New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 9

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✨ Banking Statistics



STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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 .. .. 773,400 13 10 20,024 2 1 13,352 11 6 1,024,352 10 5 3,917,947 11 5 4,297,450 11 9 10,046,528 1 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. 148,814 6 1 10,737 13 11 .. .. 1,224,334 4 7 1,213,724 14 10 2,597,610 19 5
Bank of New South Wales.. .. 153,906 0 0 6,105 16 4 6,877 5 9 .. 1,157,209 18 9 1,511,514 12 1 2,835,613 12 11
Bank of Australasia .. .. 120,727 18 5 9,994 5 6 .. .. 834,746 18 9 681,996 15 5 1,647,465 18 1
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. 254,964 9 3 6,539 4 9 23,947 5 7 .. 1,291,137 7 2 1,394,323 8 11 2,970,911 15 8
Totals .. .. 1,451,813 7 7 53,401 2 7 44,177 2 10 1,024,352 10 5 8,425,376 0 8 9,099,010 3 0 20,098,130 7 1

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 .. .. 1,497,684 3 8 93,292 14 7 44,626 2 9 879 3 11 103,629 0 10 1,014,784 15 0 716,631 5 0 .. 4,620,353 19 8 360,821 9 5 8,452,702 14 10
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 689,023 3 9 5,847 16 6 4,067 7 5 .. 66,185 0 0 161,993 19 4 .. .. 1,759,186 5 7 87,688 4 2 2,773,991 16 9
Bank of New South Wales .. 561,310 15 10 22,116 7 7 6,428 13 10 7,866 15 3 110,063 18 3 362,771 16 1 167,905 19 0 63,988 7 11 2,270,736 5 8 142,328 14 1 3,715,517 13 6
Bank of Australasia .. .. 372,189 13 3 9,636 10 2 8,714 13 1 .. 56,363 11 11 314,835 7 8 .. .. 2,413,579 16 9 2,746 17 7 3,178,066 10 5
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 670,274 15 11 31,698 12 0 7,342 12 1 1,791 3 74,009 18 5 301,624 14 9 50,000 0 0 .. 2,028,281 14 9 11,123 4 10 3,176,146 15 0
Totals .. .. 3,790,482 12 5 162,592 0 10 71,179 9 2 10,537 1 5 410,251 9 5 2,156,010 12 10 934,537 4 0 63,988 7 11 13,092,138 2 5 604,708 10 1 21,296,425 10 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. .. 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 1,126,304 15 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 1,176,885 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited.. .. 250,000 Ten per cent. for half-year (and 2 per cent. bonus) .. 17,500 0 0 235,903 0 0

The Treasury, Wellington, 25th January, 1905. ROBERT J. COLLINS, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Statement of Bank Liabilities and Assets (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
25 January 1905
Banks, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Dividends, Reserved Profits, Quarterly Statement, 1904, New Zealand
  • Robert J. Collins, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury