STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1878.

LIABILITIES.

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

Bank of New Zealand ... ... ... £ 476,981 8 6 ... ... £ 24,743 10 7 ... ... £ s. d. ... ... £ 765,334 12 4 ... ... £ 1,688,659 17 5 ... ... £ 1,749,769 18 9 ... ... 4,705,489 7 7
Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 132,514 5 0 ... ... 72,735 6 7 ... ... 253 0 6 ... ... 555,523 19 9 ... ... 889,540 12 10 ... ... 1,650,567 4 8
Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 92,925 4 9 ... ... 962 10 7 ... ... 7,053 14 10 ... ... 308,828 19 5 ... ... 437,104 11 9 ... ... 846,875 1 4
Bank of Australasia ... ... ... 55,596 2 8 ... ... 5,578 0 3 ... ... ... ... 170,939 16 2 ... ... 312,418 14 9 ... ... 544,526 13 10
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)... 104,722 16 8 ... ... 7,820 12 7 ... ... 4,243 1 10 ... ... 320,587 0 6 ... ... 399,639 2 4 ... ... 837,012 13 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand ... ... 81,769 18 5 ... ... 1,083 1 2 ... ... 10,736 1 7 ... ... 309,996 3 7 ... ... 329,135 3 5 ... ... 732,720 8 2
Totals ... ... ... 944,509 16 0 ... ... 112,917 1 9 ... ... 22,285 18 9 ... ... 765,334 12 4 ... ... 3,354,535 16 10 ... ... 4,117,608 3 10 ... ... 9,317,191 9 6

ASSETS.

BANKS.
Coined Gold and Gold and Silver Notes and Balances due
Silver and other in Bills of other from
Coined Metals. Bullion or Bars. Banks. other Banks.
Landed Property.
Notes and Bills Discounted.
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 ... ... ... £ 562,720 8 2 ... ... £ 74,137 16 7 ... ... £ 22,008 10 8 ... ... £ 6,310 4 10 ... ... £ 60,532 11 10 ... ... £ 2,251,545 17 1 ... ... £ 270,000 0 0 ... ... £ 7,600 0 0 ... ... £ 2,999,958 8 8 ... ... £ 88,764 12 1 ... ... £ 6,343,578 9 11
Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 358,112 13 11 ... ... 9,800 1 8 ... ... 3,038 14 6 ... ... 4,570 4 5 ... ... 60,500 0 0 ... ... 862,615 17 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 897,881 1 6 ... ... 30,065 0 6 ... ... 2,226,583 14 3
Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 413,634 19 11 ... ... 27,224 6 4 ... ... 2,504 0 6 ... ... 11,389 4 0 ... ... 36,125 16 3 ... ... 550,829 5 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 596,081 16 1 ... ... 108,134 17 8 ... ... 1,745,924 6 7
Bank of Australasia ... ... ... 67,095 4 10 ... ... 3,164 6 1 ... ... 2,395 3 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 21,223 12 3 ... ... 415,821 11 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 379,286 8 6 ... ... 10 0 0 ... ... 888,996 6 9
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) ... 169,390 15 8 ... ... 26,492 17 5 ... ... 4,687 18 0 ... ... 10,764 16 6 ... ... 57,502 17 8 ... ... 750,825 9 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 753,419 2 7 ... ... 1,4051 2 0 ... ... 1,787,134 18 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand ... ... 99,862 3 11 ... ... 18,280 17 1 ... ... 1,253 10 6 ... ... 4,668 13 1 ... ... 7,709 13 8 ... ... 432,990 15 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 495,390 13 4 ... ... 46,570 9 3 ... ... 1,106,726 16 8
Totals ... ... ... 1,670,816 6 5 ... ... 159,100 5 2 ... ... 35,887 17 5 ... ... 37,703 2 10 ... ... 243,594 11 ... ... 85,264,628 17 5 ... ... 270,000 0 0 ... ... 7,600 0 0 ... ... 6,122,017 10 8 ... ... 287,596 1 6 ... ... 14,098,944 13 1

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. (Vertical text)

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. ... ... £ 54,375 0 0 ... ... £ 384,358 3 9
Union Bank of Australia ... ... ... 1,250,000 0 0 ... ... Sixteen per cent. ... ... 100,000 0 0 ... ... 556,800 0 1
Bank of New South Wales ... ... ... 1,000,000 0 0 ... ... Seventeen and a half per cent. including bonus at the rate of two and a half per cent. ... ... 87,500 0 0 ... ... 531,325 5 8
Bank of Australasia ... ... ... 1,200,000 0 0 ... ... Twelve and a half per cent. ... ... 75,000 0 0 ... ... 393,701 10 10
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) ... 350,000 0 0 ... ... Six per cent. ... ... 10,500 0 0 ... ... 12,386 18 6
Colonial Bank of New Zealand ... ... 328,580 0 0 ... ... Six per cent. ... ... 9,857 8 0 ... ... 27,969 2 5
Totals ... ... ... 4,853,580 0 0 ... ... ... ... 337,232 8 0 ... ... 1,906,541 1 3

Treasury,
Wellington, 30th April, 1878.

C. T. BATKIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

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