COMMERCIAL.
Grey River Argus Office, Wednesday evening. The amount of revenue received at the C astoma on goods passed for home consumption to-day was £180 11s lid. The following is the 21st report of the directors of the Bank of New Zealand, to which reference was made in our telegrams the other day :— The directors congratulate shareholders on the continued success attending the Bank's operations. The net profit at 31st March, after making provision for every dependency known to be bad or doubtful and for usual appropriations in reduction of Bank premises and furniture accounts, amounts to £44,995 9s 4d. To which has to be added— Balance of undivided profit at 30th September, 1871, £7604 13s Bd. Making a total available for division, of £52,60" 3s The following appropriation of which is now recommended :— To payment of dividend at the rate ot 10 per cent, per annum, £30,000 ; bonus of 5s per share, equal to £5 per cent, per annum, £15,000 ; balance carried to profit and loss new account, £7600 3s. Total, £52,000 3s.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA18720502.2.4
Bibliographic details
Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1173, 2 May 1872, Page 2
Word Count
174COMMERCIAL. Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1173, 2 May 1872, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in