1028
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

Bank Statements.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1931.

LIABILITIES.
£ s.d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 3,412,737 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 107,406 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 288,470 0 0
Government deposits.. .. .. 2,888,988 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 8,628,126 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 16,151,813 0 0
Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. 51,184 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £31,528,724 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s.d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined metal .. .. 2,349,420 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 4,536 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 26,247 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 283,710 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 384,272 0 0
Landed property .. .. 473,577 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 677,378 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 2,107,476 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 425,930 0 0
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 24,556,072 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 98,420 0 0
   Transfers to Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. ..

Total average assets .. £31,367,047 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1931 :—
£ s.d.
4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. 529,988 0 0
Preference A shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 500,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 234,375 0 0
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 468,750 0 0
Preference B shares, issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 1,375,000 0 0
Ordinary shares .. .. 3,750,000 0 0

Total .. .. £6,858,113 0 0

Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on—
Preference A shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
C Long-term Mortgage shares, 6 per cent. per annum.
D Long-term Mortgage shares, 7½ per cent. per annum.
Preference B shares, equal with bonus to 13¼ per cent. per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal with bonus of 1 per cent. to 14¼ per cent. per annum.

Amount of the last dividend declared on—
£ s.d.
Preference A shares .. .. 50,000 0 0
C Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 14,062 10 0
D Long-term Mortgage shares .. .. 35,156 5 0
Preference B shares, with bonus .. .. 181,250 0 0
Ordinary shares, with bonus of 1 per cent. .. .. 537,500 0 0

Total .. .. £817,968 15 0

(On the guaranteed stock £10,599, interest for six months, was paid on 1st November, 1930.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,173,156.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1931.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
J. S. COLUMB, Accountant.

[NOTE.—The above are the figures for New Zealand only.]

BANK RETURN (SUPPLEMENTARY).

Statement of the average amount of liabilities and assets of the Long-term Mortgage Department of the Bank of New Zealand during the quarter ended 31st March, 1931.

LIABILITIES.
£ s.d.
Capital .. .. 703,125 0 0
Debentures and debenture stock .. .. 607,050 0 0
Transfers from Bank .. ..

£1,310,175 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s.d.
Loans .. .. 1,258,991 0 0
Transfers to Bank .. .. 61,184 0 0

£1,310,175 0 0

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1931.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
J. S. COLUMB, Accountant;

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th March, 1931.

LIABILITIES.
£ s.d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 362,293 0 9
Bills in circulation .. .. 14,860 17 4
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 481,076 18 6
Government deposits .. ..

Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,771,973 4 1
Bearing interest .. .. 2,998,009 18 6

Total average liabilities .. £5,628,213 19 2

ASSETS.
£ s.d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined metals .. .. 1,004,389 16 1
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 5,794 8 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 69,576 18 3
Notes and bills of other Banks .. ..

Balances due from other Banks.. .. .. 32,075 1 5
Landed property .. ..

Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 101,606 6 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 122,199 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 4,036,017 4 11
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 324 16 10

Total average assets .. £6,271,983 11 11

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,500,000.
Rate of the last interim dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last interim dividend declared, £270,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,667,027 7s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1931.

W. L. WARD, Inspector.
J. HARLAND, Accountant.