MAY 5] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 991

Price Order No. 997 (Amending Price Order No. 665) (Apples and Pears)

Pursuant to the Control of Prices Act, 1947, the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, doth hereby make the following amending Price Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 997, and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 665* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 9th day of May, 1949.

3. The First and Second Schedules to the principal Order, as set out in Price Orders Nos. 989† and 994‡ respectively, are hereby revoked, and the following Schedules substituted therefor:—

“FIRST SCHEDULE

“MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICES OF APPLES TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

“SECOND SCHEDULE

“MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICES OF PEARS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

4. (1) Price Orders Nos. 989† and 994‡ are hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said Orders shall not effect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this Order.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of May, 1949.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.]

W. J. Hunter (Judge), President.
P. N. Holloway, Member.

• Gazette, 20th March, 1947, Vol. I, page 355. † Gazette, 31st March, 1949, Vol. I, page 864. ‡ Gazette, 21st April, 1949, Vol. I, page 945.

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL, 1949

Liabilities Assets
£ s. d. £ s. d.

1. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. .. .. .. 50,308,270 10 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. 2,842,835 17 11
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. 52,806,289 12 10
   (a) State .. .. .. .. 19,645,048 2 2 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
   (b) Banks .. .. .. .. 59,960,035 13 0 8. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 290,420 0 10
   (c) Other .. .. .. .. 308,492 6 10 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 .. .. .. 30,636 18 8 10. Advances—
6. Other liabilities .. .. .. 4,192,778 14 1 (a) To the State or State undertakings—
   (1) Marketing organizations .. 1,869,539 16 6
   (2) For other purposes .. .. 38,000,000 0 0
   (b) To other public authorities .. ..
   (c) Other .. .. .. .. 4,881,744 3 7
   11. Investments .. .. .. 34,095,218 10 7
   12. Bank buildings .. .. .. ..
   13. Other assets .. .. .. 1,159,214 2 6
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   £(N.Z.)135,945,262 4 9 £(N.Z.)135,945,262 4 9
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• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 42·71 per cent.

R. W. COX, Deputy Chief Accountant.