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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A.—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1916.

Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. , £ s. d. £ s. d. Four-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. 529,988 10 6 Coin and cash balances at banker's .. .. .. .. .. 5,493,622 7 4 "A" preference shares fully paid, issued to Government notes —Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Adthe New Zealand Government .. .. 500,000 0 0 ministration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183,553 10 0 preference shares fully paid, issued to Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. .. 80,653 12 6 the New Zealand Government ., .. .. 250,000 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Government securities, and other Ordinary shares, 150,000 at £6 13s. 4d. .. 1,000,000 0 0 securities in London .. .. .. .. .. 8,729,975 15 1 Paid up to £3 6s. 8d. per share .. .. .. i 500,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 3,580,075 4 3 New ordinary shares, at £6 13s. 4d., fully paid .. 500,000 0 0 12,310,050 19 4 2,279,988 10 6 Investments in the Dominion — Reserve Fund, of which £1,000,000 is invested in British Govern- New Zealand Government securities .. .. .. 919,443 10 0 ment securities, the balance being employed in the business Municipal securities .. .. .. .. • .. 443,756 11 5 of the bank .. .. .. ' .. .. .. - .. 2,012,141 7 3 1,363,200 1 5 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,862,823 0 0 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,159,636 12 5 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,556,676 19 5 Other advances and securities, and debts due to the bank .. .'. 10,685,129 14 11 Bills payable and]other liabilities, including provision for doubtful debts and for depreciation in investment securities .. .. 1,767,409 13 0 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 441,866 18 8 Balance of Profit and Loss .. .. .. .. .. .. 238,674 6 5 £31,717,713.16 7 £31,717,713 16 7 TVn« is r.riA rpfprvPil hn in thpi fprhifir-fllp nn a.t-.fca.nhprl Prnfir. unrl Tn"*-;-, Sr.a.fcpmp.n t ma.rWr0.fi " R "— P» AT TjTPiivrcirn P.Viiaf Anrlir^v lnis is the balance-sheet referred to in toe certificate on attached Front and fjoss btatement, marked " li. — 15. M. .Litchfield, Chief Auditor. This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate ou attached Profit aud Loss Statement, marked " B." — B. M. Litchfield, Chief Auditor.