Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 35

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✨ Banking Financial Statement

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GENERAL ABSTRACT of the Average Liabilities and Assets, and of the Capital and Profits of the undermentioned Banks of the Colony, for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1864.

LIABILITIES

Banks	Notes in Circulation	Bills in Circulation	Balances due to other Banks	Deposits	Total Liabilities
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Union Bank of Australia	176,067 1 8	23,131 2 7	10,649 0 2	755,037 17 7	954,233 1 10
Bank of New South Wales	168,490 9 4	446 14 7	...	532,764 1 7	717,350 5 8
Bank of New Zealand	350,895 12 11	19,006 13 9	54,195 9 5	1,136,656 14 10	1,559,754 10 11
Bank of Otago	96,372 0 0	1,604 4 0	298 1 6	54,724 6 11	94,993 17 9
Bank of Australasia	16,993 13 10	5,058 1 10	...	40,532 0 5	62,583 16 1
Total	740,658 17 9	49,246 16 9	80,237 16 5	2,518,712 1 4	3,388,855 12 3

ASSETS

Banks	Coin	Bullion	Landed Property	Notes and Bills of other Banks	Balances due from other Banks	Notes and Bills discounted, and all other Debts due to the Banks	Total Assets
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Union Bank of Australia	270,556 9 1	4,735 15 11	17,000 0 0	2,315 7 2	31,306 4 5	966,356 3 5	1,292,870 0 0
Bank of N. S. Wales	167,509 5 1	29,101 7 1	10,986 15 11	4,881 7 6	10,732 7 2	1,011,235 17 0	1,234,439 19 9
Bank of New Zealand	189,515 13 0	37,905 5 10	17,138 4 10	3,768 5 6	54,211 2 5	1,679,717 7 10	1,982,255 19 5
Bank of Otago	14,747 9 11	2,083 0 0	14,043 0 0	298 1 6	1,772 1 7	63,057 1 7	95,948 13 5
Bank of Australasia	60,970 12 4	11,225 3 7	18,246 3 1	90 15 2	...	274,019 12 9	365,556 10 5
Total	703,193 9 5	85,050 12 5	75,414 3 10	11,257 16 10	98,021 15 7	4,026,552 17	5,000,069 15 4

CAPITAL AND PROFITS

Banks	Capital paid up	Rate per annum of last Dividend	Amount of last Dividend declared	Amount of Reserved Profits at the time of Declaring Dividend
	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Union Bank of Australia	1,000,000 0 0	16 per cent.	80,000 0 0	295,049 9 3
Bank of New South Wales	750,000 0 0	15 per cent., and bonus of 2 ½%	75,000 0 0	328,896 15 6
Bank of New Zealand	350,000 0 0	10 per cent.	14,354 2 3	111,314 0 0
Bank of Otago	90,000 0 0	...	...	...
Bank of Australasia	1,050,000 0 0	14 per cent.	63,000 0 0	340,681 11 0
Total	3,240,578 0 0		232,354 2 3	1,075,941 16 9

R. F. Porter,

Assistant Treasurer.

Treasury, Auckland, 5th August, 1864.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1864, No 35

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

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated5 August 1864
KeywordsBanking, Financial Statement, Liabilities, Assets, Bank of Australasia
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R. F. Porter, Assistant Treasurer

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