14 NOVEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4935

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 OCTOBER 1985

Liabilities $000) Assets $000)
Overseas liabilities— Denominated in overseas currencies—
(a) Short term 125,825 (a) Short term 1,391,056
(b) Long term 1,234,176 (b) Long term 13,255
Denominated in New Zealand currency— (c) Holdings of I.M.F. special drawing
(a) Short term 50,371 rights 16,514
(b) Long term —
Denominated in New Zealand currency—
Allocation of special drawing rights by (a) Short term 2,792
I.M.F. 274,839 (b) Long term 699
Deposits— Gold 1,424,316
(a) State:
Public account 1,088,784 Advances and discounts—
Other 140,215 (a) State:
(b) Marketing organisations 163,366 Public account 342,958
(c) Stabilisation accounts 103,745 Other 11,226
(d) Trading banks 12 (b) Marketing organisations 495,558
(e) Other 38,630 (c) Stabilisation accounts
(d) Trading banks:
Compensatory deposits 5,303
Notes in circulation 827,057 (e) Other 634
Other liabilities 158,998
Term Loans—
Reserves— Marketing organisations 800,000
(a) General reserve 100,000 Investments in New Zealand—
(b) Other reserves 71,956 (a) New Zealand Government securities 1,114,124
(c) Profit and loss appropriation account 167,985
Other assets 1,129,994

$4,377,974 $4,377,974

G. K. FROGGATT, Chief Manager, Corporate Services.

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consents to Merger and Takeover Proposals

PURSUANT to section 72 (6) of the Commerce Act 1975, notice is hereby given that the Examiner of Commercial Practices has consented to the following merger and takeover proposals.

Person by or on behalf of whom notice was given in terms of section 70 (1) of the Commerce Act 1975

Proposal Date of Consent Commission Reference
John Edmond Holdings Ltd. may acquire 75 percent of the issued share capital of Ashby Bergh and Co. Ltd. and that Ashby Bergh and Co. Ltd. may acquire all the shares in John Edmond Ltd. and John Edmond Timber Ltd. 6 November 1985 486
N.Z. News Ltd. may acquire the business and assets of Community Press Ltd. and Karori News Ltd. 7 November 1985 491
Owens Investments Ltd. may acquire up to 100 percent of the issued shares in New Zealand Maritime Holdings Ltd. 7 November 1985 488
Goodman Group Ltd. or one of its subsidiaries may increase its shareholding in the Newmans Group Ltd. up to 100 percent 11 November 1985 475

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of November 1985.

D. T. WOGAN, for Examiner of Commercial Practices.

Termination of Grants of Plant Selectors’ Rights Notice (No. 3621; Ag. P.V. 3/2)

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to section 20 (4) of the Plant Varieties Act 1973, the grants of Plant Selectors’ Rights as specified in the Schedule to this notice, have ceased to have effect.

SCHEDULE
SPECIES: ROSE (Rosa L.)

Name and Address of Applicant Date of Termination Date of Grant Denomination Grant No.
K.H.M. Tonk, Tonk Nurseries, 25 Hill Street, Richmond, Nelson 28/9/85 28/7/82 Elma 161
K.H.M. Tonk, Tonk Nurseries, 25 Hill Street, Richmond, Nelson 28/9/85 28/7/82 Uncle Vincent 162

Dated at Lincoln this 4th day of November 1985.

J. M. A. YATES, for Registrar of Plant Varieties.