Jan. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 127

TABLE showing the Causes of the Deaths of Persons in the Urban Areas, registered during December, 1924—continued.

Census and Statistics Office, MALCOLM FRASER,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th January, 1925. Government Statistician.

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, 1924.

LIABILITIES.

| Notes in circulation | .. | .. | £ 4,313,614 | 2 | 4 |
| Bills in circulation | .. | .. | 106,381 | 9 | 2 |
| Balances due to other Banks | .. | .. | 1,682,694 | 11 | 4 |
| Government deposits | .. | .. | 2,179,514 | 0 | 2 |
| Other deposits— | | | | | |
| Not bearing interest | .. | .. | 11,643,346 | 2 | 11 |
| Bearing interest | .. | .. | 10,349,921 | 14 | 3 |
| Total average liabilities | | | £30,275,472 | 0 | 2 |

ASSETS.

| Coined gold and silver and other coined metals | .. | .. | £ 3,416,555 | 8 | 4 |
| Gold and silver in bullion or bars | .. | .. | 5,942 | 0 | 5 |
| Legal tender notes of other Banks | .. | .. | 36,696 | 8 | 5 |
| Notes and bills of other Banks | .. | .. | 241,973 | 18 | 7 |
| Balances due from other Banks | .. | .. | 24,101 | 6 | 2 |
| Landed property | .. | .. | 221,578 | 2 | 10 |
| Amount of all other securities— | | | | | |
| 1. Notes and bills discounted | .. | .. | 1,063,793 | 12 | 8 |
| 2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) | .. | .. | 3,379,237 | 15 | 7 |
| 3. Other funded securities | .. | .. | .. | | |
| 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) | .. | .. | 19,345,954 | 16 | 5 |
| 5. Securities not included under the above heads | .. | .. | 676,056 | 2 | 8 |
| Total average assets | .. | .. | £28,411,889 | 12 | 1 |

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 November, 1924.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,831,513.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of January, 1925.

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, 1924.

LIABILITIES.

| Notes in circulation | .. | .. | £ 395,268 | 0 | 9 |
| Bills in circulation | .. | .. | 23,359 | 10 | 8 |
| Balances due to other Banks | .. | .. | .. | | |
| Government deposits | .. | .. | .. | | |
| Other deposits— | | | | | |
| Not bearing interest | .. | .. | 2,447,328 | 16 | 5 |
| Bearing interest | .. | .. | 1,566,741 | 3 | 11 |
| Total average liabilities | | | £4,432,697 | 11 | 9 |

ASSETS.

| Coined gold and silver and other coined metals | .. | .. | £ 958,070 | 5 | 11 |
| Legal tender notes of other Banks | .. | .. | 40,902 | 5 | 1 |
| Notes and bills of other Banks | .. | .. | 81,610 | 1 | 8 |
| Balances due from other Banks | .. | .. | .. | | |
| Landed property | .. | .. | 32,154 | 9 | 5 |
| Amount of all other securities— | | | | | |
| 1. Notes and bills discounted | .. | .. | 156,367 | 16 | 8 |
| 2. Colonial Government securities | .. | .. | 154,763 | 1 | 11 |
| 3. Other funded securities | .. | .. | .. | | |
| 4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) | .. | .. | 5,149,025 | 0 | 10 |
| 5. Securities not included under the above heads | .. | .. | 4,892 | 18 | 4 |
| Total average assets | .. | .. | £6,577,785 | 19 | 10 |

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 7th day of January, 1925.

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