Bank Financial Statements




STATEMENT of the Liabilities and Assets of the undermentioned Banks in the Dominion of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1924.

LIABILITIES.

BANKS. Notes in Circulation. Bills in Circulation. Balances due to other Banks. Deposits. Total Liabilities.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Government. £ s. d. Not bearing Interest. £ s. d. Bearing Interest. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 4,016,291 5 4 93,068 9 9 107,887 2 10 3,977,320 19 4 12,917,454 16 2 9,911,511 10 11 31,023,534 4 4
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 632,005 0 0 138,256 0 0 12,888 0 0 .. 3,435,321 0 0 2,209,631 0 0 6,428,101 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 508,133 7 8 16,447 14 11 15,294 8 9 .. 3,130,353 3 5 2,602,493 1 5 6,272,721 16 2
Bank of Australasia 376,244 0 9 15,278 11 1 .. .. 2,762,296 17 0 1,538,838 1 8 4,692,657 10 6
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 1,019,933 0 0 20,500 0 0 .. .. 5,266,438 0 0 2,779,854 0 0 9,086,725 0 0
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited 90,513 0 0 3,970 0 0 .. .. 824,896 0 0 250,224 0 0 1,169,603 0 0
Totals 6,643,119 13 9 287,520 15 9 136,069 11 7 3,977,320 19 4 28,336,759 16 7 19,292,551 14 0 58,678,342 11 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 3,464,576 14 8 4,670 11 8 203,827 12 5 545,295 2 2 219,147 11 6 870,889 5 9 3,379,439 15 7 38,511 3 1 18,272,735 8 7 644,829 16 11 27,643,923 2 4
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 1,074,578 0 0 421 0 0 101,032 0 0 64,388 0 0 30,000 0 0 52,269 0 0 .. 78,156 0 0 5,103,670 0 0 64,808 0 0 6,569,322 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 1,228,362 7 11 10,518 14 7 344 15 4 107,546 0 2 151,416 15 0 160,053 12 4 716,493 9 8 47,062 0 0 5,048,488 2 8 130,756 15 10 7,601,042 13 6
Bank of Australasia 965,502 9 2 .. 68,016 10 1 90,076 18 6 75,464 17 10 126,243 1 0 154,763 1 11 53,432 4 7 4,912,202 5 2 10,662 0 11 6,456,363 9 2
National Bank of N.Z., Limited 966,312 0 0 886 0 0 184,281 0 0 .. 231,919 0 0 219,457 0 0 871,664 0 0 154 0 0 8,005,845 0 0 39,246 0 0 10,519,764 0 0
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited 129,918 0 0 .. 42,722 0 0 .. 79,715 0 0 47,681 0 0 6,100 0 0 78,561 0 0 1,066,053 0 0 2,669 0 0 1,453,419 0 0
Totals 7,829,249 11 9 16,496 6 600,223 17 10 807,306 0 10 787,663 4 4 1,476,592 19 1 5,128,460 7 2 295,876 7 8 42,408,993 16 5 892,971 13 8 60,243,834 5 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 May, 1924 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 1,000,000 0 0 On preference “B” shares, equal to over ten per cent. per annum 87,436 0 0 2,831,513 0 0
Ordinary shares 3,000,000 0 0 On ordinary shares, equal to thirteen and one-third per cent. per annum 349,871 0 0
Union Bank of Australia, Limited 3,000,000 0 0 Fifteen per cent. per annum 225,000 0 0 3,664,711 0 0
Bank of New South Wales 6,000,000 0 0 Ten per cent. per annum 300,000 0 0 4,050,000 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 3,745,427 0 0
National Bank of New Zealand, Limited 1,250,000 0 0 Twelve per cent. per annum for half-year 75,000 0 0 1,528,167 0 0
Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited 509,578 10 0 Fifteen per cent. per annum for half-year 26,364 10 6 144,785 16 5
2,117,350 0 0 Four per cent. per annum (preference only) 42,347 0 0

The Treasury, Wellington, 15th July, 1924. J. J. ESSON, Secretary to the Treasury.



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

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 July 1924
Bank Statement, Liabilities, Assets, Dividends, Commercial Bank of Australia
  • J. J. Esson, Secretary to the Treasury