QUARTERLY BANK RETURNS.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 30 August 1864, Page 2

QUARTERLY BANK RETURNS.

The following quarterly returns, to tho 30th Juue, of the five banks in New Zealand, were published in a New Zealand: "Gazette, issued on Wednesday, the 10th inst. : — TTNTO.N" BAjS.E OF AUSTKAMA. Liabilities--- -Notes .in circulation, £176,067 Is. Bd. ; bills in circulation, £23,131 25. 7d. ; Government deposits ; £l4.l29, os. lid. ; other deposits, not bearing interest, £556,279 9s. ; bearing interest, £154,626 ■ 7s. Bd. , Total average liabilities, £954.233 Is. lOd, Assets.— Coined gold and silver,' and other coined meta15,£270,556 9s. Id. ; gold and silver in bullion or bars, £4,735 15s. lid. ; notes aud bills of other banks, £2,945, 7s. 2d. ; balances due from other banks, £31,366 4s. sd. ; lauded property, £17,000 ; notes and bills discounted, £697,850 3s. Bd. ; debts due to the' bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad),- £201.049 4s. ; securities nob Included under the above heads, £7,450 15s. 9d. Total average assets, £1,202,870. BANK OP SEW ZElt,iV,o.' Liabilities. — Notes in circulation," £3so,B9s 12s. lid. j bills in circulation, • £19,006 . 13s. 9d. ; balances due to other banks, £54,195 9s. sd. ; Government deposits, £220,76S 6s. sd. ; other deposits nofc bearing interest, £686,217 125., Bd. - bearing interest,. £22S,67o'lss. 9d." Total average liabilities, £1,559,754 10s. lid. • Assets.— Coined gold and silver, and. other coined metal, £189,515 135.; gold and silver .in bullion aud bars, £37,905 ss. lOcl. ; notes and bills of other banks, £3,768 ss. 6d. ,* balances due from other banks, £54,211 2s. sdl ; landed pro-' perty, £17,13S 4s. lOd. ; notes and bills discounted, £910,812 os. 9c1. ; Colonial Government securities, £213,487 2s. lid. ; debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £4-10,742 9s. Bd. ; securities not included under the above heads, £114,075 145. 6d. Total average assets, £1,982,255 19s. sd. BANK OF NEW -SOOTH WALES. • Liabilities. — Notes in circulation, £168,490 9s. 4d. ; bills in circulation, £446 14s. 7d. ; balances due to other banks, £15,649 os. 2d. ; other deposits, not bearing interest, £372,497 ss. 9d. ; bearing "interest, £160,266 15s. lOdV Average total liabilities, £717,350 ss. Bd. Assets. — Corned gold and silver and other coined metal, . -£167:502 ss. Id, ; gold and silver iv bullion aud bars. £29,101 7s. ld. ; notes and bills of other banks, £4,851 7s. 6d. ; balances due from other banks, £10,782 7s. 2d.; landed' propeviy, £10,956 15s. lid. ■ notes and bills discounted, £481,683 Ss. 9d. ; G'oJou ; al Government securities, ' £153,920 15s. lid. ; debts due to tho bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £247,983 lis.. Ud. • securities nofc .included -.under the above, hpat's, £127,468 ' os. sd. Average total assets, •£1,234,439 19s. 9d'. BANE OP OTAGO. L'abiiities. — Notes in circulation, £25,212 ; bills in circulation, £1,G04 45.; balances due to other banks, £10,393 os. lOcl. ; Government dc-: posits, £3,297 6s. 7d. ; other deposits, nofc bearing inte. est, £42.210 3s. 7d. ; bearing interest, £8,216 16s. 9d. Total average liabilities, £94,933 17s. 9d. Assets. — Coined gold and s'lver, and other coined metal, £14,747 9s. lid! ; gold and silver in bullion ov bars, £2,088; notes aad bills of other banks, £298 Is. 6c1. ; balances due from other banks, £1,772 Is. 7d. ; landed property, £14,013 ; notes and bills discounted, £90,432. 18s. ; Colonial Government securities, £119,099 9s. 3d. ; debts due to the bank (exclusive bf "debis abandoned as bad), £62,294 10s. sd. ; securities not included under ihe above heac's, £2,192 15s. Id. Total average assets, £306,968 ss. 9d. BAI*K 03? AUSTRALASIA. Liabilities. — Notes in circulation, £16,993 13s. lOd. ; bills in circulation, £5,058 Is. lOd. ; ; other deposits, not bearing interest, ' £28,541 os. scl. ; bearing interest, £11,991. Total average liabilities, £62,553 6s. Id, Assets. — Coined gold and silver, and other coined metals, £60,570 12s. 4d. ; gold and silver iv bullion and bars* £11.225 3s. 7d. ; notes and bills of other banks, £90 15s. 2d. ; landed property, £16.24635. Id. ; notes and bills discounted, £53,165 18s 7d. ; debts due to tho bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), £12,001 lis. 5d, ; securities not included under the above heads. £56 6s. 3d. Total average assets, £183,656 10s. sd.

Distance from Miles. Sydney to Auckland ; ; 1315' „ " Manukau 1200 „ Nelson 1180 Bluff Harbor ...1100 Melbourne to Auckland 1650 „ Manukau '. 1440 „ Nelson 1410 „ Bluif '..' 1203 Dunedin 1333 Auckland to Napier 350 „ Port Chalmers (direct) 808 „ Canterbury: 670 Napier to Wellington ............... .200 Manukau to Raglan 70 Taranaki .140 Taranaki to Nelson 142 " Wanganui 100 Nelson to Picton (by French Pass) ; 87 Wanganui to Welliton . . . ng 98

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DISTANCE TABLE. ■ . '•

LIABILITIES. Union Bank of Australia £954,233 1 10 Bank' of New. South Wales 717,350 5 S Bank of New Zealand. 1,559.754 10 11 Bank of Otago 94,933 17 9 Bank of Australasia 62,583 16 1 £3,385,855 12 3 ASSETS. Union Bank of Australia £1,292,870 0 0 Bank of New South Wales 1.234y13919 9 Bank of New Zealand 1.982,255 19 5 Bank of Otago '306,96S 5 9 Bank of Australasia 183,656 10 5 £5,000,1901 5 4 CAPITAL PAID UP. ;. . ; Union Bank of Australia £1,000,000 0 0 Bank of New South Wales 750,000 0 0 Bank of New Zealand : . 350,578 0 0 Bank of Otago 90,000 0 0 Bank of Australasia 1,050.000 0 0 £3 240,579 0 0