Oct. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2967

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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,069,591 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,130 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 535,000 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,060,371 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,472,080 0 0

Total average liabilities £10,151,172 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 959,940 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,388 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 173,995 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 17,847 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. 409,259 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 221,062 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 831,690 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 8,435,788 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 371,189 0 0

Total average assets .. £11,426,158 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1928, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum 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, £2,335,572.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October, 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 30th September, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 220,656 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,321 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,018,649 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 622,339 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,864,965 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 225,981 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 8,247 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 54,794 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 31,308 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,400 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 43,880 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) .. .. 1,421,859 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 488 0 0

Total average assets .. £1,943,682 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1928: Ordinary, £1,463,802; 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, £97,656 5s.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,690,485 12s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October, 1928.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
A. D. GAUNT, 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, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 512,935 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 99,536 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 333,328 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 284 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,565,702 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,355,633 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,867,418 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 975,904 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 2,655 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 91,146 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 4,396 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 42,893 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) .. .. 5,106,038 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 55,299 0 0

Total average assets .. £6,308,331 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1928, £4,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £300,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £5,249,404.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October, 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 30th September, 1928.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 505,249 1 5
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,293 12 7
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 19,696 15 9
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,528,195 16 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,864,939 5 11

Total average liabilities £6,931,374 11 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 1,234,647 12 2
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 12,908 9 3
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 40,378 4 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 701 3 10
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 86,933 4 7
Landed property .. .. .. 179,724 10 5
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 78,399 15 9
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 683,730 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,622,806 15 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 127,342 17 11

Total average assets .. £8,067,572 14 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1928, £7,500,000.
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 October, 1928.

R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
GEO. D. CAMPBELL, Inspector's Accountant.