4. Title: Oracle of the Thousand Hands.
   Author: Barry N. Malzberg.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

5. Title: The Pleasure Principle.
   Author: Jesse Taylor.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

6. Title: Pretty Thing.
   Author: Robert Turner.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

7. Title: Screen.
   Author: Barry N. Malzberg.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

8. Title: Soho Whore (The Making of a London Prostitute).
   Author: Sheila Foster.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

9. Title: The Whip Angels.
   Author: Selena Warfield.
   Publisher: Olympia Press Inc., New York.

10. Title: The Exquisite Corpse.
    Author: Alfred Chester.
    Publisher: Sphere Books Ltd., London WC1X8JL.

Tariff and Development Board Notice No. 250—Cancellation
of Public Hearing Concerning Dental Chairs Determined in
Tariff Item No. 94.02.01 (Now 94.02.001)

NOTICE is hereby given that the public hearing set down to
commence on Thursday, 10 February 1972, at 10.30 a.m. (New
Zealand Gazette dated 14 October 1971) has been cancelled.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January 1972.

J. E. CRANSHAW,
for Secretary, Tariff and Development Board.
P.O. Box 5070, Wellington.

Protection of Industry

NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the requirements
of the Tariff and Development Board Act 1961 and its amend-
ments, that the Minister of Customs has received the final
report of the Tariff and Development Board on the following
goods:

Goods Date of Receipt
Wooden tool handles of Tariff items
44.25.02, 44.25.03, 44.25.06, and 44.25.07 17 December 1971

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of December 1971.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Standard
Specification Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act
1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft New
Zealand standard specification is being circulated:

Number and Title of Specification
DZ 5121/249 Code of practice for the installation of milking
machines and milk pumping equipment.

All persons who may be affected by this specification and
who desire to comment thereon may, upon application, obtain
a copy on loan from the Standards Association of New Zea-
land, New Zealand Display Centre Building, Sturdee Street (or
Private Bag), Wellington. Additional copies are obtainable at
50c a copy from the same address.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 6 March
1972.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1971.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 114/2/8)

New Zealand Government Railways—Schedule of Civil Engineering and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Works
Renewal of bridge No. 103, Main South Line
Wellington Rail Ferry Terminal: construction of amenity and office

Successful Tenderer
Rope Construction Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 13236, Onehunga, Auckland
David Daily Ltd., Melling Road, Lower Hutt

Amount of
Tender
Accepted
$
292,794.00
37,510.00

I. THOMAS, General Manager.

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 DECEMBER 1971

Liabilities
$ Notes in circulation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 255,674,408
Demand deposits—
(a) State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,344,691
(b) Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,223,831
(c) Marketing accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,678,465
(d) Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,590,483
Time deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86,837,470
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency—
(a) Demand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 284,134
(b) Time .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,750,055
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. .. .. .. .. .. 42,848,214
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) .. .. .. .. .. 7,537,121
Capital accounts—
(a) General Reserve Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000,000
(b) Other reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,826,907

Assets
$ Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 704,807
Overseas assets—
(a) Current accounts and short-term bills .. .. .. .. .. 107,103,640
(b) Investments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,174,906
(c) Holdings of special drawing rights 24,569,151
$ 213,847,697
New Zealand coin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,679,330
Discounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,900,000
Advances—
(a) To the State .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,810,185
(b) To marketing accounts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,910,201
(c) Export credits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,589,063
(d) Other advances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,865,000
$ 127,174,449
Investments in New Zealand—
(a) N.Z. Government securities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,012,940
(b) Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 438,750
$ 56,451,690
Other assets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,000,336

$418,758,309
$418,758,309

22 December 1971.

M. R. HUTTON, Chief Accountant.