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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

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, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,109,143 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,909 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 40,154 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,637,887 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,007,483 0 0
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Total average liabilities £8,812,576 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 972,316 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,131 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 192,728 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 141,846 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 298,695 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 234,302 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 616,090 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 8,606,336 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 336,830 0 0
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   Total average assets .. £11,412,274 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1926, £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, £160,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,343,044.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October, 1926.

G. W. McINTOSH, General Manager.

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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, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 107,941 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,204 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 975,746 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 369,241 0 0
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Total average liabilities £1,457,132 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 140,950 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 106,111 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 50,647 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 24,307 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 89,554 0 0
Landed property .. .. ..
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 49,575 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 19,947 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,281,971 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 1,012 0 0
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   Total average assets .. £1,763,474 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1926: Ordinary, £967,447; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Ordinary 15 per cent., £63,692 6s. 2d.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Preference, 4 per cent., £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,066,140 10s. 8d.

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

P. H. PHILLIPS, Acting-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, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 563,140 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 100,055 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 17,058 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,928,461 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,386,672 0 0
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Total average liabilities £5,995,386 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 994,767 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 5,170 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 82,942 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 116,824 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 50,796 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) .. 5,722,935 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 58,678 0 0
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   Total average assets .. £7,062,112 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 9th day of October, 1926.

W. A. LEITCH, Inspector.
T. G. A. HARLE, Chief Clerk.

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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, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 537,205 8 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,610 14 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 350,980 4 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,568,475 8 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,724,294 10 2
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Total average liabilities £6,198,566 5 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,214,463 19 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 22,221 15 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 23,029 10 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 823 5 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 91,952 17 1
Landed property .. .. .. 189,891 11 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 171,271 8 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 716,493 9 8
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,940,036 19 4

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 130,495 9 0
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   Total average assets .. £8,500,680 5 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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 6th day of October, 1926.

HENRY W. LEVER, Inspector.
GEO. D. CAMPBELL, Inspector’s Accountant.