Bank Financial Reports




General Abstract of the Liabilities and Assets, and of the Capital and Profits of the undermentioned Banks of the Colony of New Zealand, for the Quarter ended 30th September, 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 228,985 7 0 29,851 2 3 81,451 4 1 1,301,027 17 2 1,648,395 15 5
Union Bank of Australia 141,976 6 10 19,965 15 3 2,749 12 0 897,515 2 5 970,699 7 9
Bank of New South Wales 132,458 9 11 662 18 6 9,968 11 11 753,228 8 7 916,903 18 5
Bank of Australasia 18,992 0 1 2,364 4 8 .. .. .. 84,857 2 6 105,683 14 2
Bank of Otago 28,083 0 0 209 15 6 12,637 6 9 187,622 4 8 168,852 14 0
Bank of Auckland 25,749 1 6 83 9 11 .. .. .. 94,657 8 9 120,490 13 4
Totals 676,243 7 3 52,136 9 1 123,264 3 10 3,318,920 2 11 3,960,597 3 1

Assets

Banks Coin Bullion Landed Property Notes and Bills of other Banks Balance 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 323,884 2 4 135,516 6 5 19,745 13 0 4,483 3 0 12,175 18 6 1,346,651 4 11 1,842,457 17 2
Union Bank of Australia 258,496 12 8 3,559 14 3 53,383 0 8 6,546 9 3 18,305 12 6 634,493 16 10 974,784 15 10
Bank of New South Wales 105,159 10 11 5,891 12 5 17,355 6 2 1,455 19 0 27,226 9 5 867,187 0 8 1,021,275 7 7
Bank of Australasia 45,708 16 11 68 10 6 19,300 0 0 254 12 7 7,330 16 9 370,849 17 9 443,517 3 8
Bank of Otago 28,681 3 2 3,348 14 1 18,586 8 2 1,592 0 0 527 7 9 115,314 3 8 167,050 16 10
Bank of Auckland 11,192 16 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 0 0 1,070 7 2 89,959 9 2 102,231 7 6
Totals 920,660 7 3 185,385 6 7 115,369 2 10 14,170 1 8 34,368 12 0 4,460,929 14 5 5,730,874 3 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 Dividend
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Bank of New Zealand 500,000 0 0 17 per cent. per annum 42,500 0 0 199,067 0 6
Union Bank of Australia 1,250,000 0 0 17 per cent. per annum 106,250 0 0 357,729 1 9
Bank of New South Wales 1,000,000 0 0 20 per cent. per annum 100,000 0 0 836,917 8 1
Bank of Australasia 1,200,000 0 0 14 per cent. per annum 78,750 0 0 870,000 9 8
Bank of Otago 200,785 0 0 6 per cent. per annum 5,868 15 0 2,773 7 7
Bank of Auckland 60,000 0 0 10 per cent. per annum 3,228 16 0 1,750 0 0
Totals 4,208,193 0 0 ... 336,597 11 8 1,268,237 14 4

Treasury, Wellington, 21st November, 1866.

J. Woodward, Assistant Treasurer.



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💰 General Abstract of the Liabilities and Assets, and of the Capital and Profits of Banks in New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
21 November 1866
Banks, Financial reports, Liabilities, Assets, Capital, Profits, New Zealand
  • J. Woodward, Assistant Treasurer