1940 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 47

RETIREMENTS, ETC.—continued.

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 June, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 4,125,423 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 102,407 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 59,095 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 4,326,278 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 12,849,726 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 10,597,571 0 0

Total average liabilities £32,060,500 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,460,719 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 14,932 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 53,741 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 240,455 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 700,738 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 371,384 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 1,103,937 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 3,207,532 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 519,035 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 19,993,592 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 282,471 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £29,948,536 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1926:—
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, £1,375,000.
Ordinary shares, £3,750,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
Preference “A” shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Preference “B” shares, equal to £11 16s. 3d. 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, £162,464.
Ordinary shares, £499,928.

(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months was paid on 1st May, 1926.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,390,378.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of July, 1926.

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 June, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 415,675 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,240 5 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,587,783 0 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,781,094 19 4

Total average liabilities £4,804,793 9 11

ASSETS.

£ s. d.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 959,533 8 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 48,764 9 11
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 74,171 19 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 62,384 12 4
Landed property .. .. .. 17,133 9 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 116,002 3 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,746,010 7 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 825 19 8

Total average assets .. .. £6,179,589 13 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,000,000.

Rate of the last dividend and bonus 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, £3,892,886.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July, 1926.

W. L. WARD, Inspector.
T. P. HANNA, Accountant.