16 FEBRUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 335

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, 11 JANUARY 1978

Liabilities Assets
$ $
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 430,811,143 Gold .. .. .. 699,210
Demand Deposits—
(a) State .. .. .. 147,113,409 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks .. .. .. 1,927,351 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills .. .. .. 71,187,076
(c) Marketing accounts .. .. .. 33,534,331 (b) Investments .. .. .. 57,193,227
(d) Other .. .. .. 532,666,734 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights .. .. .. 40,539,447
715,241,825 168,919,750
Time deposits 739,465 New Zealand coin.. .. .. .. 8,221,599
Liabilities in currencies other than New 337,616,206 Discounts .. .. .. 6,195,300
Zealand currency—
(a) Demand .. .. .. 338,355,671 Advances—
(b) Time .. .. .. 82,641,105 (a) To the State .. .. .. 325,000,277
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 35,278,253 (b) To marketing accounts .. .. .. 415,505,154
Other liabilities (including accumulated 3,000,000 (c) Export credits .. .. .. 27,797,917
profits) 32,711,751 (d) Other advances .. .. .. 5,000,000
Capital accounts—
(a) General Reserve Fund .. .. .. 35,711,751 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves .. .. .. (a) New Zealand Government securities .. .. .. 659,656,629
$1,638,039,748 (b) Other .. .. .. 1,692,139 661,348,768
Other assets .. .. .. 19,351,773
$1,638,039,748

7 February 1978. E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936

PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936, notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under:

Authority for Enactment Title or Subject-matter Serial Number Date of Enactment Price (Postage Free)
Income Tax Act 1976 Income Tax (Export Incentive) Order 1978 1978/17 13/2/78 10c
Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977 Higher Salaries Commission Act Commencement 1978/18 13/2/78 10c
Order 1978
Dairy Board Act 1961 Dairy Produce Levy Regulations 1978 1978/19 13/2/78 10c
Building Performance Guarantee Corporation Building Performance Guarantee Corporation 1978/20 13/2/78 10c
Act 1977 Commencement Order 1978
Customs Act 1966 Customs Tariff (Beer) Amendment Order 1978 1978/21 13/2/78 10c
War Pensions Act 1954 War Pensions Regulations 1956 (Reprint) 1978/22 31/1/56 40c

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E. C. KEATING, Government Printer.

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.

Persons by or on behalf of whom notice was given in terms of section 68 (1) of the Commerce Act Proposal Date of Consent
Dominion Breweries Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Each to purchase 33⅓ percent interest in the freehold and 20 percent interest in the partnership assets of Hotel Paraparaumu Ltd. 19 December 1977
New Zealand Breweries Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Purchase of up to 100 percent of the share capital in New Zealand Farmer’s Co-operative Distributing Co. Ltd. 21 December 1977
Crown Consolidated Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acquisition of 50 percent of the shares currently held by Carter Holt Holdings Ltd. in Hawkes Bay Forests Ltd. 15 December 1977
Odlins Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Consent to make an offer for all the ordinary issued share capital of Mason Industries Ltd. 27 January 1978
Ceramco Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acquisition of all the shares in Petone Wines and Spirits Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Montana Wines Ltd. 22 December 1977
New Zealand Wines-Spirits Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Acquisition of the assets of Tribune Newspaper (Manawatu) Ltd. and Offset Publication, Ltd. 19 January 1978
Manawatu Standard Ltd.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of February 1978. A. E. MONAGHAN, Examiner of Commercial Practices.