BANK RETURNS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4876, 7 November 1876, Page 3

BANK RETURNS.

The statement of the average amount of. liabilities and assets of. the various banks doing business within the colony for the past quarter wore published in yesterday’s Gazette as follows Bank of New Zealand.—LiabilitiesNotes In circulation, 410.6621. Bs. 8il.: bills In circulation, 22,6151. 7s. lid.; balances due to other banks, 2401. ss.’Bd.; Government deposits, 885,2221. 65.. 7d.: other deposits —not bearing Interest, 1,378,4801.145. Bd.; bearing interest, 1.170,9151 13a 3d. , Total average liabilities, 3,874,4721. 16s. 9d. Assets; Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, 525,6771. 13s. 2d.; gold and silver In bullion or bars, 01,4661, 16s. 4d,; notes and bills of other banks, 19,1571. 17s. Id,; balances due from other banks. 29,6091. 9s. Id.; landed property, 40,0911. os. 7d. ; amount of all other securities—l. Notes and bills discounted, 1,883,8121. 13s. 6d. 2. Colonial Government securities, 425,8461. 3s. Id. 3. Other funded securities, 76001. 4. Debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as b0d),1,954,0511. 3s. 6d. 6. Securities notinclnded under the above heads, 83,8721. 2s. 9d. Total average assets, 6,001,0731. 19s, Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th September, 1870, 700,0001.; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, equal to 15 per cent per annum: amount of the last dividend, 48 7501.; amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, 876,5081. 10s. Bd. Union Bank of Australia.-LiablUtlos: Notes in circulation, 131,1111. Is. 8d ; bills in circulation 18 808*. 0». 6(1.; balances due, to other banks, 3186*. os* 7d : Government deposits, nil; Other deposits— Not beiring interest, 428,0971.155. 9d.: bearing interest, 695,7831. 12s, Od. Total average liabilities, 1176.983 10s. lid. Assets: Coined gold and silver and other coined metals. 293,6361, 18s. 4d. : gold and silver In bullion or bars. 11,9091. 12s. 7d.; notes and bills of other banks, 20991. 4s. 5d.: balances duo from other banks. 28331, 4s. Bd.; landed property. 00,5001. :• amount of all other securities —1. Notes and bills discounted, 743,7781. SB. 10d.; 2. Colonial Government securities, nil; 3. Other funded securities nil; 4 Debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned os bad), 749,6501.185. 10d.; 5. Securities not included under the above heads, 22,2111. Is. Total overage ossets, 1,880,5271. 18s, Bd. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 26th September, 1870,1,250.0001.; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 16 per cent, per annum; amount of the last dividend declared, 100.0001.: amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, 607,8101. 17s. 6d. ' - , ■ Bank of New South Wales.—Liabilities : Notes in circulation, 87,0761. 11s. 7d. ; bills in circulation, 0371. 13s. 7d.; balances duo to other banks, 11,0311.175. 9d.; Government deposits, nil; other deposits—Not bear-

