31 AUGUST

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard
Specifications

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 22 August 1967, amended the under-
mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the
amendments shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Standard Specification Amendment
NZSS 8:1964 Flanges and bolting for pipes, valves and fittings; being BS 10: 1962 No. 1 (PD 5413)
No. 2 (PD 5823)
No. 3 (PD 5949)

NZSS 583:1950 Test code for horizontal retorts and intermittent vertical cham-bers; being BS 819:1938 No. 2 (PD 4428)
No. 3 (PD 5897)

NZSS 873:1950 Waterproof building papers; being BS 1521:1949 No. 2B

NZSS 1710:1963 Copper conductors in insulated cables and cords; being BS 3360:1961 No. 2 (PD 5877)

NZSS 1883:1965 Size designations and body measurements for the sizing of girls' ready-to-wear apparel No. 1

NZSS 2187:1967 Recommendations for the installation of automatic liquid level and temperature measuring instruments on storage tanks; being BS 3792:1964 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 23rd day of August 1967.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3: 201–209)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification No. D 9048—New Zealand Made Plywood for Marine Craft

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the above-mentioned 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 on loan from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

The closing date for the receipt for comment is 18 November 1967.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 1967.

G.H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Rotorua Borough Bylaws Order 1962, Amendment No. 2

Whereas by section 8 of the Rotorua Borough Act 1922, all electric light and power works theretofore provided, erected, or constructed by the Crown in or in connection with the town of Rotorua are vested in the Tourist and Publicity Department:

And whereas in respect of these works the said Department has and may exercise all the powers for the time being conferred by law on borough councils, except the power to borrow money by way of special loan or to make and levy any rate:

And whereas by licences granted by the Governor-General in Council, as published in the Gazette of the 5th day of November 1931 and the 1st day of October 1936, the said Department is authorised to generate electricity and erect electric lines within the borough of Rotorua and portion of the County of Rotorua as set out in the Schedules of the said licences:

The said Department, pursuant to the powers hereinbefore recited, hereby makes the following order.

ORDER

1.(1) This order may be cited as the Rotorua Borough Bylaws Order 1962, Amendment No. 2, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Rotorua Borough Bylaws Order 1962* (hereinafter referred to as the principal order).

(2) This order shall come into force on the 2nd day of October 1967.

*Gazette, 1962, Vol. II, p. 698
Amendment No. 1: Gazette, 1963, Vol. II, p. 837

2.(1) The principal order is hereby amended by revoking Sections A to F of the bylaw set out in the Schedule to the principal order (as amended by the Rotorua Borough Bylaws Order 1962, Amendment No. 1), and substituting Sections A to E set out in the Schedule to this order.

(2) The Rotorua Borough Bylaws Order 1962, Amendment No. 1, is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

New Sections A to E of the bylaw set out in the Schedule to the principal order.

"Section A: Domestic

For domestic lighting, heating, and power, the monthly charges shall be as follows:

First 50 units 24c per 10 units.
Balance of units 10c per 10 units.

Churches, schools, and Maori meeting houses shall be included under this scale. Where commercial premises have living quarters attached and the whole is supplied with energy through one set of meters the charges shall be at commercial rates as set out in Section B of this Schedule; or where separately metered each shall be considered as a separate connection.

All thermal storage water-heaters must be controlled by means of a water heating relay, a change-over switch or, where necessary, by an approved time-switch to be supplied by the consumer.

Section B: Commercial and Farming

(i) Lighting—
All units 39c per 10 units.

(ii) Heating and Power—
Monthly Charges—
First 1,000 units 39c per 10 units.
Balance of units 15c per 10 units.

(iii) Water Heating—

Where the use of energy for water heating is controlled in one of the following ways—
(a) By means of an approved time switch supplied by the consumer; or
(b) By means of a water heating relay switch; or
(c) In a cowshed by a change-over switch which prevents the water heater being used at the same time as any motor; or
(d) By means of a change-over switch under other conditions approved by the Department;
the charge shall be—
8c per 10 units.

Section C: Extraordinary Supply

In cases where an extraordinary supply is given or in cases not covered by the foregoing Sections A or B the Department may fix a charge which is considered reasonable under the circumstances.

Section D: Minimum Charge

The minimum charge shall be $1.20 per month for each connection to the system. Where two or more consumers are supplied through the one connection the minimum charge shall be levied on each consumer.

Section E: Discount

Discounts at the rate of 10 (ten) percent will be allowed on accounts computed under Sections A, B, and D above, subject to the following conditions:

(i) That the full amount of the account, including all arrears, is paid within fourteen days of the reading of the meter:

Provided that should the last day of the period allowed for discount be a day on which the office of the Department is not open for business, dis-count shall be allowed if such payment is made on the first business day following.

(ii) In any case of hardship the District Manager of the Department at Rotorua may allow discount if pay-ment is made within 14 days after the last ordinary day for the allowing of discount.

(iii) Accounts for Government Departments, local bodies, public hospitals, fire and other boards, shall not be subject to forfeiture of discount should pay-ment not be made within the period specified in paragraph (i) of this Section."

Signed on behalf of the Tourist and Publicity Department by the General Manager of the Department this 25th day of August 1967.
R. S. ODELL,
General Manager of the Tourist and Publicity Department.