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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 356, 13 May 1884, Page 3

„.ADyr.,-.... - " fISE BAJNK OF NEW" ZEALAND. ■ : ILJ « . ■

The half-yearly general meeting of share-holders of the Bank of New Zealand was held at the Banking-honse Queen street, Auckland, on April, 25, at noon — the Hon. James Williamson in the chair. The General Manager (Mr D. L. Mur.docKj[lreacl v the advertisement calling the mcc.ting, also the minutes of the last half-yearly general' meeting, and the ; report and balance-sheet, as "follows : — Forty-fifth Report of the Directors' of the Bank of New Zealand -to .thd Halfyearly General. ;Meeting, o| ;fch'e .Proprietors, held at the Banking-house, * Auckland, on Friday, the 25th: April, j JBB4. . | ■'■ .<>• ' : The operations of the ' past half-year enable the Directors to lay before' Share- ■ . : holder* the following result : — ■ j *The net profit fpr the half- , j j year ' ended ' : Slst March, > j tafter full appropriation for-' i r. o;)^ipown,.-ba& and..dgubt- • lj "''* ' fuTdebts,! and in reduction • iLL /•"of Bank Premises and Fur- ; nitnre Accounts, amounts i

to ... ... .-' ... £79,504 10 0 To which has to be added— r '. ; Balance from half-year en- . . ded 30th September, 1883 8,900 10 4 ■ Giving a total) available for division, of • >.. : „..• £88,405 0 4

Which it is proposed to appro- : ; , ..-.:! priafce as follows :— Tbpaymentof .. dividend at ■ ■. ■ the rate of. 1 10 per cent, per annum £50,000 0 0 To bonus of sapev share •equal to 5 - ; .'percent. per annum ... 25,000 0 0 . , To balance carried to ...Profit and; . ; Loss •fcfew Account 1..- 13,405 0 4 n. .... . — — r— £Bß,4os'. 0 4

The DWidead and Bonus will bo payable ' at the Head Office, Auckland, 10-monow (Saturday), the 3.6 th inst., and at Brancae* oi. receipt of advice. '-''•>'• 2Tor tbe Board of Directors; JAMES WIfcLIAMSOK, " : . President.

j^ggjegafce Balance-sheet of the Bank of New Zealand at 31at March, 1884, including London Office at 31st January, 1884. , -"i'iiviiK^Dr.,. „ ' Liabilities. ' & s. d.

" 'Capital paid-up .'.'...". .... 1,000.000 0 0 Belei're'Fund !> ... ' ' ... 625,000 0 0 .brsjrbterin Circulation »..'. 511,616 0 0 BUlsPajabte in Circulation 1,951.309 6 7 Deposits and'bther Liabilities 9,853,799 17 11 Balance of Profit and Loss 88,405 0 4 $. i-^J'A i- •■• < l : (> £14,030.130 4 10. Ct. Assets. £ :s. d Coin awd Cash Balances at : n.. Bankers „ . .„ >„ 1,070,670 16 0 ifonev on Short Call in London . ..: .» 760,007 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit.. 140,002 13 3 Government Securities.. .... 581,716 8 9 Wtiß Beceivable and Secu--0 \ \ nties in. London ... -1,640,014 7 5 v Discounted, and other 5 ' Debts due to the Bank 9,557,542 711 Landed Property, Bank Premi5e5,,&c. ......... 280,17611 6 ..;■•.,■•..- .■:-;; . .: £14j030,130 4 10 !l1 :? PEOFIT'aNBLOSS AOCOTJNT. '^ii7^^4^d,;dn;''i6o,opo . :;i "shares b'fieiO'each, at rate of 10 per cent[ per annum ... 50,000 0 0 To Bonus at the rate of 5s per share, equal to 5 per cent per annum ... 25,000 0 0 1 To Balance carried to Profit - . and Loss New Account 13,405 0 4 ' • ■ £88,405 0 4 ""■■■ Or ■'"■-• £ 8. A , By Balance from Half-year ended 30th September, • '1883 .;. ' ... .- B>9o°8 > 9 0° 10 * ' • '! By Net Profit for Half-year- ; ended 31st March, __„, in n ; 1884 ". 79,504 10 0 ...... . . £88,405 0 4 : BEBERVE FUND. Dr , , *. , s. d ww .-Tq Balance ... ... ... 625,000 0 0 ' , By Balance.from last Half- -! . ";• year! .'...'. .... ... 6^5,000 0 0

We hereby certify that we have examined the Accounts of the Bank ,of New Zealand for .ihS -half-year erided : 3lsfc March, 1884, and $hat we have counted the cash balances and