New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 53

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✨ Public Works Tenders and Reserve Bank Statement



1818 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 53

List of Tenders passed by Public Works Department.

THE following schedule of tenders, passed by the Public Works Department, is published for general information :—

Name of Work. Price. Tenderer.
£ s. d.
Pakatoa Island Wharf and Rotoroa Island Retaining-wall—Construction 2,977 0 0 E. S. Sorensen, Ltd.
Hutt River Bridge, Western Hutt Road 15,651 10 6 B. Moore and Sons, Ltd.
Chief Post Office, Oamaru—Alterations and additions 18,675 0 0 William McLellan, Ltd.
Dunedin-Christchurch State Highway, Shag Point Deviation—Supply and delivery of rock blocks 1,200 0 0 J. Mulligan and Sons, Ltd.
Erection of post-office and residence, Little River 3,158 0 0 V. J. Moir, Ltd.
Napier—Palmerston North State Highway, Maharahara Deviation—Bridges (3) 2,534 15 0 Fairhurst Bros.
Fort Dorset—Construction of observation-post 492 1 0 G. R. Norman.
Timaru-Dunedin State Highway, Waianakarua Railway Crossing—Overbridge 3,180 0 0 Charles S. Luney.
Wharf Approaches, Whareroa 1,174 17 6 Faulkner Bros.
Departmental Buildings, Te Kuiti—Additions 400 0 0 R. Wood.
Ruakura State Farm—Erection of cottage 507 17 6 E. G. Paterson.
Roadman's cottage, Tarawera—Erection 630 0 0 C. H. Dudding.
Ross Aerodrome—Ploughing, cultivating, and sowing 259 14 0 F. C. Hamilton.
Gisborne—Te Araroa State Highway—Reconstruction and surfacing 5 m. 79·46 ch.—12 m. 29·71 ch. 32,114 1 9 W. S. Goosman and Co., Ltd.
Roadman's accommodation, Newton Flat—Erection of cottage 736 10 6 L. W. Robertson.
Bunnythorpe Substation—Erection of staff cottage and single men's quarters 1,611 0 0 G. Spencer.
Napier—Palmerston North State Highway—Waipukurau overbridge approaches 1,573 11 8 R. McGaffin, Ltd.
Whakatane-Gisborne State Highway—Erection of two bridges, Waikohu and Waihuka Rivers 9,687 13 2 H. V. Kerr.
Bombay Substation—Erection of two staff cottages 2,392 0 0 J. R. Simpson.
Arahura Substation—Excavation and metalling 314 10 0 T. Colt.
Feilding Technical High School—Erection of hostel 5,245 1 0 M. P. Carrigan.
Waitomo Caves Hostel—Painting, renovations, and repairs 644 0 0 Attwood and Bilham.
Henderson Substation—Erection of three staff cottages 3,497 0 0 J. R. Simpson.
Pukekohe Police-station—Repairs and renovations 490 0 0 G. McGrath.
Thames-Paeroa State Highway, Hikutaia-Puriri Bridge—Formation, draining, &c. 20,991 14 2 Matthews and Kirkby.
Woodhill-Helensville Sand-dunes reclamation—Removal and re-erection of cottage 335 0 0 Daly and Bertaut.
Hamilton Courthouse—Sealing road surfaces 318 6 6 Andrew Murray.
Opotiki—Te Araroa, Raukokore River Bridge—Eastern approach 3,404 0 6 J. Louden.
Inangahua Junction—Weheka Main Highway—Johnnie Walker Creek Bridge 1,305 2 0 J. A. Hart, Ltd.
Westport-Karamea Main Highway—Raising and widening Mokihinui Bridge approaches 529 0 0 D. P. Mumm.
Birkenhead-Maungaturoto State Highway, Titford's Bridge—Erection 692 0 0 A. Murray.
Levin-Porirua State Highway—Manakau Overbridge and approaches 9,532 14 0 M. G. Templeton.
Birkenhead-Maungaturoto State Highway—Quarrying and crushing metal at Motutara 2,145 16 8 H. J. Symonds.
Gisborne—Te Araroa State Highway—Metalling approximately 3½ miles 854 2 0 A. E. Chaffey.

Wellington, 10th August, 1937. J. WOOD, Engineer-in-Chief.

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, 9TH AUGUST, 1937.

Liabilities.

  1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0
  2. Bank-notes .. .. .. 12,601,293 10 0
  3. Demand liabilities—
    (a) State .. .. .. 6,613,081 14 2
    (b) Banks .. .. .. 9,161,695 14 10
    (c) Other .. .. .. 662,017 8 0
  4. Time deposits .. .. .. ..
  5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. ..
  6. Other liabilities .. .. .. 93,395 0 9

Total: £30,631,483 7 9

Assets.

