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

LIABILITIES.

BANKS.

Bank of New Zealand
Union Bank of Australia
Bank of New South Wales
Bank of Australasia
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)
Colonial Bank of New Zealand

Totals

• Bank of Otago, £3,897.

ASSETS.

BANKS.

Bank of New Zealand
Union Bank of Australia
Bank of New South Wales
Bank of Australasia
National Bank of New Zealand
(Limited)
Colonial Bank of New Zealand

Totals

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS.

Bank of New Zealand
Union Bank of Australia
Bank of New South Wales
Bank of Australasia
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)
Colonial Bank of New Zealand

Totals

Treasury, Wellington, 1st February, 1874.

C. T. BATKIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

LIABILITIES (Reading across columns):

Bank of New Zealand: Notes in Circulation £441,864 9 0; Bills in Circulation £42,172 12 0; Balances due to other Banks £5,468 3 1; Deposits Government £1,250,234 12 9; Deposits Not bearing Interest £1,193,585 12 8; Deposits Bearing Interest £713,144 4 3; Total Liabilities £3,646,469 13 9.

Union Bank of Australia: Notes in Circulation £126,210 12 6; Bills in Circulation £16,296 9 0; Balances due to other Banks £28 2 0; Deposits Government £153 3 8; Deposits Not bearing Interest £1,056,533 16 10; Deposits Bearing Interest £419,213 10 1; Total Liabilities £1,056,533 16 10.

Bank of New South Wales: Notes in Circulation £92,499 7 9; Bills in Circulation £2,935 15 2; Balances due to other Banks £11,817 3 7; Deposits Government (empty); Deposits Not bearing Interest £646,006 6 4; Deposits Bearing Interest £275,763 19 6; Total Liabilities £646,006 6 4.

Bank of Australasia: Notes in Circulation £49,197 9 2; Bills in Circulation £4,137 19 6; Balances due to other Banks (empty); Deposits Government (empty); Deposits Not bearing Interest £262,990 0 4; Deposits Bearing Interest £52,139 18 5; Total Liabilities £237,514 9 8.

National Bank of New Zealand (Limited): Notes in Circulation *£135,464 7 8; Bills in Circulation £6,994 4 7; Balances due to other Banks £10,727 8 4; Deposits Government (empty); Deposits Not bearing Interest £354,700 15 7; Deposits Bearing Interest £363,265 0 6; Total Liabilities £873,960 11 10.

Colonial Bank of New Zealand: Notes in Circulation £3,465 10 0; Bills in Circulation £30 3 10; Balances due to other Banks (empty); Deposits Government £2,808 15 2; Deposits Not bearing Interest £29,189 3 4; Deposits Bearing Interest £5,890 9 4; Total Liabilities £38,575 6 6.

Totals: Notes in Circulation £848,701 16 1; Bills in Circulation £72,567 4 1; Balances due to other Banks £28,040 17 0; Deposits Government £1,253,196 11 7; Deposits Not bearing Interest £2,467,136 14 1; Deposits Bearing Interest £1,829,417 2 1; Total Liabilities £6,499,060 4 11.

ASSETS (Reading across columns):

Bank of New Zealand: Coined Gold and Silver £364,165 16 5; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £136,466 19 10; Notes and Bills of other Banks £11,740 19 1; Balances due from other Banks £12,257 19 2; Landed Property £25,854 6 9; Notes and Bills Discounted £1,771,314 9 11; Colonial Government Securities £300,000 0 0; Other Funded Securities £7,600 0 0; Debts due to the Bank £1,968,493 3 3; Securities not included under other heads £83,424 0 5; Total Assets £4,681,317 14 10.

Union Bank of Australia: Coined Gold and Silver £270,561 16 4; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £10,413 13 6; Notes and Bills of other Banks £2,521 2 7; Balances due from other Banks £9,936 9 0; Landed Property £45,000 0 0; Notes and Bills Discounted £825,190 5 0; Colonial Government Securities (empty); Other Funded Securities (empty); Debts due to the Bank £628,954 10 6; Securities not included under other heads £17,532 18 5; Total Assets £1,810,110 15 4.

