Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1962 Financial Statements Aggregate Balance Sheet
At 30th June, 1962
| Liabilities | 1962 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | 8,714,000 | 8,714,000 |
| Reserve Funds | 22,044,122 | 19,622,934 |
| Special Reserve—Premium on gold sold | 4,754,954 | 4,754,954 |
| Australian notes on issue | 424,222,469 | 415,783,341 |
| Deposits, bills payable and all other liabilities (including amounts provided for contingencies) | 617,772,031 | 648,447,192 |
| Total | £1,077,507,576 | £1,097,322,421 |
| Assets | 1962 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) | 494,925,549 | 464,549,770 |
| Other overseas securities | 33,866,559 | 33,952,593 |
| Australian notes and coin | 5,703,143 | 4,123,591 |
| Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) | 464,478,820 | 488,336,760 |
| Cheques and bills of other banks | 2,090,950 | 2,793,411 |
| Loans, advances and bills discounted (after deducting provisions for debts considered bad or doubtful) | 61,317,892 | 83,919,430 |
| Bank premises (at cost less amounts written off) | 3,241,803 | 2,357,636 |
| Bills receivable and remittances in transit | 7,772,094 | 13,467,942 |
| All other assets | 4,110,766 | 3,821,288 |
| Total | £1,077,507,576 | £1,097,322,421 |
NOTE: Inter-departmental accounts totalling £44,790,971 have been offset.