18 OCTOBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1737

The Standards Act 1941—British Standards and Amendments
Available for Comment

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PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the British Standards and amendments listed in the Schedule hereto are being considered for adoption as New Zealand Standard Specifications. All persons who may be affected by them and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain copies on loan from the New Zealand Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

Requests should specify that copies are required for comment purposes.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 8 November 1962.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October 1962.

E. J. SUTCH,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

(S.I. 114/2/1–16)

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SCHEDULE

LIST OF BRITISH STANDARDS

B.S.
Title

1829 : 1962: Reference tables for iron v constantan thermocouples.
Suppt. 1 : 1962 to B.S. 1831 : 1961: Recommended common names for pesticides.

2874 : 1962: Schedule of copper and copper alloys.
Rods and sections (other than forging stock).

3446 : 1962: Glossary of terms relating to the manufacture and use of refractory materials.

3483 : 1962: Methods for testing pigments for paints.

3486 : ——: Wheels for agricultural machinery, implements and trailers.
Part 1 : 1962: Wheel and hub centre dimensions.

3498 : 1962: Lubricating nipples for agricultural machinery, implements and trailers.

3499 : ——: School music equipment.
Part 1 : 1962: Percussion instruments.

3502 : 1962: List of common names and abbreviations for plastics.

3504 : 1962: Magnesium-activated nickel for cathodes of electronic tubes and valves.

3510 : 1962: Symbols for denoting the actual or potential presence of ionizing radiation.

3521 : 1962: Glossary of terms relating to ophthalmic lenses and spectacle frames.

AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH STANDARDS

Title
Amendt. No.
Ref. No.

B.S. 61 Part 1 : 1947: Copper tubes (heavy gauge) for general purposes
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1
PD 4542

B.S. 336 : 1960: Couplings, branch pipes, nozzles, strainers, and auxiliaries for fire hose
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1
PD 4537

B.S. 449 : 1959: The use of structural steel in building
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3
PD 4546

B.S. 495 : 1960: Lamp caps and lampholders for double-capped tubular lamps
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2
PD 4550

B.S. 807 : 1955: Spot welding electrodes
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1
PD 4519

B.S. 903 : ——: Methods of testing vulcanised rubber.
Part A 2 : 1956: Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
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5
PD 4535

B.S. 995 : 1942: Test code for gas producers
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2
PD 4541

B.S. 1218 : 1946: Sluice valves for waterworks purposes
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5
PD 4545

B.S. 1433 : 1948: Copper for electrical purposes. Bar and rod
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3
PD 4544

B.S. 1453 : 1957: Filler rods and wires for gas welding
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1
PD 4484

B.S. 1853 : 1960: Tubular fluorescent lamps for general lighting service
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1
PD 4552

B.S. 2594 : 1955: Horizontal mild steel welded storage tanks
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2
PD 4517

B.S. 2690 : 1956: Methods of testing water used in industry
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2
PD 4548

B.S. 2782 : ——: Methods of testing plastics.
Part 1 : 1956: Effect of temperature
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11
PD 4540
Part 3 : 1957: Mechanical properties
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5
PD 4522
Part 5 : 1958: Miscellaneous methods
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7
PD 4553

B.S. 3117 : ——: Wheel pairs for locomotives and rolling stock (dimensions).
Part 1 : 1960: Axles
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2
PD 4525

B.S. 3284 : 1961: Polythene pipe (type 710) for cold water services
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1
PD 4539

B.S. 3291 : 1960: 10-gallon aluminium alloy milk can and lid
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1
PD 4554

B.S. 3396 : ——: Woven glass fibre fabrics for plastics reinforcement.
Part 3 : 1961: Finished fabrics for use with polyester resin systems
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1
PD 4538

B.S. 3437 : 1961: Equipment for the filing of drawings
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1
PD 4551

B.S. 3457 : 1962: Materials for water tap washers
1
PD 4543

The Standards Act 1941—British Standards and Amendments
Available for Comment

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PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the British Standards and amendments listed in the Schedule hereto are being considered for adoption as New Zealand Standard Specifications. All persons who may be affected by them and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain copies on loan from the New Zealand Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

Requests should specify that copies are required for comment purposes.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 12 November 1962.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of October 1962.

