New Zealand Gazette – 1873 – No. 66

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✨ 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 29th SEPTEMBER, 1873.

LIABILITIES.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 374,688 7 1 25,041 19 6 4,042 0 3 989,337 10 3 1,225,735 13 3 486,735 11 5 3,105,581 19
Union Bank of Australia 122,915 6 6 10,758 19 11 68 16 3 268 1 6 539,592 3 1 382,251 13 4 1,055,855 0 7
Bank of New South Wales 108,861 11 6 1,522 7 7 9,829 7 0 292,373 6 10 281,041 17 5 693,628 10 4
Bank of Australasia 36,616 16 11 2,577 9 1 ... 123,047 6 6 79,337 17 2 242,217 18 0
Bank of Otago (Limited) 53,983 0 0 2,464 5 3 56,447 5 3
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 4,373 13 10 739 0 11 155,387 6 2 638 8 4 248,569 10 8 182,549 7 9 591,618 19 4
Totals 701,438 15 10 40,639 17 0 169,327 9 8 990,244 0 1 2,431,782 5 7 1,411,916 7 1 5,745,348 15 3

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, exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad. | 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 | 473,588 5 6 | 168,773 19 7 | 8,386 3 11 | 33,348 11 5 | 23,691 5 3 | 922,545 3 0 | 157,600 0 0 | 1,389,181 17 8 | 315,359 11 1 | 3,492,474 17 5 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 335,498 16 7 | 19,345 5 5 | 1,918 11 6 | 11,635 9 9 | 45,000 0 0 | 405,200 1 2 | | 598,655 14 0 | 11,099 14 10 | 1,428,353 13 3 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 265,891 9 5 | 45,268 18 11 | 1,503 18 3 | 12,269 15 9 | 22,196 14 7 | 361,005 0 1 | | 407,231 11 7 | 129,846 16 4 | 1,245,214 4 11 |
| Bank of Australasia | 68,769 10 6 | 3,546 11 5 | 320 6 1 | | 31,221 0 0 | 308,063 15 0 | | 105,782 14 11 | 6,060 17 7 | 523,764 15 6 |
| Bank of Otago (Limited) | *53,983 0 0 | 4,492 5 8 | | | | 2,464 5 3 | | 41,820 19 0 | | 290,739 2 7 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 177,068 0 9 | 11,552 19 10 | | | 22,000 0 0 | | | | | |
| Totals | 1,374,799 2 9 | 252,980 0 10 | 17,288 9 5 | 42,390 7 0 | 144,108 19 10 | 2,216,896 2 5 | 157,600 0 0 | 2,817,162 11 8 | 480,694 13 5 | 7,763,746 1 11 |

  • Held by the National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) to redeem notes in circulation, as per contra.

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 Twelve and a half per cent. 37,500 0 0 226,154 3 6
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 Thirteen per cent. 81,250 0 0 488,550 12 8
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. 75,000 0 0 336,306 8 0
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Ten per cent. 60,000 0 0 330,908 10 7
Bank of Otago (Limited) 231,626 12 0 Two per cent. 4,650 8 0 219 17 4
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 283,334 0 0 Nil ... 1,102 5 9
Totals 4,564,960 12 0 258,400 8 0 1,383,241 17 10

Treasury, Wellington, 7th November, 1873.
C. T. BATKIN, Secretary to the Treasury.
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💰 General Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks for Quarter ended September 1873

💰 Finance & Revenue
7 November 1873
Bank returns, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Financial statement, 1873
  • C. T. Batkin, Secretary to the Treasury