24 FEB.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

289

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, 9 FEBRUARY 1955

Liabilities

£ s. d.
2. General Reserve Fund 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes 68,634,268 10 0
4. Demand liabilities—
(a) State—
(i) Government Marketing Accounts 1,532,929 12 9
(ii) Other 7,096,065 5 0
(b) Banks 72,225,005 10 11
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organizations 433,970 1 9
(ii) Other demand liabilities 793,360 14 5
5. Time deposits
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency 6,611 17 5
7. Other liabilities 7,614,061 13 5

£(N.Z.)159,836,273 5 8

Assets

£ s. d.
8. Reserve—
(a) Gold 6,171,371 11 8
(b) Sterling exchange 44,742,530 2 1
(c) Gold exchange
(d) Other exchange 407,292 16 10
9. Subsidiary coin 603,121 6 5
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 Accounts 502,112 2 3
(ii) For other purposes 49,000,000 0 0
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organizations 19,086,465 12 11
(ii) Other advances 5,018,749 18 11
12. Investments—
(a) Sterling 23,140,974 9 3
(b) Other 10,305,293 11 7
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets 858,361 13 9

£(N.Z.)159,836,273 5 8

• Expressed in New Zealand currency.

H. M. IBELL, Deputy Chief Accountant.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 45 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1933 (as amended by section 23 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Act 1936), the Governor of the Reserve Bank, acting with the Authority of the Minister of Finance, hereby gives notice that as from 28 February 1955 the balance to be maintained in the Reserve Bank by each other bank for the time being carrying on business in New Zealand in accordance with the said section 45 shall be not less than the aggregate of 15 per centum of its demand liabilities in New Zealand and 7½ per centum of its time liabilities in New Zealand, as shown in the last preceding monthly return furnished by that bank in accordance with section 46 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1933.

E. C. FUSSELL, Governor of the Reserve Bank.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, 23 February 1955.

Board of Trade Notice No. 104—Public Inquiry into Import Duties on Process Negatives and Positives

1. The Board of Trade proposes to inquire into and report upon the question of what rates of import duty should be imposed on negatives or positives on glass or film for making printers’ plates. These are at present admitted under Tariff Item 448 (3).

The present rates of import duty are:
British Preferential: 3%.
General: 3%.

2. During the course of this inquiry the Board will consider the desirability of re-classifying the goods in question for the purposes of the Customs Tariff. In addition, the Board will consider any representations which may be made in favour of the re-imposition of import licensing over all or any of the goods in question.

3. For the purpose of taking evidence on the review of this part of the tariff item, the Board will hold a public inquiry commencing on Tuesday, 15 March 1955, at 10.30 a.m., in the Board Room, First Floor, Departmental Building, Stout Street, Wellington.

4. Any person who intends to tender evidence should comply with the notes for the guidance of witnesses (2nd edition) which have been approved by the Board. A copy of these notes may be obtained from the office of any Collector of Customs or from the undernamed.

5. A typewritten statement of the evidence to be tendered, compiled in accordance with these notes of guidance, should be lodged with the undernamed on or before Tuesday, 8 March 1955. Each statement will, in general, need to be presented under oath at the public inquiry by the person tendering it.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 1955.

J. C. REDWARD, Secretary, Board of Trade.

C.P.O. Box 2424, Wellington C. 1.

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Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Motatau Development Scheme)

PURSUANT to section 332 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette the land described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 15 September 1930 and published in the Gazette on 25 September 1930, page 2851.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land Block and Survey District Area A. R. P.
Motatau 2, Section 49B 2B VII, Motatau 93 1 8

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 1955.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 61/7, 15/1/484; D.O. 18AA/10)

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Waikato Development Scheme)

PURSUANT to section 332 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette the land described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 15 June 1932 and published in the Gazette on 30 June 1932, page 1577.

SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land Area A. R. P.
Lot 3, D.P. 32779, being part Allotment 27, Parish of Pepepe, C.T. 873/174, Auckland Registry 49 2 10

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 1955.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 62/23, 15/2/283; D.O. 23/F/9)