20 NOVEMBER

Any person who may be affected by the proposal to revoke
these standard specifications, and who wishes to object to
their revocation is invited to submit comments to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington, not
later than 18 December 1975.

SCHEDULE
Number and Title of Specification
NZS 188:1961 (BS 771:1959) Phenolic moulding materials.
+NZS 255:1958 (BS 826:1955) Adjustable steel shelving
(angle post type).
§NZS 787:— (BS 1549:—) Methods for sheet metal
pattern developments—
Part 1: 1951 (BS 1549:Part 1: 1949) Methods.
Part 2: 1956 (BS 1549:Part 2: 1955) Incidence of the
neutral line.
NZS 1020:1951 (BS 1127:1950) Circular screwing dies and
hexagon dienuts,
∥NZS 1090:1952 (BS 57:1951) B.A. screws, bolts and nuts.
+NZS 1147:1953 (BS 1855:1952) Dimensions of bifurcated
tubular and semi-tubular rivets for general purposes.
§NZS 1194:1953 (BS 1755:1951) Glossary of terms used
in the plastics industry.
§NZS 1202:1954 (BS 969:1953) Plain limit gauges. Limits
and tolerances.
∥NZS 1210:—→ (BS 1916:→→) Limits and fits for engineering—
Part 1: 1954 (BS 1916:Part 1: 1953) Limits and toler-
ances.
NZS 1289:1965 (BS 2593:1964) Rotary drill rods and tung-
sten carbide tipped rotary drill bits for dry drilling,
principally in coal.
+NZS 1834:1963 (BS 353:1962) Methods of testing water
turbine efficiency.
NZS 1953:1966 (BS 1952:1964) Copper alloy gate valves
for general purposes.
NZS 1972:1965 (BS 3749:1964) Woven glass fibre rovings
fabrics for the reinforcement of polyester resin systems.
+NZS 1996:1965 (BS 3168:1959) Rigid PVC extrusion and
moulding compounds.
+NZS 2055:1965 (BS 3811:1964) Glossary of general terms
used in maintenance organisation.
+NZS 2057:—— (BS 3829:——) Principal external dimensions
of single stage centrifugal pumps—
Part 1: '1965 (BS 3829:Part 1: 1964) Horizontally split
casing, double inlet impeller.
NZS 2185:1967 (BS 3925:1965) Toughened safety glass for
ships’ windows.
NZS 2215:1968 (BS 3024:1966) Side scuttles for ships.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of November 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
A later British standard of similar title has been proposed
for declaration or for endorsement as suitable for use
in New Zealand.
†To be withdrawn on the grounds of non-usage.
‡Obsolete.

$Identical standard to be endorsed as suitable for use in
New Zealand.
||A later metric British standard has been endorsed as suitable
for use in New Zealand.
(S.A. 1–114/2/6)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Available for
Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards
Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned
overseas specifications are being considered for declaration
as New Zealand standard specifications or for endorsement
as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification
BS MA 24:1974 Ships’ side scuttles. $1.80.
BS MA 25:1973 Ships’ Windows. 25c.
BS 1127:1974 Circular machine screwing dies, hand screwing
dies, and hexagon dienuts. 65c.
BS 2559:— Screwdrivers—
‘Part 5: 1974 Spiral ratchet screwdrivers. 55c.
BS 2593:1974 Rotary drill rods and tungsten carbide tipped
rotary drill bits. 60c.
BS 2799:1974 Power-driven tower cranes for building and
engineering construction. $2.15.
BS 4480:— Plain bearings. Metric series—
‘Part 2: 1974 Solid plastics bushes. 60c.
BS 4656:— The accuracy of machine tools and methods of
test—
Part 8: 1974 Internal cylindrical grinding machines with
horizontal spindle. 50c.
Part 9: 1974 External cylindrical grinding machines with
reciprocating table. 50c.
Part 11: '1974 Drilling machines, vertical floor mounted
column and pillar types. 50c.
BS 5078:1974 Jig and fixture components. $2.75.
BS 5106:1974 Dimensions of spiral anti-extrusion back-up
rings and their housings. 60c.
BS 5153:1974 Cast iron check valves for general purposes.
70c.
BS 5154:1974 Copper alloy globe, globe stop and check, check
and gate valves for general purposes. 90c.

All persons who may be affected by these specifications
and who desire to comment thereon may obtain copies from
the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade
Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington,
at the prices shown.

Requests should specify that copies are required for com-
ment purposes.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 18 December
1975.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of November 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 2–114/2/1)

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, 5 NOVEMBER 1975

Liabilities

Notes in circulation ... ... ... $ 344,744,485
Demand deposits-
(a) State ... ... ... 114,602,197
(b) Banks ... ... ... 5,712,053
(c) Marketing accounts ... ... 21,782,985
(d) Other ... ... ... 392,991,158
... ... ... ... 535,088,393
Time deposits ... ... ... ...
Liabilities in currencies other than
New Zealand currency-
(a) Demand ... ... ... 199,332
(b) Time ... ... ... 185,798,060
... ... ... ... 185,997,392
Allocation of special drawing rights
by I.M.F. ... ... ... ... 77,199,110
Other liabilities (including accumu-
lated profits) ... ... ... ... 28,053,291
Capital accounts-
(a) General reserve fund ... ... 3,000,000
(b) Other reserves ... ... ... 21,048,829
... ... ... ... 24,048,829
... ... ... ... $1,195,131,500

Assets

Gold ... ... ... ... $ 704,991
Overseas assets-
(a) Current accounts and short-
term bills ... ... ... 68,225,948
(b) Investments ... ... ... 171,217,368
(c) Holdings of special drawing
rights ... ... ... 4,758,655
... ... ... ... 244,201,971
New Zealand coin ... ... ... 11,044,661
Discounts ... ... ... ... 15,950,000
Advances-
(a) To the State ... ... ... 53,100,317
(b) To marketing accounts ... 300,338,885
(c) Export credits ... ... ... 21,354,967
(d) Other advances ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... 374,794,169
Investments in New Zealand-
(a) N.Z. Government securities .. 471,309,847
(b) Other ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... 471,309,847
Other assets ... ... ... ... 77,125,861
... ... ... ... $1,195,131,500

17 November 1975.

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.