Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1968 Annual Accounts Aggregate Balance Sheet
As at 30 June 1968
| Liabilities | 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | 49,428,000 | 49,428,000 | |
| Reserve Funds | 27,436,472 | 35,412,209 | |
| Special Reserve—Premium on gold sold | —— | 9,509,909 | |
| Australian notes on issue | 998,499,714 | 930,083,034 | |
| Deposits, bills payable and all other liabilities (including amounts provided for contingencies) | 1,386,842,489 | 1,459,416,918 | |
| Total | $2,462,206,675 | $2,483,850,070 |
| Assets | 1968 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|
| Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) | 664,777,771 | 791,421,500 |
| Other overseas securities | 333,470,433 | 343,590,600 |
| Australian notes and coin | 9,460,582 | 12,435,566 |
| Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) | 1,037,222,090 | 812,355,548 |
| Cheques and bills of other banks | 7,986,983 | 9,206,921 |
| Loans, advances and bills discounted (after deducting provisions for debts considered bad or doubtful) | 284,247,863 | 413,729,640 |
| Bank premises (at cost less amounts written off) | 33,962,739 | 31,012,374 |
| Bills receivable and remittances in transit | 75,254,101 | 54,332,403 |
| All other assets | 15,824,113 | 15,765,518 |
| $2,462,206,675 | $2,483,850,070 |
NOTE. Inter-departmental accounts totalling $243,994,733 have been offset.—($328,133,958—30/6/67).