✨ Bank Financial Reports
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 December, 1865.
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 | 346,757 12 3 | 296 18 8 | 82,777 16 7 | 1,128,159 1 7 | 1,590,221 17 11 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 161,301 8 4 | 2,419 11 0 | 2,422 0 6 | 731,873 0 11 | 916,015 17 0 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 154,173 1 6 | 266 18 6 | 7,813 15 3 | 603,127 4 2 | 764,296 9 5 |
| Bank of Otago | 25,126 15 6 | 1,615 17 6 | 6,699 5 1 | 107,448 8 0 | 148,579 15 1 |
| Bank of Australasia | 19,611 1 6 | 1,789 12 6 | 14,388 14 0 | 43,651 12 0 | 91,639 3 3 |
| Commercial Bank of New Zealand | 7,855 0 0 | - | 10,748 6 9 | 70,238 9 4 | 91,689 16 1 |
| Bank of Auckland | 9,114 0 0 | 19 11 7 | 4,095 12 1 | 30,056 2 2 | 48,242 19 5 |
| Totals | 723,938 18 10 | 56,868 5 3 | 115,341 11 10 | 2,714,553 18 4 | 3,610,502 14 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. | |
| Bank of New Zealand | 262,078 9 11 | 63,161 6 1 | 8,506 8 0 | 69,098 17 11 | 1,687 16 3 | 1,687,621 1 0 | 2,105,386 1 6 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 308,794 8 8 | 93,871 13 0 | 14,974 0 0 | 17,900 0 0 | 5,598 16 9 | 785,669 17 9 | 1,230,391 8 8 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 263,728 3 7 | 46,481 0 1 | 11,007 14 7 | 4,029 18 6 | 15,501 16 0 | 801,228 7 6 | 1,127,399 13 6 |
| Bank of Otago | 39,684 16 3 | 1,648 0 0 | 1,000 0 0 | 714 3 1 | 8,692 6 0 | 396,757 12 0 | 467,459 7 8 |
| Bank of Australasia | 67,841 12 3 | 3,645 2 0 | 18,733 18 8 | 6,707 9 4 | 1,479 3 0 | 280,664 0 11 | 380,278 0 11 |
| Commercial Bank of New Zealand | 8,069 4 2 | 238 11 0 | 19,300 0 0 | - | 366 9 0 | 86,128 12 5 | 112,742 4 7 |
| Bank of Auckland | 9,444 8 4 | 4,876 6 10 | - | - | - 13 7 | 75,117 6 11 | 90,448 5 0 |
| Totals | 949,640 18 2 | 211,921 9 0 | 55,525 13 4 | 93,248 9 0 | 31,651 9 4 | 4,250,049 2 1 | 5,614,104 1 10 |
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 | 499,883 0 0 | 10 per cent. per annum, and bonus 7s. per share | 42,600 0 0 | 178,529 18 0 |
| Union Bank of Australia | 1,250,000 0 0 | 10 per cent. per annum. | 112,500 0 0 | 363,882 6 3 |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1,000,000 0 0 | 15 per cent. per annum, and bonus 5 per cent. | 150,000 0 0 | 336,854 8 0 |
| Bank of Otago | 167,888 0 0 | 14 per cent. per annum | 20,161 16 11 | 206 12 0 |
| Bank of Australasia | 1,150,170 0 0 | 5 per cent. per annum | 90,691 0 0 | 354,065 2 6 |
| Commercial Bank of New Zealand | 60,000 0 0 | 10 per cent. per annum | 6,825 0 0 | 4,467 9 5 |
| Bank of Auckland | 39,444 0 0 | 10 per cent. per annum | 2,766 17 2 | 750 0 0 |
| Totals | 4,167,385 0 0 | 334,324 12 6 | 1,238,755 15 1 |
Treasury, Wellington, 20th February, 1866.
C. T. BATKIN, for Assistant Treasurer.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1866, No 5
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💰 Bank Financial Reports for Quarter Ended 31 December 1865
💰 Finance & Revenue20 February 1866
Banks, Financial Reports, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, New Zealand
- C. T. Batkin, for Assistant Treasurer