Bank Financial Statements




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, for the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1883.

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 .. .. 476,449 15 11 24,377 6 2 9,916 13 1 309,376 17 11 1,597,779 6 9 2,485,379 7 5 4,903,279 7 3
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) .. 110,663 7 6 20,358 2 2 1,025 1 9 .. 458,293 11 6 1,012,442 4 2 1,602,782 7 1
Bank of New South Wales.. .. 82,089 0 10 247 8 5 4,630 13 2 .. 229,575 17 11 550,522 3 8 867,065 4 0
Bank of Australasia .. .. 64,806 5 8 7,107 6 3 69 18 7 .. 222,970 10 6 297,497 9 0 592,451 10 0
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) .. 111,120 1 5 7,475 16 3 10,759 3 4 .. 302,854 15 3 426,280 0 1 858,489 16 4
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. 103,903 6 5 2,492 2 1 2,754 2 6 .. 336,613 6 10 414,988 11 8 860,751 9 6
Totals .. .. 949,031 17 9 62,058 1 4 29,155 12 5 309,376 17 11 3,148,087 8 9 5,187,109 16 0 9,684,819 14 2

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 .. .. 613,717 5 0 81,693 12 0 24,946 5 9 19,909 14 3 80,515 2 6 1,840,777 8 10 332,500 0 0 .. 5,238,332 10 10 173,943 1 0 8,406,335 0 2
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) 327,537 19 6 7,351 11 1 9,395 11 9 99 10 10 113,205 2 7 697,824 8 4 .. .. 978,496 8 1 51,824 7 5 2,185,717 19 7
Bank of New South Wales .. 305,781 19 10 16,882 11 5 938 2 10 10,322 1 8 60,334 5 7 256,913 2 4 .. .. 1,279,594 10 0 78,944 12 1 2,009,711 5 9
Bank of Australasia .. .. 123,215 10 11 .. 2,603 3 9 77 11 11 57,411 6 0 591,585 18 3 .. .. 976,386 9 2 1,769 6 1 1,753,049 6 1
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 214,785 7 4 8,344 0 9 2,684 0 7 5,337 16 8 75,588 2 6 610,804 10 8 .. .. 1,068,978 1 10 11,172 0 3 1,997,694 0 7
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. 156,861 4 7 6,944 14 10 1,574 11 10 3,108 2 8 38,101 15 9 486,442 6 4 .. .. 892,731 3 5 70,076 19 5 1,655,841 0 10
Totals .. .. 1,741,899 7 2 121,199 10 1 42,141 16 6 38,854 18 0 425,155 14 11 4,484,347 16 9 332,500 0 0 .. 10,434,519 3 4 387,730 6 3 18,008,348 13 0

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 0 708,900 10 4
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 0 624,686 7 2
Bank of Australasia .. .. .. 1,200,000 Fourteen per cent. .. .. .. .. 84,000 0 0 488,943 17 1
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited) 350,000 Six per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 10,500 0 0 25,403 0 0
Colonial Bank of New Zealand .. .. 400,000 Seven per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 14,000 0 0 57,028 14 11
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 5,450,000 406,000 0 0 2,973,117 15 1

Treasury,
Wellington, 28th January, 1884.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks

💰 Finance & Revenue
28 January 1884
Banks, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Statements, 1883
  • James C. Gavin, Secretary to the Treasury