RESERVE BANK

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 201, 22 May 1936, Page 14

RESERVE BANK

Assets and Liabilities LAST WEEK'S MOVEMENTS The weekly e-tatement of assets and liabilities of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand ns nt the close of business on Monday, May IS, is as follows: —

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities. 97.313 per cent., compared with 97.716 per cent, on May 11. The note issue shows n small decrease of £8514. Demand liabilities to the Stalo at £8.627.136 show a decrease of £287.677. Reserve balances hold by the trading banks total £8,383.648, an increase of £175,351. Other demand liabilities show a sharp rise of £156.859. bringing the amount up to £240.441. Other liabilities at £80.136 have increased by £1929. Sterling exchange shows a small decrease of £74.890. the total amount hold now being £23.840.255. Gold is unchanged at £2.501.733, and subsidiary coin at £200,802 shows a decrease of £2263. Investments have risen to £1.892,257. an increase of £75.594. Other assets total £222.463. an increase of £39,537.

LIABILITIES. 1. General rtverve fund £ 1.500.000 o 0 2. Bank notes* 10,126,149 10 0 .">. Demand liabilities — (al State S.G27.135 17 4 (bl Banks S.3S3.648 .» 1 (cj Other 240.440 17 0 4. Time deposit* 5. Liabilities in enrrencies other than X.Z. currency ... — (5. Other liabilities ... S0.136 9 1 £28.957.510 16 6 ASSETS. £ t*. d. 7. Reserve— (a) Gold 2.SOI.733 0 0 (b) Sterling exchange 23.S40.254 15 4 (c) Gohl exchange — S. Subsidiary coin .. 200,802 7 o 9. Discounts — (a) Commercial and agricnltural bills — 10. Advances — (b) Treasurv and local body bills (a) To tlie State or State tindertakings . — (b) To other publie author!11 e<s —— (c) Other 11. Investments' .... 1,892,257 - 3 12. Bank buildings . — 13. Other assets 222,403 s s £23.957,510 16 •<•>