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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 37

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, 18 MAY 1955

Liabilities

2. General Reserve Fund … … £ 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes … … … 69,870,595 10 0
4. Demand Liabilities—
   (a) State—
   (i) Government Marketing Accounts … … 1,864,748 19 5
   (ii) Other … … … 22,670,400 1 5
   (b) Banks … … … 45,575,309 0 3
   (c) Other—
   (i) Marketing organizations … … 380,085 7 9
   (ii) Other demand liabilities … … 1,422,243 16 2
5. Time deposits … … … … … … …
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency … … 6,918 2 7
7. Other liabilities … … 8,293,030 9 6

£(N.Z.)151,563,331 7 1

Assets

8. Reserve—
   (a) Gold … … … … 6,160,999 6 10
   (b) Sterling exchange* … … 46,701,750 4 9
   (c) Gold exchange … … … … …
   (d) Other exchange … … 357,278 13 5
9. Subsidiary coin … … 590,089 3 0
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 … … 476,839 9 0
    (ii) For other purposes … … 31,041,494 1 4
    (c) Other—
    (i) Marketing organizations … … 24,123,731 0 6
    (ii) Other advances … … 8,178,749 18 11
12. Investments—
    (a) Sterling* … … … 22,890,974 9 3
    (b) Other … … … 10,373,555 2 11
13. Bank buildings … … … … … …
14. Other assets … … … 687,869 17 2

£(N.Z.)151,563,331 7 1

*Expressed in New Zealand currency.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.

Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936

PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936, notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under:

Copies can be purchased at the Government Printing and Stationery Office, Lambton Quay, Wellington. Prices for quantities supplied on application. Copies may be ordered by quoting serial number.

R. E. OWEN, Government Printer.

Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Rotorua (Notice No. Ag. 5831)

PURSUANT to the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Director-General of Agriculture, acting under a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture for the purposes of the said Act, hereby publishes the following special order made by the Rotorua Borough Council on the 2nd day of May 1955.

SPECIAL ORDER

THAT in exercise of the authority vested in the Council by section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Council of the Borough of Rotorua hereby resolves that the following weeds be declared noxious weeds for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950:

Barberry (Berberis vulgaris).
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Californian thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Lupin (Lupinus arboreus).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus).
Sweetbrier (Rosa eglanteria syn. Rosa rubiginosa).
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of May 1955.

E. J. FAWCETT, Director-General of Agriculture.

(Ag. 70/10/219)

Auckland Transport District—Time and Place for Hearing Appeals Against Alteration of Boundaries

PURSUANT to section 34 of the Local Government Commission Act 1953, it is hereby notified that the Local Government Appeal Authority has fixed 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the 13th day of July 1955, as the time, and the Board-room of the Auckland Transport Board, Customs Street, Auckland, as the place for the hearing of appeals which have been made against the Final Reorganization Scheme of the Local Government Commission dated the 7th day of February 1955, providing for the alteration of the boundaries of the Auckland Transport District.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of May 1955.

A. G. HARPER, Secretary for Internal Affairs.

Engineers Registration Board: Professional Engineering Examinations

ENTRIES for Sections A and B Examinations, to be held next October, close on 30 June. Entries for the Professional Interview (Section C) close on 31 July. Forms may be obtained from the Registrar, Engineers Registration Board, 18 Aurora Terrace, Wellington C.1.

E. E. HENDRIKSEN, Registrar.

23 May 1955,