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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 15
Decisions of the Bureau of Industry Under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act 1936
Pursuant to the authority conferred on the Bureau of Industry under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act 1936, the following decisions have been made in respect of applications for licences.
Bureau of Industry, C.P.O. Box 2492, Wellington.
J. D. KERR, Secretary.
| Applicant and Location. | Nature of Application. | Decision. | Date. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy Industry | | | |
| A. G. Raffan, 104 Houghton Bay Road, Wellington | For a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 336 Karori Road, Karori, Wellington | Granted | 1 March 1954. |
| L. B. Thompson, 8 Beauchamp Street, Karori, Wellington | For a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 356 Main Road, Karori, Wellington | Declined | 1 March 1954. |
| Margans Ltd., Main Street, Matiere | For permission to change the retail selling point of the company's two pumps from their present premises in Main Street, Matiere, to new premises on the corner of Main and Whanui Streets, Matiere | Granted | 1 March 1954. |
| C. W. Haszard, Grove Road, Papakura | For a licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises at Grove Road, Papakura | Granted (on condition that garage repair service is maintained) | 1 March 1954. |
| H. B. Emergency Petrol Ltd., Dickens Street, Napier | For a licence to resell motor spirit from three pumps to be installed on new premises corner Munroe and Hastings Street, Napier | Granted (conditionally) | 1 March 1954. |
| Cameron and Kirkman Ltd., Main Taupo Road, Tokoroa | For permission to change the retail selling point of two pumps from present position off Taupo Road, Tokoroa, to a new site half a mile distant on the opposite side of the road near the corner of Logan Street, Tokoroa | Granted (on condition that garage repair service is maintained) | 1 March 1954. |
| C. M. Andrews Ltd., Tui Street, Taihape | For a licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises at Tui Street, Taihape | Granted (on condition that garage repair service is maintained) | 1 March 1954. |
| J. N. and H. W. Bell, Pukekapia, Huntly West | For a licence to resell motor spirit otherwise than through pumps ex carrying premises at Pukekapia, Huntly West | Granted | 1 March 1954. |
| E. Dinsdale, No. 2 R.D., Maihihi | For a licence to resell motor spirit from two pumps to be installed on proposed store premises at Maihihi | Granted (one pump only) | 1 March 1954. |
| Jordan and Jordan Ltd., Ngongataha | For a licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises at Tauranga Road, Ngongataha | Granted (on condition that garage repair service is maintained) | 1 March 1954. |
| N. V. Wilson, Ashburton | For permission to change the retail selling point of eight pumps from premises corner Wills and East Streets, Ashburton, to a new site corner East Street and North East Belt, Ashburton | Declined | 1 March 1954. |
| R. H. Lyster, Okau Road, Ahititi | For a licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises at Okau Road, Ahititi | Granted (on condition that garage repair service is maintained) | 1 March 1954. |
| Revocations | | | |
| Pirinoa Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., Pirinoa | Licence in respect of the sale of motor spirit from one pump installed on dairy factory premises at Pirinoa | Revoked | 1 March 1954. |
| D. A. and E. L. Boyes, Laurence | Licence in respect of the sale of motor spirit from one pump installed on garage premises at Ross Place, Laurence | Revoked | 1 March 1954. |

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, 24 FEBRUARY 1954
Liabilities
| £ s. d. | | | £ s. d. | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2. General Reserve Fund | 1,500,000 0 0 | | (a) Gold | 6,095,309 13 11 |
| 3. Bank notes | 67,932,249 10 0 | | (b) Sterling exchange | 71,347,074 13 5 |
| 4. Demand liabilities— | | | (c) Gold exchange | |
| (a) State— | | | (d) Other exchange | 146,609 4 9 |
| (i) Government Marketing Account | 4,737,402 8 4 | | | |
| (ii) Other | 5,369,071 11 5 | | | |
| (b) Banks | 105,658,814 11 0 | | | |
| (c) Other— | | | | |
| (i) Marketing organizations | 100,145 18 10 | | | |
| (ii) Other demand liabilities | 949,529 10 7 | | | |
| 5. Time deposits | | | | |
| 6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency | 86,113 6 4 | | | |
| 7. Other liabilities | 7,813,051 7 8 | | | |
| | | | | |
| £(N.Z.) 194,146,378 4 2 | | | | |
Assets
8. Reserve—
(a) Gold
(b) Sterling exchange
(c) Gold exchange
(d) Other exchange
9. Subsidiary coin
10. Discounts—
(a) Commercial and agricultural bills
(b) Treasury and local-body bills
11. Advances—
(a) To the State or State undertakings—
(i) Government Marketing Account
(ii) For other purposes
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organizations
(ii) Other advances
12. Investments—
(a) Sterling
(b) Other
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets
£(N.Z.) 194,146,378 4 2
Expressed in New Zealand currency.
W. R. EGGERs, Chief Accountant.