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Dunstan Times, Issue 968, 5 November 1880, Page 3

Advice to Mothers I —Are yon broken in your rest by a aiek child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mbs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufforerimmediately. It imperfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural quietsleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes “ as bright as a button.” It soothes the child it softens the guns, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhcea whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at Is. lid per bottle. Manufactured at 493 Ox-ford-street. London. Holloway s Pills.- S'eeplessness, flatulency, acidity, nausea, and all dyspeptic indications may be speedily relieved by these famous Pills, of which large quantities are ohipped to all parts of the world. The sonstantly increasing demands for Holloway’s medicine proves its power over disease and its estimation by the public. In weakness of the stomach in diseases of the liver, and in disorders of the system caused hy cold or a sluggish circulation, no medicine is so efficacious, no remedy so rapid, as these Pills which are altogether incapable of doing mischief. By quickening digestion, they give refreshing sleep, sharpen the appetite, impart tone to the digestive organs, purify and enrich the blood, regulate the secretions, and strengthen the whole physical frame.—[Advt.l

jDANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Report of procee lings at the half-yearly ■general meeting of Hie proprietors, held at Auckland ou Friilay, October 22, 1880. The ordinary half yearly meeting of the shareholders was held yesterday:; the Hon James Williamson, M.L.0., president in the Chair. The General Manager (Mr D. L. Murdoch) read the advertisement convening the meeting, also the half-yearly report and ‘balance-sheet, as follows ; Thirty-eighth Report of the Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, to the Halfyearly General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Banking-house, Auckland, on Friday, 22nd October ISSi). The directors have the satisfaction of submitting the following as the result of the past 'half year's operations: The net profit at 30th September, after full appropriations for all debts known to be bad or doubtful, an' l for usual reduction in -bank premises and furniture accounts, amounts to To which has to be added Balance from half-year ended 31st March, 1880. Making a total available for division of The following appropriation of which is now recommended— To payment of dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum ... £50,000 0 0 To bonus of 5s perslrare equal to 5 per cent per annum ... 25,000 0 0 To balance carried to profit and loss new account .. 23,337 6 9 The dividend and bonus will be payable at Head Office, Auckland, on Saturday. 23rd October, and at branches on receipt of advice. For the Board of Directors, James Williamson, President. AaoKEQATE Balance-sheet of the Bank of New Zealand, At the 30th Septembe , 1889, including Loudon Office at 31st July, 1880. LIABILITIES. Dr. £ a. d. Capital 1,000.000 0 0 Reserve Fund .... ... 555.000 0 0 Notes in circulation .. 482.-117 0 0 Bills payable in circulation 1,-128,501 0 1 Deposits and other liabilities ... 8,001.759 15 3 Balance of profit and loss. 98,337 G 9 £11.506,006 2 1 ASSETS. Or £ s. d. Coin and cash balances at bankers ... .. 1,481,219 9 5 Money on abort call in Loudon 1,442,000 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transitu ... 172.4' 1 2 7 7 Government securities ... 240,230 14 0 Bills receivable and securities in London ... 1,020,812 13 4 Bills discounted and other debts due to tho Bank.. 0,934,454 2 8 Landed property, hank premises, etc ... 218,886 15 1 £76,152 3 0 22,185 3 9 £93,337 6 9 £93,337 0 9 £11,566,006 2 1

PROFIT AMD LOSS ACCOUNT. Dr. £ b. d. To dividend on 100,000 shares of £lO each, at rate of 10 per cent per annum ... 50,000 0 0 To bonus at rate of Ss per share, equal to 5 per cent per annum ... ... 25,000 0 0 To balance carried to profit and loss new account .. 23,337 G 9 £98,337 6 9Cr, £ g. d. By balance from half-year ended 31st March. 188 1.. 22.183 3 ff Bv net profit for half-year ended3oih September,iSßo 70,152 3 0 £9B 33 7 a o RESERVE FUND. 10r. £ g. d. To balance ... ... 553,000 0 0 £555,000 0 0 By balance from half-year ended 31st March, 1880... 535,000 0 0 £555,000 0 0 We hereby certify that we have examined the -accounts of the Bank of New Zealand for the half-year ended 30th September, 1880, and that we have counted the cash balances and examined the bills and other securities held at the head office, and compared the returns of the branches with the statements in the balance-sheet, and.have found thesarae to be correct. Joseph L. Wilson, j Auditors. Allan K. Tavlob, j