,^/)o The Review of Reviews. 



THE COLONIAL BANK OF AUSTRALASIA LTD. 



THE THIRTY-NTNTH EEPORT OF THE DlftEOTORS 

 01 



THK COLONIAh BANK OP AUSTRAIjASIA LIMITED. 

 I'.i III- I'reafiitfii In ilic Shareholdera at the Thirty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting, to lie helil ;it llie Bank, 126 



Elizalieth-street, ;it noon, on Tuesday. 29th October, 1912. 



RKiPORT. 



The Directors beg to submit to llie shareholders their Thirtv-niuth Reijort. with a B^ilance Sheet and Statement 

 <if Prolit and Loss for the Half Year ended 30th September, 1912, duly audited. 



.\fter providing for Exuenses of Management, Interest Accrued on Deposits. Rebate on Bills Current. Tax on Note 

 Cinulation. and making provision for Bad aii^l Doubtful Debts, the net profit amounted to £28.932 3 1 



Hnniiiht forward from 3l8t March. 1912 



\Vlii<-h the Directors propose to apportion as follows, viz. : — 

 Dividend at the rate of 7 pt-r cent, per annum on preference sharen 

 Divideiul at the rate of 7 p:'r cent. i)er annum on ordinary shares 



To reserve fund (making it .£190.000) 



To officers' provident fund 



Balance c.;trried forward 



3.709 U 5 



£32,641 1-) 6 



£10.641 10 9 



4.733 5 6 



10.000 



. 1,000 i) 



6.266 18 3 



£32.641 14 6 

 The Dividend will be payable at tlie Head Office on and after the 30th October, and at the Branches, on receipt 

 of advioe. 



The Thirty-ninth Ordinary General Meeting of Shareliolders will be held at the Head Office Of the Company. 

 126 Elizabeth-street. Melbourne, on Tuesday, the 29th day of October. 1912. at noon. 



By Order of the Board. 



SBliBY PAXTON. 

 Melbourne. 15th October, 1912- General Manager. 



BAI.ANCK SHKET OI'' THE OOI.ONIAl, BANK OP AUSTRALASIA LIMITED. 



Por the Half Year Ending 3Uth September, 1912. 



(INCLUDING LONDON OPPICB TO .3l8t AUGUST. 1912) 



Dr. 

 To Capital Paid Up. viz. : — 

 31.184 Preference Shares, paid 

 in cash to JB9 15/- per 



share £304.044 



77.278 Ordinary Shares paid 

 in cash to £1 15/- per 

 share 135,236 10 



£439,280 10 

 190.000 

 22,641 14 6 



Reserve Fund . 

 Profit and Loss 



Notes ill Circulation 



Bills in Circulation 



Balances due to other banlis 



Gf)vernment Deposits — 

 Not hearing interest, £131.- 

 458 12/3; bearing interest. 



£375.201 5/8 £506,659 17 U 



Other DejKisils — Rebate and 

 Interest accrued — 

 Not bearing interest, 



£1,310,661 10/10; bearing 

 interest. .tl.976.991 4/3 .3.287,652 15 1 



£65i,922 4 



23,696 



353.106 11 



33,629 10 11 



Or. 

 By Coin. Bullion, Australiau 

 Notes and Cash at 

 Bankers, £800,629 14/2 .. . £800.629 14 2 



British Consols, £70,668 15/2. 

 at £74 per cent.. £52.294 

 17/7; Victorian Government 

 S.ock and Dehenturee. 

 Metropolitan Board of 

 Works :ind municipal de- 

 bentures, ,E146,741 14/- . 



Bills and Remittances 

 transitu and in l/Oudon 



N^otes and Bills of other 

 banks 



Balances due from other 

 banks 



Stamps 



-£1,422,259 6 



Heal Si;tte. consisting of— 



Bank premises 199,191 18 10 



Other real estate .. . 8.811 10 



Hills discounted and other advances ex- 

 clusive of provision for had ov doubtful 



-3,794,312 13 

 £4,856,666 19 11 



Contingent Liabilities, us per 



contra £181,945 10 



debts 



Liabilities of Custoiners and 

 others in respect of con- 

 tingent liiihilities, as per 

 contra £181,945 10 



3,226,404 10 7 



£4,856.666 19 U 



PEOPIT AND LOSS AOOOUNT. 



To current expenses (including salaries, rents, 

 re|>air8. stationery, note tax. etc.) .. ., 

 Transfer to Reserve Eund 

 Halan^-e 



£40.050 9 4 

 10,000 

 22,641 14 6 



£72.692 3 10 



By Balance brought forward . . 



Gross profits for the half year, after 

 allowing for interest accrued on de- 

 posits, rebate on bills current, and mak- 

 ing provision for bad and doubtful debts 



£3.709 11 5 



68.982 12 5 

 ,£72.692 3 10 



RESERVE FUND ACCiiUNr. 



To Balniiec 



(.190.000 



£190,000 



"By Balance brought forward 

 Transfer from Profit and Lnss 



.»; 180,000 

 10,000 



£190.000 



NOTE. The cuslomary Auditors' Report and the Direo tors' Statement, to comply with the "Companies Act." 

 appear on the official report. 



