Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1978 Financial Statements Aggregate Balance Sheet

As at 30 June 1978

  $'000
Liabilities 1978 1977
Capital 49,428 49,428
Reserves 1,139,839 87,895
Australian notes on issue 3,688,136 3,319,313
Deposits by    
Trading banks – Statutory Reserve Deposits 726,739 1,584,429
                      – Term and Farm Development Loan Funds
5,248 24,024
                      – Other
5,493 5,481
Savings banks 1,122,649 1,055,694
Overseas institutions (Note 9) 611,282 508,588
Governments and government instrumentalities    
– Commonwealth 806,152 929,202
– State 108,931 94,042
Other (Note 9) 26,558 41,832
Special Reserve – International Monetary Fund special drawing rights (Note 10) 218,271 218,208
Other liabilities 170,075 191,718
Total 8,678,801 8,109,854