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 DECEMBER, 1872.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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 341,595 18 6 21,555 4 11 1,451 9 10 460,623 8 5 979,230 16 2 483,173 6 8 2,287,630 4 6
Union Bank of Australia 109,814 0 10 15,325 13 3 33 11 0 ... 496,689 9 5 448,193 10 9 1,070,324 6 9
Bank of New South Wales 102,564 5 8 665 3 1 10,833 5 5 ... 286,144 10 11 311,391 18 4 711,599 3 5
Bank of Australasia 44,310 1 7 3,390 19 10 ... ... 119,031 12 3 81,136 7 0 427,075 4 1
Bank of Otago (Limited) 53,218 13 10 ... ... 6,340 19 5 106,667 1 5 72,260 8 10 238,487 3 6
Totals £ 651,503 0 5 40,937 1 1 18,659 5 8 640,097 13 4 1,987,763 10 2 1,396,155 11 7 4,735,116 2 3

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 374,837 12 0 162,569 1 2 7,349 19 0 11,168 15 3 22,969 9 10 762,553 0 0 150,000 0 0 914,072 3 6 243,860 0 5 2,649,380 1 2
Union Bank of Australia 311,047 8 11 48,660 7 10 2,813 1 1 10,413 16 1 45,000 0 0 305,885 12 11 ... 397,229 16 11 3,519 11 11 1,124,569 15 8
Bank of New South Wales 243,568 10 4 143,284 1 5 1,998 8 0 11,881 13 4 22,599 12 5 243,110 4 2 ... 251,178 9 0 104,232 13 5 1,021,853 12 1
Bank of Australasia 123,089 11 9 11,155 1 10 722 16 9 ... 31,423 3 1 228,231 14 11 ... 90,026 12 10 242 13 2 484,891 14 4
Bank of Otago (Limited) 45,124 19 0 44,815 13 10 2,912 10 9 2,115 19 6 34,306 19 6 137,560 4 6 ... 235,162 14 3 ... 501,999 1 4
Totals 1,097,668 2 0 410,484 6 1 15,796 15 7 35,580 4 2 156,299 4 10 1,677,340 16 6 150,000 0 0 1,887,669 16 6 351,854 18 11 5,782,694 4 7

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 0 485,674 19 10
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 Eight 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
Totals 4,281,626 12 0 233,900 8 0 1,367,033 6 7

Treasury, Wellington, 3rd February, 1873.

C. T. BATKIN, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 General Statement of Liabilities, Assets, Capital, and Profits for Banks (Qtr ending Dec 1872)

💰 Finance & Revenue
3 February 1873
Bank statistics, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Banking returns, 1872
  • C. T. Batkin, Secretary to the Treasury