✨ 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 31st MARCH, 1877.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due to other Banks. Deposits. Total Liabilities.
Bank of New Zealand 426,402 5 0 71,512 12 6 467 4 5 717,663 2 10 1,447,109 10 3
Union Bank of Australia 120,967 19 7 17,444 17 4 251 9 2 449,169 18 3
Bank of New South Wales ... 95,347 10 9 1,490 6 2 10,678 9 9 260,613 14 7
Bank of Australasia 52,716 8 0 4,530 8 3 149,667 7 3
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 108,283 4 7 9,635 17 4 266 3 9 53 5 4 274,822 4 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 62,866 4 0 744 13 3 2,947 11 4 209,130 12 10
Totals ... 866,583 11 11 105,358 14 10 14,610 18 5 717,716 8 2 2,790,513 8 1

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.
Bank of New Zealand 603,981 6 7 71,367 11 1 17,371 16 10 9,550 18 0 47,263 15 3 1,906,182 5 11 479,692 6 2 7,600 0 0 2,143,205 2 9 87,165 3 11 5,373,380 6 6
Union Bank of Australia 267,349 14 4 7,637 6 11 2,633 19 2 4,319 11 9 60,500 0 0 760,263 11 0 792,573 8 9 23,109 15 5 1,918,387 7 4
Bank of New South Wales ... 339,170 4 6 23,763 14 5 3,009 0 9 13,787 6 3 25,209 7 10 511,932 3 10 613,162 18 4 83,889 14 5 1,613,924 10 4
Bank of Australasia 62,363 14 10 3,379 8 11 1,820 14 9 31,523 9 10 400,085 11 0 378,854 4 3 878,027 3 7
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 182,815 4 9 37,457 1 11 4,429 1 4 55,346 13 4 23,071 8 1 12,767 0 0 1,725,620 2 8
Colonial Bank of New Zealand... 110,466 16 10 13,405 12 1 1,033 6 8 3,828 16 3 3,427 16 8 14,621 14 11 861,097 17 8
Totals ... 1,566,147 1 10 157,010 15 4 30,297 19 6 54,558 0 4 223,271 2 11 4,692,580 0 0 479,692 6 2 7,600 0 0 4,937,726 13 4 221,553 8 8 12,370,437 8 1

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. (Vertical text on the right edge)

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS. Capital paid up. Rate per Annum of last Dividend. Amount of last Dividend declared. Amount of Reserve Fund at the time of declaring such Dividend.
Bank of New Zealand 725,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. 52,500 0 0 313,077 9 11
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 Sixteen per cent. 100,000 0 0 508,236 10 9
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. and Bonus two and a half per cent. 87,500 0 0 510,780 3 3
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Twelve and a half per cent. 75,000 0 0 382,242 5 7
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350,000 0 0 Six per cent. 10,500 0 0 11,918 15 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 328,439 1 9 Six per cent. 9,774 7 2 12,403 12 3
Totals... 4,853,439 1 9 335,274 7 2 1,738,658 17 8

Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1877.

C. T. BATKIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

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πŸ’° General Statement of Liabilities, Assets, Capital, and Profits for Banks for Quarter ended 31st March, 1877

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
2 May 1877
Banks, Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Quarterly Return
  • C. T. Batkin, Secretary to the Treasury