Quarterly Bank Returns




GENERAL STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the Quarter ended 30th JUNE, 1874.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. £ s. d. Bills in Circulation. £ s. d. Balances due to other Banks. £ s. d. Deposits. Government. £ s. d. Deposits. Not bearing Interest. £ s. d. Deposits. Bearing Interest. £ s. d. Total Liabilities. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 444,683 18 1 25,402 14 5 3,186 0 7 1,215,646 6 5 1,329,902 4 2 598,216 19 10 3,617,038 3 6
Union Bank of Australia 140,141 0 11 17,003 11 9 73 18 10 268 1 6 592,668 17 10 377,731 15 0 1,127,887 5 10
Bank of New South Wales 99,091 16 10 1,219 4 3 9,020 5 0 ... 307,216 7 3 255,543 12 11 672,091 6 3
Bank of Australasia 42,434 19 10 4,130 11 8 ... ... 130,164 5 6 45,479 4 9 222,209 1 9
Bank of Otago (Limited) 7,976 0 0 ... 17,840 15 2 ... 288 13 5 ... 8,264 13 5
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 122,504 12 4 3,937 11 6 30,120 19 7 4,223 17 7 380,256 18 6 283,889 3 4 812,652 18 5
Totals 856,832 8 0 51,693 13 7 30,120 19 7 1,220,138 5 6 2,740,497 6 8 1,560,860 15 10 6,460,143 9 2

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ASSETS.

BANKS. Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metals. £ s. d. Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars. £ s. d. Notes and Bills of other Banks. £ s. d. Balances due from other Banks. £ s. d. Landed Property. £ s. d. Notes and Bills Discounted. £ s. d. Colonial Government Securities. £ s. d. Other Funded Securities. £ s. d. Debts due to the Bank, exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad. £ s. d. Securities not included under other heads. £ s. d. Total Assets. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 412,610 8 8 197,126 13 8 12,614 13 1 20,417 12 10 24,826 18 10 1,629,554 12 1 161,538 9 3 7,600 0 0 1,854,746 11 6 80,939 3 3 4,401,975 3 2
Union Bank of Australia 322,451 18 4 15,449 1 8 2,443 8 1 7,911 3 5 45,000 0 0 653,312 12 8 ... ... 629,508 3 4 18,063 16 11 1,694,140 4 5
Bank of New South Wales 367,184 17 4 27,967 16 9 2,074 11 6 13,982 5 0 21,085 18 0 412,873 9 1 ... ... 472,353 10 6 127,861 9 1 1,445,383 17 3
Bank of Australasia 45,840 5 10 4,027 19 2 253 7 5 ... 30,908 16 11 375,761 5 2 ... ... 187,436 3 9 13,691 4 4 657,919 2 7
Bank of Otago (Limited) *7,976 0 0 ... ... 23,945 15 4 ... ... ... ... 19,153 14 5 ... 51,075 9 9
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 535,034 13 4 14,391 18 1 1,274,532 11 10
Totals ... 144,950 14 0 21,677 15 7 13,078 2 9 66,537 10 7 31,951 9 0 3,584,669 4 1 161,538 9 3 7,600 0 0 3,698,232 16 10 254,947 11 8 9,525,026 9 0
  • Held by National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) to redeem Notes in Circulation as per Contra.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS. Capital paid up. £ s. d. Rate per Annum of last Dividend. Amount of last Dividend declared. £ s. d. Amount of Reserved Fund at the time of declaring such Dividend. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 600,000 0 0 Twelve and a half per cent. per annum 37,500 0 0 230,712 9 5
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 Fourteen per cent. per annum 87,500 0 0 490,508 10 7
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. per annum, with Bonus of two and a half per cent. per annum 87,500 0 0 336,770 0 5
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Eleven per cent. per annum 66,000 0 0 343,760 8 8
Bank of Otago (Limited) *231,626 12 0 Two per cent. per annum 4,650 8 0 219 17 4
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350,000 0 0 Nil ... 1,102 5 9
Totals ... 4,631,626 12 0 283,150 8 0 1,403,073 12 2

*Less three-fourths returned to Shareholders to date.

Treasury, Wellington, 1st August, 1874.

C. T. BATKIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 General Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks for Quarter ended 30th June, 1874

💰 Finance & Revenue
1 August 1874
Banks, Financial Statement, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Statistics
  • C. T. Batkin, Secretary to the Treasury