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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Certificates of Naturalization granted.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 6th January, 1927.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that certificates of naturalization, in accordance with the provisions of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Act, 1923, have been granted to the persons named and described hereunder.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD, Minister of Internal Affairs.

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 31st December, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,864,269 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 99,349 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 416,781 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,383,149 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 10,813,196 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 10,854,208 0 0
Total average liabilities £28,430,952 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 3,465,975 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 7,073 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 55,209 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 227,405 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 18,237 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 394,906 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 1,221,066 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. 3,053,572 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. 447,106 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 21,720,724 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 257,324 0 0
   Total average assets .. £30,868,597 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 November, 1926.)
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,390,378.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January, 1927.

HENRY 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 31st December, 1926.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 455,101 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,257 7 11
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,130,750 17 2
Bearing interest .. .. 1,704,643 18 5
Total average liabilities £4,311,753 9 8

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. 967,571 16 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 12,649 0 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 84,837 4 4
Balances due from other Banks .. 11,153 16 11
Landed property .. .. .. 23,456 9 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 122,676 4 11
2. Colonial Government securities .. 154,763 1 10
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 5,082,883 17 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 816 7 11
   Total average assets .. £6,460,807 18 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last interim 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 interim 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 6th day of January, 1927.

W. L. WARD, Inspector.
J. HARLAND, for Accountant.