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BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. " A "—Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. 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 .. .. 7,697,240 8 4 Preference A fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Zealand Government notes : Commonwealth, Fijian, and Samoan Government .. .. .. .. .. 500,000 0 0 Administration .. . . .. .. .. 106,139 5 0 C long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares issued to the New Notes of other banks (legal tender) .. .. .. 20,863 0 0 Zealand Government .. .. .. .. 234,375 0 0 Balances due by other banks .. .. .. .. 32,075 1 5 D long-term mortgage fully paid £1 shares .. .. 468,750 0 0 Bullion on hand and in transit .. .. .. .. 4,822 10 2 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 .. .. .. .. 4,314,317 11 1 Ordinary fully paid £1 shares .. .. .. .. 3,750,000 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in transit .. .. .. 1,514,716 13 10 6,858,113 10 6 New Zealand Government securities (not including £86,581 9s. 4d. Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,575,000 0 0 held in London) .. .. .. .. .. 4,682,686 4 3 Long-term mortgage debenture stock .. .. .. .. ~ 607,050 0 0 Australian Government securities .. .. .. .. 3,647,732 2 0 Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,062,762 10 0 Municipal and other local bodies'securities .. .. .. 682,379 0 7 Deposits .. .. .. .. .. •• ■■ •• 31,565,843 0 1 Remittances in transit between branches .. .. .. 1,496,777 19 5 Balances due to other banks .. .. .. •• •• 77,242 15 10 24,199,749 16 1 Bills payable and other liabilities (including provision for contingencies) .. 3,642,948 2 11 Bills discounted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 792,384 0 7 Reserve for taxes .. .. .. .. •• ■■ 426,000 0 0 Other advances and securities and debts due to the bank, after deducting proLondon Office acceptances under credits .. .. .. .. .. 22,397 18 4 vision for bad and doubtful debts .. .. .. .. .. 24,860,936 19 5 Transfers from Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. 124,361 19 9 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. 622,825 2 11 Balance of profit and loss .. .. .. •• .. •• 846,748 19 11 Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. .. .. .. 22,397 18 4 Long-term Mortgage Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,310,175 0 0 £51,808,468 17 4 — = £51,808,468 17 4 Long-term Mortgage Department. Long-term Mortgage Fund— £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 703,125 0 0 Loans.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,185,813 0 3 Debenture stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 607,050 0 0 Transfers to bank .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,361 19 9 £1,310,175 0 0 £1,310,175 0 0 - I 1 - This is the balance-sheet referred to in the certificate on attached Profit and Loss Statement marked " B."— A. Hempton, Chief Auditor.

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