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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1920, Page 2

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

BALANCE SHEET at Slat MARCH, 1830. LIABILITIES. CAPITAL—--4% Guaranteed Stock *••. "A" Preference Shares, fully paid, issued to the New Zealand Government “1!" Preference Shares, fully paid, issued to the New Zealand Government £ d. 529,988 10 6 600,000 0 260,000 0 0 Ordinary Shares, 100,000 at £0 :13 ;4 0 -paid upto£3 :6 : Bper3hure 600,000 0 0 Call of £3:6:8 pc,- share payable Ist April, 1920Amount paid in advance ... New Ordinary Shares, 75,000 at £6 ;13 :4, fully paid 347,453 « 600,000 0 2,627,441 17 2 . 2,350,000 0 0 . 5,765,337 10 0 , 37,601,610 15 6 Reserve Fund Notes in Circulation Deposits Hills Payable and other Liabilities (including provision for doubtful debts and for depreciation in Investment Securities, also contingencies) 3,708,305 011 > cserve for Taxes • 340,000 0 0 balance of Profit and Loss ... 460,270 2 3 £52,012,065 510 ASSETS, £ n. d. Ooin and Cash Balances at Bankers Government Notes--Com-monwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Administration... Notes of Other Banks (Legal Tender.) Bullion on hand and in transit Honey at Call and Short Notice, Government Securities and other j Securities in 9 London ... 19,622,410 IS 1 Bills Receivable in London and in transit 661,219 19 11 s. <1 8,871,536 11 0 297,712 0 o 56,370 40,668 o o 7 5 ■ 20,283,641 15 0 Investments In the DominionNew Zealand Government Securities ... 3,497,153 10 0 Municipal Securities ... 327,210 10 0 Commonwealth and Fijian Govetnment Securities ... 209.316 13 4 Bills Discounted ••• 1,502,233 9 1 0 Other Advances & Securities and Debts due to the Bank... 17,929,615 011 Landed Property, Premises, etc. 361,108 8 4 £52,912,065 5 10 PROFIT AND LOSS. Dividend at the rate of 4 % on £500,000 “A ” Preference share* ißsttcd to the New calami Government in. terms of the “ Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903'' Divid nd at the rate of 0% on £250,000 “11 ” Preferenoo Shares issued to the New Zealand Government in terms of the “ Bank of New Zealand Act, 1913" Bonus at the rate of 3 % on "IV Preference Shares Dividend at the rate of 6% on Ordinary Share Capital Bonus at the rate of 3% on Ordinary Share Capital Amount transferred to Reserve Fund Balance carried down £20,000 0 0 15,000 7,600 60,000 30,000 0 0 0 0 0 o 150,000 146,224 £428,724 6 9 Balance 31st March, 1919 £438,724 5 9 £428,724 5 9 Twelve months’ Interest on Guaranteed Stock Amount written oil Bank Premises and Furniture Interim Dividend paid 13th December, 1919 — 6% on “A" Preference Shares, £500,009 30,000 0 0 0% on “B" Preference Shares £250,000 15,000 0 0 6% on Ordinary , . Shares. £1,000,000 60,000 0 0 21,199 10 10 50,000 0 0 Balance, being -. Net Profit for year 419,045 16 6 Amount brought forward from last year ... 146,224 6 9 105,000 0 0 Leas Interim Dlvidendpaid aa above 665,270 2 3 106,000 0 0 460,270 2 3 £838,489 13 1 Balance brought dewn ... Profits for year ended 31st March, 1020, including recoveries, and after payment of and provision for, all interest due and accrued on deposits, provision for bad and doubtful debts, and other contingencies, for the annua! donation to the Provident Fund, and for a special grant thereto also for Bonus to Staff 1,876,883 6 7 Less— Salaries and Allowances at Head Office and 212 Branch e s an d Agencies £308,361 16 8 Directors' remuneration iaeludini London Board £4,650 0 0 General Expenses, including rent, stationery, telegrams, postages, travelling, repairs to premises. «tc. ... * ~ £114,397 3 6 Audit Expenses Account £2,700 1 8 Rates Sc taxes £466,483 17 S 886,692-19 3 146,224 5 490,245 7 4 £636.460 13 1 BE3ERTE FOND. £ e. d. 2,600,000 O 0 £2, 800000 0 0 Balance per last Statement Amount to be added from Profits for year ended 31st March, 1020 2,350,000 0 0 150,000 0 0 £2,500.000 0 0 aRMB. w. GUM Chief Auditor. H. BUCKLETOW, General Mana t A. MCLENNAN, Accountant.

u NION gTEAMSHIP c o,: - OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. Passengers booked to all New Zealand and Australian ports. FOR WELLINGTON: t (from Lyttelton.) *Maori, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. *Wahine, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Coast passengers jvill connect with tho Wahine and may obtain-, tickets at the Hokitika office. Through tickets issued to all ports, via Ot-ii ii WELLINGTON, LYTTELTuN AND DUNEDIN. CARGO STEAMERS at irregular intervals. WELLINGTON—GREY MOUTH- i WESTPORT CARGO SERVICE. Intending shippers will note that the s.s. Rosamond will make a regular service between the above ports. For sailings, freights, etc., apply Company’s office. j FROM WELLINGTON. j Rosamond early. ; MELBOURNE FROM WELLINGTON. ’ *Faloona, early. SYDNEY AND HOBART, FROM WELLINGTON: *Moeraki, Thursday, 10th June. *Manuka, Thursday, 24th June. SYDNEY FROM AUCKLAND. *Maheno J Thursday, 24th .Tune. CANADA, AMERICA, LONDON, etc., Via VANCOUVER, from Auckland. / *Niagara, Tuesday 29th June. Via. ’FRISCO from Wellington: *Marama, Tuesday, 15th June. ORIENT TJN.F OF ROYAL MAII STEAMERS. TO LONDON FROM SYDNEYIndarra, 26th June. Osterley, 17th July. Orontes,''l4th August. Orvieto, 28th August. ‘Ormonde, 11th September. Orsova, 25th September. Indarra, 23rd. October. Osterley, 13th November. Orontes, lltli December. Orvieto, 25th December. Fares, New Zealand to London: First Saloon, single, £ll6, £122, £128; return £224; secord saloon, single, £BB £B9 10s, £92; return £l6l, third class, single £3B, £4O, £44. Particulars upon application. J. H. WILSON. Rovell St., Hokitika.

! ARTHUR G. PILKfNGTON, barrister and sodicitor. (Late.. Military Representative to First Canterbury Military Service Board), MASONIC CHAMBERS. Hamilton Street. HOKITIKA. Sure and certain, WADE’S WO IT ? FIGS. Cliildren like tlieni. It keeps hot all night—the “Unique ” hot water bottle. Heavily vulcanised seams, patent stopper. Cannot crack or leak. On sale everywhere, and carries the brand on neck of bottle.