1048
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

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 31st March, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 895,970 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 31,687 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 184,154 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,639,189 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,027,724 0 0

Total average liabilities £8,778,724 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 954,884 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 9,824 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 267,490 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 273,000 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 272,999 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 256,588 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 604,800 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 8,494,319 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 371,666 0 0

Total average assets .. £11,505,570 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1926, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
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 14th day of April, 1926.

W. F. SPARHAM, pro 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 31st March, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 93,482 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 5,432 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 938,883 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 304,195 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,341,992 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 141,147 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 114,972 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 54,824 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 50,231 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 90,631 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 47,499 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) .. .. 1,223,924 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,330 0 0

Total average assets .. £1,730,658 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1926: Ordinary, £881,289 10s.; preference, £2,117,350.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Ordinary, 15 per cent., £55,666 6s. 7d.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Preference, 4 per cent., £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £833,035 19s. 1d.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of April, 1926.

P. H. PHILLIPS, Acting-Manager.
JAMES 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 31st March, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 661,702 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 143,360 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 60,696 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,176,309 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,261,919 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £6,303,986 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 1,011,265 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 9,634 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 154 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 124,357 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 87,307 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 47,763 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) .. .. 5,836,695 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 71,463 0 0

Total average assets .. £7,218,638 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1926, £3,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £262,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,505,401.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of April, 1926.

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 31st March, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 528,969 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,555 17 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 337,695 9 5
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,853,562 16 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,685,103 15 10

Total average liabilities £6,426,887 4 5

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. 1,224,746 9 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 58,140 11 7
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 16,073 18 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 1,724 4 7
Balances due from other Banks .. 112,563 2 0
Landed property .. .. .. 171,814 5 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 164,027 13 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. 716,493 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,972,248 13 5
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 163,270 2 10

Total average assets .. £8,601,102 10 1

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1926, £6,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £600,000.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £4,400,000.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of April, 1926.

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