STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and Assets of the undermentioned Banks in the Dominion of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1932.

## LIABILITIES.

| Banks. | Notes in Circulation. | Bills in Circulation. | Balances due to other Banks. | Government. | Not bearing Interest. | Bearing Interest. | Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department. | Total Liabilities. |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|----------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        | £ s. d.              | £ s. d.              | £ s. d.                     | £ s. d.      | £ s. d.              | £ s. d.          | £ s. d.                                    | £ s. d.           |
| Bank of New Zealand | 3,638,530 0 0       | 76,644 0 0           | 779,705 0 0                 | 1,429,054 0 0 | 7,364,360 0 0        | 17,690,816 0 0   | 129,114 0 0                                | 31,108,223 0 0    |
| Union Bank of Australia, Ltd. | 443,753 0 0         | 43,099 0 0           | 17,650 0 0                  | 124 0 0       | 1,607,978 0 0        | 3,810,002 0 0    |                                          | 5,922,606 0 0    |
| Bank of New South Wales | 454,487 15 5        | 6,655 15 7           | 14,048 11 2                 |               | 1,634,551 1 11       | 3,886,117 3 11   | 5,995,860 8 0                              |                   |
| Bank of Australasia | 314,898 16 2        | 9,624 2 8            | 671,615 7 8                 |               | 1,413,082 15 7       | 3,003,030 14 4   | 5,412,251 16 5                             |                   |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd. | 899,398 0 0         | 7,583 0 0            |                             |               | 2,641,797 0 0        | 6,256,490 0 0    | 9,805,268 0 0                              |                   |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd. | 168,757 0 0         | 1,323 0 0            |                             | 14 0 0        | 708,383 0 0          | 692,558 0 0      | 1,571,035 0 0                              |                   |
| Totals | 5,919,824 11 7      | 144,928 18 3         | 1,483,018 18 10             | 1,429,192 0 0 | 15,370,151 17 6      | 35,339,013 18 3  | 129,114 0 0                                | 59,815,244 4 5    |

## ASSETS.

| Banks. | Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals. | Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars. | Legal Tender Notes of other Banks. | Notes and Bills of other Banks. | Balances due from other Banks. | Landed Property. | Notes and Bills discounted. | Government Securities. | Other Funded Securities. | Debts due to Bank, exclusive of Debts abandoned as Bad. | Securities not included under other Heads. | Total Assets. |
|--------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|
|        | £ s. d.                                        | £ s. d.                             | £ s. d.                           | £ s. d.                        | £ s. d.                      | £ s. d.          | £ s. d.                  | £ s. d.            | £ s. d.                | £ s. d.                                        | £ s. d.                            | £ s. d.       |
| Bank of N.Z. | 2,209,333 0 0                                | 4,707 0 0                           | 163,847 0 0                       | 2,741 0 0                      | 479,883 0 0                  | 346,034 0 0      | 5,705,716 0 0           | 497,497            | 22,769,112 0 0         | 130,635 0 0                                    | 32,329,018 0 0                    |               |
| Union Bank of Australia, Ltd. | 653,528 0 0                                  |                                     | 2,497 0 0                         | 55,405 0 0                   | 145,513 0 0        | 30,000 0 0              | 18,411 0 0         | 464,999               | 56,180             | 5,774,332 0 0          | 21,632 0 0                                     | 7,222,497 0 0                     |
| Bank of N.S.W. | 1,089,395 17 11                            | 4,369 7 10                          | 3,549 19 3                        | 1,260 16 10                    | 219,218 19 8                | 193,738 10 3     | 81,500 16 1             | 733,333            |                       | 5,899,129 13 4                                 | 45,617 4 2                        | 8,271,114 5 4 |
| Bank of Austl'sia | 739,818 8 6                                |                                     | 898 1 8                           | 39,177 3 8                    |                         | 31,001 19 11           | 69,637 12 9           | 363,033             |                       | 4,750,831 19 4                                 | 196 1 9                           | 5,994,594 7 7 |
| National Bank of N.Z., Ltd. | 765,457 0 0                                | 4,079 0 0                           | 9,653 0 0                         | 94,365 0 0                    | 1,005,769 0 0               | 433,528 0 0      | 46,851 0 0              | 2,403,104          |                       | 8,844,373 0 0                                  | 201,770 0 0                       | 13,808,949 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Aust., Ltd. | 134,739 0 0                               |                                     | 1,933 0 0                         | 38,091 0 0                    | 129,461 0 0                | 102,900 0 0          | 21,307 0 0              | 193,664            |                       | 1,353,695 0 0                                  | 800 0 0                           | 1,976,590 0 0 |
| Totals | 5,592,271 6 5                              | 13,155 7 10                         | 38,044 0 11                       | 392,146 0 6                    | 1,502,702 19 8              | 1,271,051 10 2    | 583,741 8 10            | 9,863,849          | 553,677               | 49,391,473 12 8                                 | 400,650 5 11                      | 69,602,762 12 11 |

## CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

| Banks.                                           | Capital paid up. | Rate per Annum of last Dividend.                                                              | Amount of last Dividend declared. | Amount of Reserved Profits at Time of declaring such Dividend. |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                  | £ s. d.          |                                                                                               | £ s. d.                          | £ s. d.                                                        |
| Bank of New Zealand—                             |                  | Interest for six months was paid on 1st May, 1932 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 10,599 0 0                       |                                                                |
| 4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z. | 529,988 0 0      | Ten per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 50,000 0 0                       |                                                                |
| Preference A shares issued to the New Zealand Government | 500,000 0 0      | Six per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 14,062 10 0                      |                                                                |
| C long-term mortgage shares issued to the N.Z. Government | 234,375 0 0      | Seven and one-half per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 35,156 5 0                       |                                                                |
| D long-term mortgage shares                       | 468,750 0 0      | Thirteen and two-elevenths per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 181,250 0 0                      |                                                                |
| Preference B shares issued with bonus to the N.Z. Government | 1,375,000 0 0    | Fourteen and one-third per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 537,500 0 0                      | 3,970,056 0 0                                                 |
| Ordinary shares with bonus of one per cent.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 3,750,000 0 0    | Four per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 80,000 0 0                       | 4,850,000 0 0                                                 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Ltd.                    |                  | Eight per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 619,200 0 0                      | 6,150,000 0 0                                                 |
| Bank of New South Wales                          |                  | Six per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 135,000 0 0                      | 2,626,063 3 2                                                 |
| Bank of Australasia                              |                  | Six per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 60,000 0 0                       | 2,202,294 0 0                                                 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd.               |                  | Five per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 100,000 0 0                      |                                                                |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd.               |                  | Four per cent. per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 42,347 0 0                       | 2,320,311 0 0                                                 |

The Treasury, Wellington, 12th October, 1932.
G. C. RODDA, Acting Secretary to the Treasury.