ini Interest, 237,580 k Ca. lid. : bearing Interest. 345,389 k 18s lid. Total average liabilities. 082,6151. Bs. Od. Assets; Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, 334,1151.’ Bs. Bd. ; gold and tilyer in bu’lion or bars, 19,8741. 14s Od.; notes and bills of other banks, 33101. Sa. 3d.: balances due from other banks, 17,9101. 3s. 6d. : landed property, 23,4851, 6s. 9d. : amount’ of other securities—l. and bills discounted,!’sl9,44ol. 6s, Bd, : 2 Colonial Go : vernment securities, nil j 3. Other funded securities, nil ; 4. Debts due to bank (exclusive of debts abandoned.as bad), 002.0301. Ss; lOd. ; 5. Securities not included under the above heads, 66,9971. Os. 2d. Total average assets, 1,587,1631. 6s. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September. 1876, 1.000,0001. ; rate of the last dividend declared t- the shareholders. 15 per cent, per annum,' and bonus 24 per cent, per annum. Amount of last dividend declared, 87,5001. Amount of the reserved proflts at the time of declaring such dividend, 413,6791.12 s Id. ' . , ' Bank of Australasia.—Liabilities: Notes in circulation, 50.9111. 19s. lid.; bills in circulation, 66601. 19s. 6d.; balances due to other banks, nil; deposits, not bearing interests, 139,1221. 14s. 2d.: Government deposits, 17,3081. IBs. Sd.; deposits bearing interest, 147,1111. 13s. Id. Total amount of liabilities, 360.1161. 4s. Ud. Assets; Coined gold and silver and other coined metals, 86,5971. Is.; gold and silver in bullion or bars, 28201. 11s. Bd.: landed property, 31,4631. Ms.; notes and bills of other banks. 13491. 14s Bd.; balances due from other banks, nil. Amount of all other securities—l. Notes and bills discounted, 491,3211.125. lid.; 2. Colonial Government securities, nil; 3. Other funded securities, nil: 4. Debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), 321,4341. 2s. 7d.; 5. Securities not included under the above heads, 11. 2s. 3d. Total amount of assets, 934,9381. Is. Id. Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, 1,200,0001.; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 121. 10s.; amount of the last dividend declared, 76,0001.: amount of the reserved proflts at the time of declaring such dividend, 382,2421. ss. 7d. ' National Bank of New Zealand.—Liabilities: Notes in circulation, 109.7261. la. 6d.; bills in circulation. 42861. Us. 9d.; balances due to other banks, 11.7421 os.’ 9d.; Government deposits, 16821.165. Ud. Other deposits: Not bearing interest, 268,6701. Os. 3d.; bearing interest. 290,6811.65. 9d. Total average liabilities, 686.7871. 16s. Ud. Assets.—Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, 144.1081. 14s Bd.; gold and silver, in bullion or bars, 37,0641 ,11s.; notes and bills of other banks, 41781. 9s. Bd.; balances due from other banks, 29701, Bs. 10d.; landed property, 55,0731. 7s. sd. Am unt of all other securities: 1. Notes and bills discounted, 782,0131. Us. Bd.; 2. Colonial Government Securities, nil; 3. Other funded securities, nil • 4. Debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad). 676,6351. 12s. lOd ; 5. Securities not included under the above heads, 12,854 k Us. 10d. Total average assets, 1,614,9591. 7s. Ud. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1876, 300,0001. Bate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 pet cent, per annum. Amount, of the last dividend declared, 10,5001. Amount of the reserved profits at.the time of declaring such divl end, 14181.165. 11. Colonial Bank, New Zealand,—LiabilitiesNotes in circulation, 64,5301. 6s. Ud.; bills in circulation, 3301. 2s. 3d.; balance due to other banks, 15,5631. 125.; Government deposits, n 1; other deposits^—noi bearing interest, 283,3921. 17s. 3d.; bearing Interest. 143,1681. 4s. Bd.; total average liabilities, 496,9851 3s. Id. Assets; Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, 86,8471. 4s. 6d.; gold and silver in bullion or bars, 65541. 6s. 6d.; notes and bills of other banks, 1711 k Is.; balances due from other banks, 11,6921. Us. 3d.; landed property, 28801. 14s. 3d.: amount of all other securities—l. Notes and bills discounted, 367,9631. 25.: 2. Colonial Government securities, nil; 3. Other funded securities, nil; 4. Debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad). 363.3661. Bs. 10d.; 6. Securities not included under the above heads, 14,0381. 10s. Ud. Total average assets, 865,0331. 19s. 2d. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 25th September, 1876, 826,2471. 6s. 9d. Bate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, nil; amount of last dividend declared, nil; amount of the reserved profits, 11,1511. 3s.

“In 1859,” states the Sydney Morning Herald, “ the whole business connected with the lands of New South Wales was managed by six persons. Now the Minister has a staff of 1087 officers under his control. In 1862, the year the Land Acts of 1861 came into operation, the officers surveyed and dealt with 352,375 acres last year they surveyed and dealt with no less than 3,038,855 acres, and even that large area will be exceeded by the area surveyed and dealt with during the present year. In 1860, the total amount of money received from land sold by auction was £155,316 ; last year, the total area sold by auction was 1,135,274 acres which brought in a total income of £1,169,078. Kapid as that growth was, the growth of the present year has been still more astonishing, for, up to the end of September last, the department had received £1,151,312 for lands sold by auction. With regard to the conditional purchases, in 1862, the first year the Land Act came into operation, 4489 persons ‘conditionally purchased' 350,250 acres ; in 1872, 8278 persons conditionally purchased 712,748 acres ; and in 1875, 14,517 ; persons conditionally purchased 1,714,824 acres. The selections this year are fully equal to if not larger than they were during last year.” Strangers paying a visit to Wellington, and country settlers arriving in town, are very often at a loss to know which is the best house or cheapest general drapery establishment to visit for buying drapery and clothing. J. McDowell and Co. offer special advantages that can be met with nowhere else in the city. They keep at all times the largest and best assorted stock of every class of goods, imported direct from the leading manufacturers of Great Britain and Ireland, which, being bought on the most advantageous terms, enables them to offer goods of sterling qualities at prices that cannot be improved on by any house in the trade. Every article is marked at a fixed price that cannot be deviated from, for ready money, from which there is no deviation ; so that Inexperienced people are as well served as the best judges; the terms being net cash, without rebate or abatement of any kind. A full description of stock can be obtained from pur catalogues and advertisement. Note tile address—Opposite the Bank of New Zealand, corner of Lambton-quay and Willis-street, 'Wellington.—Advt. . "Make Twain on Bad Musicians.” The musical public and general readers are cautioned not to purchase Weston’s Wizard Oil and Magic Pills without carefully examining the outside wrapper, and be sure that the words, “ None Genuine without the Signature oi- the Proprietor—Frank Weston, Svpney, N.S.W.," —are engraved there. Any other so called preparations of mine are unauthorised by me, and calculated to mislead the public.— Signed, Frank Weston. Sole Agents—Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co., Dunedin. Price—Half-a-crown.