✨ Quarterly Bank Returns
STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1879.
LIABILITIES.
| BANKS. | Notes in Circulation. | Bills in Circulation. | Balances due to other Banks. | Deposits. Government. | Deposits. Not bearing Interest. | Deposits. Bearing Interest. | Total Liabilities. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of New Zealand | £ 527,219 13 6 | £ 24,148 1 10 | £ 443 6 6 | £ 869,125 18 6 | £ 1,791,445 14 9 | £ 2,100,393 10 7 | £ 5,312,332 19 2 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 148,780 10 8 | 14,396 7 7 | 2,330 7 0 | ... | 1,138,616 0 0 | 1,759,531 14 11 | |
| Bank of New South Wales | 88,532 3 0 | 446 8 10 | ... | 450,063 11 5 | 800,912 0 3 | ||
| Bank of Australasia | 57,174 0 0 | 4,168 6 5 | ... | 360,238 18 8 | 594,084 19 8 | ||
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 116,465 16 2 | 6,729 0 6 | 24,919 15 0 | ... | 535,601 19 5 | 1,003,633 6 10 | |
| Colonial Bank of New Zealand | 90,353 9 1 | 1,271 19 6 | 12,747 9 8 | ... | 391,902 17 3 | 797,975 18 4 | |
| Totals | 1,028,525 12 5 | 51,160 4 8 | 40,440 18 2 | 869,125 18 6 | 3,302,431 8 1 | 4,976,816 17 4 | 10,268,500 19 2 |
ASSETS.
| BANKS. | Coined Gold and Gold and Silver / 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. | 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 | £ 511,147 2 2 | £ 84,627 19 9 | £ 24,453 8 3 | £ 6,851 0 9 | £ 70,515 12 6 | £ 93,321,019 12 11 | £ 497,384 12 3 | ... | £ 3,550,503 1 10 | £ 103,890 14 3 | £ 8,170,393 4 11 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 413,238 17 4 | 6,040 3 3 | 2,155 4 2 | 1,640 7 9 | 73,130 15 6 | 809,549 15 4 | ... | ... | 1,089,159 6 9 | 59,202 14 4 | 2,454,117 4 5 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 412,887 4 7 | 22,657 16 0 | 2,306 12 0 | 12,065 12 3 | 33,557 8 5 | 585,400 14 3 | ... | ... | 619,775 9 1 | 122,397 11 0 | 1,811,048 7 7 |
| Bank of Australasia | 103,133 10 5 | ... | ... | ... | 30,493 17 9 | 447,069 14 8 | ... | ... | 452,758 4 0 | 2,663 14 4 | 1,038,107 16 3 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 150,240 10 0 | 18,996 9 6 | 4,655 9 2 | 2,310 7 10 | 65,244 17 1 | 968,458 2 1 | ... | 17,234 10 9 | 1,001,310 9 11 | 38,024 18 0 | 2,228,450 16 4 |
| Colonial Bank of New Zealand | 113,544 2 10 | 20,010 10 2 | 1,543 8 6 | 460 3 7 | 35,170 19 8 | 594,228 12 10 | ... | 38,024 18 0 | 533,254 6 9 | ... | 1,336,237 2 4 |
| Totals | 1,704,191 7 4 | 152,332 18 8 | 37,102 17 2 | 23,327 12 2 | 308,113 11 11 | 26,725,726 12 1 | 497,384 12 3 | ... | 7,246,760 18 4 | 343,414 2 8 | 17,038,354 11 10 |
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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 | £ 439,128 11 8 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 1,487,500 0 0 | Sixteen per cent. | 118,537 0 0 | 909,502 15 11 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,000,000 0 0 | Seventeen and a half per cent. | 87,500 0 0 | 552,077 4 5 |
| Bank of Australasia | 1,200,000 0 0 | Twelve and a half per cent. | 75,000 0 0 | 407,309 9 2 |
| National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) | 350,000 0 0 | Six per cent. | 10,500 0 0 | 12,435 4 5 |
| Colonial Bank of New Zealand | 396,904 0 0 | Eight per cent. | 14,822 2 4 | 59,951 4 0 |
| Totals | 5,159,404 0 0 | 360,734 2 4 | 2,380,404 9 7 |
Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1879.
JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.
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- James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury
NZ Gazette 1879, No 50