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Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Four-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Coin and cash balances at banker's • .. .. .. 2,160,605 8 5 Preference shares fully paid up, issued to Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. .. 110,610 15 4 the Crown under " The Bank of New Zea- Money at call and short notice, Government securitiei, and land Act, 1903," sections 9 and 10 .. .. 500,000 0 0 other securities in London .. .. .. .. 3,589,915 7 0 Ordinary shares, 150,000 at £6 13s. 4d. .. 1,000,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London .. .. .. .. .. 1,611,842 1 7 : 5,201,757 8 7 Paid up to £3 6s. 8d. per share .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Investments in the colonies— 2,000. (XX) 0 0 Colonial Government securities .. .. .. .. 995,840 0 0 Reserve Fund, invested in New Zealand Government securities .. 81,294 10 3 Municipal securities .. .. .. .. .. 32,000 0 0 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. 965,190 0 0 '. 1 027 840 0 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,909,159 10 10 Assets Realisation Board AssetsBills payable and other liabilities, including provision for doubt- Balances owing bv purchasers .. .. .. .. 435,654 13 3 ful debts and for depreciation in investment securities .. .. 2,11)4,814 0 5 Sundry assets unrealised .. .. .. .. .. 322,544 4 5 Balance, Profit and Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 244,880 16 7 758,198 17 8 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 2 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank .. .. 6,423,632 19 3 Landed property, premises, <fec. .. .. .. .. .. 319,859 15 8 Colonial Bank property and premises .. .. .. .. 2,865 2 0 £18,395,838 18 1 £18,395,338 18 1

This is the balance-sheet referred to in certificate on attaohed Profit and Loss Statement, marked " B."— B. M. Litchpield, Chief Auditor. 5'i?V, r .Hj.C

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A.—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1907.