16 OCTOBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

NZS 1903:1964 (BS 2875:1963) Schedule of wrought copper
and copper alloys. Plate.
+NZS 2197:1967 (BS 3987:1966) Anodized wrought aluminium
for external architectural applications.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of October 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
Obsolete.
+A later edition of this standard has been proposed for
endorsement as suitable for use in New Zealand.
(S.A. 4-114/2/6)

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 18:—Methods for tensile testing of metals—
Part 1: 1970 Non-ferrous metals.
BS 1004:1972 Zinc alloys for die casting and zinc alloy
die castings.
BS 1224:1970 Electroplated coatings of nickel and chromium.
BS 1470:1972 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for
general engineering purposes—plate, sheet and strip.
BS 1475:1972 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for
general engineering purposes—wire.
BS 1490:1970 Aluminium and aluminium alloy ingots and
castings.
BS 1615:1972 Anodic oxidation on aluminium.
BS 2656:1972 Zinc anodes, zinc oxide, and zinc salts for
electroplating.
BS 2657:1974 Fluoroboric acid and metal fluoroborates for
electroplating.
BS 2816:1973 Electroplated coatings of silver for engineering
purposes.

BS 3630:— Methods for the sampling and analysis of
zinc and zinc alloys—
Part 2: 1972 Tin in ingot zinc and zinc alloys (photo-
metric method).
Part 8: 1971 Lead and cadmium in zinc (grades Zn1
and Zn2) and zinc alloys (polarographic method).
Part 13: 1972 Copper in zinc alloys (alloy B) (electro-
lytic method).
Part 14: 1972 Cadmium in zinc (grades Zn3 and Zn4)
(polarographic method).
BS 3889:— Methods for non-destructive testing of pipes
and tubes—
Part 2B: 1966 Eddy current testing of non-ferrous
tubes.
BS 3908:— Methods for the sampling and analysis of lead
and lead alloys—
Part 6: 1971 Tellurium in lead and lead alloys (photo-
metric method).
Part 13: 1970 Antimony in lead and lead alloys (low
contents) (photometric method).
Part 15: 1972 Iron in lead and lead alloys (photometric
method).
BS 3987:1974 Anodic oxide coatings on wrought aluminium
for external architectural purposes.
BS 4391:1972 Recommendations for metric basic sizes for
metal wire.
BS 4868:1972 Profiled aluminium sheet for building.
AS 1123:1972 Preferred metric sizes of wrought ferrous and
non-ferrous sheet and strip.

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,
price 50c a copy (mailed). Requests should specify that
copies are required for comment purposes.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 14 November 1975.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of October 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A 5-114/2/1)

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, 1 OCTOBER 1975

Liabilities
Notes in circulation . . . . . . . . $342,434,105
Demand deposits—
(a) State . . . . . . . . 138,934,953
(b) Banks . . . . . . . 184,609
(c) Marketing accounts . . . . 15,568,460
(d) Other . . . . . . . . 398,435,653
Time deposits . . . . . . . . . .
Liabilities in currencies other than
New Zealand currency—
(a) Demand . . . . . . . . 1,265,366
(b) Time . . . . . . . . 185,798,060
Allocation of special drawing rights
by I.M.F. . . . . . . . . . 77,199,110
Other liabilities (including accumulated
profits) . . . . . . . . . 26,767,509
Capital accounts—
(a) General reserve fund . . . 3,000,000
(b) Other reserves . . . . . . 21,048,829

Assets
Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $704,991
Overseas assets—
(a) Current accounts and short-term bills . . . . . 70,229,886
(b) Investments . . . . . . . 171,075,911
(c) Holdings of special drawing
rights . . . . . . . . . . 4,758,655
New Zealand coin . . . . . . . . 11,351,218
Discounts . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,200,000
Advances—
(a) To the State . . . . . . . . . 186,226,281
(b) To marketing accounts . . . . . 293,949,300
(c) Export credits . . . . . . . . 21,660,138
(d) Other advances . . . . . . . . 15,891,423
Investments in New Zealand—
(a) N.Z. Government securities . . . 338,751,524
(b) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338,751,524
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,837,327

10 October 1975.

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.