Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1981 Financial Statements Aggregate Profit and Loss Appropriation Statement
For the Year Ended 30 June 1981
| 1981 $'000 |
1980 $'000 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Net profits appropriated as follows: | |||
| Central Banking Business — | |||
| Commonwealth of Australia | 124,936 | 62,687 | |
| Note Issue Department — | |||
| Commonwealth of Australia | 135,000 | 185,000 | |
| Rural Credits Department — | |||
| Rural Credits Department Reserve Fund | 1,850 | 1,650 | |
| Rural Credits Development Fund | 1,850 | 3,700 | 1,650 |
| Total | 263,636 | 250,987 | |
| Assets |
1981 $'000 |
1980 $'000 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold and foreign exchange (Note 2) — | ||
| Gold | 3,184,055 | 4,116,827 |
| International Monetary Fund special drawing rights | 45,667 | 30,113 |
| Foreign exchange holdings | 2,224,635 | 1,357,319 |
| Australian government securities (Note 3) — | ||
| Treasury bills | 1,900,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Treasury notes | 678,320 | 385,210 |
| Other Commonwealth securities | 2,149,781 | 2,312,421 |
| Loans, advances and bills discounted | 837,323 | 608,336 |
| Bank premises(Note 4) | 131,975 | 112,100 |
| Clearing items (remittances in transit, cheques and bills of other banks) | 594,477 | 465,750 |
| Australian notes and coin | 46,818 | 36,572 |
| Other assets | 86,798 | 82,488 |
| Total | 11,879,849 | 12,007,136 |
H.M. Knight
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 31 July 1981
| 1981 $'000 |
1980 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Net profits (after deducting amounts written off bank premises and amounts provided for contingencies and general purposes) (Notes 1, 4 and 5) — | ||
| Central Banking Business | 124,936 | 62,687 |
| Note Issue Department | 135,000 | 185,000 |
| Rural Credits Department | 3,700 | 3,300 |
| Total | 263,636 | 250,987 |
H.M. Knight
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 31 July 1981