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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. " A "—Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1933. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. .. 529,988 10 6 Coin, cash balances, and deposits with bankers .. .. 8,304,677 22 Preference A fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand Government notes : Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Government .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Administration .. .. .. .. .. 114,601 0 0 C long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Notes of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. 13,614 0 0 Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 234,375 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. .. .. .. 68,607 16 10 D long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares .. .. 468,750 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. 7,059 5 9 Preference B fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand Money at call and short notice, Government securities and Government .. .. .. .. .. 1,375,000 0 0 other securities in London .. .. .. .. 6,266,397 2 9 Ordinary fully paid £1 shares .. .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 1,631,597 13 6 6,858,113 10 6 New Zealand Government securities .. .. .. 3,454,146 9 11 Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,575,000 0 0 Australian Government securities .. .. .. .. 3,974,744 3 0 Long-term mortgage debenture stock .. .. .. .. .. 607,050 0 0 Municipal and other local bodies'securities .. .. 520,481 11 1 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,338,747 0 0 Remittances in transit between branches .. .. .. 1,356,645 13 4 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,573,238 18 8 25,712,571 18 4 Balances due to other banks .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,826 4 6 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. 594,419 1 9 Bills payable and other liabilities (including provision for contingencies) .. 3,529,577 19 10 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proReserve for taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 426, 000 0 0 vision for bad and doubtful debts .. .. .. .. .. 24,485, 448 14 7 London Office acceptances under credits .. .. .. .. .. 27,517 15 9 Landed property, premises, &o. .. .. .. .. .. .. 632,771 8 3 Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. 155,553 0 6 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. .. .. .. 27,517 15 9 Balance of profit and loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 641,279 8 11 Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310,175 0 0 £52,762,903 18 8 £52,762,903 18 8 Long-term Mortgage Department. Long-term Mortgage Fund— £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 703,125 0 0 Loans.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,154,621 19 6 Debenture stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 607,050 0 0 Transfers to bank .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155,553 0 6 £1,310,175 0 0 £1,310,175 0 0

This is trie balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement marked " B."— A. Hempton, Chief Auditor.

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