8.—16

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1943 r,r £ s. d. Or. . . , £ s ' d ' «» "aßMSsfra?. cost 01 ' ii« ii i and for sundry liabilities and contmBalance, being profit for year .. .. u .. 529,319 14 9 £529,319 14 9 £529,319 14 9 Profit and Loss Appropriation Account n £ s. d. Cr, d* Payments to New Zealand Government Balance as at Ist April, 1942 •• • • J® j' in terms of section 36 of Reserve Bank Balance from Profit and Loss Account .. d 7 9,118 i l of New Zealand Act, 1933 .. • • 350,241 19 9 Balance 379,118 11 1 £729,360X0 10 £729,360 10 10 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1943 Liabilities £ s - d. Assets 10 *0 General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 Gold (at face value) .. .. 2,801,877 10 0 Banknotes 30,390,753 10 0 .. ;; 19,021,77b 5 5 8 •• 15,564,794 15 4 Advances to the State or State undertb) Banks " - 20,128,898 11 7 takings— o Other 741,801 6 0 (1) Marketing Department .. 4,219,613 3 2 Liabilities in currencies other than New (2) For other purposes .. ' ' tSSSSr :: :: i SSSS 'S;S!2 » gsaiw, «.»»» 1 rency at the rate of £100 sterling equals £124(N.Z.). £70,004,604 11 10 £70,004,604 11 10 W. F. L. Ward, Acting-Governor. E. C. Fussell, Deputy Governor. W. R. Eggers, Chief Accountant. Auditors' Certificate and Report.—We have audited the balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1943, above set forth and have obtained all the information and explanations we have required. We have accepted the certificate of the Bank of England as to assets held on account of the Reserve B<Hl OTinfonThe balance-sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the affairs of the Bank as at 31st March, 1943, according to the best of our information and the explanations given to us and as shown by the books of the Bank. D. G. Johnston\p u y ic Accountants, Auditors. J. L. Griffin J Wellington, New Zealand, 30th June, 1943.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (503 copies), £12.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. 1943.

Price 6d.]

6