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In RBA Annual Report 1981

  • Financial Statements
    • Aggregate Balance Sheet
    • Aggregate Profit and Loss Appropriation Statement
    • Balance Sheet - Central Banking Business
    • Balance Sheet - Note Issue Department
    • Balance Sheet - Rural Credits Department
    • Note 1: Aggregate operating earnings (and net profits)
    • Note 2: Gold and foreign exhange
    • Note 3: Australian government securities
    • Note 4: Bank premises
    • Note 5: Reserves for contingencies and general purposes
    • Note 6: Exchange valuation adjustments
    • Note 7: Deposits by overseas governments and institutions
    • Note 8: Special Reserve — International Monetary Fund special drawing rights
    • Note 9: Other liabilities
    • Note 10: Loans, advances and bills discounted — Other
    • Note 11: Provision for notes not presented
    • Report of the Auditor-General

Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1981 Financial Statements Australian Government Securities

Note 3 Australian government securities

This includes Treasury bills and Treasury notes at face value. Other Commonwealth securities comprise debentures at face value and other securities at the lower of cost or face value.

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