Jan. 17] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 47

Exemption Order under the Transport Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940

Pursuant to the Transport Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940, the Minister of Transport doth hereby order and declare that the provisions of clause (1) of Regulation 7 of the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940, so far as they relate to the driving of heavy trade motors, shall not apply to the persons hereinafter mentioned, but in lieu thereof the following provision shall apply:—

A motor-driver’s license issued under the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940 to any one of the persons described in Column 1 of the Schedule hereunder may authorize him to drive a heavy trade motor for the purpose of the business of the respective employer described in Column 2 of the said Schedule, but shall not authorize him, while he is under the age of eighteen years, to drive a heavy trade motor for any other purpose.

SCHEDULE

Column 1 (Driver). Column 2 (Employer).
Phillip Bartle Shirley, of Kapuka .. .. .. Father.
Keith Thomson Davis, of Rongokokako .. .. .. Father.
Angus John Drysdale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Father.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of December, 1945.

JAS. O’BRIEN, Minister of Transport.

Industrial Man-power Emergency Regulations 1944.—Amendments to Declaration of Essential Undertakings

National Service Department,
Wellington, 17th January, 1946.

The Controller of Man-power doth hereby give notice that the Hon. the Minister of Industrial Man-power has made the following amendments to the declarations of essential undertakings as enumerated hereunder as from the 17th January, 1946:—

Declaration No. 15

Deletions—
Feilding Bacon Co., Ltd., at Feilding.
J. C. Hutton (N.Z.), Ltd., at Eltham.
J. C. Hutton (N.Z.), Ltd., at Frankton Junction.
J. C. Hutton (N.Z.), Ltd., at Ngahauranga.
Hydra Bacon Co., Ltd., at Ponsonby.
Kiwi Bacon Co., at Longburn.
T. H. Walker and Sons, at Hawera.

Declaration No. 80

Deletions—
Allen and Findlay, Ltd., at Auckland.
J. C. Hutton (N.Z.), Ltd., at Auckland.
J. C. Hutton (N.Z.), Ltd., at Wellington.
Wilson Meats, Ltd., at Auckland.

H. L. BOCKETT, Controller of Man-power.

Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925.—Cancellation of Registration

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 15th January, 1946.

Notice is hereby given that the registration of the South Island Brick, Clay Products, and Concrete-pipe Manufacturers’ Industrial Union of Employers, registered No. 1664, situated at Christchurch, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette.

G. M. F. JACKSON,
Deputy Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Notice to Persons affected by Applications for Licenses under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936

Manufacture for Sale of Footwear

E. B. Barber, Commerce Building, Anzac Avenue, Auckland, has applied for a license to permit the manufacture of beach sandals, men’s 5’s to 10’s, women’s 2’s to 6’s, and children’s 7’s to 1’s, by the riveted and fair-stitched processes.

R. G. McKinlay, 53 Signal Hill Road, Dunedin, has applied for an extension of his existing license so as to permit the manufacture of men’s, women’s, youths’, maids’, boys’, and girls’ footwear by the Veldtschoen process.

W. F. Davies, Church Street, Opotiki, has applied for a license to commence the manufacture of shoes of the sandal type by the riveted and machine-sewn processes, sales through own shop.

Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor-spirit

L. J. Edmonds, Jones Street, Wanganui East, has applied for a license to resell motor-spirit from one petrol pump to be installed at garage premises, Jones Street, Wanganui East.

P. A. Perno, care of Post-office, Matangi, Waikato, has applied for a license to resell motor-spirit from one petrol pump to be installed at garage premises which are being erected at the corner of Morrinsville and Tauwhare Roads, Waikato.

J. R. and G. Sucich, Waihopo, have applied for a license to resell motor-spirit from one petrol pump to be installed at store premises, Waihopo.

Persons considering themselves materially affected by the decision of the Bureau of Industry on these applications should make any desired representations in writing to the Secretary, Bureau of Industry, G.P.O. Box 3025, Wellington, not later than 31st January, 1946.

G. L. O’HALLORAN, Secretary.

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

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1946.

It is hereby notified that the orders of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder have been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931.

P. H. DUDSON, Registrar.

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

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori,
Poneke, 7 o Hanuere, 1946.

He whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia e te Kooti Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931, etahi ota whakamana i te tangohanga o etahi tamariki whangai e whakaaturia e te Kupu Apiti i raro iho nei.

TATIHANA, Kai-rehita.

SCHEDULE (KUPU APITI)

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, 7TH JANUARY, 1946

Liabilities Assets
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. .. .. 45,823,895 10 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. .. 2,801,877 10 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. 69,554,642 11 0
   (a) State .. .. .. .. .. 15,903,670 8 6 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. .. .. .. 59,951,454 1 6 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. .. 24,691 1 9
   (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. 580,832 2 11 9. Discounts—
4. Time deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
   Zealand currency .. .. .. .. 314,647 3 5 10. Advances—
6. Other liabilities .. .. .. .. 3,242,494 11 8 (a) To the State or State undertakings—
   (1) Marketing organizations .. .. 503,977 19 10
   (2) For other purposes .. .. .. 40,000,000 0 0
   (b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
   (c) Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
7. Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,057,938 6 8
8. Bank buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
9. Other assets .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,373,866 8 9
   £(N.Z.)127,316,993 18 0 £(N.Z.)127,316,993 18 0

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 58·925 per cent.

R. W. COX, Deputy Chief Accountant,