APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1111

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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,100,942 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 24,734 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 582,769 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,148,062 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,040,592 0 0

Total average liabilities £9,897,099 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 957,144 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 3,710 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 165,575 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 27,266 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 105,154 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 384,884 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 201,420 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 816,305 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 7,974,072 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 320,438 0 0

Total average assets .. £10,955,968 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1928, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £120,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,345,319.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April, 1928.
G. W. McINTOSH, General Manager.

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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 210,645 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 4,030 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 930,462 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 531,075 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,676,212 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 207,733 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 27,753 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 50,672 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 41,846 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,400 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 31,570 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 69,725 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,264,766 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 994 0 0

Total average assets .. £1,782,459 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1928: Ordinary, £1,345,246 17s. 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, £88,281 5s.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,381,759 14s. 4d.
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of April, 1928.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
A. D. GAUNT, 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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 546,266 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 164,215 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 100,088 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,838,375 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,827,472 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,476,416 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 979,985 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 3,866 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 114,229 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 282,594 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 33,847 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) .. .. 5,277,741 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 59,320 0 0

Total average assets .. £6,781,582 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1928, £4,000,000.
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, £4,610,438.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April, 1928.
W. A. KIELY, Inspector.
W. P. NEWTON, Chief Clerk.

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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 551,995 13 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,796 10 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 264,492 9 2
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,589,490 19 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,323,768 0 2

Total average liabilities £6,744,543 12 8

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,222,340 9 8
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 14,206 2 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 37,568 8 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,252 16 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 97,531 7 4
Landed property .. .. .. 171,612 8 8
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 105,907 2 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 683,730 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,878,205 11 6
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 143,674 12 2

Total average assets .. £8,356,079 5 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1928, £7,481,960.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £701,211.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £5,650,000.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April, 1928.
J. T. GROSE, Inspector.
GEO. D. CAMPBELL, Inspector's Accountant.