New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 6

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✨ 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, 1896.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due to other Banks. Deposits. Total Liabilities.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Government. £ s. d. Not bearing Interest. £ s. d. Bearing Interest. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand .. .. 536,746 10 9 19,481 13 7 14,885 1 8 919,609 0 4 2,272,245 8 5 3,306,076 4 3 7,069,043 19 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. .. 113,555 16 11 10,295 6 6 .. .. 1,072,841 14 10 1,517,541 3 5 2,714,234 1 8
Bank of New South Wales.. .. 110,087 7 8 4,348 14 6 4,973 18 9 .. 762,086 7 8 1,494,761 7 0 2,376,257 15 7
Bank of Australasia .. .. 75,047 10 9 10,295 4 11 .. .. 494,289 13 4 609,118 2 2 1,188,750 11 2
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. 135,609 4 8 6,542 7 2 14,891 16 0 .. 675,749 0 7 1,130,618 2 10 1,963,410 11 3
Totals .. .. 971,046 10 9 50,963 6 8 34,750 16 5 919,609 0 4 5,277,212 4 10 8,058,114 19 8 15,311,696 18 8

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 .. .. 1,148,198 11 8 74,352 2 11 26,570 2 5 5,819 15 1 154,391 7 7 937,694 14 10 429,591 7 2 .. 4,191,529 5 0 1,751,274 14 3 8,719,422 0 11
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 763,524 16 0 2,098 8 10 4,642 10 2 .. 72,334 17 9 213,999 9 9 .. .. 990,475 7 5 79,154 17 3 2,126,230 7 2
Bank of New South Wales .. 556,645 8 2 20,793 2 0 2,353 6 2 13,640 10 5 97,450 15 4 203,873 7 7 7,753 16 11 1,515 7 8 1,711,186 13 3 65,471 17 7 2,680,684 5 1
Bank of Australasia .. .. 372,664 5 9 1,675 9 9 3,030 17 1 .. 62,775 11 9 215,721 16 7 .. .. 1,050,942 12 3 2,071 14 11 1,708,882 8 1
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 330,668 18 4 23,981 16 0 2,630 17 4 8,009 6 8 91,080 5 11 254,798 16 11 .. .. 1,409,344 10 8 12,009 14 5 2,132,524 6 3
Totals .. .. 3,171,701 19 11 122,900 19 6 39,227 13 2 27,469 12 2 478,032 18 4 1,826,088 5 8 437,345 4 1 1,515 7 8 9,353,478 8 7 1,909,982 18 5 17,367,743 7 6

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 1,050,651 6 0
Bank of New South Wales .. .. 1,949,340 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, 20th January, 1897. Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Financial Statements of Banks in New Zealand (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1897
Banks, Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, New Zealand
  • Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury

💰 National Bank of New Zealand Financial Statement (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1897
Bank Financial Statements, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, New Zealand
  • Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury