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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1946 Liabilities £ s. d. £ s. d. Assets £ s, d. £ s. d. Capital— Coin, Reserve Bank notes, and Preference A fully paid £1 shares 500,000 0 0 deposits with bankers.. .. 20,262,116 4 0 C long-term mortgage fully paid Government notes : Common£l shares .. .. . . 234,375 0 0 wealth, Fijian, and Samoan D long-term mortgage fully paid Administration .. .. 187,398 10 0 £1 shares .. .. .. 468,750 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. 520,012 4 4 Preference B fully paid £1 shares 1,375,000 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Ordinary fully paid £1 shares .. 3,750,000 0 0 Government securities, and other 6,328,125 0 0 securities in London .. .. 10,490,868 2 9 Reserve Fund (invested in British Bills receivable in London and in Government securities) .. .. 3,575,000 0 0 transit .. .. .. 169,701 8 5 Deposits .. .. .. .. 62,141,569 7 2 New Zealand Government securities 13,744,149 9 4 Balances due to other banks .. .. 15,750 0 4 Australian Government securities 1,089,953 8 6 Bills payable and other Liabilities Fijian Government securities .. 50,000 0 0 (including provision for contin- Municipal and other local bodies' gencies) .. .. .. .. 5,029,653 5 9 securities .. .. .. 1,466,695 11 7 Provision for taxes .. .. .. 760,000 0 0 Remittances in transit between London Office acceptance under branches .. .. .. 4,317,772 12 2 credits .. .. .. .. 14,723 17 4 52,298,667 11 1 Transfers from long-term mortgage Bills discounted .. .. .. 598,014 18 0 department .. .. .. ~. 114,496 11 9 Other advances and securities and Balance of profit and loss .. .. 557,268 6 4 debts due to the Bank, after deducting provision for bad and t doubtful debts .. .. 24,100,541 1 0 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. 821,514 1 3 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra . . .. .. 14,723 17 4 Long-term mortgage department .. 703,125 0 0 £78,536,586 8 8 £78,536,586 8 8

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