GAZETTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 736, 26 November 1859, Page 5

GAZETTES.

The northern mail has brought us numbers 34 and 35 of the General Government Gazette. No. 34, published Nov. 3, proclaims the natural-, Ration of several foreigners at Jacob's Eiyer, Otago; and transfers; tho, nameß of ninp Justices of the Peace for Nelson to the Commission of the Peace for Mjarlborough. > : The Bank returns required by law are published for the September quarter. The following is the statement of assets and liabilities of. the Union Bank of Australia throughout the colony: —

- ■■ • ■ ■•■ -•■■■ ASSISTS. • ■•■.•• ■■, ; Coin ... ... £167,093 U 10 Bullion 2,170 0 7 Notes and bills of other Banks 9,543 13 10 Landed property1 16,560 1 9 Notes and bills,discounted ... 575,803 12 7 Debts due to the Bank 93,66115 8 Other Securities ... 32,378 15 9 Total average assets ... £837,217 1 0 LIABILITIES. ' ■ , . Notes in circulation ... ,£92,308 14 8 , Bills „ ' '„: • 34,823 16 3 Deposits, Government ... ... 95,460 10 9 „ not bearing interest 210,545 11 11 „ bearing interest ... 175,182 10 7 Total average liabilities £608,321 . 4 2 Amount of capital stock, 30th June, £1,000,000. Rate of last dividend 16 per cent, per annum. I Amount of ditto, £80,000. Reserved profits, I £287,073 15s. 7d. " ; The. assets and liabilities of the Oriental Bank are stated as follows : — '• ,'.'... I ..../' ' ASSETS. ! Coin .;. ... ... ... £23,659 3 2 '• - Notes arid bills of other Banks ■ 40 15 4: I Balance due from other Banks ■ 20 0 0 Notes and Bills discounted ... 74,561 13 1 Government Securities ...... 350 0 0 Debts due to the Bank ...... 23.832 18 6 Other Securities ....... ... 42,58619 4 " Total average assets ...£165,051 95 LIABILITIES. s "Notes in circulation ... £11,459 13 10 Bills ;'*' " , ......... 2,299 14 7 * Balance due to other Banks ... 18 17 8 Government Deposits ... ... « . 94 16 6 Other deposits, bearing interest 37,642 17 3 '■■■- " ,:■." not ". ; " 4,943 13 10 .. ;/ , .■ ■ ; .'■"■'& £5.6,459 13 8 ; Amount of capital stock' 31 Dec, 1858, £1,260,000. I Rate of last dividend, 10 per cent, per annum. Amount of ditto £88200. Reserved profits, £252,000. , . ; , Gazette No./35,dated Nov. Blb,;Contains the, ap-. pointmerit of Mr., William Guise Brittan, Chief Commissioner of the Waste; Lands Board of Canterbury, to be a Commissioner of Crown 1 Lands: under, the Oi'dinance of New; Zealand, session X, No. 1, and session XI, No. 10. This| appointment) : is made to satisfy dpubts as to'the au|hority of the ; chief Commissioner in cases arising under the Crown Lands Laws in force previous to. the enactment of the present code of regulations. ■";.?. , : ' , _ The ecclesiastical bodies and all ministers; of religion in the colony are by a notification in the same Gazette, that a list of officiating ministers, for the purposes of the Marriage Act,, 1854,: must be sent in: to the Registrar-General at Auokland, duly certified by the different ecclesiastical: authorities, before the terminatien of the ensuing , month of December. ••■■■■_•• x

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