E. J. SUTCH,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

(S.I. 114/2/1–17)

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SCHEDULE

LIST OF BRITISH STANDARDS

B.S.
Title

1428 : ——: Microchemical apparatus.
Group E General accessory apparatus.
Part E 4 : 1962: Crucible holder, micro-burner, spatulas and forceps.

3473 : 1962: Methods for testing the chemical resistance of glass used in the production of laboratory glassware.

3496 : 1962: Glass fibre chopped strand mat for the reinforcement of polyester resin systems.

3506 : 1962: Unplasticised PVC pipe for industrial uses.

3507 : 1962: Orthodontic wire and tape and dental ligature wire made of stainless steel.

3508 : 1962: Dental inlay casting wax.

3509 : 1962: Spirit level vials.

3511 : 1962: Hand-operated geared ladles for steel foundries.

3513 : 1962: Gamma-radiography sources.

3515 : 1962: Vulcanised styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) compounds.

3516 : 1962: Chairs for chiropodists’ patients.

3517 : 1962: Methods for thermal shock tests on laboratory glassware.

3519 : 1962: Terms applicable to cork and cork products.

3520 : 1962: Dental wrought precious metal alloy wire.

AMENDMENTS TO BRITISH STANDARDS

Title
Amendt. No.
Ref. No.

B.S. 358 : 1960: Method for the measurement of voltage with spheregaps (one sphere earthed)
1
PD 4586

B.S. 559 : 1955: Electric signs and high-voltage luminous-discharge-tube installations
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3
PD 4573

B.S. 594 : 1961: Rolled asphalt (hot process)
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1
PD 4566

B.S. 769 : 1961: Chemical analysis of butter
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1
PD 4556

B.S. 812 : 1960: Methods for sampling and testing of mineral aggregates, sands and fillers
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1
PD 4563

B.S. 870 : 1950: External micrometers
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2
PD 4562

B.S. 907 : 1954: Dial gauges for linear measurement (excluding lever type)
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1
PD 4560

B.S. 978 : ——: Gears for instruments and clockwork mechanisms.
Part 2 : 1952: Cycloidal type gears
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2
PD 4569

B.S. 1154 : 1952: Vulcanised rubber compounds
8
PD 4578

B.S. 1155 : 1954: Vulcanised extruded rubber compounds and tubing
.. .. ..
5
PD 4579

B.S. 1363 : 1947: Two-pole and earthing-pin fused-plugs and shuttered socket-outlets for a.c. circuits up to 250 volts
.. .. ..
7
PD 4587

B.S. 1443 : 1952: Sizes of X-ray film and intensifying screens for medical and industrial use
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1
PD 4558

B.S. 1522 : 1960: Schedule of projector lamps
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2
PD 4567

B.S. 1647 : 1961: pH scale
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1
PD 4565

B.S. 1663 : 1950: Higher tensile steel chain, grade 40
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4
PD 4561

B.S. 1770 : 1951: Pipe flanges for use on internal combustion engines and installations
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2
PD 4571

B.S. 2050 : 1961: Electrical resistance of conductive and anti-static products made from flexible polymeric material
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1
PD 4580

B.S. 2133A. Part 1 : 1960: Fixed ceramic dielectric capacitors, grade 1, for use in telecommunication and allied electronic equipment
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1
PD 4547

B.S. 2481 : 1961: Typewriters
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1
PD 4582

B.S. 2606 : 1955: X-ray protective gloves for medical diagnostic purposes up to 100 kV peak
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2
PD 4572

B.S. 2751 : 1956: Vulcanised butadiene/acrylonitrile rubber compounds
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5
PD 4583

B.S. 2752 : 1956: Vulcanised chloroprene rubber compounds
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5
PD 4584

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The Standards Act 1941—British Standards Available
for Comment

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PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the British Standards listed in the Schedule hereto are being considered for adoption as New Zealand Standard Specifications. All persons who may be affected by them and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain