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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3134, 29 May 1879, Page 3

FIFTY-SfciVENTH REPUR-T OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF NEW SOU H WALES, TO THE HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS, Held at the Chief Banking House, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF APRIL, 1879. THE Directors have the pleasure to submil to the Proprietors a Statement of th< Assets and Liabilities of th* Bank on the 3 1st ultimo, with the Auditors' Report anc Declaration. The ut'tprofitß for the Half- £ s. d, year, after deducting Rebate on Current Bills. Interest on Deposits, providing for Bad aud Doubtful Debts, and reducing valuation of Bank Premises, amount to ... 97,674 3 11 To which is to be addpd — Undivided balance from last half-year 4,577 4 5 £102.251 8 4 ■Aggregate Balance Sheet of the Bank of New South Wales, March 31, 1879. (Including the London Branch to 31s£ Decent' her, 1878, and Nero Zealand Branches to 3rd of March, 1879.) Dr. & s. d. To Bank Stock 1,000,000 0 0 Reserve Fund 460,000 0 0 Notes in Circulation ... 668.854 o 0 Bills Payable 1,738,962 15 0 Deposits and other Liabilities 8,709,524 12 0 Profit and Loss 126,700 0 1 £12,704,041 7 7 Ce. £ S. d By Coin and Cash balances 2,658,167 10 4 Bullion in hand and in transitto London 272,305 14 9 Notes of other Banks ... 9,895 0 0 Bank Premises 304,512 19 0 Bills Receivable, Bills Discounted, and other Debts due to the Bank 9,454,540 14 11 Insurance Account ... 4,619 8 7 £12,704.041 7 7 Profit and Loss, March 31, 1879. Dr. £ s. d. March 31, 1879.—T0 Rebate (at current rates) on Bills Discounted not dueatthisdate 24.44S 11 9 Dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum ... 75,000 0 0 Bonus at the rate of 2| per cent, per annum " ... 12,500 0 0 . Augmentation of the Reserve Fund 10,000 0 0 Balance carried to "Profit and Loss," New Account 4,751 8 4 £126,700 0 1 Ce. £ s. d. Sept. 30, 1878.— 8y Amount from last Account ... 4,577 4 5 March 31, 1879. — Balance of Half-year's Profits after providing for Bad and Doubtful debts, and including recoveries from Debts previously written off as Bad ... 122,122 15 8 £126,700 0 1 Reserve Fund March 31, 1879. Dr. £ s. d. March 3l, lß79-To Balance 470,000 0 0 £470,000 0 0 Cr. £ s. d. Sept. 30, 1878.— 8y Balance 400,000 0 0 March 31, 1879. —Amount from Profit and Loss 10,000 0 0 £470,000 0 0 Audited, April 29. 1879. R. C. CLOSE ) . „, JAMES H. NEALE, j Audltoi>s - 944 m 29 TARANAKI RTFLE VOLUNTEERS. A MEETING of the above Corps will tnke place ut the Taranaki Institute This Evening, the 29th instant, at 7.30, to consider the positiou of the Corps. Ah the matter is of general public interest, persons not members are invited to attend. JOHN ELLIS, Lieutenant. May 28, 1879. 942 m 29 NOTICE. MEMBERS of. the PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY are requested to MEET for PRACTICE at 7 o'clock This Evening. J. HOSBIN, 917 m 29 Hon. Sec NOTICE. TPHE inhabitants of Inglewood aud the sur- ± rounding distiicts are requested to attend a MEETING to bo held at the Government Store, Inglewooil, ou Saturday, 31st May. at 7 30 p.m., to take the prelimiuHi-y steps for the formation of a Volunteer Corps. HENRY BROWN, S. MATTHEWS, J. H. NEWMAN, 937 m 27 29 J. PEACH. LOST,— CHEQUE No. 52.997, drawn on tho Bank of New Zealand, luglewood, in favour of John Rowe, for £7, by W. H. Franklyn. Tho public are cautioned against ca-hing the same, as payment has been slopped.— W. H. FRANKLYN. 934 m 29 \\J ANTED,— A GOOD KITCHEN MAN. \ V Apply at the W HITE HART HO lEL 948 tc