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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. " A "—Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1929. Liabilities. Assets. Capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4-per-cent. guaranteed stock .. .. .. .. 529,988 10 6 Coin, cash balances, and deposits with bankers .. .. .. ■■ 7,172,140 6 6 Preference A fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Government notes— Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Administration .. 86,732 15 0 Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Notes of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. .. .. 18,031 0 0 C long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Balances due by other banks .. .. .. .. .. .. 188, 153 16 0 Zealand Government * .. .. .. .. 234,375 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,003 18 6 D long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares .. .. 468,750 0 0 Money at call and short notice, Government securities and other .£ s. d. Preference B fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand securities in London .. .. .. .. .. 9,097,167 13 6 Government .. .. .. .. .. 1,375,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 3,362,050 14 6 Ordinary fully paid £1 shares .. .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0 12,459,218 8 0 6,858,113 10 6 New Zealand Government securities ... .. .. .. •• 4,008,886 5 7 Reserve Bund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,150,000 0 0 Australian Government securities .. .. .. .. .. 3,560,161 2 4 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,290,793 0 0 Municipal and other local bodies'securities .. .. .. .. •• 1,227,215 8 2 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,939,651 6 0 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,336,073 0 1 Balances due to other banks .. .. .. .. .. •• 27,093 10 11 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proBills payable and other liabilities (including provision for contingencies).. .. 4,286,628 16 0 vision for bad and doubtful debts .. .. .. .. .. 21,505,379 11 10 Reserve for taxes .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 426,000 0 0 Remittances in transit between branches . . .. .. .. •• 1,507,810 0 7 London Office acceptances under credits .. .. •• •• •• 234,595 5 1 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 549,382 16 6 Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. •• 4,749 3 7 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. .. .. .. 234,595 5 1 Balance of profit and loss .. .. .. .. •• 1,344,284 2 1 Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. .. •• 703,125 0 0 £54,561,908 14 2 £54,561,908 14 2 Long-term Mortgage Department. £ s. d. £ s. d. Long-term Mortgage Fund—Capital .. .. .. .. 703,125 0 0 Loans .. .. ■■ .. .. .. .. •• 698,375 16 5 Transfers to bank . ■ . . .. .. .. .. • • 4,749 3 7 £703,125 0 0 £703,125 0 0 This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement marked " B.'l— A. P. Green, Chief Auditor.