✨ Banking Statistics
STATEMENT of the LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the undermentioned BANKS in the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND for the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1922.
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 .. .. .. | 4,235,070 3 10 | 90,743 13 1 | 420,542 3 8 | 3,325,014 6 4 | 11,102,314 12 9 | 9,251,746 16 10 | 28,425,431 16 6 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. .. .. | 490,123 0 0 | 125,685 0 0 | 9,999 0 0 | .. | 2,764,258 0 0 | 2,126,199 0 0 | 5,516,264 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales .. .. .. | 520,085 17 11 | 16,191 11 0 | 11,216 11 0 | .. | 2,537,885 10 5 | 2,378,115 9 11 | 5,463,495 0 3 |
| Bank of Australasia .. .. .. | 333,110 11 6 | 20,358 13 10 | .. | .. | 2,291,970 7 9 | 1,161,508 12 0 | 3,806,948 5 1 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. .. .. | 1,128,351 0 0 | 23,731 0 0 | .. | .. | 4,199,150 0 0 | 2,410,175 0 0 | 7,761,407 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited .. .. .. | 57,168 0 0 | 2,322 0 0 | .. | .. | 647,289 0 0 | 233,807 0 0 | 940,586 0 0 |
| Totals .. .. .. | 6,763,908 13 3 | 279,031 17 11 | 441,757 14 8 | 3,325,014 6 4 | 23,542,867 10 11 | 17,561,551 18 9 | 51,914,132 1 10 |
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 .. | 3,540,678 16 11 | 3,964 14 1 | 185,600 8 7 | 21,138 8 11 | 205,965 16 11 | 1,029,274 15 6 | 3,127,655 11 9 | 39,087 12 4 | 18,251,823 18 9 | 518,906 10 0 | 26,924,096 13 10 |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited | 953,800 0 0 | 3,458 0 0 | 87,555 0 0 | 128,415 0 0 | 30,000 0 0 | 89,244 0 0 | 51,574 0 0 | 64,497 0 0 | 5,509,660 0 0 | 72,223 0 0 | 6,990,426 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales .. | 1,239,346 5 11 | 4,600 12 9 | 780 11 2 | 452,587 13 6 | 142,148 8 11 | 170,499 11 10 | 816,435 19 0 | 221,903 10 0 | 4,588,470 9 3 | 137,018 15 3 | 7,773,791 17 7 |
| Bank of Australasia .. | 961,537 12 4 | .. | 51,477 13 10 | 107,692 6 2 | 117,078 9 1 | 140,344 3 1 | 154,763 1 11 | 125,106 16 4 | 5,506,484 8 0 | 16,107 7 10 | 7,180,591 18 7 |
| National Bank of N.Z., Limited | 1,044,171 0 0 | 660 0 0 | 154,136 0 0 | .. | 278,719 0 0 | 195,396 0 0 | 904,798 0 0 | 2,538 0 0 | 7,148,485 0 0 | 25,964 0 0 | 9,754,867 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited | 131,892 0 0 | .. | 26,240 0 0 | .. | 76,700 0 0 | 35,579 0 0 | 6,100 0 0 | 86,459 0 0 | 765,755 0 0 | 3,453 0 0 | 1,132,178 0 0 |
| Totals .. | 7,871,425 15 2 | 12,683 6 10 | 505,789 13 7 | 709,833 8 7 | 850,611 14 11 | 1,660,337 10 5 | 5,061,326 12 8 | 539,591 18 8 | 41,770,678 16 0 | 773,672 13 2 | 59,755,951 10 0 |
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. | £ s. d. | ||
| Bank of New Zealand— | ||||
| 4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of N.Z. .. | 529,988 0 0 | Interest for six months, paid 1st November, 1922 .. | 10,599 0 0 | .. |
| Preference “A” shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 | 500,000 0 0 | On preference “A” shares, ten per cent. per annum | 50,000 0 0 | |
| Preference “B” shares issued to the Crown under Bank of New Zealand Act, 1920 | 625,000 0 0 | On preference “B” shares, equal to ten per cent. per annum | 62,500 0 0 | 2,105,818 0 0 |
| Ordinary shares .. .. .. | 2,250,000 0 0 | On ordinary shares, equal to thirteen and one-third per cent. per annum | 300,000 0 0 | |
| Union Bank of Australia, Limited .. .. .. | 3,000,000 0 0 | Fifteen per cent. per annum .. .. .. | 225,000 0 0 | 3,561,817 0 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales .. .. .. | 5,864,360 0 0 | Ten per cent. per annum .. .. .. | 271,609 0 0 | 3,675,000 0 0 |
| Bank of Australasia .. .. .. | 4,000,000 0 0 | Ten per cent. per annum and bonus three per cent. per annum, equal to thirteen per cent. per annum | 260,000 0 0 | 3,546,763 0 0 |
| National Bank of New Zealand, Limited .. .. .. | 1,250,000 0 0 | Twelve per cent. per annum for half-year and two per cent. bonus .. | 80,000 0 0 | 1,278,621 0 0 |
| Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited { Ordinary | 351,527 0 0 | Fifteen per cent. per annum for half-year .. | 21,341 6 0 | |
| Preference | 2,117,350 0 0 | Four per cent. per annum (preference only) .. .. .. | 42,347 0 0 | 42,208 17 8 |
The Treasury, Wellington, 16th January, 1923
J. J. ESSON, Secretary to the Treasury.
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NZ Gazette 1923, No 5
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💰 Statement of Liabilities and Assets of Banks in New Zealand for the Quarter Ended 31st December, 1922
💰 Finance & Revenue16 January 1923
Banking, Liabilities, Assets, Quarterly Statement, New Zealand
- J. J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury