Quarterly Bank Returns




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1879.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due from other Banks. Government. Deposits. Not bearing Interest. Deposits. Bearing Interest. Total Liabilities.
Bank of New Zealand £ 530,750 19 3 £ 20,310 4 10 ... £ 352,748 4 1 £ 1,641,757 8 7 £ 1,889,335 17 2 £ 4,434,902 13 11
Union Bank of Australia 128,064 4 8 10,047 9 7 127 17 11 ... 427,660 7 11 1,038,871 10 2 1,604,771 10 3
Bank of New South Wales 86,091 10 10 463 8 1 4,331 1 7 ... 234,643 16 2 443,259 11 6 768,789 8 2
Bank of Australasia 55,137 6 2 4,120 18 2 ... ... 144,189 15 1 339,396 14 4 542,844 13 9
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)... 118,587 9 11 8,213 8 9 9,072 0 2 ... 282,626 7 7 471,514 19 0 890,014 5 5
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 89,297 15 5 1,197 8 1 3,635 10 5 ... 284,169 9 11 354,574 18 7 732,875 2 5
Totals 1,007,929 6 3 44,352 17 6 17,166 10 1 352,748 4 1 3,015,047 5 3 4,536,953 10 9 8,974,197 13 11

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ASSETS.

BANKS. Coined Gold and Silver in 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 £ 587,372 19 4 £ 97,248 13 4 £ 23,172 10 1 £ 5,123 7 10 £ 70,827 7 5 £ 3,047,603 10 5 £ 185,692 6 2 ... £ 3,476,430 12 8 £ 110,252 17 1 £ 7,603,724 4 4
Union Bank of Australia 345,064 5 4 12,387 4 1 1,895 7 11 2,161 9 7 90,500 0 0 773,060 15 10 ... ... 1,014,074 7 5 52,749 5 10 2,291,892 16 0
Bank of New South Wales 325,437 0 3 22,023 5 7 2,803 16 11 12,510 14 10 33,331 7 1 579,627 12 5 ... ... 620,219 14 8 116,835 16 0 1,712,789 7 9
Bank of Australasia 106,129 10 1 2,416 5 4 ... ... 32,888 11 7 457,395 15 7 ... ... 437,371 7 4 2,633 15 0 1,038,835 4 11
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 145,967 4 9 18,407 11 7 4,852 2 4 4,531 10 4 65,999 2 3 949,210 12 0 ... ... 1,039,690 15 8 17,458 10 0 2,246,117 8 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 94,963 8 2 14,368 6 0 1,814 18 2 5,304 5 1 35,266 17 11 563,243 14 10 ... ... 532,152 9 10 42,004 6 0 1,289,118 6 0
Totals 1,604,934 7 11 164,435 0 7 36,955 0 9 29,631 7 8 328,813 6 6,370,142 1 1 185,692 6 2 ... 7,119,939 7 7 341,934 9 11 16,182,477 7 11

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 £ 962,830 0 0 Fifteen per cent. £ 54,375 0 0 £ 595,333 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 0 562,251 8 4
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Twelve and a half per cent. 75,000 0 0 424,910 7 4
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 399,360 5 0 Eight per cent. 14,822 2 4 59,951 4 0
Totals 5,399,690 5 0 360,734 2 4 2,564,384 11 8

Treasury,
Wellington, 30th July, 1879.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.
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💰 Statement of Liabilities, Assets, Capital, and Profits for Banks (June 1879)

💰 Finance & Revenue
30 July 1879
Banks, Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Dividends, Quarterly Return
  • James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury