✨ 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 31st MARCH, 1873.
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. | £ s. d. |
| Bank of New Zealand | 346,266 0 4 | 18,781 6 5 | 2,232 2 5 | 508,619 16 1 | 1,146,681 4 4 | 464,435 2 2 | 2,487,015 11 9 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 119,522 3 9 | 13,916 1 6 | 23 5 3 | 268 1 6 | 598,761 4 4 | 420,785 2 11 | 1,153,275 19 3 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 104,960 13 10 | 1,603 17 5 | 11,317 7 4 | ... | 322,832 8 0 | 297,597 15 2 | 738,312 1 9 |
| Bank of Australasia | 45,110 12 4 | 3,035 6 0 | ... | 131,676 8 8 | 132,526 16 9 | 90,392 7 2 | 402,741 10 11 |
| Bank of Otago (Limited) | 58,174 7 9 | ... | ... | ... | 131,306 1 1 | 93,511 1 8 | 291,506 18 5 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | ... | 25 0 0 | ... | ... | 6,778 15 6 | ... | 6,803 15 6 |
| Totals | 674,033 18 0 | 37,361 11 4 | 22,088 2 11 | 640,564 6 3 | 2,338,886 10 0 | 1,366,721 9 1 | 5,079,655 17 7 |
ASSETS.
| BANKS. | Coined Gold and Silver, and other Coined Metals | Gold and Silver in Bullion and 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 | 438,416 13 1 | 148,586 15 7 | 7,976 14 10 | 8,700 13 4 | 23,196 8 6 | 762,347 8 8 | 150,292 6 2 | 1,057,342 6 7 | 269,118 7 6 | 2,865,977 14 3 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 341,462 11 2 | 25,458 18 7 | 2,521 15 2 | 7,484 5 3 | 45,000 0 0 | 297,361 12 3 | ... | 425,972 3 5 | 7,302 4 0 | 1,152,563 9 10 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 184,229 15 2 | 67,757 0 8 | 2,142 14 9 | 13,713 17 3 | 22,944 0 1 | 264,449 0 8 | ... | 293,577 9 10 | 100,078 7 8 | 948,892 6 1 |
| Bank of Australasia | 187,661 0 0 | 6,772 11 10 | 471 12 2 | 31,360 13 10 | 31,360 13 10 | 213,671 6 0 | ... | 108,422 3 6 | 4,206 11 5 | 552,565 18 9 |
| Bank of Otago (Limited) | 81,518 3 7 | 37,301 5 10 | 3,445 9 2 | 23,157 1 5 | 34,551 4 5 | 143,322 11 6 | ... | 230,325 7 3 | 360 11 3 | 553,621 3 2 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 7,748 12 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,540 0 0 | 150,292 6 2 | 100 0 0 | 43,419 4 7 | 6,803 15 6 |
| Totals | 1,241,036 15 3 | 285,876 12 6 | 16,558 6 1 | 86,725 18 4 | 157,052 6 10 | 1,682,691 19 1 | 150,292 6 2 | 2,115,739 10 7 | 381,066 1 10 | 6,117,039 16 8 |
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 twelve and a half per cent. | 37,500 0 0 | 226,360 5 0 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 1,250,000 0 0 | Thirteen per cent. | 81,250 0 0 | 485,779 19 5 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,000,000 0 0 | Twelve and a half per cent. | 62,500 0 0 | 335,739 7 11 |
| Bank of Australasia | 1,200,000 0 0 | Equal to nine per cent. | 48,000 0 0 | 319,038 16 6 |
| Bank of Otago (Limited) | 231,626 12 0 | Two per cent. | 4,650 8 0 | 219 17 4 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 183,334 0 0 | Nil | ... | ... |
| Totals | 4,464,960 12 0 | ... | 233,900 8 0 | 1,367,138 6 2 |
Treasury, Wellington, 10th May, 1873.
C. T. BATKIN, Secretary to the Treasury.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 301
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💰 General Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks in New Zealand for Quarter ended March 1873
💰 Finance & Revenue10 May 1873
Bank Returns, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Tables, Capital, Profits, New Zealand Banks
- C. T. Batkin, Secretary to the Treasury
NZ Gazette 1873, No 30