23 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
Wairarapa, Marlborough, and most of Canterbury were favoured
with more sunshine than normal, and the surplus exceeded 40 hours
in Marlborough.
Weather Sequence: At the beginning of the month an anticyclone
was centred to the east of the North Island and a trough of low
pressure moved on to the South Island, affecting at first only
western and far southern districts. From the 2nd to the 4th the
trough advanced slowly north-eastward over the country, and at
the same time a depression moved down the west coast of both
islands from Northland to Buller. Rain became general, with some
considerable falls about Cook Strait. With rising pressures the
weather cleared in the south during the 3rd and 4th. Four days of
mainly fair or fine weather followed as a large anticyclone moved
eastward across New Zealand. However, a few showers were
reported in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay on the 5th, and in parts
of the Auckland Province on the three following days.
From the 9th to the 14th the weather remained settled over
most of the North Island, but deteriorated at times in the south.
At first a slow-moving trough brought rain to the West Coast,
Southland, and Otago. During the 11th and 12th rain spread to
most other districts of the South Island with the advance of another
trough associated with a depression near Campbell Island; a few
showers were also reported in western districts of the North Island.
A depression developed near the Chatham Islands, and a third
trough from the south-west brought rain on the 13th and 14th to
the West Coast and to the Southland and Otago coasts.
The trough moved on to the North Island on the following day,
and a small depression developed over Taranaki. Temperatures
became rather cold in the south-westerlies and rain became general,
except in eastern districts of the North Island and parts of Canter-
bury and Otago. On the 16th rain persisted in Northland as the
trough moved off the North Island, but elsewhere the weather
cleared. During the next two days an anticyclone over the north
Tasman Sea brought fair weather to most of the country, but
another trough affected Westland and some eastern coastal districts
of the South Island.
The 19th to the 22nd was a period of settled weather for the area
from New Plymouth and Gisborne to Westport, Queenstown, and
Timaru due to the influence of a large anticyclone moving slowly
eastward across the North Island. In the Auckland Province a
few showers were reported on the 19th and 20th, and some general
light rain set in during the next two days with the approach of a
depression over the north Tasman Sea. The passage of a slow-
moving trough northward over the South Island caused rain in
the south and west, except on the 19th.
On the 23rd the depression in the north moved south-eastwards
across the Auckland Province, while an anticyclone was centred
near the Chatham Islands. Rain spread southward over most of
the North Island; but the weather cleared in Westland, Otago,
and inland Southland. The depression soon weakened, and for the
next three days the weather was again mainly settled under the
influence of an anticyclone to the east. Showers were still reported
at times in western and southern districts of the South Island and
in the Auckland and Hawke's Bay Provinces.
During the last two days of the month a trough associated with
a depression in mid-Tasman moved slowly northward over the
country, while pressures rose to the south. This trough was accom-
panied by a broad belt of rain affecting the whole of the South
Island. In the North Island there was only light rain outside Hawke's
Bay and part of Gisborne.
M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.
(N.Z. Met. S. Misc. Pub. 107)
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, 15 MARCH 1961
Liabilities
£ s. d.
2. General Reserve Fund
1,500,000 0 0
3. Bank notes
83,864,628 10 0
4. Demand liabilities-
(a) State-
(i) Government marketing accounts
(ii) Other
(b) Banks
(c) Other-
(i) Marketing organisations
(ii) Other demand liabilities
5. Time deposits
6. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency
7. Other liabilities
1,053,912 1 0
15,490,145 11 11
50,832,169 18 2
390,796 3 7
791,145 3 9
28,639 15 8
10,234,142 6 11
£164,185,579 11 0
Assets
£ s. d.
8. Reserve-
(a) Gold
(b) Sterling exchange
(c) Gold exchange
(d) Other exchange
9. Subsidiary coin
10. Discounts-
(a) Commercial and agricultural bills
(b) Treasury and local body bills
11. Advances-
(a) To the State or State under-
takings-
(i) Government marketing accounts
(ii) For other purposes
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other-
(i) Marketing organisations
(ii) Other advances
12. Investments-
(a) Sterling
(b) Other
13. Bank buildings
14. Other assets-
(a) Gold
(b) Other
315,288 6 6
6,863,629 10 8
633,980 1 11
377,655 9 5
8,263,686 4 9
36,107,095 5 11
33,297,241 14 10
71,307,962 15 5
5,848,080 10 11
1,170,959 10 8
£164,185,579 11 0
R. M. SMITH, 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:
Authority for Enactment
Short Title or Subject-matter
Serial
Date
Price
Number
of
(Postage
Enactment
Free)
Apiaries Act 1927
...
...
...
Apiaries Registration Regulations 1953, Amendment
No. 2
Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act
Diplomatic Privileges (SEATO) Order 1961
...
Primary Products Marketing Act 1953
...
Honey Marketing Authority Regulations 1953,
Amendment No. 4
Statutes Amendment Act 1948
...
...
Meat Export Control (Removal of Suspension) Order
1961
Workers' Compensation Act 1956
...
Workers' Compensation Order 1957, Amendment
No. 3
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