Dec. 7]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
MINISTER'S DECISIONS UNDER CUSTOMS ACTS—continued
| Record. | Goods. | Classified
| --- | --- | ---
| under Tariff
| Item No. | Rate of Duty
| | British Preferential | General
| | Tariff. |
| †79–11/41/3 | Vehicles and fittings, materials, and parts for, viz. :- Motor-vehicles n.e.i., and parts of, viz.,— Cables, or cable sets, with terminals attached at one or both ends, for use on motor-vehicles, except cables or cable sets for use on the engines of motor-vehicles (NOTE.—Revises decision on page 478 of the Tariff-book.) | 389 (c) |
| 79–3/643/4 | “Koehring Dumpers,” Model 50, being motor-trucks specially designed for carrying and tipping loose material |
| 79–4/427/15 | Vitamins, vitamin concentrates, &c., viz. :- “Aneurex” tablets (Evans, Sons, Lescher, and Webb, Ltd., England)| 120 (3)
| 79–4/427/30 | “Nicotinamide” tablets (The British Drug Houses, Ltd., London) | 120 (3)

Minister’s Order No. 79.]
E. D. GOOD, Comptroller of Customs.
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, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1944
Liabilities

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. £ s. d. 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. 38,211,869 0 0
3. Demand liabilities-
   (a) State .. .. .. 9,688,753 1 4
   (b) Banks .. .. .. 26,948,384 7 8
   (c) Other .. .. .. 917,106 7 11
4. Time deposits .. .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. .. .. 59,580 5 8
6. Other liabilities .. .. .. 2,181,506 2 2
   £(N.Z.)79,507,199 4 9
   Assets
7. Reserve—
   (a) Gold .. .. .. .. 2,801,877 10 0
   (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. 36,701,319 19 10
   (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 47,895 3 7
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 .. 186,680 19 5
    (2) For other purposes .. 25,885,000 0 0
    (b) To other public authorities ..
    (c) Other .. .. ..
11. Investments .. .. .. 11,737,113 8 6
12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
13. Other assets .. .. .. 2,147,312 3 5
    £(N.Z.)79,507,199 4 9
    *Expressed in New Zealand currency.
    Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 52·060 per cent
    W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.
    Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Election to administer Estates
    NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth:
    | No. | Name. | Occupation. | Residence. | Date of Death. | Date Election filed. | Testate or Intestate. | Stamp Office concerned.
    | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
    | 1 | Abbott, Augustus Oswald | Retired farmer | Carterton (formerly Wellington) | 20/10/44 | 24/11/44 | Testate | Wellington.
    | 2 | Chhana, Lala | Bottle-company employee | Wellington | 23/8/44 | 24/11/44 | Intestate | ,,
    | 3 | Cleverley, Edward Charles | Retired Railway employee | Timaru | 3/11/44 | 24/11/44 | Testate | Christchurch.
    | 4 | Cullinane, Timothy Jeremiah | Grocer (soldier) | Hastings | 31/5/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Napier.
    | 5 | Dall, Cora | Widow | Dunedin | 8/9/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Dunedin.
    | 6 | Drummond, Ralph Fergus | Carpenter | Auckland | 15/8/44 | 24/11/44 | Intestate | Auckland.
    | 7 | Mahoney, Hilda Laurentse | Widow | Wellington | 9/9/42 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Wellington.
    | 8 | Marcusen, Mary Agnes | Married woman | Rotokauri | 17/6/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Gisborne.
    | 9 | Clemens, Maude Alice (whose correct name was Maud Alice Murrell) | ,, | Lower Hutt | 20/9/44 | 24/11/44 | Testate | Wellington.
    | 10 | Steed, Revell Jackson | Storeman (airman) | Gisborne | 13/2/43 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Gisborne.
    | 11 | Thompson, Charlotte | Married woman | Dunedin | 24/10/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Dunedin.
    | 12 | Thornton, George William | Retired compositor | Waihi | 14/10/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Auckland.
    | 13 | Wood, William Samuel | Retired labourer | Levels | 15/10/44 | 24/11/44 | ,, | Christchurch.
    Public Trust Office, Wellington, 28th November, 1944.
    W. G. BAIRD, Public Trustee.
    Public Trust Office.—Appointment of Agent at Winton
    IT is notified for public information that Messrs. Adamson, Francis, and Harrington have been appointed to the position of agents of the Public Trust Office at Winton.
    Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of November, 1944.
    W. G. BAIRD, Public Trustee.
    Closing of Stamp Duties and Land and Deeds Offices
    NOTICE is hereby given that the offices of the Stamp Duties and Land and Deeds Departments throughout the Dominion will close on the afternoon of Friday, 22nd December, 1944, and will not reopen for business until Wednesday, 3rd January, 1945.
    J. CARADUS,
    Commissioner of Stamp Duties and Secretary for Land and Deeds.
    Wellington, 1st December, 1944.