S-a-1318 — Custody of Gold Salvaged
This file documents the identification, packing, inventory, custody, and transfer of bullion recovered from the Niagara. It records the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s procedures for receiving, cataloguing, sealing, numbering, and safeguarding gold, together with correspondence authorising bank representatives and officers to accept deliveries. Detailed inventories link individual gold bars to case numbers, supporting reconciliation, valuation, and chain-of-custody controls. The records also document secure storage and transfer arrangements, including movement from Whangarei to Auckland, limited strongroom capacity, and coordination between the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Bank of New South Wales, and Commonwealth banking authorities.