✨ Banking Statistics
STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the under-mentioned BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 30th June, 1898.
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 .. | 600,302 3 1 | 17,820 9 0 | 13,420 3 3 | 658,066 19 1 | 2,535,790 7 2 | 3,220,664 9 10 | 7,046,064 11 5 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. | 120,636 12 3 | 9,498 7 5 | .. | .. | 1,040,508 4 2 | 1,230,091 10 7 | 2,400,734 14 5 |
| Bank of New South Wales.. | 122,901 16 1 | 5,661 10 11 | 3,220 6 5 | .. | 877,996 7 4 | 1,457,294 6 6 | 2,467,074 7 3 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 86,011 16 10 | 10,232 4 11 | .. | .. | 608,198 15 7 | 603,632 2 9 | 1,308,075 0 1 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. | 162,132 17 0 | 3,564 11 3 | 19,282 8 3 | .. | 772,549 6 9 | 1,231,062 11 5 | 2,188,591 14 8 |
| Totals .. | 1,091,985 5 3 | 46,777 3 6 | 35,922 17 11 | 658,066 19 1 | 5,835,043 1 0 | 7,742,745 1 1 | 15,410,540 7 10 |
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 .. | 839,875 6 1 | 73,722 3 4 | 34,101 0 1 | 4,599 7 0 | 147,443 16 7 | 855,575 5 1 | 678,250 6 7 | .. | 3,115,872 8 2 | 2,142,642 14 8 | 7,892,082 7 7 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 551,132 0 2 | 758 0 6 | 6,616 13 9 | .. | 71,742 7 9 | 178,600 5 8 | .. | .. | 1,080,178 11 3 | 57,270 2 3 | 1,946,298 1 4 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 593,129 2 8 | 23,025 11 9 | 3,762 10 9 | 10,149 2 3 | 94,721 10 3 | 178,649 9 10 | 50,200 0 0 | 59,988 7 11 | 1,778,779 19 8 | 83,391 18 9 | 2,875,797 13 10 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 384,958 6 9 | 972 0 7 | 3,616 5 0 | .. | 62,935 6 10 | 251,138 8 7 | .. | .. | 1,183,053 13 0 | 2,072 15 9 | 1,888,746 16 6 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 308,164 7 11 | 17,986 17 9 | 3,540 11 3 | 10,914 4 9 | 90,500 5 3 | 252,322 15 5 | .. | .. | 1,579,865 9 11 | 12,097 0 11 | 2,275,391 13 2 |
| Totals .. | 2,677,259 3 7 | 116,464 13 11 | 51,637 0 10 | 25,662 14 0 | 467,343 6 8 | 1,716,286 4 7 | 728,450 6 7 | 59,988 7 11 | 8,737,750 2 0 | 2,297,474 12 4 | 16,878,316 12 5 |
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. | £ s. d. | ||
| Bank of New Zealand— | ||||
| 4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z. .. | 2,000,000 | Nil .. | .. | 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 | 812,003 1 10 |
| Bank of New South Wales .. | 1,950,000 | Nine per cent. | 87,750 0 0 | 1,200,000 0 0 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 1,600,000 | Five per cent. | 40,000 0 0 | 818,275 0 0 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. | 250,000 | Five per cent. | 6,250 0 0 | 93,657 0 0 |
The Treasury, Wellington, 19th July, 1898. Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury.
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NZ Gazette 1898, No 54
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💰 Quarterly Bank Returns for New Zealand Banks as of 30 June 1898
💰 Finance & Revenue19 July 1898
Banking, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Dividends, Quarterly Returns, New Zealand Banks
- Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury