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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 127

New Zealand Rainfall for November, 1940—continued.

Station. Total Fall,
Points Days with
(100 to Inch.) Rain.

SOUTH ISLAND—-continued.

(I) OTAGO AND SUTHLAND—continued.

Galloway . . . . 97 11
Patearoa . . . . 193 11
Earnscleugh . . . . 176 7
Kingston . . . . 280 4
Te Awa, Hillgrove . . . . 242 8
Moeraki Lighthouse . . . . 206 10
Paerau . . . . 235 8
Robertslee, Middlemarch . . .
Te Anau . . . . 349 9
Bushy Park, Palmerston South . . 231 12
Castle Hill Station, Athol . .
Nokomai . . . . 375 9
Roxburgh . . . . 233 12
Roxburgh East . . . . 233 12
Rae’s Junction . . . . 324 13
Deep Stream . . . . 217 13
Blue Mountains, Beaumont . . 209 13
Wolden Settlement, Heriot . . 307 15
Sawyer’s Bay . . . . 478 13
Monowai (Sunnyside) . . . . 362 12
Fish Hatchery, Portobello . . 448 13
Cape Saunders . . . . 231 12
Ross Creek, Woodhaugh . . . . 468 14
Taiaroa Heads . . . . 325 12
Wendon . . . . 215 11
Burnside . . . .
Pumping-station, Musselburgh . . 323 13
Dipton . . . . 276 5
Lawrence . . . . 260 11
Tapanui . . . . 356 14
Milton . . . . 310 10
Otautau . . . . 233 14
Winton . . . . 251 14
Clinton . . . . 160 11
Pebbly Hills Plantation . . . . 219 12
Balclutha . . . . 186 13
Redan, Wyndham . . . . 318 11
Riverton . . . . 600 22
Roslin Estate, Woodlands . . . . 243 10
“ Fernhill,” Mokoreta . . . . 369 14
Kapuka . . . .
Nugget Point . . . . 245 14
Owaka . . . . 266 12
Centre Island . . . . 248 16
Tahakopa . . . . 355 19
Quarry Hills, Waikawa . . . . 336 13
“ Dun-Ian,” Waimahaka . . . . 259 11
Awarua-Radio . . . . 186 15
Flagstaff, Bluff . . . . 199 15
Bluff Reservoir . . . . 185 14
Dog Island . . . . 240 14
Waipapapa Point . . . . 313 11
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island . . 354 15

New Zealand Rainfall for November, 1940—continued.

Station. Total Fall,
Points Days with
(100 to Inch.) Rain.

ISLANDS.

Chatham Islands . . . .
Kermadec Islands . . . . 255 12
Niue Island . . . .
Radio-Rarotonga . . . . 290 12
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands . . . . 269 5
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands . . . .
Mangaia, Cook Islands . . . .
Atiu, Cook Islands . . . .
Mauke, Cook Islands . . . .
Danger Island . . . .
Penrhyn Island . . . .
Manihiki Island . . . .

LATE RETURNS.

Mangonui, October, 1940 . . . . 431 7
Kawakawa, October, 1940 . . . . 341 12
Weka Weka, October, 1940 . . . . 888 12
Warkworth, October, 1940 . . . . 392 8
Mamaku (new site), October, 1940 . . 639 7
Tahora, October, 1940 . . . . 804 15
Pukehou, October, 1940 . . . . 147 5
Eastry, October, 1940 . . . . 269 7
Martinborough, October, 1940 . . . 187 6
Twynham, October, 1940 . . . . 590 11
Hari Hari, August, 1940 . . . . 697 12
,, September, 1940 . . . . 839 7
,, October, 1940 . . . . 1105 20
Karangarua, October, 1940 . . . . 1459 15
Harakeke, October, 1940 . . . . 202 3
Tapanui, October, 1940 . . . . 230 13
Pitcairn Island, October, 1940 . . . 770 19
Chatham Island, August, 1940 . . . . 135 19
,, September, 1940 . . . . 139 21
,, October, 1940 . . . . 252 17
Rarotonga-Radio, October, 1940 . . 330 15
Kermadecs, August, 1940 . . . . 503 19
,, September, 1940 . . . . 281 11
,, October, 1940 . . . . 328 16
Avarua, October, 1940 . . . . 383 5
Mangaia, September, 1940 . . . . 79 4
,, October, 1940 . . . . 150 6
Mauke, October, 1940 . . . . 472 10
Penryn Island, July, 1940 . . . . 823 9
,, August, 1940 . . . . 1147 21
,, September, 1940 . . . . 572 14

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, 16TH DECEMBER, 1940.

Liabilities.

£ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund . . . . 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes . . . . 22,334,796 0 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State . . . . 6,690,902 9 2
   (b) Banks . . . . 12,042,282 16 11
   (c) Other . . . . 271,485 10 7
4. Time deposits . . . .
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency . . . . 11,331 10 2
6. Other liabilities . . . . 945,474 16 5

£(N.Z.)43,796,273 3 3

Assets.

£ s. d.

7. Reserve—
   (a) Gold . . . . 2,801,859 10 0
   (b) Sterling exchange* . . . . 9,294,298 1 3
   (c) Gold exchange
8. Subsidiary coin . . . . 53,509 18 0
9. Discounts—
   (a) Commercial and agricultural bills
   (b) Treasury and local-body bills
10. Advances—
    (a) To the State or State undertakings—
    (1) Marketing Department 3,174,665 11 11
    (2) For other purposes . . . . 23,690,000 0 0
    (b) To other public authorities . .
    (c) Other
11. Investments . . . . 3,772,106 0 0
12. Bank buildings . . . .
13. Other assets . . . . 1,009,834 2 1

£(N.Z.)43,796,273 3 3

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities 29·233 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.