JULY 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2119

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 June, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 938,748 0 0
Bills in circulation 12,487 0 0
Balances due to other Banks 2,385 0 0
Government deposits
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 3,008,647 0 0
Bearing interest 5,404,838 0 0

Total average liabilities £9,367,105 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal 886,406 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 13,546 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 2,560 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks 131,761 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 508,615 0 0
Landed property 444,376 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 86,070 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) 1,137,900 0 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) 9,549,185 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 247,839 0 0

Total average assets £13,007,448 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter
ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 1931.

J. T. GROSE, General Manager.
J. N. FRETHEY, Chief Accountant.

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 June, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 131,507 0 0
Bills in circulation 3,811 0 0
Balances due to other Banks
Government deposits 59 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 812,044 0 0
Bearing interest 628,626 0 0

Total average liabilities £1,626,047 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal 224,000 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 1,976 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks 43,325 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 81,308 0 0
Landed property 102,508 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 35,159 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) 1,501,479 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 1,551 0 0

Total average assets £2,111,031 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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, £2,332,149 5s. 6d.

Dated at Wellington, N.Z., this 9th day of July, 1931.

E. P. YALDWYN, Manager.
A. J. CARLETON, 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 June, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 456,033 0 0
Bills in circulation 47,092 0 0
Balances due to other Banks 332,158 0 0
Government deposits 270 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 2,016,876 0 0
Bearing interest 3,751,840 0 0

Total average liabilities £6,604,269 0 0

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal 967,010 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks 2,247 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars
Notes and bills of other Banks 81,514 0 0
Balances due from other Banks 602 0 0
Landed property 30,000 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 25,403 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand
   or otherwise) 83,185 0 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) 5,979,909 0 0
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 20,578 0 0

Total average assets £7,190,448 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 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 8th day of July, 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 30th June, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation 427,843 19 3
Bills in circulation 9,920 19 10
Balances due to other Banks 509,378 14 0
Government deposits
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest 1,908,294 19 9
Bearing interest 4,096,449 9 3

Total average liabilities £6,951,888 2 1

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined
metal 1,503,898 18 4
Legal tender notes of other Banks 4,648 17 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars 2,881 6 8
Notes and bills of other Banks 1,075 5 0
Balances due from other Banks 75,868 0 5
Landed property 195,741 10 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted 116,822 3 1
2. Colonial Government securities 247,060 0 0
3. Other funded securities
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts
   abandoned as bad) 6,292,452 1 1
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads 68,259 14 5

Total average assets £8,508,647 16 8

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th June, 1931, £7,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 9¾ 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 8th day of July, 1931.

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