Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1980 Financial Statements Balance Sheets - Note Issue Department
Balance Sheets as at 30 June 1980
| Liabilities | 1980 $'000 |
1979 $'000 |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves for contingencies and general purposes (Note 5) | 2,279,831 | 980,500 |
| Australian notes on issue | 4,549,279 | 4,113,253 |
| Provision for notes not presented (Note 11) | 12,024 | 11,463 |
| Other liabilities | 5,699 | 25,562 |
| Total | 6,846,833 | 5,130,778 |
| Assets | 1980 $'000 |
1979 $'000 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold and foreign exchange (Note 2) — | ||
| Gold | 2,605,485 | 1,107,140 |
| Foreign exchange holdings | 39,333 | 35,087 |
| Australian government securities (Note 3) — | ||
| Treasury bills | 1,582,217 | 1,141,743 |
| Treasury notes | 243,794 | 237,009 |
| Other Commonwealth securities | 1,463,500 | 1,574,495 |
| Deposit with Central Bank | 827,279 | 967,700 |
| Bank premises (Note 4) | 34,306 | 18,071 |
| Other assets | 50,919 | 49,533 |
| Total | 6,846,833 | 5,130,778 |
H.M. Knight
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 1 August
1980