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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Class B.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class B, one penny and eighty-six one-hundredths of a penny (1·86d.) in the pound.

Class C.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class C, ninety-three one-hundredths of a penny (0·93d.) in the pound.

Class D.—On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class D, thirty-one one-hundredths of a penny (0·31d.) in the pound.

J. G. BARCLAY,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/11/108.)

Oil Fuel Retail Hours (Wellington) Order, No. 2, 1940,
Amendment No. 1.

PURSUANT to the Oil Fuel Retail Hours Emergency Regulations (No. 2) 1940, and pursuant to the powers in that behalf therein contained, I, Patrick Charles Webb, Minister of Labour, do hereby direct as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Oil Fuel Retail Hours (Wellington) Order, No. 2, 1940, Amendment No. 1.

2. This Order shall come into force on the date of the publication thereof in the Gazette.

3. The Oil Fuel Retail Hours (Wellington) Order, No. 2, 1940, is hereby amended by deleting from clause 7 thereof the name of A. E. Newrick and substituting therefor the name of E. W. Jepson.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1941.

P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour

Public Traffic Regulations 1939.—Port of Wellington.

THE following amendment to the above regulations has been agreed upon by the New Zealand Naval Board and the Wellington Harbour Board.

By order of the Wellington Harbour Board—

N. J. OLIVER, Secretary.

By direction of the Naval Board—

N. T. P. COOPER, Naval Secretary.

10th July, 1941.

AMENDMENT No. 3.

Paragraph 29: Add new subparagraph 2:—

(2) Small craft, other than vessels provided with a clearance certificate issued by the Naval Control Service Officer, Wellington, are forbidden to enter the port at night.

Notice to Mariners No. 16 of 1941.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th July, 1941.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—HAWKE’S BAY.—
WAIKOKOPU.

Alteration in Lights.

Position: Lat., 39° 03′·5 S.; long., 177° 53′ E. (approx.).
Abridged description: Front beacon, F., 50 ft.; vis. 12 M. (U). Rear beacon, F., 100 ft.; vis. 15 M. (U).
Details: The leading beacon lights have been altered from occulting every 10 and 20 seconds respectively to fixed.
Chart affected: No. 2528.
Publications: Admiralty List of Lights, Part X, 1939, Nos. 2062, 2063. New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 148, No. 55, and page 226.
Authority: Wairoa Harbour Board, 6/1/41.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 6/2/31.)

Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 1941.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 23rd July, 1941.

ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS.

THE undermentioned charts, which have been published by the Hydrographer, cancel existing copies. The charts may be purchased at mercantile marine offices in the Dominion:—

No. 727.—Pacific Islands (south-western group), Savu Savu Bay. Large corrections, 9/8/1940; beacons amended; chart graduated, minor corrections throughout.

No. 1970.—New Zealand: Auckland Harbour. Large corrections, 7/3/41; amendments to depths, wharves, and topography between St. Mary Bay and Judge Bay and at Calliope Dock. Plan, Auckland Wharves, erased.

Supplement No. 6, relating to Pacific Island Pilot, Volume 1, has been published, and copies may be obtained at mercantile marine offices at the main ports by persons who have purchased the volumes in New Zealand.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 7/6/100.)

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, 21ST JULY, 1941.

Liabilities.

£ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes .. .. 21,729,844 0 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. 10,270,261 1 3
   (b) Banks .. .. 12,901,389 11 0
   (c) Other .. .. 495,289 8 7
4. Time deposits .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. 8,336 0 2
6. Other liabilities .. .. 959,952 17 5

£(N.Z.)47,865,072 18 5

Assets.

£ s. d.
7. Reserve—
(a) Gold .. .. 2,801,874 10 0
(b) Sterling exchange* .. 14,962,930 9 11
(c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin .. .. 48,908 19 8
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 5,775,349 6 0
(2) For other purposes 19,000,000 0 0
(b) To other public authorities .. ..
(c) Other .. .. ..
11. Investments .. .. 3,772,556 19 1
12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
13. Other assets .. .. 1,503,452 13 9

£(N.Z.)47,865,072 18 5

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 39·114 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.