November 1, 191S. 



REVIEW OF REVIEWS. 929 



The Coionial Bank of Australasia Limited. 



Extract from the Forty-Firjt Report of the Directors of the Colonial Bank of Anstralasia Limited. 



After providing for Expenses of Management, Interest Accrued on Deposits. Rebate on Bills 

 uurrent, lax on Note Circulation, and making provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts, the net 

 proht amounted to £29 110 3 6 



Brought forward from 3lBt March, 1913 '.'. '.'. '.'. ['. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. . ' 3',894 6 8 



Which the Directors propose to apportion as follows, viz. : — 



Dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum on Preference Shares 



Dividend at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum on Ordinary Shares 



To Reserve Fund (making it £210,000) 



To Officers' Provident Fund 



Balance carried forward ' .[ . . . . . . .... 



£33,004 10 

 £10,641 10 



4,733 5 

 10,000 



1,000 



6,629 13 11 



£33.004 10 2 

 During the half-year the Honourable Agar Wynne resigned his position as a Director of the 

 Bank upon taking Office as a Member of the Commonwealth Government. The Directors have to 

 express their great appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the Bank by Mr. Wypne during 

 the time he acted as a member of the Board. Under the powers contained is the Articles of 

 Association, the Directors have appointed Mr. Alexander Dyce Murphv to fill up the vacancy. 



The Dividend will ba payable at the Head Office on and after the 29th October, and at the 

 branches on receipt of advice. 



Melbourne, 14th October, 1913. SELBY PAXTON. General Manager. 



BALANCE SHEET of THE COLONIAL 

 For the Half- Year Ending 30th September, 1913 

 Dr. 



z. 



To Capital, paid up 

 31,184 Preference 

 Shares paid in 

 cash to £3 ISs. 

 per share . . . 

 77,278 Ordinary 

 Shares paid in 

 cash to £1 15s. 

 per share . . . 



Reserve Fund 

 Profit and Loss 



£304,044 



135,236 10 



£439,280 10 

 210,000 

 23,004 10 



Notes in Circulation 

 Bills in Circulation 

 Balances due to other 

 Government Deposits— 

 Not bearing in- 

 terest, £33,459 

 5s. lid.; bear- 

 ing interest, 

 £371,094 38. 8d. 

 Other Deposits, 

 Rebate and 

 Intorest ac- 

 crued -- Not 

 bearing in- 

 t e r '^ s t, 

 £1,411,981 168. 

 8d., bearing 

 interest, 

 £1,922,504 98. 



banks 



404.553 9 7 



£672.285 2 



20,891 



302,026 16 10 



629 10 11 



£696,428 9 11 



3,334,487 4 8 



3,739.040 14 3 



BXSK OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED. 

 (Including London Office to 30th August, 1913). 



Or. 



By Coin. Bullion. 

 A u 8 1 1 a lian 

 Notes and 



Cash at Bank- 

 ers, £681.428 

 98. lis; Money 

 at Call in 

 li o n d o n, 

 £15,000 .. .. 



British Consols, 

 £70.668 15s. 

 2d.. at £74 

 per cent.; 



£52,294 178. 7d. 

 Victoria Gov- 

 ernment Stock 

 and Deben- 

 tures, Metro- 

 politan Board 

 of Works and 

 Municipal De- 

 bentures, 

 £55,928 Od. 4d. 



Bills and remit- 

 tances in tran- 

 situ and in 

 London 



Notes and Bills 

 o f other 



Banks 



Bahnicea due 

 from other 

 Banks . . . 



Stamps 



108,222 17 11 



603,123 17 4 



1,067 



15,377 

 1,470 



£4,734,873 2 2 



Real Estate, consisting of 



Bank Premises 



Other Real Estate 



Bills. Discounted and Other Ad- 

 vances, exclusive of provision 

 for Bad or Doubtful Debta . . 



£1,425,689 18 2 



194,037 12 

 8,769 13 



Contingent L i a- 

 bilities, as per 

 contra £194.480 10 6 



Liabilities of Cus- 

 tomer's and 

 others in re- 

 spect of Con- 

 tingent Lia- 

 bilities, as per 

 contra 



3.106.375 18 10 

 £4,734.873 2 2 



£194.480 10 6 



PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. 



To 



Current Frxpenses (including 

 Salaries. Rents, Repairs. Sta- 

 tionery. Note Tax. etc.) . . . . 



Transfer to Reserve Fund .... 



Balance 



£39.223 5 

 10.000 

 23.004 10 



£72.227 15 10 



B.v R:ilance forward 



Gross Profits for the Half- Year, 

 after .nllowing for Interest 

 Accrued on Deposits. Rebate 

 on Bills Current, and mak- 

 ing provision for Bad and 

 Doubtful Debts 



£3.894 6 8 



68.333 9 2 

 £72.227 15 10 



RESERVE FUND ACCOUNl'. 



To Balance £210.000 By Balance brought forward £200.000 



Transfer from Profit and Loss 10.000 



£210.000 



NOTK.— The customary Auditors' Report and the Directors' 

 Comprtnies Act, appear on the official report. 



Statement. 



£21 .000_0 



to comply with the 



