Notice of Publication of Financial Statements of the Crown Pursuant to section 31b of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Minister of Finance gives notice of the publication of the financial statements of the Crown for: the 4 months ended 31 October 1997, on 9 December 1997. Copies of these financial statements are available: [ix]for inspection free of charge at the National Library of New Zealand, Auckland City Library, Wellington Public Library and Canterbury Public Library; for purchase at branches of Bennetts Bookshops; and through the internet (address: http://www.treasury.govt.nz). Dated at Wellington this 9th day of December 1997. Right Hon. W. F. BIRCH, Minister of Finance.