8.—15.

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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A.—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1919.

• r" ii ~ i i 1 I Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Four-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. 529,988 10 0 Coin and cash balances at banker's .. .. .. .. .. 5,918,455 17 4 "A" preference shares fully paid, issued to the New Zealand Government notes —Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan AdGovernment .. .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 ministration .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 269,754 10 0 " B" preference shares fully paid, issued to the New Zealand Note3 of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. .. .. 440,960 0 0 Government ., .. .. : .. .. .. -250,000 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. ..I .. 90,595 4 7 Ordinary shares (150,000 at £6 13s. 4d., £1,000.000), paid up Money at call and short notice, Government securities, and other to £3 6s. 8d. per share .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 securities in London .. .. .. ..' .. 13,179,285 15 1 New ordinary shares (75,000 at £6 13s. 4d.), fully paid .. 500,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 638,770 8 1 2,279,988 10 6 - : 13,818,056 3 2 Investments in the Dominion — Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - 2,200,000 0 0 New Zealand Government securities .. .. .. 2,945,603 10 0 Municipal securities .. .. .. .. .. 330,499 1 5 Notes in circulation ... .. : .. .. .. .. 13,728,249 0 0 8,276,162 11 5 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,716,353 0 8 Commonwealth and Fijian Government securities .. .. .. 13*, 316 13 4 Bills payable and other liabilities, including provision for doubt- Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,475,750 13 7 ful debts and for depreciation in investment securities .. .. 2,800,3!U 9 1 Other advances and securities, and debts due to the bank .. .. 17,389,787 5 7 Balance of Profit and Loss .. .'. , .. .. .. .. 428,724 0 9 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 399,807 7 0 £13,213,706 6 0 £43,213,700 6 0 43,213,700 6 0 This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement, marked " B." — B. M. Litchfield, Chief Auditor.