Bank Financial Statements




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and Assets of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1884.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due to other Banks. Deposits. Total Liabilities.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Government. Not bearing Interest. Bearing Interest. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand .. .. 475,026 9 5 16,409 19 6 6,283 19 7 375,617 7 0 1,650,584 6 10 2,821,546 13 3 5,345,468 15 7
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) .. 114,699 13 11 10,723 17 3 480 18 3 .. 580,312 9 1 1,112,505 4 4 1,818,722 2 10
Bank of New South Wales.. .. 82,006 14 1 192 3 4 3,397 2 2 .. 249,189 16 0 609,654 12 6 944,440 8 1
Bank of Australasia .. .. 66,545 6 2 5,674 12 9 109 4 0 .. 251,079 18 6 336,046 5 3 659,455 6 8
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) .. 107,252 13 9 5,078 19 5 7,782 18 2 .. 842,631 7 5 564,799 3 0 1,027,545 1 9
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. .. 111,434 13 9 2,748 3 11 1,743 15 6 .. 369,146 17 10 581,789 10 8 1,066,863 1 8
Totals .. .. 956,965 11 1 40,827 16 2 19,797 17 8 375,617 7 0 3,442,944 15 8 6,026,341 9 0 10,862,494 16 7

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 to 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 .. .. 578,875 6 5 79,242 8 4 30,144 7 11 4,338 6 5 82,868 14 2 1,756,126 11 7 511,538 9 3 .. 5,509,649 9 7 190,123 17 1 8,742,907 10 9
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 412,944 15 8 7,210 4 10 10,273 15 7 57 17 0 117,530 1 6 705,693 17 5 .. .. 970,620 18 11 54,972 13 6 2,279,304 4 5
Bank of New South Wales .. 362,262 11 0 14,826 11 1 1,572 12 9 13,459 2 3 77,571 2 10 273,661 11 9 .. .. 1,210,409 11 1 62,277 17 11 2,016,041 0 8
Bank of Australasia .. .. 123,478 11 5 .. 3,595 0 2 104 12 1 58,035 4 10 595,354 14 5 .. .. 864,104 11 5 2,334 16 11 1,647,007 11 3
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 282,416 5 7 17,187 1 1 2,472 1 5 10,596 7 11 83,150 12 8 443,546 4 3 .. .. 1,008,311 7 3 13,324 13 9 1,861,004 13 11
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. 232,862 5 11 7,643 12 1 1,855 18 5 24,013 17 8 38,075 7 0 523,752 13 4 .. .. 899,532 6 1 69,823 18 8 1,797,559 19 2
Totals .. .. 1,992,839 16 0 126,109 17 5 49,913 16 3 52,570 3 4 457,231 3 0 4,298,135 12 9 511,538 9 3 .. 10,462,628 4 4 392,857 17 10 18,343,825 0 2

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.
Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1,000,000 Fifteen per cent. .. .. .. .. 75,000 0 0 713,405 0 4
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) .. 1,500,000 Sixteen per cent. .. .. .. .. 120,000 0 0 1,099,118 9 5
Bank of New South Wales .. .. 1,000,000 Seventeen and a half per cent. .. .. .. .. 87,500 0 0 645,922 19 11
Bank of Australasia .. .. .. 1,600,000 Fourteen per cent. .. .. .. .. 112,000 0 0 738,000 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) .. 350,000 Six per cent. .. .. .. .. 10,500 0 0 21,873 10 1
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. .. 400,000 Seven per cent. .. .. .. .. 14,000 0 0 58,767 18 2
Totals .. .. .. 5,850,000 419,000 0 0 3,277,087 17 11

Treasury,
Wellington, 25th October, 1884.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Financial Statement of Banks in New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
25 October 1884
Banks, Financial Statement, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Dividends, Reserve Fund
  • JAMES C. GAVIN, Secretary to the Treasury