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SHB UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA; LIMITED. BALANCE-SHEET ' 31 si--AUGUST, 1897. . LIABILITIES. Capital ... ... £4,500,000 Legs—Reserve liability 3,000,000 Paid up Eeserve Fund Invested as per contra £500,000 Balance employed in the Business of the hank ... ... ... 250,000 Contingent Account Circulation Deposits (including inscribed stock deposits) Bills payable and other liabilities (including reserves held against doubtful debts) Balance of undivided preflts s, d. 1,500,000 750,000 250,000 451,210 15.313,823 17 9 ... 2.026,250 12 9 ... 62,003 1 IX>. £20,353,287 12 4 505,000 0 0 A£SETS - £ e .d. Specie on.hand and cash balances 4,081,123 19 3 Bullion on hand and in transitu ... 97,«bJ u 4 Money at.call and short notice in London Investments — Consols and other stocks of, or guaranteed by, the Imperial Go- „ vernment ... £91,975 10 6 India Government Sterling Stocks and Indian Bailway Guaranteed Stocks ... ... 215,951 19 5 British Municipal and Colonial and Foreign Government Stocks and Debentures ... 402,858 8 4 .Eeserve FundConsols £250,001 0 0 Local Loans—lmperial Government Stock £150,000 0 0 India Government Sterling Stock £IOO,OOO 0 0 710,825 18 500,000 0 0 1,210,835 18 1,520,182 5 614,271 14 1 Bills receivable, loans and other securities at London office Bills discounted, hills receivable, loans and other securities at the branches 12,194,198 5 Bank premises and property in the colonies London leasehold premises £141,772 5 4 Eeserve against same £11,868 1 5 Six months’ interest thereon at 3£ per cent — £207 13 10 12,075 15 3 STATEMENT OF PEOPITS. Balance of undivided profits at 28th February, 1897 - Out of which a dividend was declared of - Leaving a halance-of ... : ••• . Profits of the past half-year, after making provision in respect of bad and doubtful debts Less— . , . Remuneration to the local directors and salaries and allowances to the colonial staff £72,552 12 1 General expenses in the colonies, including rent, taxes,.stationery, Ac. ... ... ... Bemuneration to ilie Board, of Directors and auditors, salaries of London office staff, rent, taxes, stationery and general expenses Income tax 129,696 10 1 £20,353,287 12 4 £ s. d. 62,067 1 10 37,500 0 0 24,567 1 10 £154,880 1 S 28,951 5 6 117,453 1 5 £62,003 1 10 1 Directors. W. B. MEWBURN, Manager. ) T. C. C. SAUNDERS, Account dance of undivided profits at this date London, 19th January, 1898. ARTHUR PLOWED, C. E, BRIGHT, { nireucora. '». ■»». ai ja u« u C. A. GALTON, J T. C. C. SAUNDERS, Accountant. We bee to report that wo have verified the Cash, Investments, Bills of Exchange and other Assets in London, and have had access to the accounts sent to Loudon from the various branches in the colonies, and having examined the same, and the hooks and accounts of the London olhee, wc are of opinion that the above balance-sheet is a full and fair balance-sheet, properly drown up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Company’s atlairs, as shown by the hooks of the Company. WHINNEY, SMITH & WHINNEY, ] Auditors. L 2639 Chartered Accountants,; • auuLtuxa ’ at the D. 1.0. AT THE D.IC. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES IN DRESSES AWD DRESSMAKING. IVTAEVELLOUS PURCHASES OF NEWEST DRESSES FOR COMING SEASON -JBL all at special prices. Is 9d Yard Is lid Yard LADIES. New Venetian Suitings, only .. Splendid Scotch Tweeds, only .. Fancy Boucles, Choice Colour lugs, only £s Cd Yard Canvas Bouelss, the Newest, only 2s lid Yard Camels’ Hair Serges, extra wide, for Cycling, only 3s fd Yard All-Wool French Poulffis, 0n1y... Is 9d Yard NEW COVERT COATINGS ... Special Value. — n.v/i-r >vt iv /ia i mTMfI C TPT? li L: SI LADIES. Now All-Wool Crepons, only ... New Shades Vienna Cloth, 44 inches wide, Pure W 001, only All-Wool Nun’s Veilings, 0n1y... Novelty Chameleon Coatings, only Is 3d Yard 2s 3d Yard Is Od Yard 2s lid Yard GENUINE CHEVIOT CAMEL SUITINGS, TEW COVERT COATINGS ... Special value. | FACED CLOTHS, KNOPP CLOTHS pq'P OP ENGLAND COATING SBEGES, in Greys, Fawns, Greens and Heather Mixtures. .LSI Ur UAia.iv ij NE w DOUBLE CASHMERES. r , , , BFWGWNED SEEGES. 54 Inches wide, Fast Dyes, from which every Lady should immediately OUQ of o u r s-Guinea Walking or Cycling Costumes complete. The best value ever offered. Pit and style guaranteed. THESE EXTRAORDINARY PURCHASES „„„ TT ousa include Hundreds of the Choicest Dresses of the Season, and are now Selling our London EVERYONE INVITED TO INSPECT. t the B. HALLENSTEIN, Chairman. E. C. BROWN, Manager. at the .1.0. D - LC

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