Tariff Notice No. 1973/110—Application for Variation of Approval

NOTICE is hereby given that an application has been made for variation of a current approval of the Minister of Customs as follows:

| Appn. | Tariff | Goods | Rates of Duty | Part | List | Effective |
| No. | Item | | B.P. | MFN. | Gen. | II | No. | From | To |
| | | | | | | Ref. | | | |
| 84.22.008 | CURRENT APPROVAL: Cranes, self-propelled or peculiar to fitting to self-propelled chassis: EXCLUDING: (1) Cranes fitted to or designed for fitting to standard tractors (2) Cranes designed to run on rails (3) Hydraulic crane attachments designed for fitting to motor vehicles or tractors and having a maximum lifting capacity not exceeding 8,000 lb at 5ft 6 in. radius (i.e. a capacity not exceeding 44,000 ft lb) (4) Mobile cranes up to S.W.L. lift capacity of 9,000 lb at 5 ft outreach | Free | Free | Free | 10.2 | .. | 1/1/72 | 30/12/74 |
| 8076 | 84.22.008 | REQUESTED APPROVAL: Cranes, self-propelled or peculiar to fitting to self-propelled chassis: EXCLUDING: (1) Cranes fitted to or designed for fitting to standard tractors (2) Cranes designed to run on rails (3) Hydraulic crane attachments designed for fitting to motor vehicles or tractors and having a maximum lifting capacity not exceeding 8,000 lb at 5 ft 6 in. radius (i.e. a capacity not exceeding 44,000 ft lb) (4) Mobile cranes up to S.W.L. lift capacity of 35,000 lb at 5 ft 6 in. outreach NOTE: This application for variation replaces the variation advertised in Tariff Notice 1973/83, and submissions lodged at that time are now considered to be withdrawn. | | | | | | |

Any person wishing to lodge an objection to the granting of this application should do so in writing on or before 4 October 1973. Submissions should include a reference to the application number, Tariff item and description of goods concerned, be addressed to the Comptroller of Customs, Private Bag, Wellington, and supported by information as to:

(a) The range of equivalent goods manufactured locally;
(b) The proportion of New Zealand and imported materials used in manufacture;
(c) Present and potential output; and
(d) Details of factory cost in terms of materials, labour, overhead, etc.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of September 1973.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

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, 22 AUGUST 1973

| Liabilities | $ | Assets | $ |
| | | | |
| Notes in circulation | 258,080,404 | Gold | 705,013 |
| Demand deposits— | $ | Overseas assets— | |
| (a) State | 333,088,356 | (a) Current accounts and short-term bills | 216,373,815 |
| (b) Banks | 9,779,636 | (b) Investments | 446,477,236 |
| (c) Marketing accounts | 20,912,549 | (c) Holdings of special drawing rights | 51,898,540 |
| (d) Other | 100,533,526 | | 714,749,591 |
| | 464,314,067 | New Zealand coin | 4,864,892 |
| Time deposits | 209,756,147 | Discounts | |
| Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency— | | Advances— | |
| (a) Demand | 499,162 | (a) To the State | 349 |
| (b) Time | | (b) To marketing accounts | 193,836,114 |
| | 499,162 | (c) Export credits | 9,349,613 |
| Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. | 61,966,071 | (d) Other advances | 120,843 |
| | | | 203,306,919 |
| Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) | 30,674,396 | Investments in New Zealand— | |
| Capital accounts— | | (a) N.Z. Government securities | 108,833,932 |
| (a) General Reserve Fund | 3,000,000 | (b) Other | |
| (b) Other reserves | 21,250,471 | | 108,833,932 |
| | 24,250,471 | Other assets | 17,080,371 |
| | 1,049,540,718 | | 1,049,540,718 |

5 September 1973.

M. R. HUTTON, Chief Accountant.