✨ 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 & Revenue30 July 1879
Banks, Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Dividends, Quarterly Return
- James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury
NZ Gazette 1879, No 83