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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

Notice by the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its Amendments.

TO the owner of that parcel of land containing 40 acres, more or less, situated in the Land District of Auckland and Dominion of New Zealand, being north-west part Allotment 10, Parish of Maungakaramea, and being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Vol. 550, folio 163 (Auckland Registry), the registered proprietor of which is George Blackburn, of Auckland, Plasterer, and to any person claiming an estate or interest in the said piece of land as mortgagee under and by virtue of Deed of Mortgage registered No. 3406 given to Joseph Case, of Auckland, Machinist, to secure payment of the sum of £20 and interest thereon as therein provided: Whereas after due inquiry neither the owner of the above-described land nor any person claiming an interest therein as mortgagee as aforesaid can be found: And whereas neither the said owner nor any person claiming an interest in the said land as mortgagee as aforesaid has a known agent in New Zealand: Now, the Public Trustee hereby calls on such owner and upon all persons claiming an interest in the said land as mortgagee as aforesaid within six months from the date of the publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee the title of such owner or such person or persons claiming an interest as mortgagee as aforesaid to the said land or to such interest, and if such owner or person claiming an interest as mortgagee as aforesaid fails or neglects so to do the Public Trustee will exercise with regard to the said land all the powers and authorities granted to him in and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its amendments.

Dated this 9th day of December, 1936.

E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

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, 15th December, 1936.

E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

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, 14TH DECEMBER, 1936.

Liabilities.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes .. .. 12,907,382 10 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. 4,362,201 11 4
   (b) Banks .. .. 9,644,833 6 6
   (c) Other .. .. 198,619 1 9
4. Time deposits .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. ..
6. Other liabilities .. .. 208,047 11 1

£28,821,084 0 8

Assets.

7. Reserve—
   (a) Gold .. .. 2,801,790 0 0
   (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 16,769,306 6 5
   (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 116,470 3 6
9. Discounts—
   (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
   (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
10. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings—
    (1) Dairy Industry Account 5,353,995 13 0
    (2) For other purposes .. 800,000 0 0
    (b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
    (c) Other .. .. ..
11. Investments .. .. 2,700,597 15 10
12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
13. Other assets .. .. 278,924 1 11

£28,821,084 0 8

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 72·183 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Deputy Chief Accountant.