APRIL 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 765

in respect of all the territories of His Majesty to which the
Convention applies. Any such accession shall take effect
one month after the date of its notification.
(2) After the expiry of three years from the date of the
coming into force of any accession under paragraph (1) of
this article, either of the High Contracting Parties may, by
giving six months’ notice of termination through the diplo-
matic channel, terminate the application of the Convention
to any country in respect of which a notification of accession
has been given. The termination of the Convention under
article 7 shall not affect its application to any such country.
(3) Any notification of accession under paragraph (1) of
this article may include any dependency or mandated territory
administered by the Government of the country in respect
of which such notification of accession is given; and any
notice of termination in respect of any such country under
paragraph (2) shall apply to any dependency or mandated
territory which was included in the notification of accession
in respect of that country.
In witness whereof the undersigned have signed the present
Convention in duplicate in English and Czechoslovak texts,
and have affixed thereto their seals.
Done in duplicate at Prague, the 15th day of February,
1935.
[L.S.] JOSEPH ADDISON.
[L.S.] DR. K. KROFTA.
[L.S.] DR. A. KOUKAL.

Colours prescribed for Motor-vehicle Registration-plates for
the Licensing Year 1936-37.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by
Regulation 16 of the Motor-vehicle Registration-plate
Regulations, 1934, I, Robert Semple, Minister of Transport,
do hereby declare that for the licensing year commencing on
the 1st day of June, 1936, the distinguishing marks for
registration-plates shall be embossed and coloured black on a
golden-yellow ground.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of April, 1936.
R. SEMPLE, Minister of Transport.
(TT. 9/3.)

Authorizing the Laying-off of Road of less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is
inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land
shown upon the plan of Town of Hanmer Extension No. 10A
affecting parts R. 3782, 3927, and part Section 8, Hanmer
Village Settlement, Block II, Lyndon Survey District, is
intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that
Torquay Terrace shown therein should be of the width of
66 ft. :
Now, therefore, I, Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands, do
hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by
section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every
power me thereunto enabling, authorize the laying-off of such
road of a width of not less than 40 ft. : Provided always that
it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be
erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the
middle of such road.
Given under my hand, this 14th day of April, 1936.
FRANK LANGSTONE, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 9/796.)

Notice to Mariners No. 13 of 1936.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th April, 1936.

SUMMER TIME.

NOTICE is hereby given that the reversion from summer
time to standard time will take place at 2 a.m. on
Sunday, the 26th inst.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 25/1933.)

Notice to Mariners No. 14 of 1936.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th April, 1936.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—MANUKAU BAR.

Channel changing.

Position: Lat., 37° 03′ S.; long., 174° 33′ E. (approx.).
Details: A new channel appears to be making about
3 cables north of the line of the present main channel leading-
beacons. Masters are cautioned to exercise care when
working the bar inwards or outwards and to follow any
semaphore directions from the Flagstaff. Further notice
will be given when the extent of the changes has been
ascertained.
Charts affected: No. 2726.
Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1930, page 59; New
Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 253.
Authority: Auckland Harbour Board, 3/4/36.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 6/2/28.)

Officiating Ministers for 1936.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1936.

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 infor-
mation :—

The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Thomas George Calder.
The Reverend Alexander Gordon Davidson.

Greater World Spiritualist : “The Church of the Golden Light.”
Mrs. Fanny Philpott.

ERRATUM.—In the notification dated 29th January, 1936,
and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 30th January,
1936, page 155, notifying the names of officiating ministers
within the meaning of the Marriage Act, 1908, the names of
“The Reverend George Cheeseman” and “The Reverend
John Durning” should read “The Reverend George
Cheesman” and “The Reverend James Durning.”

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

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, 13TH APRIL, 1936.

Liabilities. Assets.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. 10,342,532 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. 2,801,733 0 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 23,939,325 16 4
   (a) State .. .. 7,920,780 17 11 (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. 8,826,827 19 5 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 200,129 4 10
   (c) Other .. .. 87,088 1 3 9. Discounts—
4. Time deposits .. .. .. (a) Commercial and agricultural
5. Liabilities in currencies other than bills .. .. ..
   New Zealand currency .. .. .. (b) Treasury and local-body bills
6. Other liabilities .. .. 95,268 5 6 10. Advances—
   (a) To the State or State under-
   takings .. .. ..
   (b) To other public authorities
   .. .. ..
   (c) Other .. .. ..
   11. Investments .. .. 1,809,048 2 0
   12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
   13. Other assets .. .. 22,261 0 11
   £28,772,497 4 1 £28,772,497 4 1

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 98·395 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Acting Chief Accountant.

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