Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 749

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Election to administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 18th March, 1935. E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1935.

Liabilities.

1. Paid-up capital .. .. £ 500,000 0 0
2. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,000,000 0 0
3. Bank-notes .. .. 9,288,226 10 0
4. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. 12,151,252 5 8
   (b) Banks .. .. 4,736,588 7 1
   (c) Other .. .. 7,360 17 10
5. Time deposits .. .. ..
6. Liabilities in currencies other than N.Z. currency .. .. ..
7. Other liabilities .. .. 58,747 6 4

£27,742,175 6 11

Assets.

8. Reserve—
   (a) Gold .. .. .. 3,001,731 0 0
   (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 22,441,464 2 9
   (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
9. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 178,103 13 9
10. Discounts—
    (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
    (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
11. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings .. .. ..
    (b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
    (c) Other .. .. ..
12. Investments .. .. .. 2,088,579 5 9
13. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
14. Other assets .. .. .. 32,297 4 8

£27,742,175 6 11

Proportion of reserve (No. 8 less No. 6) to notes and other demand liabilities, 97·17 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Acting Chief Accountant.

Officiating Ministers for 1935.—Notice No. 8.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th March, 1935.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Tracey Anstruther Moresby, Mus.Bac.

Brethren.

Mr. Alexander Gordon Bain.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Import Duties Act of United Kingdom.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th March, 1935.

WITH reference to the notification published in the Gazette of 25th May, 1933, at page 1458, regarding the form of certificate of origin required to be produced to the Customs authorities in the United Kingdom in order that certain manufactured goods exported from New Zealand may be entitled to the benefits of the exemptions from duty contained in the Import Duties Act of the United Kingdom, it is hereby notified for public information that, according to advice received by the Customs Department, the classes of manufactured goods set out in the schedule hereto will not be deemed to have been manufactured in the British Empire, for the purposes of the said exemptions, unless at least fifty per cent. of their value is the result of labour within the British Empire, or is derived from materials grown or produced within the British Empire.

E. D. GOOD, for Comptroller of Customs.

SCHEDULE.

List of manufactured goods which in order to qualify for Imperial preference on entry into the United Kingdom must contain a minimum of 50 per cent. of Empire materials and labour:—

Iron and steel guides, tee shape, of a description commonly used for lifts or elevators.
Carpets, carpeting, floor rugs, floor mats, and matting.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in North Auckland Land District for Selection.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 19th March, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned sections are open for selection under the Land Act, 1924, and applications will be received at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 12 noon on Tuesday, the 23rd April, 1935.

The lands described in the First Schedule may, at the option of the applicants, be purchased for cash, or on deferred payments, or be selected on renewable lease. The lands described in the Second Schedule may be selected on renewable lease only.