21 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

Pursuant to the Standards Act 1941 and the Regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 5 August 1958, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications.

Number and Title of Specification Price of Copy (Post Free)
s. d.

N.Z.S.S. 1345 : 1958: Tables for use in the calibration of volumetric glassware; being B.S. 1797 : 1952 12 6

N.Z.S.S. 1346 : 1958: Reference tables for platinum/rhodium v. platinum thermocouples; being B.S. 1826 : 1952 8 6

N.Z.S.S. 1347 : 1958: Reference tables for nickel/aluminium v. nickel/chromium thermocouples (chromel v. alumel and T₁ alloy v. T₂ alloy types); being B.S. 1827 : 1952 7 0

N.Z.S.S. 1348 : 1958: Colour code for twin compensating cables for thermocouples; being B.S. 1843 : 1952 2 0

N.Z.S.S. 1349 : 1958: Secondary reference thermometers (centigrade scale); being B.S. 1900 : 1952 3 6

N.Z.S.S. 1350 : 1958: Commercial platinum resistance thermometer elements; being B.S. 1904 : 1952 3 0

N.Z.S.S. 1352 : 1958: Method for the determination of length of woven or knitted fabrics when relaxed at zero tension; being B.S. 1931 : 1953 2 6

N.Z.S.S. 1353 : 1958: Presentation of numerical values (fineness of expression; rounding of numbers); being B.S. 1957 : 1953 3 6

N.Z.S.S. 1355 : 1958: Method for determination of yarn count or yarn number; being B.S. 2010 : 1953 4 0

N.Z.S.S. 1356 : 1958: Glossary of terms relating to the performance of measuring instruments; being B.S. 2643 : 1955 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1357 : 1958: Method for the determination of wool fibre fineness by the projection microscope; being B.S. 2043 : 1953 3 0

N.Z.S.S. 1358 : 1958: Method of test for twist in yarn in package form; being B.S. 2085 : 1954 2 6

N.Z.S.S. 1359 : 1958: Barometer conventions and tables; being B.S. 2520 : 1954 8 6

N.Z.S.S. 1360 : 1958: Covered electrodes for the metal-arc welding of medium-high tensile structural steel (12 S.W.G. (3/32 in) and larger, for hand operation); being B.S. 2549 : 1954 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1362 : 1958: Method for determining the fluidity of cotton, rayons, and cellulose acetate in cuprammonium hydroxide solution; being B.S. 2610 : 1955 3 6

N.Z.S.S. 1363 : 1958: Refrigerator oils; being B.S. 2626 : 1955 11 0

N.Z.S.S. 1364 : 1958: Class II oxy-acetylene welding of steel pipelines and pipe assemblies for carrying fluids; being B.S. 2640 : 1955 8 6

N.Z.S.S. 1366 : Part 1 : 1958: Tests for use in the approval of welders, Part 1: Manual metal-arc and oxy-acetylene welding of mild steel and low alloy steel sheets, plates, and sections; being B.S. 2645 : Part 1 : 1955 15 0

N.Z.S.S. 1366 : Part 2 : 1958: Tests for use in the approval of welders, Part 2: Manual metal-arc and oxy-acetylene welding of mild steel and low alloy steel pipelines and pipe assemblies; being B.S. 2645 : Part 2 : 1956 12 6

N.Z.S.S. 1367 : 1958: Floats for ball valves (plastics) for cold water; being B.S. 2456 : 1954, amended to meet New Zealand requirements 3 6

N.Z.S.S. 1371 : 1958: Chromium-nickel austenitic steel electrodes for manual metal-arc welding; being B.S. 2926 : 1957 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1372 : 1958: General requirements for seam welding in mild steel; being B.S. 2937 : 1957 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1373 : 1958: Dental amalgam alloy (silver-tin); being B.S. 2938 : 1957 3 0

N.Z.S.S. 1376 : 1958: Methods of test for flammability of fabrics; being B.S. 2963 : 1958 4 0

N.Z.S.S. 1377 : 1958: o-Dichlorobenzene (Grade A); being B.S. 2943 : 1957 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1378 : 1958: o-Dichlorobenzene (Grade B); being B.S. 2944 : 1957 4 6

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

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of August 1958.

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

The Standards Act 1941—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification No. D.5674 (Model Building Bylaw): Draft Addendum to N.Z.S.S. 95 Part XII—Chimneys—Installation of Slow Combustion Stoves Burning Solid Fuel

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the above draft New Zealand standard specification is being circulated.

All persons who may be affected by this specification and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain copies free of charge from the N.Z. Standards Institute, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.1.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 1 October 1958.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of August 1958.

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

Amendment of Standard Specifications

Pursuant to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 31 July 1958, amended the under-mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Specification Amendment Price of Copy (Post Free)
s. d.

N.Z.S.S. 183: Laboratory thermometers; being B.S. 593 : 1954 No. 1 (Ref. No. PD 2881) 21 August 1957 5 0
No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2907) 25 October 1957

N.Z.S.S. 305: Graduated pipettes and one-mark cylindrical pipettes; being B.S. 700 : 1952 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2872) 22 August 1957 6 0

N.Z.S.S. 639: Nessler cylinders; being B.S. 612 : 1952 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2882) 20 August 1957 2 6

N.Z.S.S. 906: Interchangeable conical ground glass joints; being B.S. 572 : 1950 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2870) 9 August 1957 4 0

N.Z.S.S. 910: Trichlorethylene (types A, B, and C); being B.S. 580 : 1950 No. 3 (Ref. No. PD 2735) 4 March 1957 3 0

N.Z.S.S. 972: One-mark bulb pipettes; being B.S. 1583 : 1950 No. 3 (Ref. No. PD 2873) 9 August 1957 2 6

N.Z.S.S. 981: Steel butt-welding pipe fittings for the petroleum industry; being B.S. 1640 : 1953 No. 1 (Ref. No. PD 2564) 28 August 1956 8 6

N.Z.S.S. 1093: Automatic pipettes; being B.S. 1132 : 1952 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2871) 9 August 1957 2 6

N.Z.S.S. 1128: Methods of testing vulcanised rubber — Part A2 — Determination of tensile stress-strain properties; being B.S. 903 : Part A2 : 1956 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2908) 11 November 1957 3 6

N.Z.S.S. 1161: Methods of testing refractory materials; being B.S. 1902 : 1952 Addendum No. 1: 1957 (25 April 1957) 12 0

N.Z.S.S. 1253: Chemical requirements for textiles treated by certain preservative processes; being B.S. 2087 : 1954 No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 2261) 29 September 1955 4 6

N.Z.S.S. 1274: Recommended names for chemicals used in industry; being B.S. 2474 : 1954 No. 1 (Ref. No. PD 2440) 26 April 1956 12 6

N.Z.S.S. 1276: Determination of water by the Karl Fischer method; being B.S. 2511 : 1954 No. 1 (Ref. No. PD 2191) 26 May 1955 6 0

Application for copies of the standard specifications so amended should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.1. Copies of the amendments will be supplied, free of charge, upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of August 1958.

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

Sale of Unclaimed Property

It is hereby notified that unclaimed property in the hands of the Police at Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill Stations will, if not claimed before 13 September 1958, be sold thereafter by public auction.

Particulars as to the time and place of sale may be obtained from the Chief Superintendent, Superintendent, or Chief Inspector of Police in charge of the District.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 1958.

W. S. BROWN, Controller-General of Police.

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