✨ 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 March, 1897.
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 .. | 547,921 0 0 | 17,118 4 3 | 14,876 12 5 | 913,868 4 7 | 2,498,853 14 6 | 3,247,934 14 9 | 7,240,572 10 6 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. | 118,470 15 4 | 8,915 6 10 | .. | .. | 1,150,591 3 8 | 1,439,771 7 3 | 2,717,748 13 1 |
| Bank of New South Wales.. | 114,060 1 7 | 5,487 8 0 | 4,929 2 5 | .. | 803,376 0 6 | 1,481,884 3 1 | 2,409,736 15 7 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 81,647 18 7 | 9,072 13 9 | .. | .. | 560,273 9 4 | 612,555 2 4 | 1,263,549 4 0 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. | 145,419 4 8 | 3,603 14 2 | 15,356 13 11 | .. | 722,850 8 9 | 1,123,068 15 6 | 2,010,298 17 0 |
| Totals .. | 1,007,519 0 2 | 44,197 7 0 | 35,162 8 9 | 913,868 4 7 | 5,735,944 16 9 | 7,905,214 2 11 | 15,641,906 0 2 |
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 .. | 1,205,643 14 5 | 70,992 15 2 | 27,862 6 5 | 5,542 13 0 | 159,431 1 0 | 926,347 8 5 | 780,948 18 5 | .. | 2,854,427 0 8 | 2,835,602 12 1 | 8,866,798 9 7 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 722,735 2 11 | 607 0 0 | 4,923 7 0 | .. | 72,334 17 9 | 204,094 15 8 | .. | .. | 988,409 18 9 | 79,641 17 10 | 2,072,746 19 11 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 553,569 7 4 | 16,140 12 3 | 2,504 10 9 | 17,446 16 8 | 97,139 1 3 | 184,123 6 11 | 50,200 0 0 | 26,078 16 11 | 1,701,538 0 5 | 70,279 5 1 | 2,719,019 17 7 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 395,312 6 2 | 764 6 11 | 3,721 5 1 | .. | 62,879 8 2 | 218,924 15 2 | .. | .. | 1,054,300 3 5 | 2,054 10 10 | 1,737,956 15 9 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 271,972 8 6 | 18,031 14 5 | 3,983 3 3 | 10,030 0 0 | 91,582 14 4 | 237,386 10 2 | .. | .. | 1,450,412 3 2 | 12,347 18 5 | 2,095,746 12 3 |
| Totals .. | 3,149,232 19 4 | 106,536 8 9 | 42,994 12 6 | 33,019 9 8 | 483,367 2 6 | 1,770,876 16 4 | 831,148 18 5 | 26,078 16 11 | 8,049,087 6 5 | 2,999,926 4 3 | 17,492,268 15 1 |
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 | .. | .. | 23,474 7 4 |
| 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 | 811,988 12 4 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,949,500 | Nine per cent. | 87,458 8 0 | 1,190,250 0 0 |
| Bank of Australasia | 1,600,000 | Five per cent. | 40,000 0 0 | 812,222 0 0 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited.. | 250,000 | Five per cent. | 6,250 0 0 | 30,946 0 0 |
The Treasury, Wellington, 30th April, 1897. JAS. B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury.
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NZ Gazette 1897, No 44
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💰 Quarterly Financial Statement of New Zealand Banks
💰 Finance & Revenue30 April 1897
Bank statement, Liabilities, Assets, Financial report, Quarterly, Banks
- JAS. B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury