1 MARCH 1856, Page 32

BANKING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

We are now enabled to give the banking statistics in New South Wales to a late date, and if the reader refers to the last Monthly Supplement, he can compare them with those of -Victoria to a like period, the 30th of last September. He will there see the paid-up capital, the reserved profits, and the dividends of six of these banks ; we will add those of the other two : the Commercial Bank has a paid-up capital of 200,000/., the reserved pro- fits are 39,728l., the last dividend was 24 per cent ; the Australian Joint- Stock Bank has a paid-up capital of 242,283/., the reserved profits are 14,7771., and the last dividend was 8 per cent.

Deposits Notes in Total Coin and Total Sept. 30, 1855. Circulation. Liabilities. Bullion. Assets.

New South Wales £ £ Bank 1,847,179 638,655 2,566,358 ... 697,535 ... 3,919,084 Commercial Bank 819,790 ... 174,869 ... 1,027,599 ... 255,735 1,290,258 Bank of Australasia 653,178 ... 116,912 ... 799,022 244,483 ... 1,060,198 Union of Australia. 627,024 ... 161,474 799,407 ... 157,686 ... 803,507 Australian Joint-

Stock Bank 190,985 ... 113,261 424,303 ... 101,754 ... 693,614 London Chartered

Bank of Australia 70,442 ... 18,347 ... 89,063 ... 35,385 ... 187,981 English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Oriental Bank 92,770 ... 38,184 ... 130,954 ... 94,952 ... 329,427 345,998 19,315 662,757 ... 191,113 ... 744,102 -- 4,855,370 1,281,020 6,479,467 1,778,646 8,328,174

These totals, though less than those of the Victoria Banks-except in de- posits, where New South Wales has a slight advantage-are of very respect- able magnitude. Compared with the figures for the end of 1854, there is a slight decrease in each item except the total assets.