Sept. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1699

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, 31ST AUGUST, 1936.

Liabilities. Assets.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. 11,148,294 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. 2,801,733 0 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 19,799,236 4 3
   (a) State .. .. 6,436,014 13 8 (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. 5,697,437 10 8 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 184,016 1 5
   (c) Other .. .. 288,682 4 4 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 .. .. 90,498 10 2 10. Advances—
   (a) To the State or State under-
   takings .. .. 65,117 10 11
   (b) To other public authorities
   (c) Other .. .. ..
7. Investments .. .. 2,038,324 9 0
8. Bank buildings .. .. ..
9. Other assets .. .. 272,499 13 3

£25,160,926 18 10 £25,160,926 18 10

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 95·886 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Acting Chief Accountant.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in North Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, and Nelson Land Districts forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 31st August, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Land Boards of the respective land districts, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

Tenure. Lease or Section Block Survey District. Lessee or Licensee. Date of Forfeiture.
License No.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

O.R.P. .. 5490 32 V Opoe .. J. E. Leydon .. .. 20th May, 1936.
O.R.P. .. 5774 5 IX Hohoura East .. J. Lazarus .. .. 20th May, 1936.
O.R.P. .. 5693 3 IV Opoe .. J. Norton .. .. 17th June, 1936.
S.T.L./S. 346 9s .. Waimata Settlement.. J. H. Clayton .. .. 17th June, 1936.
I.D.P. .. 234 147 .. Town of Orakei .. W. S. R. Bloomfield .. .. 17th June, 1936.
I.D.P. .. 76 19 .. ,, .. R. A. Cornish .. .. 17th June, 1936.
I.D.P. .. 327 15 .. ,, .. E. H. McLean .. .. 19th February, 1936.
R.L. .. 1846 N.E. 29 .. Mangonui East Parish E. C. M. Waugh .. .. 22nd July, 1936.
RL/S.T.L. 565 441 .. Paremoremo Parish .. J. B. Kemp .. .. 22nd July, 1936.
L.P. .. 1555 58A .. Otau Parish .. A. P. Horne .. .. 22nd July, 1936.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

R.L. .. 154 19 and 20 XVIII Wakarara .. .. A. H. Laugeson .. 14th May, 1936.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

R.L. .. 27 14 VI Totaranui .. .. W. V. Hadfield .. 14th May, 1936.
L.S.L.P. 3 18 XI Wangapeka .. .. N. MacPherson .. 14th May, 1936.

(L. and S. 22/950/A, 2, and 6.) FRANK LANGSTONE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 1st September, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 11 o’clock a.m. on Friday, 23rd October, 1936.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Thursday, 29th October, 1936, at 10.30 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hauraki Plains County.—Piako Survey District.

(Exempt from payment of rent for five years.†)

SECTION 80, Block IV: Area, 74 acres 0 roods 14 perches. Capital value, £540*; half-yearly rent, £10 16s.

Section 83, Block IV: Area, 88 acres 3 roods 23 perches. Capital value, £580*; half-yearly rent, £11 12s.

*Improvements included in the capital values are as follows:—

Section 80: Clearing and grassing and drains, £244.

Section 83: Clearing and grassing and drains, £224.

Dairying properties, situated on Maukoro Canal Road, two miles and a half from Waitakaruru Post-office, two miles from the School and Dairy Factory, and sixteen miles from Kopu Railway-station. Access is partly by means of formed