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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, 30 MARCH 1977

Liabilities Assets

Notes in circulation .. .. .. $ 403,254,430 Gold .. .. .. $ 704,991
Demand deposits—
(a) State .. .. .. 475,323,328 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks .. .. .. 3,551,460 (a) Current accounts and short-term
(c) Marketing accounts .. .. .. 28,516,809 bills .. .. .. 249,075,123
(d) Other .. .. .. 544,714,869 (b) Investments .. .. .. 34,332,727
———————— (c) Holdings of special drawing
1,052,106,466 rights .. .. .. 21,113,362
Time deposits .. .. .. 304,521,212
Liabilities in currencies other than New 542,601 New Zealand coin. .. .. .. 11,199,191
Zealand currencies—
(a) Demand .. .. .. 291,155,599 Discounts .. .. .. 8,605,407
(b) Time .. .. .. 291,698,200 Advances—
Allocation of special drawing rights by (a) To the State .. .. .. 654,720
I.M.F. .. .. .. 83,940,494 (b) To marketing accounts .. .. .. 428,163,086
Other liabilities (including accumulated (c) Export credits .. .. .. 28,239,623
profits) .. .. .. 31,502,514 (d) Other advances .. .. .. 15,499,528
Capital accounts—
(a) General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 3,000,000 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves .. .. .. 24,702,169 (a) N.Z. Government securities .. .. 1,054,356,241
———————— (b) Other .. .. .. 38,260,274
$1,890,204,273 Other assets .. .. .. ————————
$1,890,204,273

13 April 1977. E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

Housing Corporation of New Zealand—Schedule of Civil Engineering Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Works Successful Tenderer Amount of Tender Accepted $
Earthworks and engineering services—Department of Justice—Linton Tong Contractors Ltd. 97,063.50
E. J. BABE, Director-General.

New Zealand Government Railways—Schedule of Civil Engineering and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Work Successful Tenderer Amount of Tender Accepted $
Dunedin freight terminal seal overlay Fairfield Asphalt Co. Ltd., Private Bag, Green Island 28,921.12
(10/2100/9) T. M. HAYWARD, General Manager.

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consents to Merger and Takeover Proposals

PURSUANT to section 69 of the Commerce Act, the Examiner of Commercial Practices hereby gives notice of the following merger and takeover proposals to which he has consented.

Person by or on behalf of whom notice was given in terms of Section 68 (1) of the Commerce Act Proposal Date of Consent
Midland Coachlines Ltd. .. .. .. Acquisition of all the shares in Hertz Rent-a-Car (N.Z.) Ltd. 7 April 1977
Fulton Hogan Holdings Ltd. .. .. .. Acquisition of all the shares in Radford Transport Ltd. 6 April 1977

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of April 1977. A. E. MONAGHAN, Examiner of Commercial Practices.