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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. " A."—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. Coin, cash balances, and deposits with bankers .. .. .. .. 7,106,498 7 3 4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. .. 529,988 10 6 Government notes— Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Administration .. 119,596 10 0 Preference A fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand Notes of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. .. .. 22,903 0 0 Government .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,370 7 10 C long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,340 9 11 Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 234,375 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Government securities and other £ s. d. D long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares ~ .. 468,750 0 0 securities in London .. .. .. .. .. 4,170,785 4 11 Preference B fully paid £l" shares issued to the New Zealand Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 1,749,352 17 4 Government ' .. .. .. .. .. 1,375,000 0 0 5,920,138 2 3 Ordinary fully paid £1 shares .. .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0 New Zealand Government securities (not including £148,222 3s. 2d. held in London) 3,467,26117 5 6,858,113 10 6 Australian Government securities.. .. .. .. .. .. 3,548,443 7 0 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,550,000 0 0 Municipal and other local bodies'securities .. .. .. .. 1,093,846 8 7 Long-term mortgage debenture stock .. .. .. .. .. 607,050 0 0 Bills discounted ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,112,960 8 5 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. . ■ •. .. 3,679,957 0 0 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proDeposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,324,685 5 10 vision for bad and doubtful debts .. .. .. .. .. 27,287,253 1 4 Balances due to other banks .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,613 4 6 Remittances in transit between branches .. .. .. .. .. 1,296,261 11 1 Bills payable and other liabilities (including provision for contingencies) .. 4,331,328 4 10 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600,758 18 10 Reserve for taxes .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. 426,000 0 0 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. .. .. .. 19,454 19 7 London Office acceptances under nredits .. .. .. .. .. 19,454 19 7 Long-term Mortgage Department.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310,175 0 0 Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. 42,365 17 0 Balance of profit and loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,102,694 7 3 £52,959,262 9 6 £52,959,262 9 6 Long-term Mortgage Department. Long-term Mortgage Fund— £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 703,125 0 0 Loans .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 1,267,809 3 0 Debenture stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 607,050 0 0 Transfers to bank .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,365 17 0 I ■ ■ £1,310,175 0 0 J £1,310,175 0 0 This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement marked " B."— A. Hempton, Chief Auditor.

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