The ninth half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this Bank was held on the 27th ultimo, in the banking-house, Queen-street, Auck land. The president, James Williamson, Esq., took the chair. About forty shareholders were present. The usual report and balance sheet were presented. The balance sheet for the half year ending 31st March, 1866, inoluding the London office balances at 30th December, 1865, flhowod the following liabilities and assets : —

is worth 6J dollars. The charge for the railway transit across the Isthmus is 25 dollars, and 10 cents per lb. for luggage above 50 lbs. The following information respecting the times of arrival and departure of steamers at Colon is extracted from papers laid before the parliament of New South Wales :— " Between Colon and England there are two or three substantial and well-established lines of steamers, of great size and superior accommoda tion. " The West India Eoyal Mail Packet Company , from Southampton to Colon on the 2nd and 17th of every month, and from Colon to Southampton on the 7th and 23^1, " The ships of the above Company rtih to the following islands and ports, viz. :— St. Thomas, Jamaica, Barbadoes, Trinidad, Demerara, Car thagena, Havana, Vera Cruz, Tampico, Santa i Martha, Grey Town, &c» 1 ' That Company has a fleet of about twentyfive steam-ships, varying in size from 800 tons and ' 200 h.p. to 4,000 tons and 1,000 h.p, "The West India and Pacific Steam-ship Company trade between Liverpool and Colon, calling at and having branch steamers to the various ports in the West Indies and Mexico. " This Company's steamers leave Liverpool five times a month, of which three are direct to Colon via St, Thomas. " The latter dates are the 10th, 25th, and 29th, and leaving Colon for Liverpool on the BDh, 15th, and 30th. ' " This Company's fleet numbers about twenty steamers. "There is also a French line of mail ships (steam) to and from St. Nazaire in Prance and the West Indies, with- a branch to Colon. " The Atlantio Mail line of steam packets to and from New York and Colon three times every month. These ships are of enormous size and great passenger accommodation; the trafßo in which, with cargo, is immense. 