New Zealand Gazette – 1871 – No. 33

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✨ Bank Financial Statistics

GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1871.

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LIABILITIES.

BANKS.	Notes in Circulation.	Bills in Circulation.	Balances due to other Banks.	Deposits.	Total Liabilities.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	Government.	Not bearing Interest.
Bank of New Zealand	285,300 19 9	23,061 2 6	53,727 8 1	250,516 1 7	692,180 17 4
Union Bank of Australia	93,193 3 4	17,383 1 9	...	268 1 6	380,703 19 5
Bank of New South Wales	101,583 18 5	1,613 11 2	10,060 4 1	...	293,790 4 11
Bank of Australasia	35,201 0 2	2,238 9 8	...	80,394 13 4	104,697 13 8
Bank of Otago (Limited)	38,397 13 10	...	15,260 16 2	...	78,349 4 6
Totals	553,676 15 6	44,296 5 1	79,048 8 4	331,178 16 5	1,549,721 19 10

ASSETS.

BANKS.	Coined Gold and Silver, and other Coined Metals.	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	296,870 18 11	150,757 16 4	7,277 16 9	3,396 7 0	22,286 8 4	901,460 7 1	222,307 13 11	984,566 15 2	269,580 8 7	2,858,504 12 1
Union Bank of Australia.	222,522 19 9	45,305 16 6	2,416 5 1	12,150 14 2	45,000 0 0	439,818 16 11	...	422,598 16 8	6,128 6 4	1,195,941 15 5
Bank of New South Wales	276,517 9 3	42,710 13 2	2,520 16 2	10,944 0 11	21,168 1 6	362,932 17 1	...	283,744 8 11	56,452 4 4	1,056,990 11 4
Bank of Australasia	98,137 7 9	11,619 10 9	944 10 5	...	34,706 5 0	193,132 17 6	...	120,571 4 6	283 9 1	459,395 5 0
Bank of Otago (Limited).	34,018 1 6	11,583 11 8	1,791 12 3	545 16 9	32,991 11 3	107,774 13 3	...	258,233 10 11	...	446,939 17 7
Totals	928,066 17 2	261,977 8 5	14,951 0 8	27,037 18 10	156,152 6 1	2,005,119 11 10	222,307 13 11	2,069,714 16 2	332,444 8 4	6,017,772 1 5

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS.	Capital paid up.	Rate per Annum of last Dividend.	Amount of last Dividend declared.	Amount of Reserved Fund at the time of declaring such Dividend.
	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand	600,000 0 0	Equal to Fifteen per cent. per annum	37,500 0 0	195,245 11 7
Union Bank of Australia	1,250,000 0 0	Twelve per cent. per annum	75,000 0 0	479,329 4 0
Bank of New South Wales	1,000,000 0 0	Ten per cent. per annum	50,000 0 0	302,431 0 10
Bank of Australasia	1,200,000 0 0	Six per cent. per annum and Bonus of Four per cent. Ten per cent.	60,000 0 0	331,128 6 1
Bank of Otago (Limited)	231,529 16 6	Six per cent. per annum	7,198 12 2	5,958 18 10
Totals	4,281,529 16 6		229,698 12 2	1,314,093 1 4