tion of one producers representative to the Canterbury Raspberry Marketing Committee to fill the casual vacancy created by the resignation of R. G. McEwan, will be open for inspection during ordinary office hours at the following places, viz., Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Head Office, Wellington, Christchurch, Ashburton, and Rangiora.

The roll will be available for public inspection for a period of 7 days from 25 August 1975.

Nomination forms may be obtained on application to any of the above offices or from the Returning Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Christchurch.

Nominations must be in the hands of the Returning Officer not later than noon on the 15th day of September 1975.

Dated at Christchurch this 1st day of August 1975.

D. P. KIRKER, Returning Officer.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 33 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1964, the Reserve Bank, acting with the approval of the Minister of Finance, hereby gives notice that as from the close of business on 1 September 1975 and until further notice each trading bank shall maintain on average during each calendar month balances at the Reserve Bank plus holdings of Reserve Bank notes and of New Zealand Government securities together equal to an amount which shall not be less than the aggregate of:

26 percent of that bank's average demand deposit liabilities in New Zealand in the immediately preceding calendar month as shown by an average of the weekly returns of Banking Statistics under the Statistics Act 1955, plus 9 percent of that bank's average time deposit liabilities in New Zealand in the immediately preceding calendar month as shown by an average of the weekly returns of Banking Statistics under the Statistics Act 1955.

For the purposes of this notice:

(1) The monthly average of a trading bank's holdings of Reserve Bank notes shall be the average of the figures as shown by the weekly returns of Banking Statistics under the Statistics Act 1955 for that bank received in the calendar month to which the requirement applies.

(2) The monthly average of a trading bank's balances at the Reserve Bank and holdings of New Zealand Government securities shall be the average of all daily figures for that bank in the calendar month to which the requirement applies.

(3) Government securities shall consist of Government stock and Treasury bills (all at nominal value) including advance subscriptions for stock lodged by a trading bank with the Reserve Bank.

(4) Balances at the Reserve Bank shall include both demand deposit balances and time deposit balances.

21 August 1975.

A. R. LOW, Governor.

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

PURSUANT to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, the undersigned Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, acting under powers delegated to the Secretary to the Treasury by the Minister of Finance, hereby consents to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the Schedule hereto of the whole or any part of the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount Consented to
Auckland Regional Authority:
Drainage Redemption Loan No. 88, 1975 492,100
Bay of Islands Electric Power Board:
Development Loan No. 28, 1975 1,310,000
Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Dargaville Borough Council:
Sewage Treatment and Extension Loan 1975 354,200
Hamilton City Council:
Natural Gas Loan 1975 500,000
Rodney County Council:
Orewa County Office Loan 1975 1,788,000
Wellsford Centennial Park Loan 1975 40,000
West Coast Electric Power Board:
Hydro-Electric Development Loan 1975 3,500,000
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of August 1975.

S. A. McLEOD, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

(T. 40/416/6)

Life Insurance Act 1908—Proposed Release of Deposit

UNITY Life Assurance Limited has given notice to the Public Trustee that it has not carried on the business of life insurance in New Zealand and that it proposes to withdraw the deposit which has been made by it with the Public Trustee, pursuant to section 12 of the Life Insurance Act 1908.

The Public Trustee therefore gives notice pursuant to section 12 (2) of the above-mentioned Act, that he proposes to release to the company on or after the 30th day of September 1975, the amount deposited with him by the company.

Any objections to the release of the amount deposited should be lodged with the Public Trustee at the Public Trust Office, Lambton Quay, Wellington 1, on or before the 15th day of September 1975.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of August 1975.

N. C. KELLY, Deputy Public Trustee.

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specification

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 22 August 1975, amended the under-mentioned standard specification by the incorporation of the amendment shown hereunder:

Number, Title, and Price of Standard Amendment
Specification (Mailed) Number
NZS 1678:1962 Safety requirements for electric mains supplied radio or other electronic apparatus for acoustic or visual reproduction. 95c. 3

Copies of the standard specification so amended are available from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Copies of the amendment will be supplied, free of charge, upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 1975.

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

(S.A. 114/2/3: 824)

The Standards Act 1965—Specification Declared to be a Standard Specification

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 22 August 1975, declared the under-mentioned specification to be a standard specification:

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Mailed)
41 Architecture and Town Planning—
NZS 4121:— Code of practice for design for access by handicapped persons—
Part 2: 1975 Symbols and signposting. Metric units. $3.80.

Copies of the standard specification are available from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 1975.

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

(S.A. 114/2/2: 568)