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 June, 1896.

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 .. .. 535,742 0 0 18,240 13 7 6,829 6 4 1,054,662 19 10 2,454,122 9 4 3,364,484 11 11 7,434,082 1 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. 113,870 12 3 8,589 17 3 .. .. 1,058,343 5 9 1,643,125 16 5 2,823,929 11 8
Bank of New South Wales.. .. 107,648 7 9 2,451 1 0 4,035 11 6 .. 734,154 15 9 1,472,558 9 6 2,320,848 5 6
Bank of Australasia .. .. 76,799 0 0 6,335 12 11 .. .. 535,726 18 5 646,131 9 4 1,264,993 0 8
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. 131,283 13 11 1,958 13 3 10,940 8 2 .. 636,600 3 0 1,022,181 1 9 1,802,964 0 1
Totals .. .. 965,343 13 11 37,575 18 0 21,805 6 0 1,054,662 19 10 5,418,947 12 3 8,148,481 8 11 15,646,816 18 11

ASSETS.

BANKS. Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined Metal. Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars. Notes and Bills of other Banks. Balances due from other Banks. Landed Property. Notes and Bills discounted. Colonial 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 .. .. 942,566 14 5 68,646 15 1 30,108 14 5 6,416 19 8 145,970 0 8 895,014 4 4 363,418 18 5 .. 4,499,112 19 6 1,488,782 15 5 8,440,038 1 11
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 761,554 3 0 2,857 0 0 6,421 13 10 .. 72,834 17 9 205,794 15 8 .. .. 945,441 12 0 58,926 4 8 2,053,330 6 11
Bank of New South Wales .. 703,187 1 7 30,612 16 10 2,449 12 4 10,218 8 11 97,578 16 0 188,775 8 4 .. .. 1,544,506 16 6 59,356 11 1 2,636,685 11 7
Bank of Australasia .. .. 424,489 5 11 544 10 8 2,436 19 5 .. 60,808 1 6 193,703 18 10 .. .. 905,953 17 6 2,240 0 0 1,590,176 13 10
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 370,789 4 1 16,739 15 4 3,255 1 0 10,183 4 5 90,695 6 3 234,230 13 11 .. .. 1,258,614 5 7 11,197 6 1 1,995,704 16 8
Totals .. .. 3,202,586 9 0 119,400 17 11 44,672 1 0 26,818 13 0 467,387 2 2 1,717,519 1 1 363,418 18 5 .. 9,153,629 11 1 1,620,502 17 3 16,715,935 10 11

CAPITAL AND PROFITS.

BANKS. Capital paid up. Rate per Annum of Last Dividend. Amount of Last Dividend declared. Amount of Reserved Profits at Time of declaring such Dividend
£ £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand—
4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z. .. 2,000,000 .. .. 23,418 4 11
Preferred shares subscribed for by the Government of N.Z. 500,000
Capital payable by shareholders .. .. 500,000
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. .. 1,500,000 Five per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 37,500 0 0 1,050,155 12 11
Bank of New South Wales .. .. 1,943,940 Nine per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 86,318 5 0 1,183,576 12 0
Bank of Australasia .. .. 1,600,000 Five per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 811,653 14 5
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. .. 250,000 Five per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 6,250 0 0 25,357 0 0

The Treasury, Wellington, 27th July, 1896. Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks in New Zealand for the Quarter Ended 30th June, 1896

💰 Finance & Revenue
27 July 1896
Banking, Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits
  • Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury