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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1941. Liabilities. Assets. „ . . £ s. d. £ s. a. A fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand £ s. d. £ s. d. Coin, Reserve Bank notes, and deposits with bankers ..10,439,733 10 2 Government . •• •• •• 500,000 0 0 Government notes: Commonwealth, Fijian, and bamoan C long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares issued to the Administration -• •• *o k New Zealand Government 234,375 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. .. 451,016 2 5 D long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares .. .. 468,750 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Government securities and Preference B fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand other securities m London 7,022,099 ~ 7 Government •• 1,375,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and m transit .. .. 415,976 17 7 Ordinary fully paid £1 shares '.! .. .. 3,750,000 0 0 e ono ]oc a n New Zealand Government securities (including £500,000 J — 6,328,125 0 0 free-of-mterest loan) .. .. .. .. o,do7,UUz o o Reserve Fund (invested in British Government securities) 3,575,000 0 0 Australian Government securities .. .. 623,162 1 0 ATn+oa in .. .. •• 627 0 0 Municipal and other local bodies securities .. .. 54b, 7dl 17 Z T ) i( .... .... 39,590,874 6 1 Remittances in transit between branches .. .. 1,526,041 9 2 deposits .. .. ■■ •• 14 15 3 20,464,659 4 0 Balances due to other banks .. .. .. •• •• •• f ,' ,' ~ . _ 0 00 .n s Bills payable and other liabilities (including provision for contingencies) .. 4,880,971 13 11 Bills discounted .. .. •' •• •• • • . " 282, 4bU V Or 576,000 0 0 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proLondon under credits " " •• 87,339 18 10 vision for bad and doubtful debts 24,213,258 17 9 Provision for long-term mortgage debenture stock due, but not presented .. 1,700 0 0 Landed property, premises, &c .. It 1U Balance of Profit and Loss . 560,859 15 9 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra 87,339 18 10 Long-term mortgage department .. .. .. .. . • t u ,i o/ a a £55,616,460 9 10 £55,616,460 9 10 ===== — Long-teem Mortgage Department. LO C^r M ° rtgageFmld ~ 703?125 0 0 Loans - - .. -■ 9 % Transfers from bank .. .. .. •• •• 74,332 9 9 £777,457 9 9 £777,457 9 9 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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