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 SEPTEMBER, 1883.

Nov. 1.]

LIABILITIES.

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 474,060 12 4 19,955 19 4 7,676 11 8 342,379 10 0 1,660,569 15 8 2,409,314 18 2 4,913,957 7 2
Union Bank of Australia (Limited).. 113,023 4 8 16,469 16 4 80 13 6 .. 494,114 15 5 958,184 13 11 1,581,873 3 10
Bank of New South Wales.. 76,788 18 0 192 3 4 2,496 0 3 .. 242,724 2 8 538,957 16 0 861,159 0 3
Bank of Australasia 61,908 13 10 7,875 8 11 68 19 6 .. 288,978 19 4 288,978 19 4 571,784 15 2
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 109,380 1 7 5,064 19 9 11,275 2 11 .. 306,380 11 2 413,186 2 9 845,286 18 2
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 104,017 5 4 1,535 19 8 605 15 2 .. 373,070 8 4 413,062 15 3 892,292 3 9
Totals 939,178 15 9 51,094 7 4 22,203 3 0 342,379 10 0 3,289,812 6 10 5,021,685 5 5 9,666,353 8 4

ASSETS.

BANKS. Coined 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 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 .. 579,679 11 4 73,932 17 11 29,315 11 212,429 14 4 77,008 7 9 1,896,813 9 11 96,153 16 11 .. 5,050,498 6 0 174,261 13 5 7,990,093 8 9
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 336,363 11 11 7,005 14 8 8,160 2 3 1,860 8 4 99,227 6 3 695,545 2 8 .. .. 961,605 16 5 46,972 9 5 2,156,740 11 11
Bank of New South Wales 339,295 13 9 13,267 10 10 1,274 19 7 12,790 14 9 59,972 13 10 255,412 18 10 .. .. 1,245,309 1 11 84,127 12 1 2,011,451 5 7
Bank of Australasia 136,492 13 9 4,167 10 1 58 5 9 61,340 1 1 585,500 17 6 .. .. 980,589 0 7 1,587 1 11 1,769,735 10 8
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 213,115 12 9 10,572 11 3 2,403 16 4 12,299 3 3 75,523 3 1 712,669 0 8 .. .. 1,038,649 14 6 12,475 17 11 2,077,708 19 9
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. 167,646 2 1 6,961 18 4 1,770 0 9 11,421 13 0 38,832 0 2 490,552 6 6 .. .. 848,827 6 1 68,657 16 6 1,634,669 3 5
Totals 1,772,593 5 7 111,740 13 3 47,092 0 250,859 19 5 411,903 12 24,636,493 16 1 96,153 16 11 .. 10,125,479 5 6 388,082 11 3 17,640,399 0 1

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 1,000,000 Fifteen per cent. £ 75,000 0 0 s. d. £ 699,451 8 0 s. d.
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 1,500,000 Eighteen per cent. 135,000 0 0 1,068,155 5 7
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 Seventeen and a half per cent. 87,500 0 0 614,039 6 1
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 Fourteen per cent. 84,000 0 0 479,376 8 3
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350,000 Eight per cent. 14,000 0 0 25,402 12. 1
Colonial Bank of New Zealand 400,000 Seven per cent. 14,000 0 0 57,028 14 11
Totals 5,450,000 409,500 0 0 2,943,453 14 11

Treasury,
Wellington, 29th October, 1883.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks in New Zealand for Qtr ended Sept 1883

💰 Finance & Revenue
29 October 1883
Banks, Financial statistics, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, September 1883
  • James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury