New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 50

Page 618

✨ Quarterly Bank Financial Statements

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ 113,544 2 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 20,010 10 2
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 1,543 8 6
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 460 3 7
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... ... 35,170 19 8
Amount of all other Securities—

Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 594,228 12 10
Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
Other Funded Securities ... ... ... ...
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 533,254 6 9
Securities not included under the above
heads ... ... ... ... ... 38,024 18 0

Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,336,237 2 4

Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... ... £ 259,569 10 0
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 450,063 11 5
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £800,942 0 3

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ 412,887 4 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 22,657 16 0
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 2,306 12 0
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 12,065 12 3
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... ... 33,557 8 5
Amount of all other Securities—

Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 585,400 14 3
Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
Other Funded Securities ... ... ... ...
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 619,775 9 1
Securities not included under the above
heads ... ... ... ... ... 122,397 11 0

Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,811,048 7 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £396,904.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 8 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of last Dividend declared, £14,822 2s. 4d.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £59,951 4s.

Dated at Dunedin, this 22nd day of April, 1879.

GEO. COWIE, General Manager.
GEO. MORRISON, Accountant.

G
ENERAL Abstract showing the average amount
of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of
Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand,
taken from the several Weekly Statements during the
Quarter from the 1st January to 31st March, 1879.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
57,174 0 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 4,168 6 5
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ...
Government Deposits ... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... ... 172,503 14 7
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 360,238 18 8
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £594,084 19 8

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ 103,133 10 5
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 1,988 15 1
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ...
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ...
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... ... 30,493 17 9
Amount of all other Securites—

Notes and Bills discounted ... ... 447,069 14 8
Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
Other Funded Securities ... ... ... ...
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 452,758 4 0
Securities not included under the above
heads ... ... ... ... ... 2,663 14 4

Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,038,107 16 3

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 12 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £75,000.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £407,309 9s. 2d.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1879.

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.

STATEMENT
TATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the National Bank of New
Zealand (Limited), within the Colony of New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1879.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
116,465 16 2
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 6,729 0 6
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 24,919 15 0
Government Deposits... ... ... ...
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... ... 319,916 15 9
Bearing Interest ... ... ... ... ... 535,601 19 5
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £1,003,633 6.10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ 150,240 10 0
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 18,996 9 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 4,655 9 2
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 2,310 7 10
Landed Property ... ... ... ... ... ... 65,244 17 1
Amount of all other Securities—

Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 968,458 2 1
Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
Other Funded Securities ... ... ... ...
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 1,001,310 9 11
Securities not included under the above
heads ... ... ... ... ... 17,234 10 9

Total average Assets ... ... ... £2,228,450 16 4

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1879, £350,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 6 per
cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £10,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £12,435 4s. 5d.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of April, 1879.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
W. H. CHURTON, Inspector's Accountant.

S
TATEMENT of the average amount of the
Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New
South Wales, in the Colony of New Zealand, during
the Quarter ended 31st March, 1879.

LIABILITIES.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... ... £ s. d.
88,532 3 0
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... ... 446 8 10
Balances due to other Banks... ... ... 2,330 7 0
Government Deposits... ... ... ...

Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 968,458 2 1
Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
Other Funded Securities ... ... ... ...
Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... 1,001,310 9 11
Securities not included under the above
heads ... ... ... ... ... 17,234 10 9

Total average Assets ... ... ... £2,228,450 16 4

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of April, 1879.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector.
W. H. CHURTON, Inspector's Accountant.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1879, No 50

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💰 General Abstract of Liabilities and Assets for Colonial Bank of New Zealand (Q4 1878 - Q1 1879) (continued from previous page)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated22 April 1879
KeywordsBank statement, Financial return, Colonial Bank of New Zealand, Assets, Liabilities
👩‍💼 Officials

GEO. COWIE, General Manager
GEO. MORRISON, Accountant

💰 Abstract of Liabilities and Assets for Bank of Australasia (Q1 1879)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated21 April 1879
KeywordsBank statement, Financial return, Bank of Australasia, Assets, Liabilities, Quarterly report
👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. MORRAH, Inspector
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant

💰 Abstract of Liabilities and Assets for National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) (Q1 1879)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated28 April 1879
KeywordsBank statement, Financial return, National Bank of New Zealand, Assets, Liabilities, Quarterly report
👩‍💼 Officials

THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector
W. H. CHURTON, Inspector's Accountant

💰 Abstract of Liabilities and Assets for Bank of New South Wales (Q1 1879)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated28 April 1879
KeywordsBank statement, Financial return, Bank of New South Wales, Assets, Liabilities, Quarterly report
👩‍💼 Officials

THOS. BUCHANAN, Inspector
W. H. CHURTON, Inspector's Accountant

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