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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 62

Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936

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

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R. E. OWEN, Government Printer.

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, 21 SEPTEMBER 1955

Liabilities

2. General Reserve Fund … … £ 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes … … 68,210,656 0 0
4. Demand liabilities—
   (a) State—
   (i) Government Marketing Accounts … … 1,766,458 7 2
   (ii) Other … … 7,745,222 1 1
   (b) Banks … … 55,836,738 9 2
   (c) Other—
   (i) Marketing organizations … … 408,963 17 0
   (ii) Other demand liabilities … … 2,472,413 18 3
5. Time deposits … … … … …
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency … … … 58,728 15 9
7. Other liabilities … … … 7,215,647 3 8

£(N.Z.)145,214,828 12 1

Assets

8. Reserve—
   (a) Gold … … £ 6,161,364 14 10
   (b) Sterling exchange* … … 53,091,093 1 1
   (c) Gold exchange … … …
   (d) Other exchange … … 268,689 3 4
9. Subsidiary coin … … 538,439 19 11
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 … … 460,533 2 1
    (ii) For other purposes … … 30,947,348 14 4
    (b) To other public authorities … … …
    (c) Other—
    (i) Marketing organizations … … 7,614,217 7 3
    (ii) Other advances … … 12,113,749 18 11
12. Investments—
    (a) Sterling* … … 22,890,974 9 3
    (b) Other … … 10,371,540 2 0
13. Bank buildings … … …
14. Other assets … … 756,877 19 1

£(N.Z.)145,214,828 12 1

*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 7 October 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 24 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, 6 October 1955.

Specification Declared to be a Standard Specification

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 26 September 1955, declared the undermentioned specification to be a standard specification:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1139, Part 2: Recommended common names for pest control products (Part 2); being B.S. 1831; Part 2: 1953.

Price of Copy (Post Free): 2s.

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 28th day of September 1955.

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