APRIL 17.]

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1930.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,102,033 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,477 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 107,923 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 365,385 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,932,470 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,585,234 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £10,116,522 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. 870,005 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 19,616 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,157 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 185,275 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 137,154 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 450,185 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 164,328 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,033,851 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 9,691,289 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 483,367 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £13,037,227 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1930, £2,000,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of last dividend declared, £120,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,326,154.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1930.
J. T. GROSE, General Manager.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., in the Dominion of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1930.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 240,164 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 3,337 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 2,462 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 33 0 0
Other deposits—
£ s. d.
Not bearing interest 1,028,165 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 619,308 0 0
1,647,473 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £1,893,469 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. 226,574 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 7,957 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 67,701 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 177,692 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 87,900 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 38,865 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 119,725 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 1,686,282 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1;418 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £2,414,114 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of quarter ended 31st March, 1930 : Ordinary, £1,750,000 ; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders : Preference shares, 4 per cent. per annum ; ordinary, shares 15 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, £2,057,939 15s. 5d.
Dated at Wellington, N.Z., this 9th day of April, 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 March, 1930.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 532,582 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 142,196 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 295,467 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 147 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,893,700 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,209,883 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £7,073,975 0 0

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. 956,124 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 5,748 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 118,280 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 7,598 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 37,096 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 24,630 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad).. .. 6,437,568 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 91,455 0 0
   Total average assets .. .. £7,708,499 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1930, £4,000,000.
Rate of last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½ per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £250,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,850,000.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1930.
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, 1930.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 526,083 7 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 16,066 4 1
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 109,844 10 10
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,551,418 16 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,109,383 10 10
Total average liabilities .. £7,312,796 10 3

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. .. 1,238,140 4 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 9,852 16 11
Gold and silver bullion or bars .. .. 48,578 17 4
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,391 11 6
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 105,230 14 6
Landed property .. .. .. 186,519 19 11
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 140,544 11 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. 683,730 0 0
3. other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,462,791 6 5
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 175,454 6 6
   Total average assets .. .. £9,052,234 8 4

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1930, £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 10th day of April, 1930.
R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
V. STEELE, Inspector’s Accountant.