Banking Statistics




Statement of the Average Amount of the Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1864:—

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation 152,851 16 1
Bills in Circulation 20,603 8 7
Balances due to other Banks 16,676 0 0
Government Deposits 508,857 1 0
Other Deposits:
{ Not bearing Interest
{ Bearing Interest 188,221 17 3
Total Average Liabilities £895,210 0 10
ASSETS. £ s. d.
Coin and Silver and other Coined Metals 274,828 13 7
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 5,445 7 10
Notes and Bills of other Banks 5,902 9 5
Balances due from other Banks 24,231 15 11
Landed Property 17,000 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—
1. Notes and Bills discounted 725,396 17 3
2. Colonial Government Securities
3. Other Funded Securities
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of Debts abandoned as bad) 299,627 1 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads 10,006 4 1
Total Average Assets £1,362,438 9 10

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended 30th June, 1864. .. £1,213,325 0 0 sterling.

Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders .. 17½ per cent per annum.

Amount of the last Dividend declared .. 95,000 0 0

Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend .. 354,313 14 9

Dated at Auckland, this 21st day of October, 1864.

ALEXANDER KERR, Manager.

J. HOWARD, Accountant.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1864, No 50





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💰 Union Bank of Australia Quarterly Financial Statement

💰 Finance & Revenue
21 October 1864
Banking, Financial Statement, Liabilities, Assets, Union Bank of Australia, New Zealand
  • Alexander Kerr, Manager
  • J. Howard, Accountant