APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 973

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, 1927.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,120,488 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 36,140 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 294,385 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,213,491 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,138,494 0 0

Total average liabilities £8,862,998 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 970,877 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 18,796 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 205,068 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 120,769 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 321,109 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 232,377 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 670,200 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 8,828,880 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 353,285 0 0

Total average assets .. £11,721,361 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1927, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum for half-year.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £120,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,343,044.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April, 1927.

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 31st March, 1927.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 172,721 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 12,605 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 931,310 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 376,139 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,492,775 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 148,547 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 92,405 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 52,151 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 34,462 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 89,400 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 46,357 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 56,323 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,448,182 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,499 0 0

Total average assets .. £1,969,326 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1927: Ordinary, £999,955 12s. 6d.; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Ordinary 15 per cent.; preference, 4 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Ordinary, £63,692 6s. 2d.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,066,140 10s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April, 1927.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
W. M. L. SUTHERLAND, Accountant.

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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, 1927.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 586,987 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 103,613 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 152,155 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,884,090 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,396,633 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £6,123,478 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 983,514 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 5,620 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 97,091 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 39,697 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 44,779 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) .. .. 6,170,913 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 74,467 0 0

Total average assets .. £7,446,081 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1927, £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, £4,558,012.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1927.

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 31st March, 1927.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 593,279 6 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 18,786 17 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 422,326 15 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,493,840 6 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,791,255 8 5

Total average liabilities £6,319,488 13 2

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,247,106 6 9
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 25,623 6 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 29,898 3 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,612 5 9
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 111,149 3 5
Landed property .. .. .. 166,811 4 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 193,964 0 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. 711,452 18 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,253,709 5 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 162,965 19 8

Total average assets .. £8,909,292 15 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1927, £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, £4,750,000.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April, 1927.

G. T. GROSE, Inspector.
GEO. D. CAMPBELL, Inspector’s Accountant.