Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1967 Accounts of the Bank Aggregate Balance Sheet

As at 30th June, 1967

Liabilities 1967 1966
Capital 49,428,000 49,428,000
Reserve Funds 35,412,209 31,250,625
Special Reserve—Premium on gold sold 9,509,909 9,509,909
Australian notes on issue 930,083,034 835,268,788
Deposits, bills payable and all other liabilities (including amounts provided for contingencies) 1,459,416,918 1,410,324,404
Total $2,483,850,070 $2,335,781,726
Assets 1967 1966
Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) 791,421,500 986,477,913
Other overseas securities 343,590,600 306,074,568
Australian notes and coin 12,435,566 23,995,003
Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) 812,355,548 688,455,078
Cheques and bills of other banks 9,206,921 15,735,247
Loans, advances and bills discounted (after deducting provisions for debts considered bad or doubtful) 413,729,640 240,323,219
Bank premises (at cost less amounts written off) 30,861,704 29,118,877
Bills receivable and remittances in transit 54,332,403 33,487,664
All other assets 15,916,188 12,114,157
Total $2,483,850,070 $2,335,781,726

NOTE. Inter-departmental accounts totalling $328,133,958 have been offset.— ($142,743,289—30/6/66).