Oct. 31] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1677

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 OCTOBER, 1946

Liabilities £ s. d. Assets £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. 45,861,080 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. 2,801,877 10 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. .. 83,090,687 2 2
   (a) State .. .. .. 15,015,831 10 7 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. .. 60,845,512 10 3 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 60,743 4 2
   (c) Other .. .. .. 652,595 0 6 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 .. .. .. 11,750 3 3 10. Advances—
6. Other liabilities .. .. .. 3,251,475 0 7 (a) To the State or State undertakings—
   (1) Marketing organizations .. 1,091,651 13 7
   (2) For other purposes .. 35,253,070 9 9
   (b) To other public authorities .. ..
   (c) Other .. ..
7. Investments .. .. .. 3,949,053 18 11
8. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
9. Other assets .. .. .. 891,160 6 7

£(N.Z.)127,138,244 5 2 £(N.Z.)127,138,244 5 2

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 70·178 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

Abstract of Railways Working Account

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1946 1ST APRIL, 1946, TO 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1946

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ £ £ £ £ £
North Island main line and branches 574,822 609,476 -34,654 3,620,821 3,621,679 -858
South Island main line and branches 352,677 403,697 -51,020 2,160,473 2,369,811 -209,338
Nelson 1,034 3,814 -2,780 6,345 17,314 -10,969

Total railway operation 928,533 1,016,987 -88,454 5,787,639 6,008,804 -221,165
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services 223,485 179,118 44,367 1,210,453 989,452 221,001

Total 1,152,018 1,196,105 -44,087 6,998,092 6,998,256 -164

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE

                                Four-weekly     Year to Date.                            Four-weekly     Year to Date.
                                Period.         £                                    Period.         £

Passenger £ 231,069 1,520,229 Maintenance—
Parcels, luggage, and mails 32,998 196,400 Way and works 193,504 1,143,410
Goods 645,195 3,958,116 Signals and electrical appliances 26,787 168,510
Labour and demurrage 19,271 112,894 Rolling-stock 249,090 1,431,564

Total railway operation 928,533 5,787,639 Transportation—
No. 13,608,379 Locomotive 201,565 1,243,755
Passengers 2,341,725 Traffic 312,618 1,832,958
Tons General charges 14,897 76,216
Live-stock 34,490 326,815 Superannuation subsidy 18,526 112,391
Timber 44,012 274,041
Other goods 622,785 3,659,873 Total operating expenditure 1,016,987 6,008,804
,, Net operating loss 88,454 221,165
Total goods 701,287 4,260,729 Total railway operating revenue 928,533 5,787,639

Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 1,676,231 8,806,249
Revenue £ 130,242 654,268 Capital cost of open lines as at 31st March, 1946 £ 74,466,731

Notices under the Regulations Act, 1936

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of the Regulations Act, 1936, of the making of regulations and orders as under :—

Authority for Enactment. Short Title or Subject-matter. Serial Date of Price (Postage
Number. Enactment. 1d. extra).
Marketing Act, 1936, and Agriculture Apple and Pear Marketing Regulations 1942, 1946/182 30/10/46 3d.
(Emergency Powers) Act, 1934 Amendment No. 1
Agricultural Workers Act, 1936 Agricultural Workers Wage-fixation Order 1946 1946/183 30/10/46 1d.
Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1946/184 24/10/46 3d.
1942, Amendment No. 9
Fisheries Act, 1908 Rotorua Trout-fishing Regulations 1939, Amendment 1946/185 30/10/46 1d.
No. 4
Diplomatic Privileges Extension Act, 1945 Diplomatic Privileges (United Nations) Order 1946 1946/186 30/10/46 2d.
Customs Act, 1913 Customs Duty (Synthetic Substitutes) Order 1946 .. 1946/187 30/10/46 2d.

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