BANKING RETURNS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13391, 21 January 1907, Page 5

BANKING RETURNS.

INCREASE IX ALL DEPOSITS. [BV TF.LEGRAVH. — rRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Saturday. Tuk banking returns for the past quarter show that th.' total liabilities in December. 1905. were £21,850.448. as against £23,972.561 in December, 1906. The assets at the same date were respect i vol v £22.583.991 and £25.322,909. The note circulation is larger by £142.387. There is an increase in all classes of deposits, the

Government's deposits being greater by

I £488,132. the free departs In- the very I substantial sum of £1.414,035, and the H.Ted deposits by £67.160. Coin and bullion have increased by £644,585, Government securities by £74.134, advances by £1.541.039. and other securities by £458,155. The discounts are less by a little more than £10.000. Taking a series of years the total average assets and liabilities and the excess of the former over the latter are shown in figures appended : —December, 1901. assets £18.821,773. liabilities £17.283.645. excess of assets. £1.558,128 ; 1902. £19.162.178. £19.018,533. £143.645: 1903, £20.580.387. £20.361,994, £218,393: 1904, £21.296.425. £20.098.130. £1.198.295 :1905. £22.582.991, £21.850,448, £732.543: 1906. £25,322,909. £23.972.561. £1.550,348. In five years the assets have increased bv £6.501.156 and liabilities bv £6.688.916.