BANK RETURNS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5662, 23 May 1879, Page 3

BANK RETURNS.

Statement of the liabilities and assets of the undermentioned banks in the colony of New Zealand for the quarter ended 31st March, 1579 : BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Liabilities. —Notes in circulation, £527,219 13s. 6d.; bills in circulation, £2-4,143 Is. 10J. ; balances due to other banks, deposits, £869,125 ISs. 6d ; other deposits, not bearing interest, £1,791,445 I4s. 9d. ; bearing interest, £2,100,393 10s. 7d. ; total average liabilities, £5,312,332 19s. 2d. Assets. —Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £511,147 2s, 2d.; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £81,627 19s. 9d.; notes and bills of other banks, £24,453 Bs. 3d. ; balances due from other "banks, £6351 os. Od. ; landed property, £70,515 12s. Oil. ; amount of all other securities, notes and hills discounted, £3,321,019 12s. lid. ; Colonial Government securities, £497,384 12s. 3d. ; other fuuded securities, clusive of debts abandoned as had), £3,550,503 Is. lOd. ; securities not included under the above heads, £103,890 14s. 3d. ; total average assets, £8,170,393 4s. lid. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1879. £725,000 ; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, equal to 15 per cent, per annum; amount of the last dividend declared, £54,375; amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £439,123 11s. Bd. ' UNION BANK OP AUSTRALIA. Liabilities. —Notes in circulation, £148,780 10s, Sd. ; bills in circulation, £14,396 7s, 7d. ; balances due to other banks, £443 6s. od. ; Government deposits, bearing interest, £457,295 10a. 2d. ; bearing interest, £1,138,616 ; total average liabilities, £1,759,531 14s. lid. Assets. — Colonial gold and silver aud other coined metal, £413,238 17s. 4d. ; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £6040 3s. 31. ; notes and bills of other banks, £2155 4s. 2d. ; balances due from other banks, £1640 7s. 9d. ; landed property, £73,130 15s. 6d. ; amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, £809,549 15s. 4d.; Colonial Government securities, due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as had), £1,089,159 6s. 9d. ; securities not included under the above heads, £59,202 14s. 4d.; total average asssets, £2,454,117 4s. sd. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1878, £1,487,500. Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 16 per cent, par annum. Amount of the last dividend declared, £118,537. Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £909,502 15a. lid. COLONIAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Liabilities. —Notes in circulation, £90,355 9s. Id.; bills in circulation, £1271 19s. Gri.; balances due to other banks, £12,747 9s. Bd.; Government deposits, bearing interest, £301,700 2s. lOd.; bearing interest, £391,902 17s. 3d.; total average liabilities, £797,975 18s. 4d. Assets.—Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £113,544 2s. 10d.; gold and silvos in bullion or bars, £20,010 10s. 2d.; notes apd bills of other banks, £1513 Bs. 6d. ; balances due from other banks, £460 3s. 7d.; landed property, £35,170 19s. Bd.; amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, £594.228 12s. lOd. ; Colonial Government securities, debts dua to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £533,254 6s. 9d.; securities not included under the above heads, £38,024 18s.; total average assets, £1,336,237 2s. 4d. Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £396,904 ; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 8 per, cent, per annum ; amount of last dividend declared, £14,822 2s. 4d.; amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £59,951 4s. BANK OP AUSTRALASIA. Liabilities. —Notes in circulation, £57,174 ; bills in circulation, £4168 6s. 5d.; balances due to other Banks, £172,503 14s. 7d.; bearing interest, £360,238 18s. Sd.; total average liabilities, £594,08419s. 8d

Assets.—Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £103,133 10s. 5J.; gold and silver in bullion or bars, iother Banks, £I9BB 15s. Id.; balances due from other Banks, —; landed property, £30,493 17a. 9d.; amount of all other securities—Notes and bills discounted, £447,009 14s. Sd.; ■ Colonial Government securities, —; other funded securities, Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £452,758 45.; securities not included under the above heads, £2663 14s. 4d.; total average assets, £1,038,107 16s. 3d. Amount of the capital stock paid up at this date, £1,200,000 ; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 124 per cent, per annum ; amount of the last dividend declared, £75,000 ; amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £407,309 9s. 2d. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Liabilities. —Notes in ' irculation, £88,532 35.; bills in circulation, £446 Si. lOd. ; balances due to other banks, £2330 7e. ; Government deposits, —; other deposits, not bearing interest, £259,569 10s. ; bearing interest, £450,063 11s. sd. ; total average liabilities, £800,942 os. 3d. Assets. —Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £412,887 4s. 7d.; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £22,657 16s. ; notes and bills of other banks, £2306 125.; balances duo from other banks, £12,065 12s. 3d. ; landed property, £33,557 Bs. sd. ; amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, £585,400 14s. 3d. ; Colonial Government securities, — ; other funded securities, bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £619,775 9s. Id.; securities not included under the above heads, £122,397 11s. ; total average assets, £1,811,048 7s. 7d. Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 30th September, 1878, £1,000,000. Bate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 15 per cent., and bonus 2J per cent., equal to 17£ per cent, per annum. Amount of the last dividend declared: dividend, £75,000 ; bonus, £12,500 ; total, £87,500. Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £552,077 4s. sd,

NATIONAL BANK OP NEW ZEALAND,

Liabilities. —Notes in circulation, £116,465 16s. 2d. ; bills in circulation, £6729 Os. 6d. ; balances due to other banks, £24,919 15s. Od,; Government deposits, bearing interest, £319,916 15s. 9dL ; bearing interest, £535,601 19s. 5d.; total average liabilities, £1,003,633 6s. lOd. Assets. —Coined gold and silver and other coined metal, £150,240 10s. ; gold and siver in bullion or bars, £18,996 9s. 6d.; notes and bills of other banks, £4655 9s. 21. ; balances due from other banks, £2310 7s. 10d.; Landed property, £65,214 17s. Id.; amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, £968,458'25. Id.; Colonial Government securities, —; other funded securities, due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £1,001,310 9s. lid. ; securities not included under the above heads, £17,234 10s. 9d.; total average assets, £2,228,450 16a. 4d. Amount of the capital stock paid np at the close of the quarter ended 31st March, 1879, £350,000 ; rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 6 per cent, per annum; amount of the last dividend declared, £10,500; amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £12,435 4s, sd,