APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1063

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, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,109,575 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 20,773 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 295,666 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,271,455 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. 4,345,035 0 0

Total average liabilities £10,042,504 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. .. 861,906 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 19,691 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 4,527 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 200,511 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. 428,326 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 156,407 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) .. .. 8,516,319 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 395,344 0 0

Total average assets .. £11,414,721 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1929, £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, £2,335,572.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April, 1929.

J. T. GROSE, 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, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 232,780 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,637 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 96 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 958,997 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 657,584 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,853,094 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. .. 230,034 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 7,470 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 62,952 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 186,583 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. 87,400 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 50,548 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) .. .. 1,516,753 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 1,111 0 0

Total average assets .. £2,212,576 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1929: Ordinary, £1,500,000; 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, £107,031 5s.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,663,961 17s. 6d.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April, 1929.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
A. 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 31st March, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 544,445 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 168,051 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 449,070 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 268 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,919,214 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. 3,450,484 0 0

Total average liabilities £7,531,532 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. .. 958,632 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 2,970 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 126,567 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 5,659 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 32,443 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) .. .. 5,376,078 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 57,761 0 0

Total average assets .. £6,590,110 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1929, £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 8th day of April, 1929.

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, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 580,820 14 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,865 5 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 200,488 4 3
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,766,997 15 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. 3,922,462 5 7

Total average liabilities £7,444,134 4 9

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metals .. .. .. .. .. 1,235,089 4 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 11,132 13 4
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 45,863 6 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,825 7 11
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 120,366 16 2
Landed property .. .. .. .. .. 178,555 11 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 130,690 14 10
2. Colonial Government securities .. 683,730 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,788,360 10 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. .. 156,370 2 6

Total average assets .. £8,351,984 7 5

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1929, £7,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared; £749,405 10s.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend £5,900,000.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April, 1929.

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

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