Bank of New South Wales: Coined Gold and Silver £514,654 4 1; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £41,088 9 6; Notes and Bills of other Banks £2,492 9 2; Balances due from other Banks £16,187 10 0; Landed Property £20,191 14 4; Notes and Bills Discounted £475,597 15 1; Colonial Government Securities (empty); Other Funded Securities (empty); Debts due to the Bank £522,339 9 4; Securities not included under other heads £135,113 14 1; Total Assets £1,727,665 5 7.

Bank of Australasia: Coined Gold and Silver £58,088 3 6; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £3,022 1 8; Notes and Bills of other Banks £530 2 2; Balances due from other Banks (empty); Landed Property £30,696 10 9; Notes and Bills Discounted £444,792 8 6; Colonial Government Securities (empty); Other Funded Securities (empty); Debts due to the Bank £188,026 12 6; Securities not included under other heads £14,490 10 11; Total Assets £739,646 10 0.

National Bank of New Zealand (Limited): Coined Gold and Silver £147,053 19 3; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £26,604 12 1; Notes and Bills of other Banks £6,951 16 4; Balances due from other Banks £24,812 14 2; Landed Property £42,422 0 0; Notes and Bills Discounted £631,584 13 2; Colonial Government Securities (empty); Other Funded Securities (empty); Debts due to the Bank £613,204 1 11; Securities not included under other heads £22,476 14 7; Total Assets £1,515,110 11 6.

Colonial Bank of New Zealand: Coined Gold and Silver £34,683 6 8; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £58 10 5; Notes and Bills of other Banks £672 9 5; Balances due from other Banks £75,430 10 8; Landed Property £3,984 4 1; Notes and Bills Discounted £39,019 15 1; Colonial Government Securities (empty); Other Funded Securities (empty); Debts due to the Bank £22,422 6 3; Securities not included under other heads £987 19 5; Total Assets £177,259 2 0.

Totals: Coined Gold and Silver £1,389,207 6 3; Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars £217,654 7 0; Notes and Bills of other Banks £24,908 18 9; Balances due from other Banks £138,625 3 0; Landed Property £168,148 15 11; Notes and Bills Discounted £4,187,499 6 9; Colonial Government Securities £300,000 0 0; Other Funded Securities £7,600 0 0; Debts due to the Bank £3,943,440 3 9; Securities not included under other heads £274,025 17 10; Total Assets £10,651,109 19 3.

CAPITAL AND PROFITS:

Bank of New Zealand: Capital paid up £600,000 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Fifteen per cent. per annum; Amount of last Dividend declared £45,000 0 0; Amount of Reserved Fund £238,916 6 3.

Union Bank of Australia: Capital paid up £1,250,000 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Fourteen per cent. per annum; Amount of last Dividend declared £87,500 0 0; Amount of Reserved Fund £492,264 0 10.

Bank of New South Wales: Capital paid up £1,000,000 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Fifteen per cent. per annum, and Bonus of two and a half per cent. per annum; Amount of last Dividend declared £87,500 0 0; Amount of Reserved Fund £366,868 0 7.

Bank of Australasia: Capital paid up £1,200,000 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Eleven per cent. per annum; Amount of last Dividend declared £66,000 0 0; Amount of Reserved Fund £343,760 8 8.

National Bank of New Zealand (Limited): Capital paid up £350,000 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Nil; Amount of last Dividend declared (empty); Amount of Reserved Fund £1,102 5 9.

Colonial Bank of New Zealand: Capital paid up £160,423 0 0; Rate per Annum of last Dividend: Nil; Amount of last Dividend declared (empty); Amount of Reserved Fund (empty).

Totals: Capital paid up (empty); Amount of last Dividend declared £286,000 0 0; Amount of Reserved Fund £1,442,911 2 1.

Treasury, Wellington, 1st February, 1874.

C. T. BATKIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.