Pursuant to the provisions of the Marriage Act 1908,
the following names of officiating ministers within the
meaning of the said Act are published for general
information:

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, Commonly
Called the Church of England
The Reverend Stuart Barton Babbage, Th.D.

Brethren
Mr. Frank Martin.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of April 1953.
S. T. BARNETT, Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners No. 32 of 1953

NEW ZEALAND—RADIO TELEPHONY SERVICE FOR SMALL SHIPS
Change of Working Frequency at Major Coast Stations
M ARINERS are advised that the working frequency of the
Post Office stations at Auckland, Wellington, and
Awarua will be changed from 2162 kc/s. to 2208 kc/s. on
1 May 1953, at 0001 N.Z.S.T.

Publications Affected.—N.Z. Nautical Almanac, page 80.
Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Vol. 1, 1953, pages 109-111.
Authority.—Director-General, Post and Telegraph Depart-
ment, Wellington.
Wellington N.Z., 14 April 1953.
W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.
(M. 10/165)

Board of Trade Notice No. 56—Public Inquiry Into Import
Duties on Stationery, &c.

1. The Board of Trade proposes to inquire into and report
   upon the question of what rates of import duty should be
   imposed under the following tariff items:-

Tariff Item 304.—Stationery, and paper, manufactured,
viz., account-books, scribbling-books, letter-books,
copying letter-books, counter books, guard books, copy-
books with headlines on each page, drawing-books,
sketch-books, diaries, birthday-books, scribbling and
letter blocks; book-covers; book-markers; billhead,
invoice, and statement forms; cheque and draft
forms; tags; labels, all kinds; printed window-
tickets; blotting-pads; Christmas, New Year, birth-
day, Easter, and other booklets and cards, n.e.i.;
printed, lithographed, ruled, or embossed stationery,
n.e.i.; albums, all kinds.
Tariff Item 305.—Stationery n.e.i.; Cards, printers' menu,
programme, calendar, Christmas, and similar, of card-
board, celluloid, or similar material, edged, or having
embossed or printed thereon such words as ' Menu,'
' Calendar,' ' Christmas Greetings,' but otherwise
unprinted, and suited to be completed in New Zealand.
The present rates of import duty in respect of these
items are:-

Tariff Item 304—
British Preferential: 20% plus surtax at the rate of
nine-fortieths of the amount of duty in respect
of goods imported from Ireland (except Northern
Ireland), Union of South Africa, India and
Pakistan.
Australian Agreement: 30%.
Canadian Agreement: 30%.
General: 55% plus surtax at the rate of nine-fortieths
of the amount of duty.
Tariff Item 305—
British Preferential: 20% plus surtax at the rate of
nine-fortieths of the amount of duty in respect
of goods imported from Ireland (except Northern
Ireland), Union of South Africa, India and
Pakistan.
Australian Agreement: 30%.
Canadian Agreement: 30%.
General: 50% plus surtax at the rate of nine-fortieths
of the amount of duty.

2. For the purpose of taking evidence on the review of
   these Tariff Items, the Board will hold a public inquiry
   commencing on Tuesday, 4 August 1953, at 10.30 a.m. in the
   Board Room, First Floor, Departmental Buildings, Stout
   Street, Wellington.

3. Any person who intends to tender evidence should
   comply with the notes for the guidance of witnesses which have
   been approved by the Board. A copy of these notes may be
   obtained from the office of any Collector of Customs or from
   the undersigned.

4. A typewritten statement of the evidence to be tendered,
   compiled in accordance with these notes of guidance, should be
   lodged with the undersigned on or before Tuesday, 21 July

5. Each statement will, in general, need to be presented
   under oath at the public inquiry, by the person tendering it.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April 1953.
R. F. WILSON, Secretary, Board of Trade.
C.P.O. Box 2424, Wellington C. 1.

The Standards Act 1941-Specifications Declared to be
Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 16 April 1953, the under-
mentioned specification was declared to be a standard
specification by the Minister of Industries and Commerce
pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941:-

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 648: Testing
of woven textiles.
Price of Copy (Post Free): 3s.

Applications for copies should be made to the N.Z.
Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay
(P.O. Box 195), Wellington C. 1.

NOTE.-This specification is in the course of printing.
Copies will be available soon.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941-Specifications Declared to be
Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 7 April 1953, the under-
mentioned specifications were declared to be standard
specifications by the Minister of Industries and Commerce
pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941.

Number and Title of Specification.

N.Z.S.S. 1125: Round-pin, two-pole and
earthing-pin plugs, socket-outlets and
socket-outlet adaptors, for use on circuits
up to 250 volts, and up to and including
30 amperes; being B.S. 546:1950 with title
amended to meet New Zealand requirements
N.Z.S.S. 1150: Flanged steel check valves
for the petroleum industry; being B.S.
1868:1952
N.Z.S.S. 1151: Flanged steel globe valves
for the petroleum industry; being B.S.
1873:1952
N.Z.S.S. 1153: Screw gauge limits and toler-
ances; being B.S. 919:1952 (being revision
of B.S. 919:1940) (superseding N.Z.S.S.
E 86)

Price of Copy
(Post Free).

s. d.
3 0
10 6
10 0
5 0

Applications for copies should be made to the N.Z.
Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay
(P.O. Box 195), Wellington C 1.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941-Specifications Declared to be
Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on 14 April 1953, the
undermentioned specification was declared to be a stan-
dard specification by the Minister of Industries and Commerce
pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941-

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1036:
Preservation of tawa and taraire for use in the manufacture
of furniture ond dowels.
Price of Copy (Post Free): 2s. 6d.

Applications for copies should be made to the N.Z.
Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay
(P.O. Box 195), Wellington C. 1.

NOTE.-This standard is in the course of printing. Copies
will be available soon.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941-Draft New Zealand Standard
Specification-No. D. 4266: Exterior Plywoods

NOTICE is hereby given that the above draft New Zealand
Standard Specification is now being circulated to
affected interests for consideration and comment. The closing
date fixed for such comment is 28 May 1953.

All persons who may be affected by this specification
once it has been declared a Standard Specification by the
Minister of Industries and Commerce may, at any time before
the closing date for comments, obtain, on application, free
copies from the New Zealand Standards Institute, Hamilton
Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington,
so as to have an opportunity to consider the draft and to
comment thereon to the Standards Council or to an appropriate
committee of the Council in accordance with subsection (3)
of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council,