GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1874.

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LIABILITIES.

BANKS.
Notes in
Circulation.
Bills in
Circulation.
Balances due to
other Banks.
Deposits.
Government.
Not bearing Interest.
Bearing Interest.
Total
Liabilities.

£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand
414,232 2 11
24,108 3 5
67 2 10
1,151,004 18 2
1,307,411 16 5
524, 112 15 6
3,420,936 19 3
Union Bank of Australia
133,049 16 0
21,696 1 11
268 1 6
268 1 6
564,852 12 3
342,780 9 11
1,062,740 13 6
Bank of New South Wales
105,051 1 7
1252 1 10
93 11 11
13,984 1 5
344,590 5 4
251,823 18 8
716,701 8 10
Bank of Australasia
41,825 4 7
3,870 11 10
13,984 1 5
137,368 6 10
63,434 11 8
246,498 14 11
Bank of Otago (Limited)
14,779 0 0
...
...
...
...
14,779 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)
99,137 1 6
16,642 9 11
23,341 7 8
1,403 17 2
371,560 9 8
249,073 6 4
761,158 12 3

Totals
808,074 6 7
67,569 8 11
37,486 3 10
1,152,676 16 10
2,725,783 10 6
1,431,225 2 1
6,222,815 8 9

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.
Other Funded
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.
£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand
508,406 3 7
157,418 12 11
12,311 3 9
17,816 3 8
24,540 9 2
1,457,054 1 11
157,600 0 0
1,767,850 12 3
83,270 1 2
4,186,267 8 5
Union Bank of Australia
268,665 17 9
17,151 0 3
2,056 9 4
8,389 6 9
45,000 0 0
534,772 4 7
...
707,340 19 1
20,848 14 0
1,604,224 11 9
Bank of New South Wales
323,495 8 7
38,158 12 1
2,058 13 0
15,640 11 11
21,440 7 2
437,648 4 4
...
518,814 16 3
119,252 19 5
1,476,509 12 9
Bank of Australasia
67,682 8 7
2,320 0 0
317 16 7
...
31,075 0 0
322,206 16 7
...
174,609 1 8
14,894 10 10
613,105 14 3
Bank of Otago (Limited)*
14,779 0 0
4,492 5 8
...
52,158 16 7
...
...
...
28,470 6 4
...
99,900 8 7
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)
136,683 7 9
19,208 6 5
8,870 8 4
2,378 17 8
28,002 12 9
424,673 19 1
...
454,144 17 7
26,724 10 8
1,100,687 0 3

Totals
1,319,712 6 3
238,748 17 4
25,614 11 0
96,383 16 7
150,058 9 1
3,176,355 6 6
157,600 0 0
3,651,230 13 2
264,990 16 1
9,080,694 16 0

• Held by National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) to redeem Notes in Circulation 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
226,392 0 9
Union Bank of Australia
1,250,000 0 0
Fourteen per cent.
87,500 0 0
490,508 10 7
Bank of New South Wales
1,000,000 0 0
Fifteen per cent.
75,000 0 0
336,556 16 5
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)
333,333 10 0
Nil
...
1,102 5 9

Totals
4,614,960 2 0
264,650 8 0
1,385,668 1 5

• Less three-fourths returned to Shareholders to date.

Treasury, Wellington, 21st May, 1874.

C. T. BATKIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.