4 SEPT.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1459

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,
20 AUGUST 1952

Liabilities £ s. d. Assets £ s. d.
2. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 8. Reserve—
3. Bank-notes .. .. .. 59,827,077 0 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. 5,987,609 16 9
4. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. .. 19,402,527 2 3
(a) State .. .. .. 8,059,400 3 11 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
(b) Banks .. .. .. 45,281,738 2 0 (d) Other exchange .. .. .. 2,092,056 6 8
(c) Other .. .. .. 532,200 12 8 9. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 643,771 14 5
5. Time deposits .. .. .. .. 10. Discounts—
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
Zealand currency .. .. .. 17,064 6 3 (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
7. Other liabilities .. .. .. 5,541,050 12 9 11. Advances—
(a) To the State or State undertakings—
(1) Marketing organizations .. .. .. 1,098,197 0 5
(2) For other purposes .. .. .. 52,819,945 12 9
(b) To other public authorities .. .. .. ..
(c) Other .. .. .. 6,018,613 13 8
12. Investments† .. .. .. .. 32,181,885 13 1
13. Bank buildings .. .. .. .. ..
14. Other assets .. .. .. .. 513,923 17 7

£(N.Z.)120,758,530 17 7 £(N.Z.)120,758,530 17 7

• Expressed in New Zealand currency. † Included in this item are sterling investments of £(N.Z.)32,140,079 12s. 4d.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

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,
27 AUGUST 1952

Liabilities £ s. d. Assets £ s. d.
2. General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 1,500,000 0 0 8. Reserve—
3. Bank-notes .. .. .. 59,568,320 10 0 (a) Gold .. .. .. 5,996,291 14 10
4. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* .. .. .. 20,884,412 9 5
(a) State .. .. .. 7,436,267 0 9 (c) Gold exchange .. .. .. ..
(b) Banks .. .. .. 50,298,560 0 1 (d) Other exchange .. .. .. 2,271,819 15 0
(c) Other .. .. .. 830,428 4 2 9. Subsidiary coin .. .. .. 643,651 4 5
5. Time deposits .. .. .. .. 10. Discounts—
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New (a) Commercial and agricultural bills .. .. ..
Zealand currency .. .. .. 25,379 17 1 (b) Treasury and local-body bills .. .. ..
7. Other liabilities .. .. .. 5,666,174 9 11 11. Advances—
(a) To the State or State undertakings—
(1) Marketing organizations .. .. .. 1,744,016 9 9
(2) For other purposes .. .. .. 50,972,517 5 5
(b) To other public authorities .. .. .. ..
(c) Other .. .. .. 6,018,613 13 8
12. Investments† .. .. .. .. 36,181,885 13 1
13. Bank buildings .. .. .. .. ..
14. Other assets .. .. .. .. 611,921 16 5

£(N.Z.)125,325,130 2 0 £(N.Z.)125,325,130 2 0

• Expressed in New Zealand currency. † Included in this item are sterling investments of £(N.Z.)32,140,079 12s. 4d.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

The Standards Act 1941—Amendment of Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 28 August 1952 the undermentioned standard specifications were amended by the Minister of Industries
and Commerce by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder :—

Number and Title of Specification. Amendment. Price of Copy (Post Free).

N.Z.S.S. 182 : Carbon tetrachloride ; being B.S. 575 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. s. d.
N.Z.S.S. 499 : Methyl alcohol (methanol) ; being B.S. 506 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 726 : Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) ; being B.S. 507 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 899 : Normal butyl alcohol (butanol) ; being B.S. 508 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 900 : Acetone ; being B.S. 509 : 1950 .. .. .. { No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
No. 2 (P.D. 1321), December 1951 .. .. .. }
N.Z.S.S. 901 : Diacetone alcohol ; being B.S. 549 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 902 : Normal butyl acetate ; being B.S. 551 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 903 : Amyl acetate ; being B.S. 552 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 904 : Ethyl acetate ; being B.S. 553 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 907 : Dibutyl phthalate ; being B.S. 573 : 1950 .. .. .. { No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
No. 2 (P.D. 1299), November 1951 .. .. .. }
N.Z.S.S. 908 : Diethyl phthalate ; being B.S. 574 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 909 : Acetic acid ; being B.S. 576 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 6
N.Z.S.S. 910 : Trichlorethylene (Types A, B, and C) ; being B.S. 580 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 913 : Ethyl lactate ; being B.S. 663 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 973 : Propylene ; being B.S. 1593 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 974 : Diacetin (glyceryl diacetate) ; being B.S. 1594 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0
N.Z.S.S. 975 : Isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) ; being B.S. 1595 : 1950 .. .. .. No. 1A, August 1952 .. .. .. 2 0

Applications for copies of the standard specifications so amended should be made to the New Zealand Standards Institute, Hamilton
Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay, Wellington C. 1 (P.O. Box 195).
Upon request, copies of the amendments will be supplied, free of charge.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council