BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1926, Page 13

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Abridged Balance-Sheet as at 31 st March, 1926. LIABILITIES. I ASSETS.

Capital. £ s. d. 4% Guaranteed Stock .. .. 529,988 10 6 Preference "A" Shares, fully paid, issued to the New Zealand Government .. .. 500,000 0 0 Preference "B" Shares, do. do. .. 1,375,000 0 0 Ordinary Shares, fully paid ... .. 3,750,000 0 0 £ s. <L Coin, Bullion, Cash Balances and Deposits with Bankers ... .. 7,303,753 1 1 Notes of Commonwealth and Fijian Governments and Samoan Administration and Legal Tender Notes of Other Banks .. 131,141 10 0 Balances due by Other Banks * . 36,401 3 11 Money at Call and Short Notice, Government and Other Securities, and Bills Receivable in London and in transit .. 9,949,809 5 8 Investments in Government and Municipal Securities in New Zealand and Australia .. 7,645,256 10 1 Bills Discounted and other Advances and Securities and Debts due to the Bank .. 22,662,697 3 10 Remittances in transit betweeen Branches .. 1,416,486 3 11 Landed Property, Premises, etc. 484,103 2 10 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. ... .... ... ... 134,000 19 1 6,154,988 10 6 Reserve Funa .., . .-. >-« .. 2,577,310 16 0 Notes in circulation ■ .. .. .. 4,444,392 10 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. 31,121,288 2 8 ... Balances due to Other Banks .. .. 73,505 9 9 Bills Payable and Other Liabilities .. .. 3,648,285 11 8 Beserve for Taxes .. .. .. 426,000 0 0 London Office acceptances under credits .. 134,000 19 1 Balance of Profit and Loss .. .. .. 1,183,877 0 9 49/KT 649 0 5 49,763,649 0 5 __ ! MP L^SS, PROFIT A Twelve Interest on Guaranteed Stock 21,199 8 5 Dividend paid 12th December, 1925, on Preference Saares 91,654 13 7 „ Ordinary Shares .. 2.9,928 1 6 Balance brought forward from last year .. 513,299 2 9 Balance of Profits for the year ended 31st March, including Recoveries and after provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts, and contingencies .. .. .. 933,360 1 6 Part of provision previously made for anticipated loss on transfer of surplus funds from London, and not now required ... ... 100,000 0 Q 341.5G2 15 1 Balance .. ..... ..... ..... ..." 1,183,877 0 9 1.516,659 4 3 1,546,659 4 3 RE8ERVI E FUND, Balance fucs st mm V.: 2,825,000 0 0 I Balance per last statement .. -."-_- .. 2,575,000 0 0 Premium on 1,233 Shares (fractions and unallotted) sold by tender .. .. 2,310 16 0 Amount to be added from Profits for year ended 31st March, 1926 .. ... .. 247,689 4 0 ;• 2,825,000 0 0 2,825,000 0 0