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" A "— continued BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1949 Liabilities £ 8 . d. £ s . d. Assets £ s . t |. £ s . d. Lapitai— Coin? Reserve Bank notes, and Preference A fully-paid £l.shares 500,000 0 0 deposits with bankers .. 30,302 785 3 8 Jp n g' term mortgage fully-paid Government notes: Commonwealth, £1 shares .. . .. 234,375 0 0 Fijian, and Samoan Administration 163,520 19 3 1) long-term mortgage fully-paid Balances due by other banks . . 771 268 14 8 £1 shares .. .. 468,750- 0 0 -Money at call and short notice, Preference B fully-paid £1 shares 1,375,000 0 0 Government securities, and other Ordinary fully-paid £1 shares .. 3,750,000 0 0 securities in London .. .. 8,989,030 9 3 „ n ~ , 6,328,125 0 0 Bills receivable in London and in Reserve Fund (invested in British transit . . . . . 1 230 698 10 4 Government securities) .. .. 3,575,000 0 0 Xew Zealand Government securities 9^191' 075 15 9 -Deposits ■••■■, •• •• 77,698,778 4 8 Australian Government securities 774,490 14 3 Balances due to other banks .. .. 175,890 8 3 Fijian Government securities .. 158,250 13 6 Bi Is payable and other liabilities Municipal and other local bodies' (including provision for oontin- securities .. .. I 165 434 15 11 genoies) .. 7,379,145 0 4 Remittances in transit between Provision for taxes .. .. .. 700,000 0 0 branches 5,580,89114 11 London Office acceptances under ,ko 007 aAn, i ( . credits .. 176,964 4 10 Bills discounted .. .. .. \s7o'3ll 16 2 Balance of profit and loss .. .. 608,818 14 2 Other advances and securities and debts due to the Bank, after deducting provision for bad and doubtful debts .. .. .. 35,475,934 8 3 Landed property, premises, &c. .. .. 997,236 13 2 ' Liabilities of customers for acceptances, per contra .. .. .. 176,964 4 10 ! Long-term Mortgage Department . . 794,826 18 4 £96,642,721 12 3 I £96,642,721 12 3 All assets and liabilities are expressed in New Zealand currency.

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