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dred and ninety-one, and granted to him by the said Bank, hath signed these presents on its behalf, the day and year bei=eia first herein mentioned. Signed by the said Harey Albert Atkinson," John Ballance, in the presence of {Signed.) Assistast-Oeatrollor and Audited " '' Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury, "Wellington, gzke. -Oemmea— Seal of the Bank of Now" Zealand was hcfete-ailsed-by (Signed.) To-w* act \A l-t "11 jf> yyi flf\T| . otxiii"" t T ill i tin j. rjviij J. C. Firth,-Bieeetem-ei-felie-said- Bank, in fee presefiee-ef- (I*Bo j._g ¥ ew»i»g T (Signed.) Gontlcmaßj \- The Bank of Neiv Zealand, EpseH% By its Attorney, j W. T. Holmes. Signed by the said William Turton j Holmes, as the Attorney and j General Manager of the Bank of Neiv Zealand, in the presence of (Signed.) A. E. Mills, Bank Clerk, Auckland.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATED BANKS.

Memorandum of Agreement made this thirtieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, between the Honourable William Benjamin Bounsevell, Treasurer of the Province of South Australia, herein contracting for and on behalf of the Government of South Australia, and who, with his successors in office, is hereinafter called the Treasurer of the said Province, of the one part: and the Bank of Australasia, the Union Bank of Australia (Limited), the National Bank of Australasia, the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, the Bank of Adelaide, the Bank of New Zealand, the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited), the Federal Bank of Australia (Limited), hereinafter called the Associated Banks, of the other part, whereby it is agreed as follows: — 1. The Associated Banks shall be the sole bankers of the South Australian Government in the Province of South Australia, and also in London, except as regards the floating of loans, payment of principal and interest in connection with the Public Debt, the Agent-General's current working account, and deposits in excess of £800,000. 2. The general banking account in Adelaide hereinafter called the Government Account, which shall comprise all moneys to the credit of Her Majesty's Government, and not being departmental accounts, shall be divided as nearly as possible in equal proportions amongst the Associated Banks; and the Government departmental accounts, and all other business, both in Adelaide and London, with the exception of the Agent-General's working account hereinbefore mentioned, shall be distributed on a similar principle; the departmental accounts to be kept with each or any of the Associated Banks as may be mutually agreed between them, and, until such agreement is notified to the Treasurer, to be continued as at present. 3. The Associated Banks shall allow interest on the monthly minimum credit balance in even thousands of the Government Account in Adelaide, at the rate of three pounds per centum per annum; such interest to be credited on thirtieth of June and thirty-first of December in each year; 3—B. 11.