New Zealand Gazette – 1870 – No. 25

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✨ Quarterly Bank Returns

GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1870.

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LIABILITIES.

BANKS.	Notes in Circulation.	Bills in Circulation.	Balances due to other Banks.	Deposits. Government.	Deposits. Not bearing Interest.	Deposits. Bearing Interest.	Total Liabilities.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand	294,672 5 4	18,023 9 7	43,365 9 4	316,948 6 7	715,623 12 4	403,354 13 5	1,791,987 16 7
Union Bank of Australia	108,756 4 0	11,268 12 4	847 14 3	268 1 6	444,992 17 2	340,458 3 2	906,591 12 5
Bank of New South Wales.	124,806 6 10	3,153 2 8	4,652 10 11	...	316,037 13 1	337,692 1 8	786,341 15 2
Bank of Australasia	45,497 7 7	2,073 19 7	...	27,406 1 2	116,582 14 1	80,939 8 4	272,499 10 9
Bank of Otago (Limited)	37,453 0 0	...	...	...	86,493 4 6	55,687 15 4	207,215 6 10
Totals	£ 611,185 3 9	34,519 4 2	76,447 1 6	344,622 9 3	1,679,730 1 2	1,218,132 1 11	3,964,636 1 9

ASSETS.

BANKS.	Coined Gold and Silver, and other Coined Metal.	Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars.	Notes and Bills of other Banks.	Balances due from other Banks.	Landed Property.	Notes and Bills Discounted.	Colonial Government Securities.	Debts due to the Bank.	Securities not included under other heads.	Total Assets.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand	355,295 6 10	106,879 9 9	6,262 19 1	34,001 13 10	22,270 7 6	866,312 5 10	271,550 0 0	944,288 4 0	266,968 0 3	2,873,828 7 1
Union Bank of Australia.	269,085 3 7	20,113 16 10	1,224 17 4	39,223 1 3	45,000 0 0	578,250 9 0	...	457,403 12 10	6,411 14 2	1,416,712 15 0
Bank of N. S. Wales	250,463 13 1	43,677 12 11	2,864 15 10	8,129 14 5	21,821 18 4	561,533 7 0	...	256,858 2 0	101,578 13 10	1,246,927 17 5
Bank of Australasia	119,738 10 0	9,170 19 9	1,325 0 0	...	34,897 0 5	318,208 1 0	...	207,932 15 1	461 3 11	691,733 10 2
Bank of Otago (Limited).	26,571 5 7	7,350 5 9	2,133 5 10	29,813 15 1	...	137,554 19 4	...	278,358 11 9	137,554 19 4	483,466 18 8
Totals	£1,021,153 19 1	187,192 5 0	13,362 7 7	83,487 15 4	153,803 1 4	2,461,859 2 2	271,550 0 0	2,144,841 5 8	375,419 12 2	6,712,669 8 4

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS.	Capital paid up.	Rate per Annum of last Dividend.	Amount of last Dividend declared.	Amount of Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend.
	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand	500,000 0 0	Fifteen per cent.	37,500 0 0	192,039 3 5
Union Bank of Australia	1,250,000 0 0	Fifteen per cent.	93,750 0 0	496,573 11 8
Bank of New South Wales.	1,000,000 0 0	Fifteen per cent.	75,000 0 0	338,096 12 0
Bank of Australasia	1,200,000 0 0	Six per cent. and Bonus of Four per cent. = Ten per cent.	60,000 0 0	332,760 15 10
Bank of Otago (Limited)	231,529 16 6	Six per cent.	7,198 12 2	5,958 18 10
Totals	£ 4,181,529 16 6	...	273,448 12 2	1,365,429 1 9

Treasury, Wellington, 12th May, 1870.

J. WOODWARD, Assistant Treasurer.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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