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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A.—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1922. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Four-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. .. 529,988 10 6 Coin, cash balances, and deposits with bankers .. .. .. 7,427,410 4 7 Preference "A" fully paid £1 shares, issued to the New Government notes— Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan AdZealand Government .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 ministration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,943 15 0 Preference "B" fully paid £1 shares, issued to the New Notes of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. .. .. 186,665 0 0 Zealand Government .. .. .. .. .. 625,000 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. .. 2,858 12 1 Ordinary shares of £1 fully paid . .. .. 2,250,000 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Government securities, and other 3,904,988 10 6 securities in London .. .. .. .. .. 4,105,402 15 1 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 2,869,860 18 5 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 1,525,000 0 0 6,975,263 13 6 Investments in the Dominion— Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. !.. 4,294,230 0 0 New Zealand Government securities .. .. .. 3,128,151 12 6 Municipal securities .. .. .. .. .. 287,114 10 0 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,676,603 6 7 3,415,266 2 6 Bills payable and other liabilities (including provision for Australian Government securities .. .. .. .. .. 136,750 13 4 doubtful debts and for depreciation in investment securi- |- • ties, also contingencies) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,713,175 910 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 1,471,429 15 9 Reserve for taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 426,000 0 0 Other advances and securities, and debts due to the bank .. | .. 23,312,130 6 8 Balance of profit and loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 790,193 11 3 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 296,472 14 9 £43,330,190 18 2 £43,330,190 18 2 This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement, marked " B."— R. A. Holmes, Assistant Auditor.