GOLO STATISTICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 784, 18 June 1864, Page 4

GOLO STATISTICS

The quantity of gold exported from the Province of Otaso during the current year to this date is 264,2640z 8 dwt.

The quantity previously exported is as follows:— oz. 1861 .. 187,695 1862 397,602 1863 580,233

1,165,530 Making1 a grand total since the discovery of the sold fields of 1,429,794 oz 18dwt. The escorts have brought do wa the following quantities of gold during the current year :— oz dwt January 12 —15,7156 6 26 —16,509 8 February 9 —21.780 7 ~ 27 —16 -2QI 0 March 12 —14,936 3 „ 23 —22.078 15 April 6 — 21,4'. J5 11 „ 19 —22,214 0 Way 3 —22.565 5 17 -17.172 1 „ 31 —13 108 0 Jane 14 —12,732 18 r (. 217,220 14

THE QUARTERLY BANK RETURNS,

The latest number of the General " Govern' ment Gazette" has not come to hand, but the fol

lowing summary of the quarterly bank returns, which was pub ished in the " Southern Cross" of the 7th is no doubt accurately copied:— In the " New Zealand Gazette/ published ye*.erday, there appears the quarterly returns of the four of the banks new doing business in New Zealand. We will take them in the order in which they appear. The Union Hank of Australia had notes in cir-

culation the 3lst March to the amount, of 1178,495 19s 7d; bills in circulation, L 27.268 lls Bdj Government depo-dts, L 17.043 7s 9i; other deposits, not bearing interest, L 605,967 9s sd; deposits bearing ijtertst, L 197,742 19s 2d ; making tha toial average liabilities) L 1,026,228 7s 7d. Against this it has altogether coined gold, silver, and other metals, L 223..867 2s 6il; gold and silver in bullion or bars, L 21.377 17s 81;

notes and bills of other banks, T,2156 8s 5d ; balances due from other banks, L32.46013s 51; landed propprty, Ll7 000; notes and bills discounted, L 690.216 9< 51; debts due to the bank, exclusive of debts abandoned as bad, L 262.507

17s 4il; securities not included under the above heads. L 7082 193 4d ; making the total average assets, L 1,256,669 8s Id, The amount of the capital stock paid up to the 31st December last, was LI,000,000; the rate of la-t dividend, 16 p«r cent, per annum; the amount of do, L8'i,000; and .tbe amount of the reserved profit,, at the time of declaring such dividend, L 295 049 9s 7d.

The Bank of New South Wales had. on the 31st March —Notes in circulation, L 180.829 2j Id; Mils in circulation, L 2099 123 2d; balances due to other banks, L 15.777 19 <; deposits not bearing interest, L 574 739 17s Id; bearing intercut, L 157,033 Is lOd ; makinsr the total average liabilities, L 780,530 4s 2d. Against this it had coined gold, silver, and othPr metnl, L 159.620 Is 6d; gold and silver in bullion or bars, L 44 334 18s lOd; notes and bills of oth 3 r banks, L4B2D Is 2d; balances due from other banks, L 8538 33 7d ; landed property, L 10.684 7s lid; notes and bills discounted, LSBB 878 10s \M • Colonial Government securities, L 128,006 143 lOd ; debts due to the bank exclusive of debts abandoned as bad, L 245,876 15s 4d; pecurities not included under the above head, 1,137,028 7s 2<; making the total average assets, LI, 327,794 Is 2d. The amount of capital stock paid up to the 30th September was L 750,000, the rate of the last .'dividend, 15 per cent-, >vith 3 per cent, bonus added; the amount of debts, L 75,000 and the amount of reserved profits at the time or. declaring such dividend, L 328.128.

The Bank of New Zealand, on the 31st March, had notes in circulation. L 321.267 Os 9.1; bills in circulation, L 19.927 16$ sd ; balances due to other banks, 1 83 403 18i 4rt ; Government deposits, L 225.497 2* 7J ; other deposits, not bearing interest. L 710,358 17s lid; bearing interest, L 212.265 Os 41 ; making the total average liabilities L 1,577,719 15s 4d. Against this it had coined erold and silver and other coined metal, L 202.689 12s 33; gold and silver in bullion or bars, L 51,651 2* 3d; notes and bills of other banks, L 4204 16s Id ; balnnces due from other hanks, L 81.218 Is 21; landed property, Li 7,050 7s lOd; notes and bills discounted, LB7B 363 163 !ld; Colonial Government securities, L 199.022 8s 3i; debts due to the bank, exclusive of debts abandoned as bad, L 557.386 9s 51; securifies not included under the above heads, L107.09S 12s 9i ; making the total average assets, L 2,105 754 6s lid. The amount of capital stock paid up to the end of the last dividend declared ■was 10 per cent, per annum; the amount of dividend, L 14.054 2s 31. Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, 1,111,314 03 21.

The Bank of Otago had notes in circulation on 31st March, L 13.64 6; bills in circulation, L2OOS s<; balance due to other banks, 1.5329 2s 9d; Government deposits, L 768 4s; Oiher deposits not bearing interest, 1/21,007 15s 4d ; bearing in terest, L 2384 8s; making the total average liabilities L 45.151 15s. Against this it has coined gold and silver, and other coined metal, L 15.661 18s 5d ; gold and silver 5n bullion or bars. L 702 14s Id : notes and bills of other banks, L 355 9< 2d ; balances due from othpr banks. Lli! 397 12s 81; landed property. L 7873 2< lid; notes and bills discounted, L3O 005 18s 6d; Colonial Government securities, L 31.400 9s 6d ; debts due to the'bank, exclusive of debts adandoned as bad, L 15.958 8s 8d; making the total average assets, LU7,355 13s lid. The amount of capital stock paid up to 31st March, was L 70,000.