5 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
509

(d) On any Christmas Eve—Opening at 11 o’clock in the morning and closing at 11 o’clock in the evening.
(e) On any New Year’s Eve—Opening at 11.30 in the morning and closing at 00.30 o’clock in the morning of New Year’s Day.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of February 1981.
J. F. ROBERTSON, Secretary for Justice.
(Adm. 2/72/5)

Trading Bank Reserve Asset Ratio

PURSUANT to section 33 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1964, the Reserve Bank, acting with the approval of the Minister of Finance, hereby gives notice that as from and including 1 March 1981, and until further notice, each trading bank at the Reserve Bank plus holdings of Reserve Bank notes and of New Zealand Government securities, such that the aggregate of the averages of those balances and holdings during that calendar month (determined in accordance with clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this notice) equals or exceeds the aggregate of:

23.0 percent of that trading bank’s average demand and time deposit liabilities in New Zealand in the immediately preceding calendar month (determined in accordance with the provisions of clause 5 of this notice);

Provided that a trading bank may make up its balances and holdings as aforesaid for a calendar month to the amount hereinbefore required for that calendar month by way of borrowings from the Reserve Bank made during the next following calendar month and on terms and conditions to be determined by the Reserve Bank; and the proceeds of all such borrowings shall be credited to the account of that trading bank with the Reserve Bank termed “Contra Deposit Account” and on terms and conditions to be determined by the Reserve Bank.

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 and time deposit liabilities of a trading bank in a calendar month shall 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 be deemed to be a part of and be included in the balances 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.

D. L. WILKS, Deputy Governor.

The Standards Act 1965—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 February 1981, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free)
NZS 1900:—Model building bylaw—
Chapter 9: Design and construction—
Division 9.3:1981 Concrete. $3.40 (Superseding NZS 1900:9.3A:1970)
NZS 4504:1981 Fire hose reels. $9.90 (Superseding NZS 2049:1966).
Copies of the standard specifications may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2: 757/58)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Revoked

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 February 1981, revoked the under-mentioned standard specifications.

Number and Title of Specifications
NZS 1900:—Model building bylaw—
Chapter 9: Design and construction—
Division 9.3A:1970 Concrete—general requirements, materials and workmanship. (Superseded by NZS 1900:9.3:1981).
NZS 2049:1966 (BS 3169:1959) Rubber reel hose for fire fighting purposes. (Superseded by NZS 4504:1981).
NZS 2160:1967 (BS 3982:1966) Zinc dust pigment. (Revoked on the grounds of non-usage)

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/7: 1427/29)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsements Cancelled

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 February 1981, cancelled the endorsement of the under-mentioned specifications.

Number and Title of Specification
BS 499:—Welding terms and symbols—
Part 2:1965 Symbols for welding
BS 4377:1968 The tapping of holes to receive wire thread inserts (ISO metric thread).
BS 4451:1969 Method for determination of Ramsbottom carbon residue of petroleum products.
BS 4369:1968 Coal-cutting chain.
Appita P411m-72 Water absorptiveness of paper and paperboard (Cobb test).
Appita P437rp-73 Tensile strength of wetted paper and paperboard.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/12: 195/200)

The Standards Act 1965—Miscellaneous Publication Adopted

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 February 1981, approved the issue of the under-mentioned miscellaneous publication.

Number, Title, and Price of Publication (Post free)
MP 101:1981 First, Second and Third Schedules to the New Zealand Model Building Bylaw (NZS 1900). $3.40 (Superseding MP 101:1980)
Copies of the publication may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/5: 129)