✨ Banking Statistics
STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1918.
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 | 3,038,977 14 10 | 49,610 19 2 | 49,917 10 4 | 12,430,940 15 1 | 10,634,242 18 5 | 6,781,188 5 2 | 32,984,878 3 0 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 543,893 0 0 | 24,869 0 0 | 4,825 0 0 | 558,616 0 0 | 2,957,825 0 0 | 1,645,499 0 0 | 5,735,527 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 662,968 8 6 | 13,308 17 7 | 13,377 17 11 | 324,580 15 5 | 2,735,027 5 6 | 2,236,713 18 0 | 5,985,977 2 11 |
| Bank of Australasia | 358,336 3 1 | 22,436 4 0 | .. | 324,331 6 1 | 2,370,548 4 3 | 1,108,970 4 11 | 4,184,622 2 4 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 1,489,744 0 0 | 7,654 0 0 | 9,390 0 0 | 391,366 0 0 | 3,141,562 0 0 | 2,061,885 0 0 | 7,101,601 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited | 60,576 6 3 | 2,848 11 1 | .. | 31,438 9 2 | 271,423 6 7 | 95,193 11 8 | 461,480 4 9 |
| Totals | 6,154,495 12 8 | 120,727 11 10 | 77,510 8 3 | 14,061,273 5 9 | 22,110,628 14 9 | 13,929,449 19 9 | 56,454,085 13 0 |
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. | Legal Tender Notes of other Banks. | 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 | 3,388,614 9 1 | 269,334 8 11 | 124,571 6 1 | 90,970 19 1 | 191,187 2 4 | 753,731 10 4 | 2,905,841 13 1 | 792,254 7 8 | 15,296,618 19 5 | 507,114 12 2 | 24,320,239 8 2 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 870,335 0 0 | 4,570 0 0 | 71,739 0 0 | 2,015 0 0 | 51,600 0 0 | 81,727 0 0 | 651,000 0 0 | 83,474 0 0 | 4,379,713 0 0 | 30,665 0 0 | 6,226,838 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,193,564 11 8 | 78,945 7 7 | 541 16 11 | 52,962 2 3 | 133,177 2 0 | 89,850 3 2 | 885,570 11 4 | 28,586 7 8 | 3,867,775 13 2 | 159,475 0 1 | 6,490,448 15 10 |
| Bank of Australasia | 967,133 2 3 | 30 3 2 | 38,532 19 10 | .. | 5,255 0 3 | 97,543 8 11 | 147,420 0 0 | 108,848 12 3 | 3,249,023 16 0 | 10,110 12 10 | 4,623,897 15 6 |
| National Bank of N.Z., Limited | 937,425 0 0 | 287,747 0 0 | 87,154 0 0 | 4,961 0 0 | 157,975 0 0 | 193,308 0 0 | 1,058,836 0 0 | .. | 4,463,068 0 0 | 15,179 0 0 | 7,205,653 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited | 91,938 9 1 | .. | 12,835 12 10 | .. | 49,000 0 0 | 28,333 18 5 | 12,369 3 9 | 72,370 8 5 | 307,116 13 3 | 587 18 4 | 574,552 4 1 |
| Totals | 7,449,010 12 1 | 640,626 19 8 | 335,374 15 8 | 150,909 1 4 | 588,194 4 7 | 1,244,494 0 10 | 5,661,037 8 2 | 1,085,533 16 0 | 31,563,316 1 10 | 723,132 3 5 | 49,441,629 3 7 |
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 | .. | .. | .. |
| “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 | 237,500 0 0 | 2,345,702 0 0 |
| “B” preference shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1913 | 250,000 | On “B” preference shares, dividend twelve per cent. per annum and bonus three per cent. per annum, equal to fifteen per cent. per annum | .. | .. |
| Ordinary shares | 1,000,000 | On ordinary shares, dividend twelve per cent. per annum and bonus three per cent. per annum, equal to fifteen per cent. per annum | .. | .. |
| 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 | 2,213,503 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 3,904,860 | Ten per cent. per annum | 195,243 0 0 | 2,950,000 0 0 |
| Bank of Australasia | 2,000,000 | Fourteen per cent. per annum, and bonus twelve shillings per share, equal to seventeen per cent. per annum | 170,000 0 0 | 3,028,300 0 0 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited | 750,000 | Twelve per cent. per annum for half-year | 45,000 0 0 | 814,254 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 | 6,435 8 0 |
The Treasury, Wellington, 10th July, 1918. G. F. C. CAMPBELL, Secretary to the Treasury.
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Commercial Bank of Australia Quarterly Statement
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💰 Finance & Revenue10 July 1918
Banking, Liabilities, Assets, Quarterly Statement, Commercial Bank of Australia
- G. F. C. Campbell, Secretary to the Treasury