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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 71

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Opotiki on the 8th November, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Opotiki on the 8th day of November, 1927, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Waiariki, 1927/10.]

Registrar’s Office, Rotorua, 8th October, 1927.

T. ANARU, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION.

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, 1927.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,510,715 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 109,056 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 121,689 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,089,147 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 10,337,124 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 11,736,708 0 0
Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. 312,525 0 0

Total average liabilities £28,216,964 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 3,510,146 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 5,661 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 60,846 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 225,439 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 84,027 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 410,565 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 820,980 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 3,022,132 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 351,977 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 20,598,963 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 202,114 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£29,292,850 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1927:—

£ s. d.
4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. 529,986 0 0
Preference A shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 500,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 117,187 0 0
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 386,169 0 0
Preference B shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 1,375,000 0 0
Ordinary shares .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0

Total .. .. .. ..£6,658,344 0 0

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
Preference A shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
C Long-term Mortgage shares, 6 per cent. per annum
D Long-term Mortgage shares, 7½ per cent. per annum.
Preference B shares, equal with bonus to 13⁷⁄₁₁ per cent. per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal with bonus of 1 per cent. to 14⅓ per cent. per annum.

Amount to the last dividend declared on— £ s. d.
Preference A shares .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 878 18 1
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 2,185 5 9
Preference B shares with bonus .. .. 181,250 0 0
Ordinary shares with bonus of 1 per cent... 537,500 0 0

Total .. .. .. ..£771,814 3 10

On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st May, 1927.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,609,655.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1927.

HENRY BUCKLETON, General Manager.
A. H. BATH, Accountant.

[NOTE.—The above are the figures for New Zealand only.]

BANK RETURN (SUPPLEMENTARY).

Statement of the average amount of liabilities and assets of the Long-term Mortgage Department of the Bank of New Zealand during the quarter ended 30th September, 1927.

Liabilities.

£ s. d.
Capital .. .. .. .. 494,699 0 0

£494,699 0 0

Assets.

£ s. d.
Loans.. .. .. .. 182,174 0 0
Transfers to Bank .. .. .. 312,525 0 0

£494,699 0 0

HENRY BUCKLETON, General Manager.
A. H. BATH, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1927.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 395,368 6 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,642 11 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,079,513 19 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. 1,902,840 5 4

Total average liabilities £4,398,365 1 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 965,136 13 7
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 24,943 0 9
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 74,387 10 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 14,846 3 1
Landed property .. .. .. 35,926 14 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 99,122 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) .. .. .. 4,922,185 4 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 385 5 11

Total average assets .. ..£6,291,695 18 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last interim dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last interim dividend declared, £280,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such interim dividend, £3,945,508.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October, 1927.

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