Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3189

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1930.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 1,024,665 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,520 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 369,231 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 3,442,224 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,922,955 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. ..

Total average liabilities .. £9,774,595 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 867,062 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 17,237 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 2,151 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 156,567 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. .. 680,077 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 452,138 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 129,699 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,180,652 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 9,302,355 0 0
5. Securities not* included under the above heads .. .. .. 358,020 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £13,145,898 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, £2,294,171.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1930.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 210,402 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,479 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 846 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 49 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 962,261 0 0
Bearing interest .. 652,636 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £1,828,673 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 219,796 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 5,863 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 59,758 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. .. 66,692 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 88,054 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted.. .. .. 46,918 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) .. .. .. 1,637,690 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 562 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £2,245,058 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1930: Ordinary, £1,923,399 7s. 6d.; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Ordinary shares, 15 per cent. per annum; preference shares, 4 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Ordinary, £135,156 5s.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £2,255,548 13s.
Dated at Wellington, N.Z., this 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1930.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 488,288 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 86,818 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 22,338 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 141 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,410,896 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,534,081 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £6,542,562 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 962,317 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 3,390 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 88,333 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 264,920 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 53,192 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 90,267 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad).. .. .. 5,879,935 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 39,239 0 0

Total average assets .. .. £7,411,593 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1930, £4,000,000.
Rate of last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12½ per cent. per annum.
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 9th day of October, 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 30th September, 1930.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 460,726 16 2
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,013 13 9
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 687,511 1 2
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,226,858 15 4
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,088,366 9 6

Total average liabilities .. £7,476,476 15 11

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 1,487,827 6 3
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. .. 6,579 5 5
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 4,396 4 7
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 907 7 3
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 87,006 9 11
Landed property .. .. .. 196,370 18 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 125,823 5 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 515,756 18 6
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 6,604,572 7 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 96,212 5 1

Total average assets .. .. £9,125,452 8 10

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 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, N.Z., this 9th day of October, 1930.
R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
J. STEELE, Inspector’s Accountant.