Bank Financial Statements




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1905.

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 .. .. 758,444 12 4 27,559 10 0 19,853 2 9 2,071,810 7 2 4,079,476 16 0 4,336,220 0 3 11,293,364 8 6
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. 153,999 10 8 8,370 11 5 987 18 6 .. 1,355,851 9 1 1,248,947 14 5 2,768,157 4 1
Bank of New South Wales.. 164,335 5 4 6,363 19 2 5,527 0 11 .. 1,259,896 13 10 1,522,749 2 11 2,958,872 2 2
Bank of Australasia .. 126,092 15 4 13,467 17 7 .. .. 991,001 0 1 679,692 15 8 1,810,254 8 8
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 255,097 9 4 6,688 19 1 23,800 4 7 .. 1,344,626 13 6 1,429,092 15 6 3,059,306 2 0
Totals .. .. 1,457,969 13 0 62,450 17 3 50,168 6 9 2,071,810 7 2 9,030,852 12 6 9,216,702 8 9 21,889,954 5 5

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 .. 1,626,354 14 0 71,830 18 266,384 17 5 1,026 0 6 103,158 16 8 996,597 15 5 716,631 5 0 .. 4,525,223 18 5 351,983 11 6 8,459,191 17 1
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 555,559 8 1 1,439 1 115,488 5 8 .. 66,185 0 0 182,898 19 4 .. .. 1,798,513 18 0 94,653 6 9 2,714,737 14 9
Bank of New South Wales 624,233 8 8 22,247 12 4 8,121 13 10 14,139 8 4 111,717 15 3 352,273 8 11 167,905 19 0 63,988 7 11 2,248,715 18 7 123,012 2 10 3,736,355 15 8
Bank of Australasia .. 349,329 8 1 9,598 11 15,071 12 9 .. 56,216 7 8 326,000 9 0 .. .. 2,348,717 19 9 2,648 5 8 3,107,582 14 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 660,291 16 5 28,458 4 20,177 0 10 3,975 1 3 74,689 14 8 291,323 13 2 50,000 0 0 .. 2,003,979 11 9 11,418 9 6 3,144,813 12 8
Totals .. .. 3,815,768 10 3 133,574 8 2 125243 10 6 19,140 10 1 411,967 14 3 2,149,094 5 10 934,537 4 0 63,988 7 11 12,925,151 6 6 583,715 16 3 21,162,181 13 9

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 25,599 16 8
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 1,142,134 18 2
Bank of New South Wales .. .. 2,000,000 Ten per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 1,370,000 0 0
Bank of Australasia .. .. 1,600,000 Twelve per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 96,000 0 0 1,206,950 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited.. 250,000 Ten per cent. per annum for half-year .. .. .. 12,500 0 0 235,903 0 0

The Treasury, Wellington, 2nd May, 1905. JAS. B. HEYWOOD, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks in New Zealand (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 May 1905
Banks, Liabilities, Assets, Financial statement, Deposits, Government securities, Dividend, Reserved profits, 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