Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2703

STATEMENT of the average amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,089,343 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 17,489 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 260,714 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,121,387 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,518,422 0 0
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Total average liabilities £10,007,355 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 853,814 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 16,664 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 8,230 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 202,663 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 458,357 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 438,194 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 149,126 0 0
2. Government Securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,031,690 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 9,519,940 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 432,141 0 0
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   Total average assets .. £13,110,819 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1929, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum and 2 per cent. bonus.
Amount of last dividend declared, £160,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,326,154.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of October, 1929.
H. B. GORDON, Assistant General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 234,660 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 1,892 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 44 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,008,027 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 676,127 0 0
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Total average liabilities £1,920,740 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 224,615 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 6,939 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 71,334 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 71,929 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,900 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 40,065 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) .. .. .. 1,643,736 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 469 0 0
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   Total average assets .. £2,216,712 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1929: Ordinary, £1,686,250 5s.; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Ordinary, 15 per cent. per annum; preference, 4 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Ordinary, £116,406 5s.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,900,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of October, 1929.
E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
A. GAUNT, Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., at Branches in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 510,778 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 101,127 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 290,480 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 234 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,642,046 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,286,103 0 0
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Total average liabilities ..£6,830,768 0 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 949,956 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 3,133 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 106,288 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 5,026 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 41,756 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 2,657 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,762,166 0 0

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 73,486 0 0
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   Total average assets .. ..£6,974,468 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1929, £4,000,000.
Rate of last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £300,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £5,236,336.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of October, 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 30th September, 1929.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 510,407 12 10
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 19,389 16 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 419,276 14 11
Government deposits .. .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,598,544 5 2
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,072,196 0 7
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Total average liabilities £7,619,814 10 0

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 1,236,241 0 6
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 8,556 15 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 47,944 18 6
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 1,010 1 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 101,771 9 11
Landed property .. .. .. 185,221 3 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 70,932 4 3
2. Colonial Government Securities .. .. .. 683,730 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 5,903,410 16 2

5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 125,552 19 6
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   Total average assets .. £8,364,371 9 2

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1929, £7,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.
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 October, 1929.
R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
V. STEELE, for Inspector’s Accountant.