1808
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 84

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,
18TH NOVEMBER, 1946

Liabilities
£ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund 1,500,000 0 0
2. Bank-notes 46,240,554 10 0
3. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State 17,413,884 5 5
   (b) Banks 58,563,596 2 8
   (c) Other 494,443 18 3
4. Time deposits .. .. ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency 16,245 19 7
6. Other liabilities 3,317,926 7 5

£(N.Z.)127,546,651 3 4

Assets
£ s. d.
7. Reserve—
(a) Gold 2,801,877 10 0
(b) Sterling exchange* 87,349,532 19 4
(c) Gold exchange .. .. ..
8. Subsidiary coin 37,474 18 2
9. Discounts—
(a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
(b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
10. Advances—
(a) To the State or State undertakings—
(1) Marketing organizations 2,765,555 3 10
(2) For other purposes 30,000,000 0 0
(b) To other public authorities .. .. ..
(c) Other .. .. ..
11. Investments 3,949,053 18 11
12. Bank buildings .. .. ..
13. Other assets 643,156 13 1

£(N.Z.)127,546,651 3 4

*Expressed in New Zealand currency.
Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 73·452 per cent.
W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

Abstract of Railways Working Account

FOUR-WEEKLY PERIOD ENDED 12TH OCTOBER, 1946

Section. Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ £ £
North Island main line and branches 572,130 619,996 −47,866
South Island main line and branches 345,064 422,626 −77,562
Nelson 912 3,218 −2,306

Total railway operation 918,106 1,045,840 −127,734
Miscellaneous and subsidiary services 222,634 175,768 46,866

Total 1,140,740 1,221,608 −80,868

1ST APRIL, 1946, TO 12TH OCTOBER, 1946

Revenue. Expenditure. Net Revenue.
£ £ £
4,192,952 4,241,675 −48,723
2,505,536 2,792,437 −286,901
7,258 20,533 −13,275

6,705,746 7,054,645 −348,899
1,433,086 1,165,219 267,867

8,138,832 8,219,864 −81,032

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING REVENUE AND TRAFFIC

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
£   £

Passenger 193,554 1,713,784
Parcels, luggage, and mails 31,707 228,107
Goods 673,773 4,631,889
Labour and demurrage 19,072 131,966

Total railway operation 918,106 6,705,746

Passengers No. 2,273,853 15,882,232

Live-stock Tons 31,379 358,194
Timber 48,534 322,575
Other goods 653,061 4,312,934

Total goods 732,974 4,993,703

Road Motor Services—
Passengers No. 1,627,373 10,433,622
Revenue £ 128,544 782,812

ANALYSIS OF RAILWAY OPERATING EXPENDITURE

Four-weekly Period. Year to Date.
£   £

Maintenance—
Way and works 199,094 1,342,505
Signals and electrical appliances 27,610 196,121
Rolling-stock 256,492 1,688,056
Transportation—
Locomotive 208,028 1,451,782
Traffic 330,658 2,163,616
General charges 13,416 89,632
Superannuation subsidy 10,542 122,933

Total operating expenditure 1,045,840 7,054,645
Net operating loss 127,734 348,899

Total railway operating revenue 918,106 6,705,746

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 Number. Date of Enactment. Price (Postage 1d. extra).
Samoa Act, 1921 Samoa Prisons and Constabulary Order 1929, Amendment No. 2 1946/191 20/11/46 1d.
Samoa Act, 1921 Samoa Land Registration Amendment Order 1946. 1946/192 20/11/46 1d.
Sea Carriage of Goods Act, 1940, and Samoa Act, 1921 Samoa Sea Carriage of Goods Order 1946. 1946/193 20/11/46 1d.
Sea Carriage of Goods Act, 1940, and Cook Islands Act, 1915 Cook Islands Sea Carriage of Goods Order 1946 1946/194 20/11/46 1d.
Motor-spirits (Regulation of Prices) Act, 1933 Motor-spirits Prices Regulations 1942, Amendment No. 5 1946/195 20/11/46 1d.
Passports Act, 1946 Passport Regulations 1946 1946/196 20/11/46 3d.
Tobacco-growing Industry Act, 1935 Tobacco-growing Industry Regulations 1945, Amendment No. 1 1946/197 20/11/46 2d.
Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928 Magistrates’ Courts Fee Rules 1946 1946/198 20/11/46 1d.
Post and Telegraph Act, 1928 Money-order Amending Regulations 1946 1946/199 20/11/46 1d.
Emergency Regulations Act, 1939 Purchase of Wool Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 8 1946/200 20/11/46 2d.
Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1946 Motor-spirits Retail Hours Regulations 1946 1946/201 20/11/46 3d.

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