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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 2

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, 5 JANUARY 1955

Liabilities

2. General Reserve Fund — — 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes — — 73,195,180 0 0
4. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State—
   (i) Government Marketing Accounts — — 1,331,214 4 8
   (ii) Other — — 9,533,935 18 7
   (b) Banks — — 67,663,053 11 3
   (c) Other—
   (i) Marketing organizations — — 435,979 12 3
   (ii) Other demand liabilities — — 1,013,363 6 9
5. Time deposits — — —
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency — — 112,377 11 0
7. Other liabilities — — 7,531,146 2 0

£(N.Z.)167,316,200 6 6

Assets

8. Reserve—
   (a) Gold — — 6,175,022 10 2
   (b) Sterling exchange* — — 49,201,507 6 10
   (c) Gold exchange — — 396,550 15 1
   (d) Other exchange — — 599,451 5 3
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 Accounts — — 507,051 12 8
    (ii) For other purposes — — 49,032,480 17 4
    (b) To other public authorities — — —
    (c) Other—
    (i) Marketing organizations — — 17,939,478 14 5
    (ii) Other advances — — 8,953,749 18 11
12. Investments—
    (a) Sterling* — — 23,140,974 9 3
    (b) Other — — 10,302,688 17 3
13. Bank buildings — — —
14. Other assets — — 1,067,243 19 4

£(N.Z.)167,316,200 6 6

*Expressed in New Zealand currency.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

The Standards Act 1941—Amendment of Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 22 December 1954 the undermentioned standard specifications were amended by the Minister of Industries and Commerce by incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder:

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

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January 1955.

L. J. McDONALD, Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 22 December 1954 the undermentioned specifications were declared to be standard specifications by the Minister of Industries and Commerce pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941.

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.1.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January 1955.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification (Government Purchasing Series): No. D. 455# —Vitrified Hotelware

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the above draft New Zealand Standard Specification is being circulated.

All persons who may be affected by this specification and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain copies free of charge from the New Zealand Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 31 January 1955.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of January 1955.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

Notice of Annulment of Adoption Under Part IX of the Maori Affairs Act 1953

IT is hereby notified that the orders of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder have been annulled by the Maori Land Court under the provisions of the Maori Affairs Act 1953.

L. J. BROOKER, Registrar.

Maori Land Court, Wanganui, 12 January 1955.

He Whakaaturanga i Whangai te Whakakorenga o te Tongo-hanga o Tetahi Tamaiti hei Tamaiti i Raro o Wahi IX o te Ture Mo Nga Mea Maori 1953

He whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ko te ota Taurima-tanga o mau ake i roto i te Kupu Apiti i raro iho nei kua whakakorea e te Kooti Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Mo Nga Mea Maori 1953.

TE PURUKA, Kai-rehita.

Tari Kooti, Whenua Maori, Whanganui, 12 Hanuere 1955.

SCHEDULE (KUPU APITI)

Adopting parents (nga matua whangai): Amoroa Puanga and Nikora Miknere.

Adopted child (te tamaiti whangai): Ihipera Mikaere.