3284 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 123

Tariff Notice No. 1977/219—Applications for Approval—continued

*or such higher rate of duty as the Minister may in any case decide

Any person wishing to lodge an objection to the granting of these applications should do so in writing on or before 26 January 1978. 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 material 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 15th day of December 1977.

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, 23 NOVEMBER 1977

Liabilities

Notes in circulation ........................................................ $417,651,956

Demand deposits—
(a) State ................................................................. $113,128,223
(b) Banks ............................................................... 27,549,663
(c) Marketing accounts .............................................. 34,734,376
(d) Other ............................................................... 531,825,800
........................................................................... 707,238,062

Time deposits ..............................................................

Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency—
(a) Demand ............................................................ 722,089
(b) Time ............................................................... 337,496,445
........................................................................... 338,218,534

Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. ........................... 82,631,266

Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) ......................... 25,289,176

Capital accounts—
(a) General Reserve Fund .......................................... 3,000,000
(b) Other reserves .................................................. 32,711,751
........................................................................... 35,711,751

Other liabilities ..........................................................

........................................................................... $1,606,740,745

9th December, 1977

Assets

Gold ....................................................................... $704,991

Overseas assets—
(a) Current accounts and short-term bills ......................... $179,512,651
(b) Investments ..................................................... 57,090,980
(c) Holdings of special drawing rights .............................. 25,052,947
........................................................................... 261,656,578

New Zealand coin ......................................................... 9,524,442

Discounts .................................................................. 624,315

Advances—
(a) To the State .................................................... 137,846,935
(b) To marketing accounts ......................................... 385,513,946
(c) Export credits .................................................. 28,992,997
(d) Other advances ................................................ 118,392
........................................................................... 552,472,270

Investments in New Zealand—
(a) New Zealand Government securities ............................... 752,925,759
(b) Other ........................................................... 1,147,139
........................................................................... 754,072,898

Other assets ............................................................... 27,685,251

........................................................................... $1,606,740,745

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.