Bank Financial Statements




GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 30th JUNE, 1872.

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 344,085 8 11 16,795 11 6 29,935 11 6 414,317 0 0 1,010,913 5 6
Union Bank of Australia 116,597 13 8 16,269 4 2 268 1 6 461,652 7 4
Bank of New South Wales 101,467 17 7 1,073 10 8 11,596 7 0 297,992 12 6
Bank of Australasia 43,866 11 6 4,017 7 11 117,907 16 3
Bank of Otago (Limited) 45,522 4 7 3,856 4 8 115,506 1 0
Totals £ 651,539 16 3 38,155 14 3 45,388 3 2 523,830 12 5 2,003,972 2 7

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 387,185 11 0 111,430 8 10 6,498 3 2 39,046 6 5 22,757 19 1 675,729 1 4 255,683 15 2 814,120 1 6 232,413 5 7 2,544,864 12 1
Union Bank of Australia 278,719 6 11 21,049 18 0 2,150 4 10 45,000 0 0 11,232 15 3 287,199 14 2 290,301 15 0 4,696 13 1 940,350 7 3
Bank of New South Wales 269,583 13 8 41,989 2 4 1,662 0 11 22,702 17 11 9,393 6 3 219,554 11 7 175,737 3 3 78,117 1 7 818,739 17 6
Bank of Australasia 84,864 6 9 10,413 4 3 908 2 0 31,598 18 6 200,831 19 3 74,275 5 7 229 6 11 403,121 3 3
Bank of Otago (Limited) 46,677 11 1 10,515 11 6 1,979 0 0 14,132 0 9 34,631 17 9 111,919 9 4 206,333 7 8 426,188 18 1
Totals 1,067,030 9 5 195,398 4 11 13,197 10 11 73,804 8 8 156,691 13 3 1,495,234 15 8 255,683 15 2 1,560,767 13 0 315,456 7 2 5,133,264 18 2

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 45,000 0 0 232,600 3 0
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 Thirteen per cent. per annum 81,250 0 0 485,047 7 1
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 Twelve and a half per cent. per annum 62,500 0 0 321,711 18 1
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Ten per cent. per annum 319,038 16 6
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 6 255,948 12 2 1,364,357 3 6

Treasury, Wellington, 2nd August, 1872.

J. WOODWARD, Assistant Treasurer.



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💰 General Statement of Liabilities and Assets for Banks for Quarter ended June 1872

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 August 1872
Bank statistics, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, New Zealand Banks, Quarterly report, Financial data
  • J. Woodward, Assistant Treasurer