30 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 1

For the purposes of this notice:

(1) Balances held by a trading bank at the Reserve Bank shall (subject to clause 6 of this notice) include both demand deposit balances and time deposit balances of that trading bank.

(2) The average of a trading bank's holdings of Reserve Bank notes for a calendar month shall be the average of the figures shown in all weekly returns of Banking Statistics by that trading bank under the Statistics Act 1975 received during that calendar month.

(3) The average of a trading bank's balances at the Reserve Bank and holdings of New Zealand Government securities for a calendar month shall in each case be the average of the figures for balances and such securities held by that trading bank on each day during that calendar month.

(4) Government securities held by a trading bank shall consist of Government stock and Treasury bills (all at nominal value) held by that trading bank.

(5) The average demand deposit liabilities and the average time deposit liabilities of a trading bank in a calendar month shall in each case be the average of the figures for days within that calendar month, as shown in that trading bank's weekly returns of Banking Statistics under the Statistics Act 1975.

(6) The proceeds of any borrowings made by a trading bank pursuant to the proviso to this notice shall:

(a) in the case of a borrowing made during a calendar month to make up balances and holdings for that calendar month, be included in the balances held by that trading bank at the Reserve Bank during the calendar month for which that borrowing is made; and

(b) that in the case of a borrowing made during the first 10 business days of a calendar month to make up balances and holdings for the preceding calendar month, be deemed to be a part of and be included in the balance held by that trading bank at the Reserve Bank on the last day of the preceding calendar month; and the proceeds of any such borrowing shall not be included in the balances held by that trading bank at the Reserve Bank during any other calendar month.

R. W. R. WHITE, Governor.

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Available for Comment

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned overseas specifications are being considered for declaration as New Zealand standard specifications.

Number and Title of Specification
American National Standards Institute

ANSI B56.1–1975 Low lift and high lift trucks. $9.75.
ANSI B56.5–1978 Electric guided industrial tow tractors. $6.75.
ANSI B56.6–1978 Rough terrain fork lift trucks. $8.25.
ANSI/NFPA 505—1978 Powered industrial Trucks. $7.25.
ANSI/UL 558–1977 Industrial trucks, internal combustion engine-powered. $5.25.
ANSI/UL 583–1977 Electric-battery-powered industrial trucks. $5.25.

All persons who may be affected by these specifications and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington, at the prices shown.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 28 February 1980.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/1)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft Amendment to New Zealand Standard Specification Available for Comment

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft amendment is being circulated.

Number and Description of Draft

DZ 4508/A1 Draft amendment to NZS 4508:1979 Portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
Explanatory Note—This amendment changes the requirement for the screw thread of the valve outlet.

All persons who may be affected by this amendment and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 31 March 1980.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

Public Notice—Reassessment of Designation of High Priority Activities

For the purposes of section 2A (1) (e) of the Commerce Act 1975, and in relation to the economic policy of the Government as transmitted thereunder to the Commerce Commission on 29 December 1977, the Secretary of Trade and Industry and the Secretary to the Treasury hereby redesignate for a further period of 12 months the manufacture or supply of the following classes or descriptions of goods or services by the persons named hereunder, to be High Priority Activities:

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 1979.

J. W. H. CLARK, Secretary of Trade and Industry.
N. V. LOUGH, Secretary to the Treasury.