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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1936. „ . Liabilities. . , Capital— £ s d £ s d * -Assets. """ " """"»"" miM , „' '' goto, E ra „B,„k With b«,k„ .. «,«1.141 0U £ *SSL£r' c — »—► -«— mmu , Zealand Government 234,375 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. .. " " 54 558 9 1 M 468 ' 75 ° ° ° Money at call and short notice, Government securities and ' reference B fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand other securities in London 8 172 420 0 8 nniH -p'l' 1 " " " " ® Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 7 4 - P ares •• • • •• 3,750,000 0 0 New Zealand Government securities .. .. 3,397,057 19 6 Rpsprrp Tnnrl 6,328,125 0 0 Australian Government securities .. .. .. 4^587 \Bl3 7 0 tnno (prmmnrim™ AK + ' i"" " " " 3,575,000 0 0 Municipal and other local bodies' securities .. .. 318 345 16 1 Z'Z - 0 transit between branches Jsl'Jtl 'l 1 j'T"* •• -":::: :: :: 35 ° 5 I B m s discounted .. .. 21 ill'mVl u 5 .Balances due to other banks 70 i n x, a i *' •* 4y0,0y/ 4 0 Bilk nnvnblc anrl ,-,+w u.miw ■ij- " ..V. . ' ' 73,034 1 7 Uther advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proReservt f t and other llabllltles (: including provision for contm g encies) .. 3,759,174 11 6 vision for bad and doubtful debts .. gP 21 683 676 2 6 * :: :: :: :: S;S» I :: mBs i i £51,811,281 8 9 £51,811,281 8 9 Long-term Mortgage Department. Long-term Mortgage Fund— £ g 3 £ a P ita J •• .. 703,125 0 0 Loans -.. .. qs/l-w 19 Debenture stock 607 050 0 Q Transfers to bank " ;; " ' " 7 7 £1.310.175 0 0 1,310,175 0 0 This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement marked IB."— A. Hempton, Chief Auditor.

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