APRIL 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1029

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, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 942,312 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,428 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 38,000 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,958,625 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 5,141,111 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £9,101,476 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. £ 886,153 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 15,206 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 2,475 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 151,165 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 261,308 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 446,912 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 101,494 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. .. 1,433,974 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 9,584,705 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 337,336 0 0

Total average assets .. £13,220,728 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1931, £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 13th day of April, 1931.

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, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 187,760 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 2,225 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. ..
Government deposits .. .. .. 28 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 843,514 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 656,008 0 0 1,499,522 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £1,689,535 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. £ 227,370 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 2,808 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 54,424 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 151,077 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 102,300 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 39,516 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) .. .. 1,559,300 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,674 0 0

Total average assets .. £2,258,194 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1931: Ordinary, £2,000,000; preference, £2,117,350.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders: Ordinary shares, 12½ per cent. per annum; preference shares, 4 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared: Ordinary, £120,569 6s. 7d.; preference, £42,347.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £3,332,149 5s. 6d.

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

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, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 461,729 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 55,106 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 67,593 0 0
Government deposits .. .. .. 110 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,136,332 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,790,814 0 0

Total average liabilities .. £6,511,083 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. £ 970,020 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. ..
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 2,660 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 91,550 0 0
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 61,391 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 28,962 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 81,413 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,231,055 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 30,020 0 0

Total average assets .. £7,527,071 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1931, £4,000,000.
Rate of last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £200,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,850,000.

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

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, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £ 435,430 9 3
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 14,696 3 5
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 130,605 14 3
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 1,991,282 12 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,184,329 18 10

Total average liabilities .. £6,756,344 18 8

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal .. .. .. .. £ 1,504,686 8 5
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. .. 6,956 0 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 6,363 0 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 1,568 11 2
Balances due from other Banks.. .. 191,285 7 11
Landed property .. .. .. 192,588 19 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 118,888 8 1
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 247,000 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) .. .. 6,397,240 14 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 101,444 19 3

Total average assets .. £8,768,022 9 3

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1931, £7,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9½ per cent.
Amount of last dividend declared, £731,250.
Amount of the reserved profits after declaring such dividend, £6,150,000.

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

R. C. ADDISON, Inspector.
J. STEELE, Inspector's Accountant.