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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3 May 1879
Bank returns, Financial statistics, Assets, Liabilities, Capital, Profits, Colonial Banks
  • James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury