Oct. 15.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 September, 1925.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 903,256 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,326 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,749,947 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,995,259 0 0

Total average liabilities
£8,667,788 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 929,575 0 0
Legal Tender Notes of Other Banks .. 5,692 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 1,965 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 203,854 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 724,231 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 247,121 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 236,852 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 608,982 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 8,116,806 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 347,522 0 0

Total average assets
£11,422,600 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 1925, £2,000,000.
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, £120,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £2,147,697.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1925.
G. W. MCINTOSH, Acting 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 September,
1925.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 90,411 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,607 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 958,316 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 277,725 0 0

Total average liabilities
£1,331,059 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 132,696 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 97,144 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 51,382 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property .. .. .. 89,297 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 38,842 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) .. .. 1,093,210 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 960 0 0

Total average assets
£1,509,631 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 30th September, 1925 : Ordinary, £769,343 17s. 6d. ;
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.,
£47,158 14s. 6d.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £767,569 14s. 1d.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1925.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
W. M. L. SUTHERLAND, Accountant.

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 September, 1925.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 626,484 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 117,634 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 26,818 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,082,993 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,571,655 0 0

Total average liabilities
£6,425,584 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 1,023,626 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 9,676 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 518 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 76,703 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 46,697 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 45,693 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) .. .. 5,369,948 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 60,298 0 0

Total average assets
£6,663,159 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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 October, 1925.
W. A. LEITCH, 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 September, 1925.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 465,490 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,870 15 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 155,767 15 8
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,891,663 0 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,947,912 19 8

Total average liabilities
£6,480,704 15 2

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metals .. .. .. .. 1,217,770 17 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 48,209 9 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 13,593 7 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,445 18 1
Balances due from other Banks .. 96,371 15 3
Landed property .. .. .. 178,301 16 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 163,115 13 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 716,493 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,324,860 15 10
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 148,648 11 10

Total average assets
£7,908,811 14 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th September, 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 8th day of October, 1925.
HENRY W. LEVER, Inspector.
P. M. FOOKES, Inspector’s Accountant.