APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1003

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, 18TH APRIL, 1938.

Liabilities. Assets.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. 14,027,409 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. 2,801,791 0 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange .. .. .. 17,471,698 15 3
   (a) State .. .. .. 5,750,038 14 4 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. .. 5,490,457 10 0 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 226,751 12 4
   (c) Other .. .. .. 191,248 15 10 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 .. .. .. 304,973 17 4 10. Advances—
   (a) To the State or State undertakings—
   (1) Primary Products Market-
   ing Department .. .. .. 4,232,334 6 2
   (2) For other purposes .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (b) To other public authorities .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. ..
   11. Investments .. .. .. 2,423,525 0 0
   12. Bank buildings .. .. .. .. .. ..
   13. Other assets .. .. .. 102,027 3 9
   £27,264,127 17 6 £27,264,127 17 6

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 79·631 per cent.

W. H. WELSH, Chief Accountant.

Mining Privileges to be struck off the Register.

Mining Registrar’s Office, Westport, 8th April, 1938.

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of section 188 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926, as amended by section 18 of the Mining Amendment Act, 1937, that unless sufficient cause to the contrary is shown within one month from the date hereof the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto will be struck off the Register.

W. PARKER, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

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

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 14th April, 1938.

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.

J. H. ROBERTSON, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parent: Ritihia Kaora (f.).
Adopted child: Anita Edwards.

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori, Waikato-Maniapoto,
Akurana, 14 o Aperira, 1938.

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 Āpiti i raro nei.

J. H. RAPIHANA, Kai-rehita.

KUPU ĀPITI.

Nga matua whangai: Ritihia Kaora (f.).
Tamaiti whangai: Anita Edwards.

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

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 14th April, 1938.

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.

J. H. ROBERTSON, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parents: Miriama Tanui and Kauwhata Paora Ngawaka.
Adopted child: Hohepa Takerei.

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori, Waikato-Maniapoto,
Akurana, 14 o Aperira, 1938.

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 Āpiti i raro nei.

J. H. RAPIHANA, Kai-rehita.

KUPU ĀPITI.

Nga matua whangai: Miriama Tanui me Kauwhata Paora Ngawaka.
Tamaiti whangai: Hohepa Takerei.