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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 31

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, 16 MAY 1956

Liabilities
£ s. d.
2. General Reserve Fund 1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes 69,337,415 0 0
4. Demand liabilities—
(a) State—
(i) Government Marketing Accounts 1,925,104 8 1
(ii) Other 11,072,877 17 0
(b) Banks 60,481,302 6 8
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organisations 410,217 5 11
(ii) Other demand liabilities 3,106,051 8 6
5. Time deposits
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency 90,269 0 6
7. Other liabilities 9,359,202 4 10

£(N.Z.) 157,282,439 11 6

Assets
£ s. d.
8. Reserve—
(a) Gold 6,161,590 18 10
(b) Sterling exchange 43,764,588 0 9
(c) Gold exchange
(d) Other exchange 466,063 3 7
9. Subsidiary coin 599,513 12 7
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 429,527 8 5
(ii) For other purposes 26,766,611 14 3
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other—
(i) Marketing organisations 22,400,062 5 1
(ii) Other advances 17,823,749 18 11
12. Investments—
(a) Sterling 27,785,974 9 3
(b) Other 10,388,274 3 0
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets 696,483 16 10

£(N.Z.) 157,282,439 11 6

*Expressed in New Zealand currency.

R. N. FLEMING, Chief Accountant.

Election to Administer Estates Under Public Trust Office Act 1908, and Amendments

PURSUANT to the Public Trust Office Act 1908, and amendments, 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 set out hereunder:

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 28 May 1956.

G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee

Mining Privilege Struck Off the Register

PURSUANT to section 188 of the Mining Act 1926, I hereby give notice that the mining privilege mentioned in the Schedule hereto has been struck off the Register.

SCHEDULE

Date: 29/1/1936.
Nature of Mining Privilege: Residence site.
Locality: Sections 69, 70, 71, and 72, Puponga Village, Onetaua S.D.
Licensee: Alan Walker.
Dated at Nelson this 23rd day of May 1956.

H. G. JAMIESON, Mining Registrar.

(Mines: 10/5/24)

Deficiency Payments in Respect of Export Meat

PURSUANT to the Meat Export Prices Act 1955, notice is hereby given that the deficiency payments set out in the Schedule hereto may be made to the owners in accordance with that Act for the classes of meat specified in the said Schedule for the week commencing on Monday, the 28th day of May 1956.

SCHEDULE

Class of Meat Amount of Deficiency Payment
Chilled beef 1d. per pound.
Ox and heifer quarter beef 1½d. per pound
Quarter cow beef ¾d. per pound.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of May 1956.

For the Meat Export Prices Committee—

L. VOGTHERR, Secretary.

The Standards Act 1941—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification (Government Purchasing Series) No. D 4896, Blankets

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 N.Z. Standards Institute, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.1.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 14 June 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of May 1956.

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