Bank Liabilities and Assets




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1904.

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 .. .. 762,174 4 8 21,479 17 8 16,916 5 9 1,069,495 2 8 4,156,278 14 6 4,230,994 19 9 10,257,339 5 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. 145,200 9 2 7,679 3 4 .. .. 1,348,179 13 4 1,184,993 16 7 2,686,053 2 5
Bank of New South Wales.. 150,003 7 8 5,391 4 5 6,384 13 8 .. 1,178,096 18 1 1,501,647 12 11 2,841,523 16 9
Bank of Australasia .. 119,352 17 0 9,569 17 6 .. .. 937,801 2 2 684,503 19 3 1,751,227 15 11
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 253,206 13 9 6,241 5 3 27,170 11 8 .. 1,376,528 17 0 1,348,217 14 7 3,011,365 2 3
Totals .. .. 1,429,937 12 3 50,361 8 2 50,471 11 1 1,069,495 2 8 8,996,885 5 1 8,950,358 3 1 20,547,509 2 4

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. 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 .. .. 1,408,404 2 2 64,897 3 10 51,285 6 6 898 16 5 102,093 16 9 946,119 12 3 716,631 5 0 .. 4,326,357 2 1 407,169 18 0 8,023,857 3 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 783,367 13 10 3,585 17 10 3,792 2 0 .. 66,185 0 0 160,077 6 6 .. .. 1,695,506 12 6 81,384 4 10 2,793,898 17 6
Bank of New South Wales 624,404 9 4 16,333 7 7 6,529 13 10 11,219 18 8 106,184 0 4 347,697 7 0 167,905 19 0 63,988 7 11 2,168,609 16 8 113,515 8 11 3,626,388 9 3
Bank of Australasia .. 349,466 9 10 5,566 4 4 6,422 1 5 .. 56,968 12 1 294,979 7 6 .. .. 2,295,035 16 9 3,009 2 2 3,011,447 14 1
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 637,223 17 5 28,680 10 9 8,167 8 11 1,241 12 1 77,268 13 10 281,752 14 1 50,000 0 0 .. 1,978,423 13 9 12,188 2 9 3,074,946 13 7
Totals .. .. 3,802,866 12 7 119,063 4 4 76,196 12 8 13,360 7 7 408,700 3 0 2,030,626 7 4 934,537 4 0 63,988 7 11 12,463,933 1 9 617,266 16 8 20,530,538 17 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.
Bank of New Zealand—
4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z. .. 1,000,000 Five per cent. .. .. 21,281 0 0
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 Ten per cent. .. .. 75,000 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 2,000,000 Ten per cent. .. .. 100,000 0 0
Bank of Australasia .. 1,600,000 Twelve per cent. .. .. 96,000 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. 250,000 Ten per cent. (and 2 per cent. bonus) .. 17,500 0 0

The Treasury, Wellington, 18th October, 1904. Jas. B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets for Banks in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 30 September 1904

💰 Finance & Revenue
18 October 1904
Banks, Liabilities, Assets, Deposits, Government deposits, Gold reserves, Securities, Dividends, Capital, Bank of New Zealand, Union Bank of Australia, Bank of New South Wales, Bank of Australasia, National Bank of New Zealand
  • Jas. B. Heywood, Secretary to the Treasury