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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 68
RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND
SUMMARY OF TRADING BANKS' MONTHLY RETURNS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAY,
31 OCTOBER 1956
(In accordance with section 46 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1933)
(All Amounts in New Zealand Currency)
LIABILITIES
Bank of Australia and National Commercial
New Zealand New Zealand Bank of Totals
Bank South Wales New Zealand Australia
Limited Limited Limited
£ £ £ £ £ £
(a) Demand liabilities in New Zealand .. . 89,110,331 48,891,324 29,005,991 40,788,462 16,076,484 223,872,592
(b) Time liabilities in New Zealand . . . 23,974,302 10,025,606 5,946,929 9,227,532 2,172,124 51,346,493
(c) Demand liabilities elsewhere than in New Zealand
incurred in respect of New Zealand business . . 1,648,341 1,126,938 296,293 3,092,002 331,963 6,495,537
(d) Time liabilities elsewhere than in New Zealand
incurred in respect of New Zealand business . . 105,801 197,123 214,369 106,885 60,766 684,944
(j) Notes of own issue in circulation payable in New
Zealand
(m) New Zealand business excess of assets over
liabilities
Totals .. .
ASSETS
(e) Reserve balances held in the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand
(f) Overseas assets in respect of New Zealand
business—
(1) In London . . . . . . .
(2) Elsewhere than in London . . .
(g) (1) Gold and gold bullion held in New Zealand
(2) Subsidiary coin held in New Zealand
(h) Aggregate advances in New Zealand
(h) Aggregate discounts in New Zealand
(i) Reserve Bank of New Zealand notes
(k) Securities held in New Zealand—
(1) Government.
(2) Other than Government
(l) Value of land, buildings, furniture, fittings, and
equipment held in New Zealand
(m) New Zealand business excess of liabilities over
assets
Totals .

• Wellington, N.Z., 23 November 1956.
  R. N. FLEMING, Chief Cashier.
  BANK RETURNS (SUPPLEMENTARY)
  STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE LONG-TERM MORTGAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS
  AT 31 OCTOBER 1956
  Liabilities
  Capital
  Debentures and debenture stock
  Transfers from Bank
  Other liabilities
  Assets
  Loans
  Transfers to Bank
  Other assets
  £
  703,125
  750,000
  334,417
  £1,787,542
  £
  1,787,542
  23 November 1956.
  R. N. FLEMING, Chief Cashier.
  RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND
  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON
  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 1956
  Liabilities
  £ s. d.

2. General Reserve Fund
3. Bank notes
4. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State-
   (i) Government marketing
   accounts
   (ii) Other
   (b) Banks
   (c) Other—
   (i) Marketing organisations
   (ii) Other demand liabilities
5. Time deposits
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New
   Zealand currency
7. Other liabilities
   £(N.Z.)154,975,688 15 4
   Assets
8. Reserve
   (a) Gold
   (b) Sterling exchange*
   (c) Gold exchange
   (d) Other exchange
9. Subsidiary coin
10. Discounts—
    (a) Commercial and agricultural bills
    (b) Treasury and local body bills
11. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings-
    (i) Government marketing accounts
    (ii) For other purposes
    (b) To other public authorities
    (c) Other-
    (i) Marketing organisations
    (ii) Other advances
12. Investments-
    (a) Sterling*
    (b) Other
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets
    £ s. d.
    6,162,104 4 10
    32,934,949 8 3
    567,712 19 0
    536,407 8 8
    408,709 19 9
    54,854,467 4 11
    13,415,127 13 0
    7,058,749 18 11
    27,785,974 9 3
    10,387,214 8 0
    864,271 0 9
    £(N.Z.)154,975,688 15 4
    *Expressed in New Zealand currency,
    R. M. SMITH, Chief Accountant.