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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 216, 18 October 1909, Page 4

n - ~h -- Ll»bilitie» Quiuter. £■ £ 1905 .. .. 21,870,871 22,232.; ""!! "23,058,537 24.375,817 MOT »:« 26,670,872 25,385.1)70 •• •• 2!>,110,113 190f) .. .. 20,001,400 24,073,748 Light will op thrown upon these movements by the particulars of advances and deposits which we now proceed to give. Discounts and advances exhibit the following movements.;—' Sept. Qr. Discounts. Advances. Total. £ £ 1005 .. 2,107.(124 13.258,897 15,366 521 """ ! 1.072,126 14.600.765 16,572,801 2,000,152 16.408.032 18,408,184 2,260,060 18.047.001 21,217,050 1,777,425 16.303,281 18,170,736 'J lie I'lningps correspond approximately with those shown iu.the total of assets. Deposits ot lioth classes compare as follows: Sept. Free. Fixed. Total Qr._ £ £ £ , 100.) .. 0,180,040 0.403.043 18,673.002 006 .. 10.(160,5611 0.050.501 20,611,36! i " 1-fls7 ' 2no "-""'W 21,655,003 100S .. 10.412,550 0.807,440 20,310008 1«>» 10.530,370 10.448.740 SoiOTOOIS Ihe movements here have, of course, then- ellect on the totals of liabilities. Comparing total advances with total deposit# we obtain f he following results:

Excess of „ Deposits'* oept. JJeposits. Advances. Advance^ Q r - £■ £ £ 1005 18,073,992 15,360,521 3,307 471* lnn« .. 20,811,301 16,572,891 4,038,470* !!S' " ' 2l ' fi3,^°o3 18,498,184 3,156,819* 1.108 .. 20,310,008 31,217,950 907 952f 1909 .. 20.979,119 18,170,700 2,808,413* The sudden revolution which occurred in 1908, the decrease in deposits and increase in advances, is here shown together with the substantial measure of lccovery .shire accomplished. > T ote circulation shows as follows: '£ J«B 1,427.547 J" 08 1,552.083 ™J 7 1,594,601. J™ 1.545.814 11011 1,525,554 The falling-oil' in trade is indicated in the last two years, lmt we. think it. does "«t show so heavily as many would nave expected it to lie. Tile agpreffiite of coin and bullion compares as follows:

'£ IAOS ... 4 022.318 1906 >; 4|727,'ft03 }J 07 5,003,830 ™ 4.881.630 loon 5,028,400 The metallic reserves are well inaintaineil in S|)ite of the contraction of trade. I lie movements in tile several hanks as regards advance* and deposits show as follow ill tile last two years: Advances. lnos. ' 1!)0(|.

£ C Bank of X.X. .. 8,480,888 7 00] -II 1 Onion Bank ..3,371,232 luliiuil!! Bunk of YS.W. .. 3,211,533 2.>o.il');j Bank of Aiwtrlsa .. 3,20(1.(1(13 Niitnl. Bank X.Z. ..2,857,043 2.057188 Deposits. Bank of X.Z. ... lunn.nsn in.1111i.02? union Jiank .. 2,78(1584 <> 7')( l 88') Bank (If \.s.w. .. 3,n.",7>07 S.OtKuiij Bank of AusWsa ... 1.771.717 1.7311.224 Nntnl. Bank X./. .. 3.107,47! 3.243.503 Advances exhibit decrease in each ease, Willie deposits show increase in three oases out of the five. The differences either way in the hitter are not Heavy.

.The returns show that the pinch of a v«ar n«o has been happih- surmounted. I he September quarter is the period jj which some measure of set-back mi»ht not lumatursilly have been looked for.lu•tead of which tiie returns show a furtlier measure of improvement. We a r e now entering upon n new produce vea>\ 'n 'which the output of the Dominion promises to be unusually bountiful. F.>r 1 wool, dairy produce nnd grain tlie selling prospects aye excellent. Frozen meat is" it is. true, at low ebb, but even here a measure of improvement is already in evidence, and the prospects of revival of trade in the 'Mother Oountrr and n America justify Hie hope of .still further amelioration. "With ample provision wide for obtaining outside the Dominion such funds as mav be required by fiovermnenl and by local public bodio*. a speedy return ti> conditions of ease and prosperity may reasonably be looked forward to. —Xew Zealand Times.

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