JUNE 22] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 755

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Rawene on the 11th July, 1944

Office of the Native Land Court, Auckland, 13th June, 1944.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Rawene on Tuesday, the 11th July, 1944, at 10.30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

J. H. ROBERTSON, Registrar.

[Tokerau, 1944/45-4.]

SCHEDULE

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, 12th JUNE, 1944

Liabilities
£ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. 37,018,540 10 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State .. .. .. 14,431,453 15 10
   (b) Banks .. .. .. 35,824,484 4 3
   (c) Other .. .. .. 622,101 2 3
4. Time deposits .. .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. .. 12,032 13 9
6. Other liabilities .. .. .. 1,807,756 12 0

£(N.Z.)91,216,368 18 1

Assets
£ s. d.
7. Reserve—
(a) Gold .. .. .. 2,801,877 10 0
(b) Sterling exchange* .. .. .. 30,573,430 5 5
(c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 48,451 16 5
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 .. 7,941,302 1 10
(2) For other purposes .. 35,885,000 0 0
(b) To other public authorities .. ..
(c) Other .. ..
11. Investments .. .. .. 11,734,340 8 6
12. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
13. Other assets .. .. .. 2,231,966 15 11

£(N.Z.)91,216,368 18 1

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 37·957 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans

Wellington, 16th June, 1944.

THE following notices, received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor, City of Wellington, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL

Special Loan for constructing Reservoirs, Feeder Mains, and providing Improvements to City Water Services of £125,000

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the City of Wellington, taken on the 27th day of May, 1944, on the proposal of the Wellington City Council to borrow the sum of £125,000 for constructing reservoirs, feeder mains, and providing improvements to city water services, the number of votes recorded was as follows :—

Votes.
For the proposal .. .. .. 12,834
Against the proposal .. .. .. 5,338

Special Loan for constructing Street Works and Storm-water Drainage of £88,000

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the City of Wellington taken on the 27th day of May, 1944, on the proposal of the Wellington City Council to borrow the sum of £88,000 for constructing street works and stormwater drainage, the number of votes recorded was as follows :—

Votes.
For the proposal .. .. .. 12,355
Against the proposal .. .. .. 6,285

Special Loan for the providing of Branch Libraries of £30,000

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the City of Wellington taken on the 27th day of May, 1944, on the proposal of the Wellington City Council to borrow the sum of £30,000 for the providing of branch libraries, the number of votes recorded was as follows :—

Votes.
For the proposal .. .. .. 9,204
Against the proposal .. .. .. 8,932

I therefore declare that the proposals were carried.

Dated this 12th day of June, 1944.

T. C. A. HISLOP, Mayor.

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

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 13th June, 1944.

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 : Pareatai te Huia.
Adopted child : Maea Pareatai te Huia.

Whakaatu tangohanga Tamaiti Whangai i raro o Wahi IX o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori, Waikato-Maniapoto,
Akarana, 13 o Hune, 1944.

He whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia c 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 Apiti i raro nei.

TE RAPIHANA, Kai-rehita.

KUPU APITI

Matua whangai : Pareatai te Huia.
Tamaiti whangai : Maea Pareatai te Huia.