4 FEBRUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 341

Rotorua District Council:
Sewerage Redemption Loan 1982 ....... 120,000
Silverpeaks County Council:
Silverpeaks Flood Loan 1981 ....... 270,000
Southland Harbour Board:
Renewal Loan No. 1, 1982 ....... 210,000
Strathallan County Council:
Winchester Community Water Supply Redemption Loan 1981 ....... 6,050
Salcyards Bridge Redemption Loan 1982 ....... 10,750
Taranaki Catchment Commission:
Commission Accommodation Loan 1981 ....... 350,000
Westland County Council:
Fox Glacier Sewerage Scheme Redemption Loan 1982 ....... 11,000
Whakatane District Council:
Housing Redemption Loan 1982 ....... 7,000
Whangarei County Council:
Housing for the Elderly Loan 1981 (No. 2) ....... 36,000

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of January 1982.

C. J. McKENZIE, Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.

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 February 1982 and until further notice each trading bank shall maintain during each calendar month balances 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:

18.0 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 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 borrowing 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—Draft Amendments to New Zealand Standard Specifications Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft amendments are being circulated:

Number and Description of Draft Closing Date
DZ 2010/A2 Draft amendment No. 2 to NZS 2010:1970 Flat pallets for materials handling. 16 April 1982

This draft amendment provides a construction test which represents the effect of lateral acceleration or deceleration of vehicles carrying loaded pallets and the consequent rolling effect of the blocks or bearers of the pallet. It also tests the suitability of the pallet construction to withstand the horizontal loads sometimes applied to a loaded pallet at rest.

DZ 3109/A1 Draft amendment No. 1 to NZS 3109/1980 Concrete construction. 30 May 1982

This amendment has been prepared to align NZS 3109 with the draft concrete production standards, DZ 3104, DZ 3108, DZ 3110 and will be published concurrently with these standards.

The opportunity has also been taken to make other changes recommended through experience with NZS 3109 and also to avoid conflict with NZS 3101 Concrete design, to be published later this year.

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

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of January 1982.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 114/2/8)

New Zealand Government Railways—Schedule of Civil Engineering and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Contract Name and Address of Contractor Amount of Contract $
Wellington Provision of Freight Reception Centre ....... Waihutt Homes Ltd., P.O. Box 54027, Plimmerton 35,098.00
Hutt Workshops Re-roofing the original section of the oil and bulk store ....... H. C. Senior and Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 13–084, Johnsonville 58,781.95
Picton Mechanical Depot Amenity Building ....... GMP Housing Ltd., P.O. Box 476, Blenheim 389,822.00

T. M. HAYWARD, General Manager.

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