Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1969 Financial Statements Aggregate Balance Sheet

As at 30 June 1969

LIABILITIES 1969 1968
Capital 49,428,000 49,428,000
Reserve Funds 31,145,381 27,436,472
Australian notes on issue 1,091,479,669 998,499,714
Deposits, bills payable and all other liabilities
(including amounts provided for contingencies)
1,582,893,525 1,386,842,489
Total $2,754,946,575 $2,462,206,675
ASSETS 1969 1968
Gold, and balances held abroad (including money at short call and treasury bills) 753,546,891 664,777,771
Other overseas securities 430,093,077 333,470,433
Australian notes and coin 8,448,653 9,460,582
Australian Government securities (including treasury bills) 843,345,006 1,037,222,090
Cheques and bills of other banks 10,811,530 7,986,983
Loans, advances and bills discounted
(after deducting provisions for debts considered bad or doubtful)
585,795,216 284,247,863
Bank premises (at cost less amounts written off) 35,279,033 33,962,739
Bills receivable and remittances in transit 51,065,057 75,254,101
All other assets 36,562,112 15,824,113
Total $2,754,946,575 $2,462,206,675

NOTE. Inter-departmental accounts totalling $744,853,046 have been offset–($243,994,733 – 30/6/68).