4 SEPTEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2639

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, 25 JUNE 1980

Liabilities $000) Assets $(000)
Notes in circulation 513,795 Gold 699
Demand deposits—
(a) State 229,053 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks 43 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 67,244
(c) Marketing accounts 64,998 (b) Investments 9,407
(d) Other 386,269 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 23,897
680,363 New Zealand coin 100,548
Time deposits 456,277 Discounts 10,406
Liabilities in currencies other than New 157,736 Advances— 1,320
Zealand currency—
(a) Demand 20,322 (a) To the State 486,244
(b) Time 435,955 (b) To marketing accounts 725,115
456,277 (c) Export credits 49,898
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 48,787 (d) Other advances —
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) 1,261,257
Capital accounts—
(a) General reserve 12,000 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves 46,769 (a) New Zealand Government securities 493,721
58,769 (b) Other 27
$1,915,727 Other assets 47,749
$1,915,727

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

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, 2 JULY 1980

Liabilities $000) Assets $(000)
Notes in circulation 517,126 Gold 699
Demand deposits—
(a) State 262,151 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks 18 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 45,578
(c) Marketing accounts 59,392 (b) Investments 9,407
(d) Other 377,217 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 23,897
698,778 New Zealand coin 78,882
Time deposits 497,222 Discounts 10,386
Liabilities in currencies other than New 157,736 Advances— 9,920
Zealand currency—
(a) Demand 61,267 (a) To the State 329,687
(b) Time 435,955 (b) To marketing accounts 703,112
497,222 (c) Export credits 48,559
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 40,590 (d) Other advances 123
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) 1,081,481
Capital accounts—
(a) General reserve 12,000 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves 46,769 (a) New Zealand Government securities 720,831
58,769 (b) Other 27
$1,970,221 Other assets 67,995
$1,970,221

E. D. VALLANCE, Chief Accountant.

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

Pursuant to section 70 of the Commerce Act 1975, the Examiner of Commercial Practices hereby gives notice that he has, subject to subsection (9) of that section, consented to the following merger and takeover proposals, being merger and takeover proposals which also require consent under the Overseas Investment Act 1973 and the Overseas Investment Regulations 1974*.

Person by or on behalf of whom notice was given in terms of section 68 (1) of the Commerce Act 1975 Proposal Date of Consent

Golden Bay Cement Co. Ltd. (i) Golden Bay Cement Co. Ltd., may acquire Winstone Ltd.’s 50 percent holding in Wilsons (N.Z.) Portland Cement Ltd. 26 August 1980
Blue Circle Industries Ltd. (ii) Blue Circle Industries Ltd., may increase its 45.9 percent holding in Golden Bay Cement Co. Ltd. to 51 percent.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of August 1980. A. E. MONAGHAN, Examiner of Commercial Practices.

*S.R. 1974/117