2090

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
30th June, 1925.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. 981,161 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 22,413 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 5,384,246 0 0
Bearing interest .. 2,783,649 0 0
Total average liabilities £9,171,469 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. 928,191 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 5,258 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 222,993 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 56,077 0 0
Landed property .. 258,197 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 223,653 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. 658,426 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. 8,115,002 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 324,641 0 0
   Total average assets £10,792,438 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st June, 1925, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders,
12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £90,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £1,754,502.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1925.

ALFRED JOLLY, General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited),
in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1925.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. 92,974 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 3,823 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ..
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 983,149 0 0
Bearing interest .. 257,853 0 0
Total average liabilities £1,337,799 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 132,711 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 112,179 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 51,474 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 3,846 0 0
Landed property .. 87,565 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 41,825 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) .. 1,046,804 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 750 0 0
   Total average assets £1,483,254 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 30th June, 1925 : Ordinary, £743,454; preference,
£2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders :
Preference, 4 per cent., £42,347.
Amount of the last dividend declared : Ordinary, 15 per cent.,
£39,943 8s. 2d.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £611,707 17s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of July, 1925.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
W. M. L. SUTHERLAND, Accountant.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 52

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 30th June, 1925.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. 667,468 0 0
Bills in circulation .. 148,618 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 18,564 0 0
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 3,715,770 0 0
Bearing interest .. 2,585,588 0 0
Total average liabilities £7,136,008 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 1,016,810 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 9,771 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 502 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 109,178 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 223,765 0 0
Landed property .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 46,827 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) .. 4,964,608 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 64,199 0 0
   Total average assets £6,465,660 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 1925, £3,500,000.
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, £3,765,003.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of July, 1925.

D. P. YOUREN, for the 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 30th June, 1925.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. 513,785 3 10
Bills in circulation .. 17,379 7 0
Balances due to other Banks .. 321,284 17 2
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. 3,300,665 5 0
Bearing interest .. 3,229,630 13 6
Total average liabilities £7,382,745 6 6

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. 1,214,831 10 7
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 49,609 6 11
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 13,498 17 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,087 10 9
Balances due from other Banks .. 100,732 19 1
Landed property .. 172,789 16 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 157,494 7 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. 716,493 9 8
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. 5,099,892 15 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. 138,176 8 1
   Total average assets £7,664,607 2 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 31st June, 1925, £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,
£4,150,000.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of July, 1925.

HENRY W. LEVER, Inspector.
P. M. FOOKES, Inspector's Accountant.