No. 26.-Continued.

TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES.

and SPECIE) into and from various British Colonies, Possessions and Principal Foreign Countries, during the years 1901, 1902, and 1903-cont.

BANKS.

No. 27.—ABSTRACT of BANKING STATISTICS for each of the AUSTRALIAN
DOMINION of CANADA, in eac

Western Australia (a) 1898

1899 18,150,000

14,744,954

1900 17,557,904

14,072,536

1901

17,557,904

14,071,522

1902

14,907,904

12,625,744

8,910,302

1903 (h)18,507,904 (h)18,325,853

8,910,389

1893 19,350,000 15,223,480 8,808,784 84,698 22,594
1894 19,350,000 15,879,320 10,077,850 143,156 25,458 8,020
1895
19,350,000 15,994,320 10,890,718 214,679 57,465 15,185
1896
19,350,000 16,072,190 11,216,439 395,092 85,382
1897 18,150,000 14,788,952 10,154,725 374,993 75,396 68,774
18,150,000 14,762,720 10,208,954 330,673 60,040 45,363 3,601,176
10,294,011 315,189 34,658 38,507 3,808,629
9,915,105 361,716 34,279 50,380 4,390,511
9,981,822 378,372 40,735 73,172 4,436,763
394,011 38,120 72,731 4,795,714 5,300,576
387,920 52,930 67,309 4,792,090 5,300,249

19,867

1,293,447

1,420,606

NOTE. The returns of assets and liabilities for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa relate to the busines (a) Average of assets and liabilities for the year.

(b) Some of the Australian Banks transact business in several States of the Commonwealth. There is, however, no special allocation of the capital, and consequently the figures given for each State represent the total capital of all banks transacting business therein.

(h) Including a double liability of 2,000,000l. in the case of the Bank of New South Wales, of 1,600,000l. in that of the Bank of Australasia, and of 100,000l. in that of the Western Australian Bank.

STATES, NEW ZEALAND, NATAL, the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, and the of the Years 1893 to 1903.

BANKS.

done within the respective colonies; those for the Dominion of Canada are for all business.

(c) Inclusive of legal tender notes. (d) Inclusive of Queensland Goverument Treasury notes.

() On 31st December of the year stated, except otherwise stated. (1) On 30th June of each year from 1895 onwards.

(7) Average of assets and liabilities for the last quarter of the year.

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BANKS.

No. 27-Continued.

ABSTRACT of BANKING STATISTICS for each of the AUSTRALIAN the DOMINION of CANADA, in each of

NOTE. The returns of assets and liabilities for Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa relate to the business (a) Average of assets and liabilities for the year. (b) Average for the last quarter of the year.

(c) Inclusive of sums due to Treasury on account of notes.

(d) Inclusive of Treasury notes, amounting to 353,0577, in 1893, 402,4977. in 1894, 416,558. in 1895, 521,8457. in 1896, 514,735/. in 1897, 559,9917. in 1898, 565,6027. in 1899, 666,6777. in 1900, 658,4637. in 1901, 646,2577. in 1902, and 620,0607. in 1903,

No. 27-Continued.

STATES, NEW ZEALAND, NATAL, the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, and the Years 1893 to 1903.--Continued.

BANKS.

done within the respective colonies; those for the Dominion of Canada are for all business.

(e) For the month of June of the years stated. (f) For December 31st of the year stated. (g) Including Dominion notes. (k) See note (b), p. 244. (1) Including drafts, notes and cheques on hand of other banks and branches. R 2.

(n) Bills of exchange on hand.

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