JAN. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 67

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 December, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £3,653,751 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 92,526 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 1,413,711 0 0
Government deposits .. .. 1,195,564 0 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 7,649,782 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 17,071,588 0 0
Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. 50,137 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £31,127,059 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver, and other coined metal .. .. .. .. £2,343,746 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 5,998 0 0
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 20,655 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 184,065 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. 14,607 0 0
Landed property .. .. .. 479,638 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 396,166 0 0
2. Government securities (New Zealand or otherwise) .. .. 3,511,328 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. 530,343 0 0
4. Debts due to Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 23,416,626 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 78,443 0 0
   Transfers to Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. ..
   Total average assets .. £30,981,615 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 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 13⅞ per cent. per annum.
Ordinary shares, equal with bonus of 1 per cent. to 14½ per cent. per annum.

£ 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, 1931.)

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

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1932.

F. W. DAWSON, Assistant 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 December, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

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

£1,310,175 0 0

ASSETS.

Loans .. .. .. £1,260,038 0 0
Transfers to Bank .. .. 50,137 0 0

£1,310,175 0 0

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1932.

F. W. DAWSON, Assistant 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 31st December, 1931.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £322,565 4 7
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 13,321 18 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 970,384 12 4
Government deposits .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,500,941 10 2
Bearing interest .. .. 2,974,634 11 3

Total average liabilities .. £5,781,847 17 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver, and other coined metals .. .. .. .. £994,888 12 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars ..
Legal tender notes of other Banks .. 867 8 5
Notes and bills of other Banks .. 51,345 12 7
Balances due from other Banks..
Landed property .. .. .. 31,653 7 10
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. 92,023 9 6
2. Colonial Government securities .. 122,199 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 4,959,769 14 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 249 13 11

Total average assets .. £6,252,996 18 9

Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £4,500,000.
Rate of the last interim dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last interim dividend declared, £174,375.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £4,667,027 7s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of January, 1932.

J. A. MACLEOD, Manager.
O. J. PINEL, Accountant.