2090
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 99

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, 18 AUGUST 1976

Liabilities
Notes in circulation .. .. .. $ 383,599,834
Demand deposits—
(a) State .. .. .. 125,575,474
(b) Banks .. .. .. 18,933,059
(c) Marketing accounts .. .. 22,671,441
(d) Other .. .. .. 465,500,483
Time deposits .. .. .. 632,680,457
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency—
(a) Demand .. .. .. 294,842
(b) Time .. .. .. 238,169,887
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. .. .. .. 80,438,109
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) .. .. .. 15,556,275
Capital accounts—
(a) General Reserve Fund .. .. 3,000,000
(b) Other reserves .. .. 24,702,169

$1,378,441,573

3 September 1976.

Assets
Gold .. .. .. .. .. $ 704,991
Overseas assets—
(a) Current accounts and short-term bills .. .. .. 222,968,790
(b) Investments .. .. .. 36,548,719
(c) Holdings of special drawing rights .. .. .. 22,333,731

281,851,240
New Zealand coin .. .. .. 12,126,940
Discounts .. .. .. 888,575
Advances—
(a) To the State .. .. .. 117,955,821
(b) To marketing accounts .. .. 359,056,953
(c) Export credits .. .. .. 22,389,304
(d) Other advances .. .. .. ————

499,402,078
Investments in New Zealand—
(a) N.Z. Government securities .. 550,493,402
(b) Other .. .. .. 32,974,347

550,493,402
Other assets .. .. .. 32,974,347

$1,378,441,573

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

Notice of Minimum Prices for Export Meat (No. 1/76)

PURSUANT to the Meat Export Prices Act 1955, the Meat Export Prices Committee met on 26 August 1976 and fixed the following minimum prices for the 1976-77 season, commencing on 1 October 1976:

Class of Meat Benchmark Grade of Meat Minimum Price Per Kilogram
Lamb .. .. .. .. PM grade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55
Mutton .. .. .. EL grade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Beef .. .. .. Cow M grade, 140.5 kg and over .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40
Steer P1 Grade, 220.5-270 kg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 1976.

W. L. KEEN, Secretary, Meat Export Prices Committee.

Manufacturing Retailers’ Licences Under the Sales Tax Act—Notice No. 1976/9

PURSUANT to the Sales Tax Act 1974, licences to act as manufacturing retailers have been granted as set out in Schedule I hereto, and licences to act as manufacturing retailers have been surrendered or revoked as set out in Schedule II hereto:

SCHEDULE I
LICENCES GRANTED

Name of Licensee Licence Operative From Place at Which Business is Carried on Place at Which Tax is Payable
Audio School Aids (Upston, Kay Francis, trading as) .. .. .. 1/1/76 Wainuiomata WN
Budd Bros. Ltd. .. .. .. 1/6/76 Morrinsville HN
Hydes Manufacturing Ltd. .. .. .. 29/6/76 Ashburton CH
London Jewellers Ltd. (including Milas Duty Free Centre) .. .. 1/6/76 Auckland AK
Takapuna AK
Power fire Products (Harris, John Headley, trading as) .. .. 1/4/75 Clarkville CH

SCHEDULE II
LICENCES SURRENDERED OR REVOKED

Name of Licensee Licence Cancelled From Place at Which Business was Carried On
Burnett’s Motors Ltd. .. .. .. 31/12/74 Ashburton
MacDonalds Printing Service (Brooks, Arthur Royston, trading as) .. .. 31/5/76 Auckland
Taieri Printers (1976) Ltd. .. .. .. 1/5/76 Mosgiel
Watt Industries Ltd. .. .. .. 30/4/70 Wanganui
Wintest Industries Ltd. .. .. .. 31/10/75 Dunedin

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of September 1976.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.