Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1965 Annual Accounts Balance Sheets

As at 30th June, 1965

Central Banking Business—Liabilities 1965 1964
Capital 20,000,000 4,000,000
Reserve Bank Reserve Fund 10,664,932 24,268,121
Deposits, bills payable and all other liabilities:    
Statutory Reserve Deposit Accounts of trading banks 327,337,000 338,149,000
Term loan fund accounts of trading banks 21,848,000 24,926,000
Other deposits of trading banks 28,373,192 25,980,958
Deposits of savings banks 214,823,139 216,153,998
Deposits of overseas institutions* 9,864,246 10,229,631
Other (including amounts provided for contingencies) 163,688,177 153,696,496
Total £796,598,686 £797,404,204
*This item includes any deposits of governments and central banks of other countries and of international financial institutions.
Central Banking Business—Assets 1965 1964
Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) 253,130,353 433,047,031
Other overseas securities 118,567,685 61,278,754
Australian notes and coin 5,061,331 6,352,334
Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) 232,224,722 205,818,230
Cheques and bills of other banks 16,301,158 2,752,955
Loans, advances and bills discounted 132,471,389 61,091,759
Bank premises (at cost less amounts written off) 11,192,923 7,556,876
Bills receivable and remittances in transit 21,546,444 14,822,319
All other assets 6,102,681 4,683,946
Total £796,598,686 £797,404,204

H.C. COOMBS, Chairman, Reserve Bank Board—4th August, 1965

Auditor General's Report

The above Balance-sheet has been examined and is in agreement with the accounts and records as shown in the books of the Head Office and the certified returns from Branches and Darwin Agency. In my opinion the statement shows fairly the state of affairs of the Bank in relation to Central Banking business as at 30th June, 1965.

V.J.W. SKERMER, Auditor General for the Commonwealth—5th August, 1965

Note Issue Department—Liabilities 1965 1964
Australian notes on issue* 431,207,162 428,042,631
Special Reserve—Premium on gold sold 4,754,954 4,754,954
All other liabilities* 10,654,658 10,568,820
Total £446,616,774 £443,366,405
*Australian notes of a denomination not exceeding One pound that have been on issue for more than twenty years and Australian notes of a denomination exceeding One pound that have been on issue for more than forty years are not included in the item “Australian notes on issue” but are included in the item “All other liabilities”.
Note Issue Department—Assets 1965 1964
Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) 190,533,783 273,110,559
Other overseas securities 87,069,332 38,544,606
Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) 168,910,891 131,661,096
All other assets 102,768 50,144
Total £446,616,774 £443,366,405

H.C. COOMBS, Chairman, Reserve Bank Board—4th August, 1965

Auditor General's Report

The above Balance-sheet has been examined and is in agreement with the accounts and records as shown in the books of the Head Office and the certified returns from Branches and Agencies. In my opinion the statement shows fairly the state of affairs of the Department as at 30th June, 1965.

V.J.W. SKERMER, Auditor General for the Commonwealth—5th August, 1965

RURAL CREDITS DEPARTMENT—Liabilities 1965 1964
Capital 4,714,000 4,714,000
Rural Credits Department Reserve Fund 2,661,311 2,411,339
Rural Credits Development Fund 285,251 290,455
All other liabilities (including amounts provided for contingencies) 113,873,441 58,042,219
Total £121,534,003 £65,458,013
RURAL CREDITS DEPARTMENT—Assets 1965 1964
Cash balances
Australian Government securities (including treasury bills)
Loans, advances, bills discounted and all other assets (after deducting provisions for debts considered bad or doubtful) 121,534,003 65,458,013
Total £121,534,003 £65,458,013

H.C. COOMBS, Chairman, Reserve Bank Board—4th August, 1965

Auditor General's Report

The above Balance-sheet has been examined and is in agreement with the accounts and records as shown in the books of the Head Office and the certified returns from Branches and Agencies. In my opinion the statement shows fairly the state of affairs of the Department as at 30th June, 1965.

V.J.W. SKERMER, Auditor General for the Commonwealth—5th August, 1965