Oct. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2929

Mining Privileges to be struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

Mining Registrar’s Office, Hokitika, 3rd September, 1926.

NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of section 30 (3) of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914, that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto will, unless sufficient cause to the contrary be shown within three months from the date hereof, be struck off the Register.

L. W. LOUISSON, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

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 September, 1926

LIABILITIES.

£. s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 3,757,913 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 109,211 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 49,406 0 0
Government deposits .. .. 4,027,503 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 11,466,558 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 10,845,289 0 0

Total average liabilities £30,255,880 0 0

ASSETS.

£. s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 3,461,270 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,959 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 54,331 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 222,322 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 123,690 0 0
Landed property .. 381,894 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,029,357 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 3,074,397 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. 485,555 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 20,347,704 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 294,604 0 0

Total average assets .. £29,483,083 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 7th day of October, 1926.

T. E. CORKILL, Assistant 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 September, 1926.

LIABILITIES

£. s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 410,095 18 5
Bills in circulation .. .. 17,612 5 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,330,833 18 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,741,912 8 10

Total average liabilities £4,500,454 10 3

ASSETS.

£. s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 965,045 0 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 31,956 0 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 71,921 10 7
Balances due from other Banks .. 10,230 15 5
Landed property .. 21,683 9 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 96,193 9 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) .. 4,793,468 9 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. 625 0 8

Total average assets .. £6,145,886 17 8

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 8th day of October, 1926.

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