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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 257, 29 October 1874, Page 2

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Twenty-Sixth Balance Sheet of the Directors of the Bank of NeW Zealand, to the Halfyearly General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Banking House, Auckland, on Wednesday, the _ Ist October, 1874. Aggregate Balance Sheet of the V Ba.sk or New Zbaland, " ? At 30th September, 1874, including London Office at 30th June, 1874. Db.

£ s. d. Bank Stock 600,000 0 o KeserreFund 180,000 0 0 Notes in" Circulation ... "421,158 16 1 Bills in Circulation 1,233,847 16 1 Deposits and other Liabilities 4,251,340 14 3 Balance of Profit and Lobs Account at March 3 1st, 1874 ... ... ... 13.212 9 5 Net Profit for Half-year ... 45,703 16 10 <! £6,748,262 16 7 .'. Ck £ „ d. Coin, and Cash Balances ... ; 459,452 14 9 Bullion on. hand and in transitu ... ... 374,351 10 5 Government Securities ... 300,000 0 0 Notes and Bills of other Banks 4,012 16 3 Landed Property 25,506 4 0 Bank Premises, Furniture, and Stationery ... 72,197 17 4 Insurance Account ... ... 2,461 1 8 Bills Receivable, Bills Discounted, and other Debts due to the Bank ...5,510,280.12 2 £6,748,562 16 7 Profit and Loss Account. Dr. £ s. d. To Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum ... 3000 0 0 To Bonus of 5b per share, equal to 5 per cent 15,000 0 0 To Balance carried to Profit and Loss, "New Account" ... 13,916 6 8 £58,916 6 3 Cr. £ «. d. By Balance of Profit and Loss at 3 1st March, 1874 ... 13212 9 5 By Net Profit for Half-year, after writing off bad debts 45,703 16 !0 £58,916 6 3 Ekserve Fond. ; . , To Balance 180,000 0 0 £180,000 0 0 By Balance from last statement 180,000 O o Audited JP-MGNAN, Audlted '} JAMES WATT.