10 JANUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 49

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consent to a Merger and Takeover Proposal

PURSUANT to section 69 of the Commerce Act, the Director of Business Practices, Department of Trade and Industry, duly authorised delegate of the Examiner of Commercial Practices, hereby gives notice of the following merger and takeover proposal 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 1975

New Zealand Express Transport Ltd. . . . To acquire all the shares in the capital of Liftways Transport Ltd.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of December 1979.

Proposal

Date of Consent

19 December 1979

G. D. STRINGER, Director of Business Practices.

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consent to a Merger and Takeover Proposal

PURSUANT to section 69 of the Commerce Act, the Director of Business Practices, Department of Trade and Industry, duly authorised delegate of the Examiner of Commercial Practices, hereby gives notice of the following merger and takeover proposal 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 1975

Transport (North Canterbury) Holdings Ltd. . . To acquire all the shares in the capital of Rangiora Freight Services Ltd.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of December 1979.

Proposal

Date of Consent

20 December 1979

G. D. STRINGER, Director of Business Practices.

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, 24 OCTOBER 1979

Liabilities $(000) Assets $(000)
Notes in circulation 499,290 Gold 699
Demand deposits—
(a) State 112,563 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks 17,607 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 238,572
(c) Marketing accounts 75,097 (b) Investments .. 9,443
(d) Other 632,818 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 19,443
838,085
Time deposits
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency—
(a) Demand 1,093 New Zealand coin.. 267,458
(b) Time 375,716 Discounts 12,666
376,809 Advances— 6,571
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. (a) To the State.. 300,173
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) (b) To marketing accounts 493,771
51,998 (c) Export credits 37,389
Capital accounts— (d) Other advances 93,038
(a) General reserve 10,000 924,371
(b) Other reserves 43,879 Investments in New Zealand—
53,879 (a) New Zealand Government securities.. 617,266
$1,942,851 (b) Other 36,953
Other assets 76,867
$1,942,851

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

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