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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 57

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

NZSS 2047:1966 Size designations and body
measurements for the sizing of men’s ready-to-
wearing apparel (other than shirts) ..... 3 0
NZSS 2048:1966 Composite units of switches and
fuses for use in industrial systems and domestic
circuits; being BS 2510:1954 ..... 3 6
NZSS 2081:1966 Heavy-duty composite units of
air-break switches and fuses for voltages not
exceeding 660v.; being BS 3185:1959 ..... 5 0
NZSS 2085:1966 Primary cells and batteries.
(Superseding NZSS 102.) ..... 6 0
NZSS 2087:1966 Varnished P.T.P. Fabric-insulated
cables; being BS 3765:1964 ..... 6 0
NZSS 2088:1966 Binding and identification sleeves,
for use on electrical cables and wires; being BS
3858:1965 ..... 6 0

Application for copies should be made to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.
Dated at Wellington this 21st day of September 1966.
R. J. SMITH, Acting Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2:1–9)

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 13 September 1966, amended the
undermentioned standard specifications by the incorporation
of the amendments shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Standards Specification Amendment
NZSS 1525:1962 Mains-operated fence
controllers ..... No. 3
NZSS 609:1948 Capsules containing
vitamins A and D ..... No. 1
NZSS 1900:— Model building bylaw—
Chapter 5:1963 Fire-resisting construc-
tion and means of egress ..... No. 2
NZSS 1683:1962 Armoured P.V.C. insu-
lated cables; being BS 3346:1961 ..... No. 2 (PD 5453)
NZSS 2044:1966 Silicone-rubber-insulated{
No. 1 (PD 4494)
No. 2 (PD 4986)
No. A
} cables and flexible cords; being BS
3258:1960
NZSS 2046:1966 Cables and flexible cords{
No. 1 (PD 4518)
No. 2 (PD 4985)
No. A
} insulated with varnished cambric and
heat-resisting fibre; being BS 3249:1960
NZSS 2048:1966 Composite units of{
No. 1 (PD 2094)
No. 2 (PD 2544)
No. A
} switches and fuses, for uses in indus-
trial systems and domestic circuits; being
BS 2510:1954
NZSS 953:1966 Ball valves (Portsmouth{
No. 1 (PD 1932)
No. 2 (PD 2262)
No. 3 (PD 2333)
No. 4 (PD 2460)
No. 5 (PD 3237)
No. 6 (PD 3545)
No. 7 (PD 5116)
No. 8 (PD 5424)
No. A
} type) excluding floats; being BS 1212:
1953
NZSS 2081:1966 Heavy-duty composite
units of air-break switches or fuses for
voltages not exceeding 660 v.; being BS
3185:1959 ..... No. A
NZSS 1992:1965 The electrical perform-
ance of rotating electrical machinery;
being BS 2613: 1957 ..... No. 4 (PD 5187)
NZSS 213:1958 Wire-armoured paper-
insulated cables, for use in mines; being
BS 760:1956 ..... No. A

Application for copies of the standard specifications so
amended should be made to the Standards Association of New
Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.
Copies of the amendments will be supplied, free of charge,
upon request.
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 1966.
R. J. SMITH, Acting Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3:2–26)

The Standards Act 1965—British Standards, Revisions,
and Amendments Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965,
notice is hereby given that the British standards, revisions, 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 Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

Requests should specify that copies are required for comment
purposes.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 28 October 1966.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of September 1966.
R. J. SMITH, Acting-Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/1)

SCHEDULE
LIST OF BRITISH STANDARDS

New Issues
B.S. Title
1728 : — Methods for the analysis of aluminium and alu-
minium alloys—
1728 : Part 15 : 1966 Nickel (photometric method).
1870 : — Safety footwear—
1870 : Part 3 : 1966 Lined moulded rubber safety
boots.
2401 : 1966 Polyester film dielectric capacitors for direct current,
for use in telecommunication and allied electronic
equipment (A4 size).
3971 : 1966 Image quality indicators, for radiography, and recom-
mendations for their use.
3981 : 1966 Iron oxide pigments for paints.
4018 : 1966 Pulley blocks, for use with wire rope, for a maximum
lift of 25 tons in combination.
4024 : 1966 Pentachlorophenyl laurate.
4025 : 1966 The general requirements and methods of test for
printed circuits (A4 size).
4026 : — Rod links for root machinery—
4026 : Part 1 : 1966 Potato elevator diggers and
main elevators on complete potato harvesters.
4026 : Part 2 : 1966 Carrot and sugar-beet har-
vesters.
4027 : 1966 Sulphate-resisting Portland cement.
4029 : 1966 Determination of tensile elastic recovery of single
fibres and filaments (constant-rate-of-extension
machines).
4030 : 1966 Cotton canvas buckets.
4032 : 1966 Method for the determination of total starch or gum
size and filling in cotton and viscose rayon yarn
and fabric.

Revisions
B.S. Title
1281 : 1966 Glazed ceramic tiles and tile fittings, for internal
walls.
2133B : 1966 Ceramic dielectric capacitors, type 2, for use in tele-
communication and allied electronic equipment
(A4 size).
2573 : — Permissible stresses in cranes—
2573 : Part 1 : 1966 Structures.
2704 : 1966 Calibration blocks and recommendations for their
use in ultrasonic flaw detection.
3149 : — Recommendations for the carriage of live animals by
air—
3149 : Part 1 : 1966 Monkeys and other primates,
for laboratory use.

Amendments
B.S. Title Ref.
No.
10 : 1962 Flanges and bolting, for pipes, valves and fit-
tings. Amendment No. 2. ..... 5823
52 : 1963 Bayonet lamp-caps, lampholders, and B.C.
adaptors (lampholder plugs), for voltages
not exceeding 250 volts. Amendment
No. 2. ..... 5821
778 : 1966 Steel pipes and joints, for hydraulic purposes.
Amendment No. 1. ..... 5808
1250 : — Domestic appliances burning town gas—
Part 6 : 1965 Laundering appliances.
Amendment No. 1. ..... 5805
1856 : 1964 General requirements for the metal-arc weld-
ing of mild steel. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5810
2089 : 1954 W.c. seats (wooden). Amendment No. 2. ..... 5822
2790 : 1956 Cylindrical land steam boilers of welded con-
struction (other than water-tube boilers).
Amendment No. 4. ..... 5820
2837 : 1957 Steel links and strap assemblies, for lifting
attachments for packing cases. Amendment
No. 1. ..... 5819
3178 : — Playground equipment for parks—
Part 3 D : 1964 Swings. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5815
3464 : 1965 Cast-iron wedge and double-disk gate valves
for general purposes. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5812
3487 : 1962 Endotracheal tubes. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5816
3650 : 1963 Raw oil-extended styrene-butadiene rubbers
(1700 Series). Amendment No. 1. ..... 5825
3739 : 1964 Frozen food storage compartments in refrig-
erators for household use. Amendment
No. 1. ..... 5818
3900 : — Methods of test for paints—
Part A3 : 1965 Preparation of panels prior
to painting. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5817
3935 : 1965 Classification and marking of cattle hides and
calfskins. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5814
3952 : 1965 Cast iron butterfly valves for general purposes.
Amendment No. 1. ..... 5813
AU47 : 1965 Advance warning triangle to indicate tem-
porary obstructions. Amendment No. 1. ..... 5826