Amendment of Standard Specification

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 8 December 1961, amended the under-mentioned standard specification by the incorporation of the amendment shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1311: Natural rubber joint rings for gas mains, water mains, and sewers; being B.S. 2494:1955.

Amendment: No. 1 (PD 3756).

Price of Copy (Post Free): 2s. 6d.

Application for copies of the standard specifications so amended should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C.1. Copies of the amendment will be supplied, free of charge, upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–106)

Standard Specifications Revoked

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 10 November 1961, revoked the under-mentioned standard specifications:

Number and Title of Specifications
N.Z.S.S. 487: Code of practice for the metal-arc welding of mild steel as applied to general building construction. (Superseded by N.Z.S.S. 1637:1961.)
N.Z.S.S. 540: Jute-insulated cables for electricity supply at voltages not exceeding 660 volts; being B.S. 1216:1945.
N.Z.S.S. 749: Hot-rolled malleable nickel sheet and cold-rolled malleable nickel sheet and strip; being B.S. 1525:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 750: Hot-rolled nickel-copper alloy sheet and cold-rolled nickel-copper sheet and strip; being B.S. 1526:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 751: Hot-rolled nickel chromium-iron alloy sheet and cold-rolled nickel chromium-iron alloy sheet and strip; being B.S. 1527:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 808: Malleable nickel wire; being B.S. 1534:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 809: Nickel-copper alloy wire; being B.S. 1535:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 810: Nickel-chromium-iron alloy wire; being B.S. 1536:1949.
N.Z.S.S. 820: Nickel-copper alloy castings; being B.S. 1537:1949.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–98)

Specification Declared to be a Standard Specification

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 8 December 1961, declared the under-mentioned specification to be a standard specification:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1670:1961: Sparkguards for solid fuel fires; being B.S. 3248:1960.

Price of Copy (Post Free): 3s.

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C.1.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–105)

Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 4 December 1961, declared the under-mentioned specification to be standard specifications:

Price of Copy
Number and Title of Specification (Post Free)
s. d.
N.Z.S.S. 167:1961: Flameproof electric motors for conveyors, coal-cutters, loaders, and similar purposes for use in mines; being B.S. 741:1959. (Revision of N.Z.S.S. 167:1949) .... .... .... 5 0
N.Z.S.S. 1592: Pressure regulators for use with butane/propane gasses—
Part 2:1961: Low-pressure regulators for use with propane gas; being B.S. 3016:Part 2:1960 .... 4 6

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C.1.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–103)

Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 30 November 1961, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications:

Price of Copy
Number and Title of Specification (Post Free)
s. d.
N.Z.S.S. 594:1961: Precast concrete drainage pipes; being Australian standard No. A. 35—1957, amended to meet New Zealand requirements (Revision of N.Z.S.S. 594: 1948) .... .... .... 6 0
N.Z.S.S. 1663:1961: Glossary of acoustical terms; being B.S. 661:1955 .... .... .... 6 0

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag Wellington C.1.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–102)

Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1941 and the regulations made thereunder, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, on 24 November 1961, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications:

Price of Copy
Number and Title of Specification (Post Free)
s. d.
N.Z.S.S. 71: Enamelled copper conductors (oleo-resinous enamel)—
Part 2:1961: Rectangular conductors; being B.S. 156:Part 2:1958 .... .... .... 5 0
N.Z.S.S. 78:1961: Power transformers; being B.S. 171:1959 (revision of N.Z.S.S. 78:1949) .... 20 0
N.Z.S.S. 633:1961: Intrinsically safe electrical apparatus and circuits for use in explosive atmospheres; being B.S. 1259:1958 (revision of N.Z.S.S. 633:1949) .... .... .... 4 0
N.Z.S.S. 744:1961: Intrinsically safe transformers primarily for bell signalling circuits; being B.S. 1538:1956 (revision of N.Z.S.S. 744:1950) .... 4 0
N.Z.S.S. 1458:1961: Dimensions of 3-phase electric motors (totally enclosed, fan-cooled); being B.S. 3083:1956 .... .... .... 3 6
N.Z.S.S. 1461:1961: Oil switches for a.c. systems; being B.S. 2631:1955, amended to meet New Zealand requirements .... .... .... 6 0
N.Z.S.S. 1536:1961: Classification of insulating materials for electrical machinery and apparatus on the basis of thermal stability in service; being B.S. 2757:1956 .... .... .... 4 6
N.Z.S.S. 1647:1961: Aminoplastic moulding; being B.S. 2906:1957 .... .... .... 3 0
N.Z.S.S. 1648:1961: Phenolic moulding; being B.S. 2907:1957 .... .... .... 3 0
N.Z.S.S. 1649:1961: Determination of electric strength of solid insulating materials at power frequencies; being B.S. 2918:1957 .... .... .... 6 0

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C.1.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1961.

E. J. SUTCH,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.
(S.I. 114/2–99)

Fixing the Number of Members to be Elected for Each Ward of the Western Southland Rabbit District (Notice No. Ag. 7455)

PURSUANT to section 25A of the Rabbits Act 1955, the Western Southland Rabbit Board hereby declares that the number of members to be elected for each ward of the Western Southland Rabbit District, which was constituted by Order in Council on the 27th day of September 1961,* shall be the number specified in the Schedule hereto opposite the name of the Ward.

SCHEDULE

Name of Ward Number of Members
Lillburn .... .... 2
Wairaki .... .... 2
Orawia .... .... 1
Orepuki .... .... 1
Pourakino .... .... 1
Scotts Gap - Otautau .... .... 1
Waimatuku .... .... 1

Dated at Otautau this 7th day of December 1961.

C. J. SPEIGHT,
Chairman, Western Southland Rabbit District.

*Gazette, 1961, Vol. III, p. 1524