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, 13 JANUARY, 1954
Liabilities
2. General Reserve Fund
... 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes
... ... 72,561,064 0 0
4. Demand liabilities—
(a) State—
(i) Government Marketing Account ... 2,760,025 16 4
(ii) Other ... ... ... 6,118,358 3 7
(b) Banks ... ... ... 88,876,638 14 11
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organizations 2,762,114 12 11
(ii) Other demand liabilities 1,543,513 12 9
5. Time deposits
...
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency
... ... ... 8,229 13 0
7. Other liabilities
... ... ... 7,192,846 3 9
£ (N.Z.)183,322,790 17 3
Assets
8. Reserve—
(a) Gold
... ... 6,052,135 0 8
(b) Sterling exchange ... 61,072,416 18 5
(c) Gold exchange
(d) Other exchange
... ... ... ... 428,437 6 0
9. Subsidiary coin
... ... 608,813 3 2
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 ... 964,325 17 7
(ii) For other purposes ... 50,565,426 16 6
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organizations
(ii) Other advances ... 6,018,613 13 8
12. Investments—
(a) Sterling
... ... 23,840,079 12 4
(b) Other
... ... 33,241,251 14 10
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets
... ... 531,290 14 1
£ (N.Z.)183,322,790 17 3

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.
  W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.
  Public Trust Office Act 1908, and its Amendments—Election to Administer Estates
  NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth :
  No. Name Occupation Residence Date of Death Date Election Filed Testate or Intestate Stamp Office Concerned
  1 Bell, John Retired miner Formerly Runanga, late Greymouth 22/11/53 23/12/53 Testate Greymouth.
  2 Cox, Jessie Irene Spinster Whakatane 10/12/53 15/1/54 Intestate Auckland.
  3 Graham, Nora Louise Widow Formerly 37 Russell Street, Westport, late Wanganui 24/4/53 19/1/54 Testate Wanganui.
  4 Kovatschev, Alexander Electrician Hari Hari 19/10/53 5/1/54 Intestate Greymouth.
  5 Webby, Burnett Harold Orchard labourer Hope 13/4/53 19/1/54 ,, Nelson.
  Public Trust Office, Wellington, 21 January 1954.
  G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.
  Mining Privileges Struck off the Register
  PURSUANT to section 188 of the Mining Act 1926, I hereby give notice that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been struck off the register.
  Dated at Waihi, this 15th day of January 1954.
  R. A. NOTTLE, Mining Registrar.
  SCHEDULE
  Licence Nature of Mining Privilege Locality Licensee
  No. Date
  P.9763 11/5/31 Residence site Karangahake Sections 15, and 16 E. M. Robinson.
  P.9894 13/2/33 Residence site Karangahake Sections 17, 17A, and F. L. Robinson. 17B
  (Mines. 10/5/6)
  Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936
  PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936 notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under :
  Authority for Enactment Short Title or Subject Matter Serial Date of Price
  Number Enactment (Postage 1½d. Extra)
  Commercial Gardens Registration Act Commercial Gardens Registration Regulations 1950, Amendment No. 3 1954/17 26/1/54 2d.
  Census and Statistics Act 1926 Distribution Statistics Regulations 1954 .. 1954/18 26/1/54 3d.
  Customs Amendment Act 1921 Customs Duties Suspension Order 1954 1954/19 26/1/54 2d.
  Education Act 1914 Education (School Committees Incidental Expenses) Regulations 1949, Amendment No. 2 1954/20 26/1/54 2d.
  Agricultural Workers Act 1936 Agricultural Workers Wages Order 1954 1954/21 26/1/54 2d.
  Agricultural Workers Act 1936 Agricultural Workers (Farms and Stations) Extension Order 1952, Amendment No. 1 1954/22 26/1/54 2d.
  Social Security Act 1938 Drug Tariff 1953, Amendment No. 1 1954/23 27/1/54 1d.
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  R. E. OWEN, Government Printer.