Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1987 Financial Statements Balance Sheets

As at 30 June 1987

Note Issue Department
1986
$'000		 Liabilities   1987
$'000
1,959,110 Asset revaluation reserves (Note 1(a), (e), 3)   53,358
8,914,949 Australian notes on issue   9,741,748
  Other liabilities —    
24,966 Profit distribution payable to Commonwealth of Australia 106,549  
27,765 Provision for notes not presented (Note 5) 35,174  
242,396 Other provisions (Note 1(a), (f), 5) 13,886  
2,394 Other 2,661 158,270
11,171,580 Total   9,953,376
Rural Credits Department
1986
$'000		 Liabilities   1987
$'000
9,428 Capital   9,428
  Reserves —    
35,001 Rural Credits Department Reserve Fund 38,522  
95,342 Reserve for Contingencies and General Purposes (Note 3) 105,642 144,164
139,771 Capital and Reserves   153,592
2,695 Deposits   4,362
3,357 Rural Credits Development Fund   3,616
  Other liabilities —    
644 Provisions (Note 1(f), 5) 592  
2,901 Other 2,482 3,074
149,368 Total   164,644
1986
$'000		 Assets   1987
$'000
  Gold and foreign exchange (Note 1(a), (b)) —    
2,017,867 Gold   —
— Foreign exchange   —
  Commonwealth Government securities (Note 1(a), (c)) —    
1,586,495 Treasury notes   —
3,209,268 Other securities   —
4,116,333 Funds held by the Bank (Note 1(a))   9,816,340
  Bank premises and other durable assets (Note 1(d), 6) —    
114,880 Premises 112,843  
17,521 Other durable assets 17,159 130,002
109,216 Other assets (Note 1(a))   7,034
11,171,580 Total   9,953,376

R.A. Johnston
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 5 August 1987

1986
$'000		 Assets 1987
$'000
109,320 Funds held by the Bank 142,795
39,741 Loans, advances and bills discounted 21,708
307 Other assets 141
149,368 Total 164,644

R.A. Johnston
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 5 August 1987