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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 121

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, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1939.

Liabilities.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. £ 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes .. .. 16,647,605 0 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. 1,794,537 10 3
   (b) Banks .. .. 12,573,619 0 6
   (c) Other .. .. 341,494 10 8
4. Time deposits .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. 16,388 5 3
6. Other liabilities .. .. 497,184 18 0

£(N.Z.)33,370,919 4 8

Assets.

7. Reserve—
   (a) Gold .. .. £ 2,801,839 0 0
   (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. 5,311,679 12 0
   (c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 240,442 2 3
9. Discounts—
   (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
   (b) Treasury and local-body bills ..
10. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings—
    (1) Primary Products Marketing Department 4,593,266 10 6
    (2) For other purposes .. 16,250,000 0 0
    (b) To other public authorities .. ..
    (c) Other .. .. ..
11. Investments .. .. 3,816,124 1 6
12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
13. Other assets .. .. 357,567 18 5

£(N.Z.)33,370,919 4 8

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 25·822 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Deputy Chief Accountant.

Decisions of the Bureau of Industry under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to the authority conferred on the Bureau of Industry under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936, the following decisions in respect of applications for licenses were made on the 25th September, 1939.

G. L. O’HALLORAN, Secretary.

Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor-spirit.

Dobbing, M. J., Papakura .. .. To move two petrol pumps to a section adjoining present garage premises | Granted.
Smith, C. H., Owhango .. .. To install one petrol pump at a store at Owhango | Declined.
Bassin, G., Wellington .. .. To install petrol pumps at a proposed new service station at the corner of York and Taranaki Streets, Wellington | Declined.
Sheppard’s (Kaimata), Ltd., Kaimata .. To resell motor-spirit from one petrol pump at a store at Kaimata | Granted.
Richmonds Cool Stores, Ltd., Hastings .. To resell motor-spirit in drums from depots of oil companies in Hastings | Declined.
Pfahlert, C., Ltd., Kanieri .. .. To resell motor-spirit from one petrol pump at premises in Kanieri | Declined.
Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., Feathers-ton .. To resell motor-spirit in drums from a depot in Featherston | Declined.

Taking of Oysters.

Stewart Island Canneries, Ltd., Invercargill | To take oysters from oyster-beds in Foveaux Strait for the purpose of canning at Bluff | Granted.

Variation made to Previous Licensing Decision.

Retail Sale of Motor-spirit.

Thomas, J. A., Rotongaro .. .. Granted a license November, 1938, to install one petrol pump at a store at Rotongaro | License withdrawn.

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

Retail Sale of Motor-spirit.

NOTICE is hereby given that an application has been received from P. Walsh for a license to sell (retail) motor-spirit from four petrol pumps to be installed on a proposed new service station at 357 Anderson’s Bay Road, Dunedin.

Any person who considers he will be materially affected by the decision of the Bureau in respect of this application, and who wishes to make representations accordingly, must furnish such representations in writing so as to reach the undersigned not later than 12th October, 1939. All representations must set out clearly the grounds for same, and include a statement showing the gallonage throughput of petrol sold, and the nature of the business conducted by the person making the representations.

G. L. O’HALLORAN, Secretary.
Bureau of Industry, P.O. Box 1679, Wellington.