RESERVE BANK RETURN
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The Reserve Bank return for the week ended Monday, August 17, with variations in the figures compared with those in the previous week's statement, is as follows: Liabilities.—General reserve, £1,500,000 (same)- £ a j£.., note 'L: ( + £241,769). Demand £ 12,656,423 (—£892,573); banks, f21;207.198 (—£930,971); other. £1.018,477 (+ £3(7,454); other currencies. £8,305 (—£4 511)&7% b 4 lll^£ 9B f , o9 2 8 2 ) 7 : 3M <+£2 " 36): „ A »et«—Reserve: Gold. £2.801,877 (same); sterling Exchange, £25,217 915 (—£514.672); subsidiary coin £53,081 ( —£3,716). Advances: Marketing. £8,208,059 ( —£491.122); other, £22,300.000 (same); investment, £4,146.340 (same): other (—£9Bs 086) (+£24,414); total, £84,037,644 2L reserve 10 notes and other demand liabilities, 45.694 per cent (45.777 last week). Three Tears Compared -The following table shows the position of the StfiS /< ""Iv? this date for the past three years (in thousands of pounds):— I 1940 1941 1942 geposiu: 0 !* 8 2 °° ol 21 »f«o| State 4,879 9,561 12,656 § an £ 5 16,926 12,347 21.207 12 ' 193 15 ' 33 * 25 ' 218 Marketing 3,336 6.022 8.208 BIV? r , •• V 23,240 18,000 22,300 Ratio (p.e.) .... 35,557 40.215 45.694
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 200, 25 August 1942, Page 5
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