Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 485

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, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1937.

Liabilities. Assets.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. 12,752,949 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. 2,801,790 0 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 18,804,394 6 9
   (a) State .. .. 6,351,439 17 7 (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. 11,741,264 11 1 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 158,172 18 2
   (c) Other .. .. 233,977 10 5 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 .. .. 144,074 10 2 10. Advances—
   (a) To the State or State undertakings—
   (1) Dairy Industry Account 6,569,249 13 9
   (2) For other purposes 1,800,000 0 0
   (b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
   (c) Other .. .. ..
7. Investments .. .. 2,453,050 0 0
8. Bank buildings .. .. ..
9. Other assets .. .. 137,048 10 7

£32,723,705 9 3 £32,723,705 9 3

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 69·518 per cent.

W. H. WELSH, Chief Accountant.

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, 22nd February, 1937. E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

Notice of Adoption under Part IX of the Native Land Act, 1931.

Waiariki Native Land Court Office,
Rotorua, 18th February, 1937.

IT is hereby notified that the order of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder has been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931.

T. ANARU, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

ADOPTING parents: Wi Rangirangi and Wikitoria Rangirangi.

Adopted child: Pohipi Rangirangi.

Whakaatu Tangohanga Tamaiti Whangai i raro o Wahi IX o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931.

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori, Waiariki,
Rotorua, 18 o Pepuere, 1937.

HE whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia e te Kooti Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931, tetahi ota whakamana i te tangohanga o tetahi tamaiti whangai e whakaaturia nei e te Kupu Apiti i raro nei.

T. ANARU, Kai-rehita.

KUPU APITI.

NGA matua whangai: Wi Rangirangi raua ko Wikitoria Rangirangi.

Tamaiti whangai: Pohipi Rangirangi.

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Notice to Persons affected by Application for License under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936.

I HEREBY give notice that two separate applications have been received for a license to commence the industry of the retail sale of motor-spirit at Mokau.

Any person who considers he will be materially affected by the decision of the Bureau in respect of these applications and who wishes to make representations accordingly must furnish such representations in writing to the undersigned within fourteen days of the date of publication of this notice.

D. W. WOODWARD, Secretary.

Bureau of Industry, P.O. Box 1679, Wellington.

Notice to Persons affected by Applications for License under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936.

I HEREBY give notice that the following applications for licenses to retail petrol have been received (a) for the transfer of a business from its present site in Main Street, Greytown, to the corner of Tauherenikau Road and Moroa Plain Road, Greytown; (b) to install and operate a pump at the premises of the Dalefield Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., Carterton.

Any person who considers he will be materially affected by the decision of the Bureau in respect of these applications and who wishes to make representations accordingly must furnish such representations in writing to the undersigned within twenty-one days of the date of publication of this notice.

D. W. WOODWARD, Secretary.

Bureau of Industry, P.O. Box 1679, Wellington.