The Standards Act 1965—New Zealand Standard Recommendation Adopted

Pursuant to the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council,
on 27 July 1967, approved the issue of the under-mentioned
standard recommendation:

Number and Title of Standard Recommendation Price of Copy
NZSR 30:1967 Code of basic data for the $
design of buildings: Fire precautions in flats
and maisonnettes over 80 ft in height; being
British standard code of practice CP 3:
Chapter IV: Part 1:1962 .....
Application for copies should be made to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of July 1967.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/4:21)

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specification

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965,
the Standards Council, on 27 July 1967, amended the under-
mentioned standard specification by the incorporation of
the amendment shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Standard Specification Amendment
NZSS 1908:1965 PVC-insulated cables and flexible No. 1
cords for electric power and lighting
Application for copies of the standard specification so
amended should be made to the Standards Association of
New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.
Copies of the amendment will be supplied, free of charge,
upon request.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of July 1967.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3:198)

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specifications

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965,
the Standards Council, on 27 July 1967, amended the under-
mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the
amendments shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Standard Specification Amendment
NZSS 166:1964 Worm gearing; being No. 1 (PD 5919)
BS 721:1963
NZSS 1953:1966 Copper alloy gate valves No. 1 (PD 5717)
for general purposes; being BS 1952:1964
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 28th day of July 1967.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3:199–200)

The Standards Act 1965—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 27 July 1967, declared the under-
mentioned specifications to be standard specifications:

Number and Title of Specification Price of Copy
NZSS 773:1967 Cast iron rainwater goods; $
being BS 460:1964. (Revision of NZSS 773:
1953 being BS 460:1948) 1.00
NZSS 835:1967 Copper sheet and strip for
roofing and other building purposes; being BS
1569:1965. (Revision of NZSS 835:1950 being
BS 1569:1949) 0.50
NZSS 1079:1967 Flanged cast iron outside-
screw-and-yoke wedge gate valves, Class 125,
sizes 1½in. to 24in., for the petroleum in-
dustry; being BS 1735:1966. (Revision of
NZSS 1079:1962 being BS 1735:1960) 1.00
NZSS 1455:1967 Varnished fabrics and tapes
for electrical purposes; being BS 419:1966.
(Revision of NZSS 1455:1961 being BS 419:
1956) 1.00

Number and Title of Specification Price of Copy
NZSS 2184: Thermal insulating materials— $(post free)
Part 1:1967 85 percent magnesia preformed
insulation; being BS 3958: Part 1:1965 ....... 0.45
Part 2:1967 Calcium silicate preformed in-
sulation; being BS 3958:Part 2:1965 ......... 0.45
NZSS 2185:1967 Toughened safety glass for
ships' windows; being BS 3925:1965 ......... 0.60
Application for copies should be made to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of July 1967.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/2:194–200)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Revoked

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 27 July 1967, revoked the under-
mentioned standard specifications:

Number and Title of Standard Specification
NZSS 513:1953 Cast iron rainwater goods; being BS 1205:
1948.
NZSS 1128:1953 Methods of testing vulcanised rubber;
being BS 903:1950.
Note—This standard has been replaced by later editions
in the form of individual Parts.
NZSS 2052: School music equipment—
Part 1:1965 Percussion instruments; being BS 3499:Part
1:1962.
Part 2: Woodwind instruments—
Part 2A:1965 Recorders; being BS 3499:Part 2A:1964.
Part 7: Auxiliary equipment—
Part 7A:1965 Music stands; being BS 3499:Part 7A:1963.
Part 7B:1965 Percussion instrument trolleys; being
BS 3499:Part 7B:1963.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of July 1967.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/7:37–42)

The Indecent Publications Act 1963

In the matter of the Indecent Publications Tribunal and in
the matter of a charge against J. and J. Joyce Ltd., alleging
the sale of two booklets Sam the Ceiling Needs Painting and
Around the World with Sam which it was claimed were
indecent.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

The prosecution was brought in the Magistrate's Court at
Auckland, and the Magistrate decided to refer the question
as to whether the booklets were indecent to the Tribunal.
At the hearing before the Tribunal the Crown Solicitor
(Mr Birks) appeared in support of the prosecution and Mr
Hardie Boys appeared for the defendant.

Apparently the booklets have been sold quite widely in
America, Scandinavia, Italy, and Holland, where sales have
amounted to 150,000—in New Zealand to over 20,000. The
booklets have been widely sold in New Zealand.

It was contended on behalf of the prosecution that the
booklets exhibited a vulgarity amounting to indecency and
would tend to debase the community, in so far as they
treated sexual intercourse in a frivolous way, and there
were references to incest, bestiality, and sodomy. It was
claimed they had no redeeming value.

For the defence it was contended they were inconsequential
and that such levity as was shown regarding sexual inter-
course was unlikely to have any influence on teenagers. There
are some passages which are witty and there is some element
of humour.

On an overall consideration of the booklets the Tribunal
finds them clever and amusing, and not indecent in the
hands of adults; but because the booklets deals in a trivial
and vulgar manner with sex not only in its normality, but
in its gross and criminal aberrations, they appear to us to
be undesirable in tone for younger teenagers who could
well draw debasing inferences from them. The Tribunal
therefore holds these two booklets to be indecent in the
hands of persons under the age of 16 years.

K. M. GRESSON, Chairman.
28 July 1967.