Feb. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 281

Register of Licenses issued under the Land Agents Act, 1921–22.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 12th February, 1936.

HEREWITH is published for general information, in accordance with the Land Agents Act, 1921–22, a supplementary list of persons licensed to carry on business as land-agents as on the 31st day of January, 1936.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

REGISTER OF LICENSES ISSUED UNDER THE LAND AGENTS ACT, 1921–22.

NOTE.—The Register is arranged alphabetically under the names of holders of licenses; but when an individual holds a license on behalf of a firm or registered company the name of such firm or company, and not the name of the holder of the license, is placed in its alphabetical order.

In the case of a firm or company the name of which consists of the Christian name or names (or initials) and surname or surnames of some person or persons, the index letter is the first letter of the first surname.

Further, where an individual holder of a license trades under a particular name, the trade-name appears in its alphabetical order.

• Transferred from Clarence David Cox on behalf of Cox’s Ltd. on 11/1/36.

(I.A. 1933/88/9.)

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1936.

Liabilities.

1. Paid-up capital .. .. .. £ 500,000 0 0
2. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,000,000 0 0
3. Bank-notes .. .. .. 9,963,762 0 0
4. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. .. 5,130,290 4 7
   (b) Banks .. .. .. 10,484,256 5 5
   (c) Other .. .. .. 74,562 19 1
5. Time deposits .. .. .. ..
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. .. 124,000 0 0
7. Other liabilities .. .. .. 125,357 6 1

£27,402,228 15 2

Assets.

8. Reserve—
   (a) Gold .. .. .. £ 2,801,733 0 0
   (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 22,598,461 10 2
   (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
9. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 193,406 13 10
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 .. .. .. 1,776,060 4 4
13. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
14. Other assets .. .. .. 32,567 6 10

£27,402,228 15 2

Proportion of reserve (No. 8 less No. 6) to notes and other demand liabilities, 98·531 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Acting Chief Accountant.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Population of the Dominion of New Zealand, Dependencies, and Mandated Territory.

New Zealand proper, 31st December, 1935:—
(a) Population (excluding Maoris) .. .. .. .. | 758,846 | 733,440 | 1,492,286 |
(b) Maori population .. .. .. .. | 39,600 | 36,334 | 75,934 |

North Island,—
(a) Population (including Maoris) .. .. .. .. | 521,437 | 493,146 | 1,014,583 |
(b) ,, (excluding Maoris) .. .. .. .. | 483,534 | 458,347 | 941,881 |

South Island,—
(a) Population (including Maoris) .. .. .. .. | 277,009 | 276,628 | 553,637 |
(b) ,, (excluding Maoris) .. .. .. .. | 275,312 | 275,093 | 550,405 |

During the quarter ended 31st December, 1935, the population of New Zealand proper showed an increase of 6,091 compared with an increase of 5,277 during the corresponding quarter of 1934.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 12th February, 1936.

J. W. BUTCHER,
Government Statistician.