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 31st December, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... ... £1,113,187 0 0
Bills in circulation ... ... 24,500 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 13,307 0 0
Government deposits ... ... 96,154 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 3,928,231 0 0
Bearing interest ... ... 4,638,789 0 0

Total average liabilities £9,814,168 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal ... ... ... £853,612 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 21,132 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 2,018 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 187,599 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 364,231 0 0
Landed property ... ... 437,333 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 171,157 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) ... 9,703,840 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... 503,458 0 0

Total average assets £13,276,070 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 January, 1930.

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 31st December, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... ... £244,593 0 0
Bills in circulation ... ... 3,437 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ...
Government deposits ... ... 20 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 1,017,684 0 0
Bearing interest ... ... 687,761 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,953,495 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal ... ... ... £229,171 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 8,400 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 68,288 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 309,077 0 0
Landed property ... ... 87,900 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 49,375 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) ... ... 92,802 0 0
3. Other funded securities ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 1,726,677 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... 641 0 0

Total average assets £2,572,331 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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, £1,994,190 0s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of January, 1930.

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 31st December, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... ... £533,624 0 0
Bills in circulation ... ... 125,296 0 0
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 64,389 0 0
Government deposits ... ... 935 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 2,568,291 0 0
Bearing interest ... ... 3,231,747 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,524,282 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal ... ... ... £949,748 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 4,326 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ...
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 109,762 0 0
Balances due from other Banks ... 18,976 0 0
Landed property ... ... 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 38,843 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) ... 6,400,337 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... 85,497 0 0

Total average assets £7,637,489 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 9th day of January, 1930.

W. A. KIELY, Inspector.

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 December, 1929.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation ... ... £527,178 8 5
Bills in circulation ... ... 16,007 4 7
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 218,266 2 9
Government deposits ...
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest ... ... 2,444,540 2 0
Bearing interest ... ... 4,091,861 0 5

Total average liabilities £7,297,852 18 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal ... ... ... £1,235,264 18 1
Legal tender notes of other Banks ... 8,915 3 10
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ... 48,535 11 7
Notes and bills of other Banks ... 1,321 2 8
Balances due from other Banks ... 111,261 14 6
Landed property ... ... 186,609 11 4
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted ... 106,142 0 9
2. Colonial Government Securities ... 683,730 0 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) ... 6,441,572 8 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads ... ... 154,560 18 1

Total average assets £8,977,913 8 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1929, £7,500,000.

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent.

Amount of last dividend declared, £750,000.

Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £6,150,000.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of January, 1930.

R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
V. STEELE, Inspector’s Accountant.