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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

Bank Statements.

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

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 3,460,592 0 0
Bills in circulation 93,830 0 0
Balances due to other Banks 2,827 0 0
Government deposits 3,826,409 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 8,628,475 0 0
Bearing interest 16,209,179 0 0
Transfers from Long-term Mortgage
Department 38,584 0 0

Total average liabilities £32,259,896 0 0

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined
metal 2,340,006 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 3,118 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 21,873 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 203,702 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 1,023,778 0 0
Landed property 463,889 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 558,344 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) 2,404,068 0 0
3. Other funded securities 468,604 0 0
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) 24,273,053 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 114,871 0 0
   Transfers to Long-term Mortgage Department ..

Total average assets £31,875,905 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the
quarter ended 30th June, 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, 8 per cent. per annum.
D Long-term Mortgage shares, 7½ per cent. per annum.
Preference B shares, equal with bonus to 13⅓ per cent.
per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal with bonus of 1 per cent. to 14½ 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 May, 1931.)

Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £4,201,001.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of July, 1931.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
A. W. HALL, 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 June, 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 1,271,591 0 0
Transfers to Bank 38,584 0 0

£1,310,175 0 0

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of July, 1931.

H. BUCKLETON, General Manager.
A. W. HALL, Accountant.

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

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 350,988 7 8
Bills in circulation 10,371 5 9
Balances due to other Banks 797,846 3 1
Government deposits ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 1,749,825 8 11
Bearing interest 2,964,292 9 1

Total average liabilities £5,863,323 14 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver, and other coined
metals 996,150 19 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Legal tender notes of other Banks 3,521 14 8
Notes and bills of other Banks 51,989 7 3
Balances due from other Banks ..
Landed property 32,153 15 1
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 73,876 6 2
2. Colonial Government securities 122,199 0 0
3. Other funded securities ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) 4,909,782 1 9
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 821 15 10

Total average assets £6,184,495 0 6

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 12 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last 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 8th day of July, 1931.

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