Banking Statistics




General Abstract of the Average Liabilities and Assets, and of the Capital and Profits of the undermentioned Banks of the Colony,

for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1866.

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.
Bank of New Zealand 414,401 13 9 40,794 19 6 65,518 9 5 1,200,462 5 8 1,821,177 8 8
Union Bank of Australia 168,094 3 1 26,694 4 3 2,510 5 8 781,116 9 11 978,414 3 2
Bank of New South Wales 170,347 18 5 595 2 7 9,047 9 10 646,182 17 1 826,173 7 11
Bank of Australasia 20,017 7 8 3,625 17 7 3,047 11 6 84,480 0 11 108,123 7 4
Bank of Otago 28,524 9 6 1,052 8 3 18,535 11 6 114,775 14 7 162,888 3 10
Commercial Bank of New Zealand 6,695 0 0 ... ... 38,114 1 6 44,809 1 6
Bank of Auckland 10,065 13 10 ... 9,643 0 5 30,741 5 6 50,454 3 9
Totals 818,146 6 3 72,766 16 1 105,254 16 10 2,995,871 15 2 3,992,039 14 4

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.
Bank of New Zealand 267,866 9 4 108,976 13 0 18,828 8 3 6,186 13 8 28,298 19 3 1,851,906 3 2 2,282,083 6 8
Union Bank of Australia 312,554 6 2 15,908 0 0 17,000 0 0 ... 12,462 10 2 895,103 5 8 1,259,316 6 7
Bank of New South Wales 275,105 14 0 ... 6,288 3 4 6,288 3 4 23,011 12 8 783,487 11 8 1,132,381 2 3
Bank of Australasia 50,996 15 6 32,403 14 5 13,650 16 8 4,721 12 10 ... 318,784 18 2 389,530 10 8
Bank of Otago 32,730 17 4 ... 19,197 16 4 423 6 2 259 19 0 424,095 13 9 481,054 5 8
Commercial Bank of New Zealand 7,200 15 4 3,211 3 1 4,887 6 10 2,058 15 5 ... 97,705 11 5 109,793 13 7
Bank of Auckland 10,432 12 8 ... 2,158 13 4 ... ... 81,579 2 3 94,190 5 3
Totals 956,890 10 4 160,525 0 0 95,023 1 5 18,698 8 6 64,033 1 10 4,453,162 6 1 5,741,349 10 8

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 such Dividend
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 499,983 0 0 17 per cent. per annum 42,500 0 0 178,529 18 0
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 17 per cent. per annum 106,250 0 0 858,736 5 0
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 15 per cent. per annum, and bonus 5 per cent. 105,260 0 0 358,736 18 0
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 14 per cent. per annum 99,691 0 0 336,854 8 0
Bank of Otago 187,883 0 0 6 per cent. per annum 6,868 15 1 2,773 7 0
Commercial Bank of New Zealand 60,000 0 0 10 per cent. per annum 749 3 0 5,000 0 0
Bank of Auckland 44,192 10 0 10 per cent. per annum 1,824 4 0 1,500 0 0
Totals 4,242,058 10 0 327,146 3 8 1,237,459 1 0

Treasury, Wellington, 14th May, 1866.

C. T. BARKIN, for Assistant Treasurer.



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💰 General Abstract of the Average Liabilities and Assets, and of the Capital and Profits of Banks

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 May 1866
Banking, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, Statistics
  • C. T. Barkin, for Assistant Treasurer