NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13151, 25 June 1908, Page 9

NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Ctbzss association telegram.) WELLINGTON. June 24. The general manager of tie National Bank of Now Zealand has received a cable advising him of the declaration of a dividend of 5 per cent, for the lialf-year, and a bonus to shareholders of 2 per cent, on a paid-up capital of £375,000, equalling twelve per cent, in all for tibe year to March 31st last. The sum of £25,000 has been added to the reserve fund, making it £350,000, and £11.300 has been carried forward. Tho drrectons have further allocated £12,500 in reduction of the bank premises aceaunit and £3000 to the officers' pension fund. They have also granted a bonus to the staff. Tho annual meeting will be held at London on July 7t&.

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WELLINGTON, June 34. Stock Exchange Bake:—"Wellington Trust and Loan £7 10s 6d, Union Steam Ship Gompnny.dCl 14s 9d, "Waihi Company £9. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DFNEDIN, June 24. Stock Exchange Sale: —-New Zeatland Portland Cement, 235.

Mr G. die Vrke, Vioe-Consul in Christchurch for the Netherlands, bos received the following oonimun.ica.tion from the Oonsul-General for tho Netherlands at Melbourne:—"According to a cablegram received by m© from liaW via, the Royal Packet Company will shortly open up a regular service between Java and Macassar, Banda, Dobo, Thursday Island, Tosvnsvißo, itSydauey, and Melbourne with two now steamers of 3000 ton register, fitted with refrigerating plant. In view of tiro great interest taken in tbo dtovejoppent of trade between, the Australasian colonies and the adjacent Dutch Eastern markets, this now line slk./Q greatly liolp to bring about a profitable trad© between the countries concerned."