Notice to Persons Affected by Applications for Licences Under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act 1936 Pharmacy Industry D. W. Jones, care of 90 Collins Street, Hawera, has applied for a licence to operate a new pharmacy at the corner of Courtney and Cameron Roads, Tauranga South. A. G. Raffan, 104 Houghton Bay Road, Wellington, has applied for a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 336 Karori Road, Karori, Wellington. R. D. Tait, 1 Duigan Street, Wanganui, has applied for a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 31 Cambridge Road, Hamilton. Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor Spirit Thompson and Fielder, Ltd., 91 Newton Road, Auckland, has applied for a licence to resell motor spirit through one pump to be installed on proposed service-station and garage premises at the above address. E. C. Britnell, Ltd., 25 Middlepark Road, Christchurch, has applied for a licence to resell motor spirit through one pump to be installed on garage premises at the above address. Ellis Sutton, Ltd., 111 Spey Street, Invercargill, has applied for a licence to resell motor spirit otherwise than through pumps ex an oil company depot at Invercargill. Applicants and other persons considering themselves to be materially affected by the decisions of the Bureau of Industry on these applications should, not later than 21 January 1954, submit any written evidence and representations they may desire to tender. All communications should be addressed to Secretary, Bureau of Industry, C.P.O. Box 2492, Wellington. J. D. KERR, Secretary. Land Surveyors' Examination, February 1954--Australia and New Zealand IT is hereby notified for general information that the Survey Board, in conjunction with the Australian Surveyors' Boards, will conduct an examination of candidates for registration as surveyors, commencing at 9 a.m. on Monday, 15 February 1954, at Wellington. Candidates are notified that their applications, on the proper form, must reach the Secretary of the Board not later than Monday, 18 January 1954, and that the examination fee must be paid at the same time to the Secretary, from whom application forms and other particulars may be obtained. Candidates presenting themselves for examination in any written subject or subjects may present themselves for examination at any Chief Surveyor's office, or at Rotorua. Candidates for the oral and practical portion of the examination must sit in Wellington. Plans for this portion of the examination, the certificate, and other evidence required by regulation No. 31 of the Survey Examination Regulations 1943, must be forwarded not later than 1 February 1954. The fees for examination are as follows: £ s. d. Full examination 5 5 0 Part examination 3 3 0 Each subsequent part of examination 2 2 0 For each written paper in addition 0 10 6 Dated this 17th day of December 1953. R. C. AIREY, Secretary, Survey Board. Government Buildings, Wellington. Land Forfeited in Southland Land District NOTICE is hereby given that the licence of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by the resolution of the Land Settlement Board with the approval of the Minister of Lands, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act 1948. SCHEDULE SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT Tenure Licence No. Sections Block Survey District Licensee Date of Forfeiture Certificate of Occupation Licence 99 55 and 56 V Oteramika Hundred Estate J. E. Bews 7/10/53 Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of December 1953. (L. & S. H.O. 22/950/10; D.O. CO/99) D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands. 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, 16 DECEMBER 1953 Liabilities Assets 2. General Reserve Fund 1,500,000 0 0 8. Reserve-- £ s. d. 3. Bank notes 74,374,706 0 0 (a) Gold 6,040,192 13 3 (b) Sterling exchange 60,080,768 14 0 4. Demand liabilities-- (c) Gold exchange 20,680,307 12 8 (d) Other exchange 215,105 12 3 (a) State 82,689,223 18 10 9. Subsidiary coin 611,586 9 5 (b) Banks 2,213,075 4 11 10. Discounts-- (c) Other Commercial and agricultural 5. Time deposits (a) bills 6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency 19,655 14 9 (b) Treasury and local body bills 7. Other liabilities 7,171,188 10 6 11. Advances-- (a) To the State or State undertakings-- (1) Marketing organizations 944,654 11 2 (2) For other purposes 56,895,800 4 4 (b) To other public authorities (c) Other 6,018,613 13 8 12. Investments† 57,062,002 12 7 13. Bank buildings 14. Other assets 779,432 11 0 £(N.Z.)188,648,157 1 8 £(N.Z.)188,648,157 1 8 Expressed in New Zealand currency. † Included in this item are sterling investments of £(N.Z.)23,840,079 12s. 4d. W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.