up. £ s. d. | Rate per Annum of Last Dividend. | Amount of Last Dividend declared. | Amount of Reserved Profits at Time of declaring such Dividend. £ s. d. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bank of New Zealand—
4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z... | 529,988 0 0 | Interest for six months, paid 1st November, 1923... | 10,599 0 0 | - |
Preference "A" shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 | 500,000 0 0 | On preference "A" shares, ten per cent. per annum. | 50,000 0 0 | - |
Preference "B" shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 | 1,000,000 0 0 | On preference "B" shares, equal to ten per cent. per annum. | 62,500 0 0 | 2,246,957 0 0 |
Ordinary shares | 2,978,661 0 0 | On ordinary shares, equal to thirteen and one-third per cent. per annum. | 300,000 0 0 | 3,664,711 0 0 |
Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 3,000,000 0 0 | Fifteen per cent. per annum. | 225,000 0 0 | - |
Bank of New South Wales | 6,000,000 0 0 | Ten per cent. per annum. | 300,000 0 0 | - |
Bank of Australasia | 4,000,000 0 0 | Ten per cent. per annum. | 260,000 0 0 | 3,646,868 0 0 |
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 1,250,000 0 0 | Twelve per cent. per annum for half-year and two per cent bonus. | 100,000 0 0 | 1,528,167 0 0 |
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited (Ordinary and Preference | 351,527 0 0 | Fifteen per cent. per annum for half-year. | 26,364 10 6 | - |
| 2,117,350 0 0 | Four per cent. per annum (preference only) | 42,347 0 0 | - |
The Treasury, Wellington, 16th January, 1924.
J. J. ESSON, Secretary to the Treasury.