1062
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Election to Administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 22nd April, 1929.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

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 March, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,516,400 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 140,251 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 107,488 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,864,075 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 12,272,662 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 14,622,324 0 0
Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. 44,040 0 0

Total average liabilities £33,567,240 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 2,941,108 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 10,543 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 28,892 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 320,953 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 702,349 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 425,320 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 671,450 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,039,470 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 374,889 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 19,240,355 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 101,347 0 0

Total average assets .. ..£27,856,676 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1929 :—

£ s. d.
4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. 529,988 0 0
Preference A shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 500,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. 234,375 0 0
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 468,750 0 0
Preference B shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 1,375,000 0 0
Ordinary shares .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0

Total .. .. .. ..£6,858,113 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 13²⁄₁₁ per cent. per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal with bonus of 1 per cent. to 14¹⁄₃ per cent. per annum.

Amount of the last dividend declared on—
£ s. d.
Preference A shares .. .. .. 50,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 7,031 4 10
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 17,562 17 2
Preference B shares with bonus .. 181,250 0 0
Ordinary shares with bonus of 1 per cent... 537,500 0 0

Total .. .. .. ..£793,344 2 0

(On the Guaranteed Stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st November, 1928.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,732,525.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1929.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
H. H. FEATHERSTONE, 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 31st March, 1929.

Liabilities.

£ s. d.
Capital .. .. .. 703,125 0 0

£703,125 0 0

Assets.

£ s. d.
Loans.. .. .. .. 659,085 0 0
Transfers to Bank .. .. .. 44,040 0 0

£703,125 0 0

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1929.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
H. H. FEATHERSTONE, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 436,872 18 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 22,217 16 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 2,547,416 18 1
Bearing interest .. .. .. 2,610,863 4 4

Total average liabilities £5,617,370 16 11

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. 975,659 7 10
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 8,030 1 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 98,655 2 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 86,916 13 4
Landed property .. .. .. 19,821 0 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 142,900 13 7
2. Colonial Government securities .. 154,763 1 11
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,737,439 2 2
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 450 17 3

Total average assets .. .. £6,224,636 0 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 14 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £315,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,589,760.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1929.

G. L. TENNENT, for Inspector.
J. HARLAND, Accountant.