  1. Reserve—
    (a) Gold .. .. .. 2,801,791 0 0
    (b) Sterling exchange .. .. 20,153,839 15 5
    (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
  2. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 110,333 6 5
  3. Discounts—
    (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. .. ..
    (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. .. ..
  4. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings—
    (1) Dairy Industry Account 4,284,015 9 5
    (2) For other purposes .. 300,000 0 0
    (b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
    (c) Other .. .. .. ..
  5. Investments .. .. .. 2,906,450 0 0
  6. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
  7. Other assets .. .. .. 75,053 16 6

Total: £30,631,483 7 9

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 79·053 per cent.
W. H. WELSH, Chief Accountant.



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🏗️ List of Tenders Passed by Public Works Department

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
10 August 1937
Tenders, Public Works, Construction, Infrastructure
37 names identified
  • E. S. Sorensen, Tenderer for Pakatoa Island Wharf and Rotoroa Island Retaining-wall
  • B. Moore, Tenderer for Hutt River Bridge, Western Hutt Road
  • William McLellan, Tenderer for Chief Post Office, Oamaru—Alterations and additions
  • J. Mulligan, Tenderer for Dunedin-Christchurch State Highway, Shag Point Deviation
  • V. J. Moir, Tenderer for Erection of post-office and residence, Little River
  • Fairhurst, Tenderer for Napier—Palmerston North State Highway, Maharahara Deviation—Bridges (3)
  • G. R. Norman, Tenderer for Fort Dorset—Construction of observation-post
  • Charles S. Luney, Tenderer for Timaru-Dunedin State Highway, Waianakarua Railway Crossing—Overbridge
  • Faulkner, Tenderer for Wharf Approaches, Whareroa
  • R. Wood, Tenderer for Departmental Buildings, Te Kuiti—Additions
  • E. G. Paterson, Tenderer for Ruakura State Farm—Erection of cottage
  • C. H. Dudding, Tenderer for Roadman's cottage, Tarawera—Erection
  • F. C. Hamilton, Tenderer for Ross Aerodrome—Ploughing, cultivating, and sowing
  • W. S. Goosman, Tenderer for Gisborne—Te Araroa State Highway—Reconstruction and surfacing
  • L. W. Robertson, Tenderer for Roadman's accommodation, Newton Flat—Erection of cottage
  • G. Spencer, Tenderer for Bunnythorpe Substation—Erection of staff cottage and single men's quarters
  • R. McGaffin, Tenderer for Napier—Palmerston North State Highway—Waipukurau overbridge approaches
  • H. V. Kerr, Tenderer for Whakatane-Gisborne State Highway—Erection of two bridges, Waikohu and Waihuka Rivers
  • J. R. Simpson, Tenderer for Bombay Substation—Erection of two staff cottages
  • T. Colt, Tenderer for Arahura Substation—Excavation and metalling
  • M. P. Carrigan, Tenderer for Feilding Technical High School—Erection of hostel
  • Attwood, Tenderer for Waitomo Caves Hostel—Painting, renovations, and repairs
  • Bilham, Tenderer for Waitomo Caves Hostel—Painting, renovations, and repairs
  • J. R. Simpson, Tenderer for Henderson Substation—Erection of three staff cottages
  • G. McGrath, Tenderer for Pukekohe Police-station—Repairs and renovations
  • Matthews, Tenderer for Thames-Paeroa State Highway, Hikutaia-Puriri Bridge—Formation, draining, &c.
  • Kirkby, Tenderer for Thames-Paeroa State Highway, Hikutaia-Puriri Bridge—Formation, draining, &c.
  • Daly, Tenderer for Woodhill-Helensville Sand-dunes reclamation—Removal and re-erection of cottage
  • Bertaut, Tenderer for Woodhill-Helensville Sand-dunes reclamation—Removal and re-erection of cottage
  • Andrew Murray, Tenderer for Hamilton Courthouse—Sealing road surfaces
  • J. Louden, Tenderer for Opotiki—Te Araroa, Raukokore River Bridge—Eastern approach
  • J. A. Hart, Tenderer for Inangahua Junction—Weheka Main Highway—Johnnie Walker Creek Bridge
  • D. P. Mumm, Tenderer for Westport-Karamea Main Highway—Raising and widening Mokihinui Bridge approaches
  • A. Murray, Tenderer for Birkenhead-Maungaturoto State Highway, Titford's Bridge—Erection
  • M. G. Templeton, Tenderer for Levin-Porirua State Highway—Manakau Overbridge and approaches
  • H. J. Symonds, Tenderer for Birkenhead-Maungaturoto State Highway—Quarrying and crushing metal at Motutara
  • A. E. Chaffey, Tenderer for Gisborne—Te Araroa State Highway—Metalling approximately 3½ miles

  • J. Wood, Engineer-in-Chief

💰 Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
9 August 1937
Reserve Bank, Assets, Liabilities, Financial Statement
  • W. H. Welsh, Chief Accountant