BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 43, 26 June 1913, Page 4

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

*' BALANCE-SHEET at 3ist MARCH, 1913,

PROFIT AND LOSS.

LIABILITIES. CAPITAL— £ 8. ( L £ s. d. 4% Guaranteed Stock 1,000,000 0 C Pre ference Shares fully paid up issued to the Grown under the "Bank of New Zealand Aot, 1903," »ecs. 9 and 10 500,000 Q 0 .Ordinary | Shares 150,000 at £6 ; 13 : 4 J £1,000,000 Paid up to £3 : 6 : 8 per ' Share .. 500,000 0 0 2,000,000 0 0 Reserve Fund 1,200,000 0 0 Notes in Circulation Deposits •••' 994,680 0 0 16,414,639 18 3 Bills Payable and other Liabilities (including provision for doubtful debts} and for depreciation in Investment Securities) 1,367,081 4 10 Balance of Profit and Loss ... _ 283,117 15 2 V £22,259,518 18 3

Dividend on Preference Shares 20,000 0 0 Dividend on Ordinary Shares 30,000 0 0 Bonus on Ordinary Shares ... 15,000 0 0 Amount transferred to Heserve Fund 200000 0 0 Balance carried down 40,587 13 5 Twelve months' interest on £305,587 13 J Guaranteed Stock ... ... 40,000 0 0 Amount written off Bank Premises and Furniture ... ••• 40,000 0 0 Interim Dividend paid 5th December, 1912— 6% on Preference Shares, £500,000 - 30,000 0 0 6% on Ordinary Shares, £500,000 .» 30,000 0 0 .„, , 60,000 0 0 Balance, being Net Profit for year 302,530 1 9 0 P Amount brought forward from > , *' last year ... 40,587 13 5 • 343,117 15 2 Less Interim i Dividend paid as above ... 60,000 0 0 , 283,117 15 2 2 £423,117 15 BKSERV ~~ i s. d. tialance «• *•• 1,375,000 0 0 £1,375,000 - 0 0 B. M. LITCHFIELD, ' Chief Auditor.

ASSETS. £ s. i i. £ s. d Coin and Cash Balances at Bankers 3,069,857 6 3 Bullion on hand and in transit 79,072 12 9 Money at Call and Short Notice, Government Securities and other Securities in London ... 4,081,038 1 l Bills Eeceivable in London and in transit 2,847,126 8 3 6,928,164 10 4 Investments In the ColoniesColonial Government Securities 719,281 0 0 Municipal Securities ... 237,987 4 8 • 957,268 4 8 Bills Discounted 1,253,254 3 7 Other Advances & Securities and Debts due to the Bank ... 9,504,074 19 8 Landed Property, Premises, etc. 467327 1 0 £22,259,518 18 3

Balance 31st March. 1912 „ 305,587 13 5 £305,587 13 5 Balance brought down 40,587 13 5 Profits for year ended 31st March, 1913, including recoveries, and after payment of and provision for, all interest due and accrued on deposits provision for bad and doubtful debts, and for annual donation to Provident Fund 686,805 6 1 LessSalaries and A11 ow ances £188,662 19 6 Directors' remuneration £3,250 0 0 General Expenses £50,742 18 0 Audit Expenses £2,247 15 7 Bates & taxes £59,37111 3 304,275 4 4 ■ ——— 382,530 1 a £ 423.117 15 2 TE FUND. Balance per last Statement £ s. d 1,200,000 0 0 Amount to be added from Profits for year ended 31st March, 1913 175,000 0 0 £1,375.000 0 0 W. CALLENDER, General Manager. A. MCLENNAN, pro Accountant.