14 JANUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 67

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, 30 SEPTEMBER 1981

Liabilities $000's Assets $000's
Notes in circulation 574,909 Gold 699
Demand deposits—
(a) State 211,291 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks 720 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 56,595
(c) Marketing accounts 19,428 (b) Investments 10,850
(d) Other 81,894 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 26,829
313,333 94,274
Time deposits New Zealand coin 13,916
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency— 171,209 Discounts 15,590
(a) Demand 526,186 Advances—
(b) Time (a) To the State 219,964
697,395 (b) To marketing accounts 432,403
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 192,467 (c) Export credits 45,591
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) 89,312 (d) Other advances 178,746
Capital accounts—
(a) General reserve 40,940 876,704
(b) Other reserves 26,088 Investments in New Zealand—
67,028 (a) New Zealand Government securities 585,306
$1,934,444 (b) Other 73,934
659,240
Other assets 274,021
$1,934,444

R. J. LANG, 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, 7 OCTOBER 1981

Liabilities $000's Assets $000's
Notes in circulation 578,676 Gold 699
Demand deposits—
(a) State 231,838 Overseas assets—
(b) Banks 20 (a) Current accounts and short-term bills 39,716
(c) Marketing accounts 17,954 (b) Investments 10,850
(d) Other 69,392 (c) Holdings of special drawing rights 26,829
319,204 77,395
Time deposits New Zealand coin 13,857
Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency— 207,644 Discounts 4,890
(a) Demand 526,185 Advances—
(b) Time (a) To the State 324,152
733,829 (b) To marketing accounts 411,074
Allocation of special drawing rights by I.M.F. 192,467 (c) Export credits 44,668
Other liabilities (including accumulated profits) 89,608 (d) Other advances 156,138
Capital accounts—
(a) General reserve 40,940 936,032
(b) Other reserves 26,088 Investments in New Zealand—
67,028 (a) New Zealand Government securities 712,977
$1,980,812 (b) Other 60,959
773,936
Other assets 174,903
$1,980,812

R. J. LANG, 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 proposal, being a merger and takeover proposal which also requires 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

Royal Insurance Fire and General (N.Z.) Ltd. Royal Insurance (Int) Ltd., may acquire all the share capital in Royal Insurance Fire and General (N.Z.) Ltd.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1981.

A. E. MONAGHAN, Examiner of Commercial Practices.

*S.R. 1974/117