2478
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Elections to administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth, the gross property in each case being estimated not to exceed £400 in value.

*Between 29/6/24 and 1/7/24.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, N.Z., 13th October, 1924.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1924.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,964,329 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 96,814 19 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 822,062 1 2
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,731,774 4 9
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 11,857,625 12 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 10,292,498 17 9

Total average liabilities £29,765,105 11 7

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,460,092 18 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 3,762 1 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 34,257 11 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 205,990 13 8
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 16,304 19 1
Landed property .. .. .. 219,477 14 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 822,276 17 7
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,379,836 10 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 18,485,129 18 3
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 668,801 5 4

Total average assets .. .. £27,295,430 10 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1924:—
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, £3,000,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
Preference “A” shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Preference “B” shares, equal to over 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, £87,436.
Ordinary shares, £349,871.

(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st May, 1924.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,831,513.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1924.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 352,314 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,335 12 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,560,097 8 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,555,121 8 2

Total average liabilities .. £4,490,868 17 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 958,810 5 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 65,891 1 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 70,821 4 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 33,076 18 5
Landed property .. .. .. 51,473 2 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 110,933 11 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,923,948 19 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 7,430 10 6

Total average assets .. .. £6,377,148 16 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend 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 dividend and bonus declared, £260,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,745,427.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October, 1924.

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