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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 56, 9 June 1916, Page 4

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. BALANCE SHEET at 31st MARCH, 1916. liabilities. capital—--4% Guaranteed Stock “A” Preference Share 0 , fullv paid, issued to the 't-w Zealand Government £ « d. 529,988 10 0 “IV Preference Shares, fully paid, issued to the .sew Zealand Government Ordinary Shares, 150,000 at £0 :13 : 4 , - Paid up to £0 : 0 : S per Share New Ordinary Shares, 70,009 at £6 : lit : 4, fully paid Reserve Fund Notes in Circulation ••• Deposits Bills Payable and other Liabilities (including provision for doubtful -i> bts and lor depreciation in Investment Securities) Balance of Profit and Loss ... 000,000 t> 0 250.000 0 0 500.000 0 0 600.000 0 0 2,270,988 10 6 2,012,141 7 3 1,802,823 0 0 23,556.676 19 5 1,767,409 13 0 238,674 6 5 £31,717.713 16 ASSETS. £ s. d. Coin and Cash Balances at Bankers Government Notes —Commoint ealth, Fijian, and Samoan Administration... Bullion on hand and in transit Money at Call and Short Notice, Government Securities and other Securities in , London 8, i29,97u 15 1 Bills Receivable in London and in transit 3,580,070 4 3 £ s. d. 5,493,622 7 4 183,553 10 0 80,053 12 0 Investments in the Dominion New Zealand Government Securities ••• 919,443 10 0 Municipal Sccuritios ... 443,756 11 o 12,310,050 19 4 1,363,200 1 1,159,630 12 Bills Discounted Other Advances & Securities and Debts due to the Bank... 10,685,129 14 11 Landed Property, Promises, etc. 441,866 18 8 £31,717,713 10 7 PROFIT AND LOSS. Dividend on—“A” Preference Shares "B” Preference Shares Bonus on "B” Preference Shares Dividend on Ordinary hhares Bonus on Ordinary Shares Amount transferred to Reserve Fund Balance carried down £".0.000 0 0 15,000 0 .0 7,500 0 57,868 0 28,301 18 84,403 12 10 57,170 1 9 3 £270,304 1,0 9 Balance 31st March. 1915 £270,394 10 9 welve months’ interest on Guaranteed Stock mount written off Bank I remises and Furniture - r.terim Dividend paid 4th December, 1915 — 6% on “A ” Preference Shares, 30,000 0 0 8% on “B” Pre- ’ ference Shares, la,ooo 0 0 6% on Ordinary Shares, ■ ••• 59,J97 10 6 balance; ‘being Amount' brought *t forward from last year ... 21,292 2 10 50,000 0 0 104,297 10 6 ,ess Interim Dividend paid as above 57,170 19 3 : 342.971 16 11 104,297 10 6 238,674 6 5 £414,263 19 9 Balance brought down ... Profits for year ended 31st March, 1916, including recoveries, and after payment of and provision for, all interest duo and accru ed on deposits, provision for bad and doubtful debts, for annual donation to Provident Fund and for Bonus to Staff 801,337 6 4 Less— Salaries > and All ow ancea £221,184 12 3 Directors’ re- r> i ■ numeration £4,250 O' 0 G eneral Expe n s c s £79,132 18 7 Audit Expenses £2,280 15 0 Rates & taxes £137,096 0 0 444,244 5 10 £370.394 10 9 57,170 19 3 357,093 0 6 £414,263 19 9 RESERVE FUND. Balance ■ l)-i i £ 2,062,141 £2,062,141 Balance per last Statement Premium on New Shares issued, less expenses of issue Amount to be added Irom Profits for year ended 31st March; 1916 £ s. d. 2,000,000 0 0 12.141 7 3 50,000 0 0 £2,062,141 7 3 ~ I ; ■!> ! i i ii.'i ; ’ 'O ll ili'i LITCHFIELD, 1 " Chief Auditor. 1 ■ t.lr (lilt, ‘i/ E. Acting General Manager. ,1 Accountant. MJ ru I; IT

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