Bank Financial Statements




STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1915.

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 .. .. 1,781,300 14 3 47,908 19 10 25,190 18 11 3,030,636 2 11 8,375,713 11 9 5,951,089 12 10 19,211,840 0 6
Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. 266,269 0 0 31,147 0 0 5,230 0 0 9 0 0 2,367,743 0 0 1,516,513 0 0 4,186,911 0 0
Bank of New South Wales .. 310,799 18 6 12,380 7 11 12,196 2 5 .. 2,157,128 8 6 1,835,467 17 5 4,327,972 14 9
Bank of Australasia .. 241,991 12 3 13,753 19 1 .. .. 1,696,511 2 7 748,496 12 7 2,700,753 6 6
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. 461,980 0 0 10,864 0 0 18,030 0 0 .. 2,544,109 0 0 1,782,438 0 0 4,817,421 0 0
The Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited .. 35,473 18 5 2,064 7 0 .. .. 152,514 10 5 27,577 3 4 217,629 19 2
Totals .. .. 3,097,815 3 5 118,118 13 10 60,647 1 4 3,030,645 2 11 17,293,719 13 3 11,861,582 6 2 35,462,528 0 11

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 .. 3,289,502 10 5 98,863 9 3 149,113 19 9 14,190 11 3 170,559 1 8 836,233 5 10 838,137 13 10 .. 9,224,419 5 11 628,642 11 10 15,194,662 9 9
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 812,330 0 0 1,195 0 0 51,390 0 0 763 0 0 51,600 0 0 133,005 0 0 .. .. 4,283,501 0 0 95,086 0 0 5,428,870 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 854,004 10 8 13,782 1 4 4,807 7 8 37,345 6 6 139,003 5 7 89,471 3 6 167,705 19 0 .. 2,809,360 8 7 125,215 18 2 4,240,696 1 0
Bank of Australasia .. 629,706 9 9 323 14 5 33,704 13 11 .. 16,538 16 3 175,358 14 1 .. .. 3,053,452 8 11 4,605 10 3 3,913,690 7 7
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 882,840 0 0 346,990 0 0 60,149 0 0 172,793 0 0 159,409 0 0 210,806 0 0 93,846 0 0 .. 3,107,335 0 0 10,485 0 0 5,044,653 0 0
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited 70,978 18 1 .. 8,654 11 3 .. 49,500 0 0 8,828 13 1 .. .. 111,069 5 7 259 6 9 249,290 14 9
Totals .. 6,489,362 8 11 461,154 5 0 307,819 12 7 225,091 17 9 586,610 3 6 1,453,702 16 6 1,099,689 12 10 .. 22,589,137 9 0 859,294 7 0 34,071,862 13 1

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. .. 529,988 .. .. 2,057,170 0 0
“A” Preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903 500,000 On “A” Preference shares, ten per cent. per annum.. 87,500 0 0 ..
“B” Preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1913 250,000 On “B” Preference shares and ordinary shares (twelve per cent. per annum, and bonus three per cent. per annum on ordinary shares), fifteen per cent. per annum 141,959 0 0 ..
Ordinary shares .. .. .. 997,320 .. .. ..
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 2,000,000 Ten per cent. per annum, and two per cent. bonus for half-year, together equal to fourteen per cent. per annum 140,000 0 0 2,170,509 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 3,500,000 Ten per cent. per annum .. 175,000 0 0 2,600,000 0 0
Bank of Australasia 2,000,000 Fourteen per cent. per annum, and bonus twelve shillings per share, equal seventeen per cent. per annum 170,000 0 0 2,863,000 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited.. 750,000 Twelve per cent. per annum for half-year and one per cent. bonus 52,500 0 0 789,580 0 0
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited—
Ordinary .. .. .. 95,659 .. .. ..
Preference .. .. .. 2,117,350 Four per cent. per annum (preference only) .. 42,347 0 0 9,575 17 7

The Treasury, Wellington, 17th January, 1916. G. F. C. CAMPBELL, Secretary to the Treasury.



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💰 Commercial Bank of Australia Quarterly Statement (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
17 January 1916
Bank statement, Liabilities, Assets, Dividends, Commercial Bank of Australia
  • G. F. C. Campbell, Secretary to the Treasury