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, 1881.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due to other Banks. Deposits. Government. Deposits. Not bearing Interest. Deposits. Bearing Interest. Total Liabilities.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 468,987 1 7 20,377 15 8 24,637 0 3 705,689 12 3 1,960,101 8 0 1,793,209 4 2 4,973,002 1 11
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 116,197 18 10 16,838 6 9 138 12 11 ... 703,747 1 1 1,040,392 11 1 1,877,314 10 8
Bank of New South Wales 80,533 12 4 6,459 2 6 6,459 2 6 ... 344,555 13 8 497,885 12 10 930,052 1 0
Bank of Australasia 58,326 18 5 7,495 2 5 19 15 2 ... 241,208 5 9 256,308 15 5 563,358 17 2
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited). 109,111 1 8 8,428 17 5 3,338 15 9 ... 400,812 1 3 435,356 14 1 957,047 10 2
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 94,778 0 8 1,126 6 3 1,314 19 0 ... 447,975 8 6 298,850 12 7 844,045 7 0
Totals 927,934 13 6 54,884 8 2 35,908 5 7 705,689 12 3 4,098,399 18 3 4,322,003 10 2 10,144,820 7 11

AUG. 11.]

ASSETS.

BANKS. Coined Gold and Gold and 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.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 664,832 18 3 120,101 4 5 23,363 5 0 12,508 4 3 72,471 12 11 2,053,427 7 5 80,000 0 0 ... 4,011,700 12 7 146,516 17 11 7,184,922 2 9
Union Bank of Australia (Lim.) 369,945 15 8 10,167 5 6 4,733 6 3 2,624 15 1 92,000 0 0 526,103 10 4 ... ... 792,037 2 4 27,952 12 4 1,825,564 7 6
Bank of New South Wales 320,264 0 2 16,785 16 1 1,266 7 7 7,901 13 2 37,132 10 5 251,750 10 9 ... ... 659,693 2 6 86,063 17 2 1,380,857 17 10
Bank of Australasia 153,975 16 8 ... 1,399 13 2 47 15 6 44,144 2 6 437,257 7 11 ... ... 388,135 0 5 72,868 7 10 1,097,828 4 0
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 204,410 18 6 13,738 10 10 3,256 9 10 6,810 4 11 69,921 17 10 707,037 16 4 ... ... 915,173 17 9 12,632 2 3 1,932,981 18 3
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 183,994 3 6 17,674 19 1 2,299 4 10 8,456 13 4 35,274 0 9 390,067 3 5 ... ... 637,397 16 4 58,800 4 6 1,333,964 5 9
Totals 1,897,423 12 9 178,467 15 11 36,318 6 8 38,349 6 3 350,944 4 5 4,365,643 16 2 80,000 0 0 ... 7,404,137 11 11 404,834 2 0 14,756,118 16 1

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.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 1,000,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. 75,000 0 0 654,801 16 3
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 1,500,000 0 0 Sixteen per cent. 120,000 0 0 952,105 9 7
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 Seventeen and a half per cent. 87,500 0 0 590,589 11 7
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 Twelve per cent. 72,000 0 0 441,089 3 3
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350,000 0 0 Six per cent. 10,500 0 0 22,028 16 8
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 400,000 0 0 Six per cent. 12,000 0 0 41,943 7 11
Totals 5,450,000 0 0 377,000 0 0 2,702,558 5 1

Treasury,
Wellington, 4th August, 1881.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

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💰 Quarterly Statement of Liabilities, Assets, Capital, and Profits for Banks in New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
4 August 1881
Bank returns, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Financial statistics, Quarterly report
  • James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury