23 SEPTEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2199

Tariff Notice No. 1976/142—Application for Exclusion from Determination

NOTICE is hereby given that an application has been made for exclusion of goods as follows from current determinations of the Minister of Customs and for admission of such goods at the rates of duty prescribed under the substantive Tariff item therefor:

Any person wishing to lodge an objection to the granting of this application should do so in writing on or before 14 October 1976. 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 23rd day of September 1976.

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, 1 SEPTEMBER 1976

Liabilities $ Assets $
Notes in circulation 378,870,193 Gold 704,991
Demand deposits— $ Overseas assets—
(a) State 182,354,019 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 168,781,710
(b) Banks 7,371,569 (b) Investments 36,548,719
(c) Marketing accounts 21,756,877 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 22,333,731
(d) Other 466,593,816 New Zealand coin 11,940,685
678,076,281 Discounts 888,575
Time deposits 1,344,142 Advances—
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency— 239,514,028 (a) To the State 211,514,935
(a) Demand 238,169,886 (b) To marketing accounts 347,080,204
(b) Time (c) Export credits 22,520,165
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 80,438,108 (d) Other advances 20,899
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) 16,110,436 Investments in New Zealand—
Capital accounts— (a) N.Z. Government securities 565,590,198
(a) General Reserve Fund 3,000,000 (b) Other 32,786,403
(b) Other reserves 24,702,169 Other assets
27,702,169 $1,420,711,215 $1,420,711,215

16 September 1976

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

Ministry of Works and Development—Schedule of Civil Engineering and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Works Successful Tenderer Amount of Tender Accepted $
Civil Engineering—
Maintenance reseals and second coat seals 1976/77: No. 7 roads district Asphaltic Construction Ltd. 192,923.10
SH 1: bitumen sealing: Takapuna City sections Bitumix Ltd. 61,013.65
SH 16: bitumen sealing: Helensville Borough Bitumix Ltd. 36,637.00
SH 35: resealing: Waiapu area Bitumen Sprayers Ltd. 88,681.80
SH 1 and SH 85: reseals No. 16 roads district Fulton Hogan Ltd. 92,127.00
SH 2: maintenance sealing: Norsewood to Woodville area Hawke’s Bay Asphalts Ltd. 65,003.60
Huntly power project: manufacture, supply, and delivery of seismic joint steel specials Metal Trend Industries Ltd. 75,681.50
SH 1: Clinton-Waipahi: minor shape correction and sealing various sections Fairfield Asphalt Co. Ltd. 53,172.87
Building—
Justice Department: temporary courts Commercial Building Services Ltd. 45,735.00
Waiopenu College, Levin: administration block E. A. Nicol Construction Ltd. 196,560.51
New incinerator building: RNZAF, Shelly Bay J. S. Dillon 25,375.84
Testing, servicing, and maintenance of various sprinkler fire-alarm systems: Christchurch and environs A. and T. Burt Ltd. 26,892.00
Waiouru Military Camp: interior re-decoration of 23 houses Wanganui Decorators Ltd. 24,638.00

N. C. McLEOD, Commissioner of Works.