New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 9

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✨ Banking Statistics

STATEMENT of the Liabilities and Assets of the under-mentioned Banks in the Colony of New Zealand, for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1884.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS.	Notes in Circulation.	Bills in Circulation.	Balances due to other Banks.	Deposits.			Total Liabilities.
				Government.	Not bearing Interest.	Bearing Interest.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand .. ..	476,626 16 2	22,176 17 4	5,076 0 4	413,065 16 6	1,571,232 0 6	2,829,354 15 1	5,317,532 5 11
Union Bank of Australia (Limited) ..	114,603 16 11	13,445 6 4	65 4 11	..	578,695 18 3	1,090,402 15 7	1,797,213 2 0
Bank of New South Wales.. ..	82,578 10 9	192 3 4	2,795 11 5	..	250,357 14 6	636,207 16 11	972,131 16 11
Bank of Australasia .. ..	68,182 0 0	8,307 8 11	96 1 3	..	236,463 16 6	351,674 12 5	664,723 19 1
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)	108,097 4 8	4,259 8 6	12,194 14 10	..	324,417 6 4	546,963 6 0	995,932 0 4
Colonial Bank of New Zealand ..	110,901 17 0	2,835 1 4	746 12 6	..	366,881 12 4	589,353 7 5	1,070,718 10 7
Totals .. ..	960,990 5 6	51,216 5 9	20,974 5 3	413,065 16 6	3,328,048 8 5	6,043,956 13 5	10,818,251 14 10

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 .. ..	572,004 1 6	97,883 3 2	25,804 15 2	3,880 4 6	86,545 0 7	1,770,260 15 10	834,615 7 8	..	5,609,506 2 2	192,582 19 5	9,193,082 10 0
Union Bank of Australia (Limited)	421,248 19 5	6,237 2 6	10,863 0 11	..	117,530 1 6	709,186 14 10	..	..	1,002,713 14 0	81,050 6 11	2,348,830 0 1
Bank of New South Wales ..	383,751 2 7	18,304 9 4	1,211 0 1	13,713 9 11	85,884 3 4	266,417 6 0	..	..	1,234,758 4 2	62,899 8 2	2,066,939 3 7
Bank of Australasia .. ..	134,772 14 9	..	2,742 12 4	147 3 5	58,107 8 7	592,396 13 11	..	..	876,476 3 0	2,129 12 6	1,666,772 8 6
National Bank of New Zealand (Limited)	278,017 4 11	15,687 4 6	2,386 17 9	6,410 14 9	83,842 10 5	465,242 6 3	..	..	999,518 1 11	12,586 6 8	1,863,691 7 2
Colonial Bank of New Zealand ..	232,093 2 1	10,680 15 0	1,918 10 9	18,898 19 10	38,065 10 0	510,416 3 10	..	..	912,970 2 3	70,332 9 9	1,795,375 13 6
Totals .. ..	2,021,887 5 3	148,792 14 6	44,926 17 0	43,050 12 5	469,974 14 5	4,313,920 0 8	834,615 7 8	..	10,635,942 7 6	421,581 3 5	18,934,691 2 10

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	721,093 17 7
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 per cent.	87,500 0 0	656,204 8 2
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	3,295,058 3 5

Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1885.

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

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