27 JANUARY

Number and Title of Standard Specification

†NZS 2203: 1967 (BS 4013: 1966) Rigging screws for shipping purposes and for guyed masts.

†NZS 2204: 1967 (BS 3703: 1964) Method for the quantitative chemical analysis of binary mixtures of wool and certain regenerated protein fibres.

*Revoked on the grounds of obsolescence.

†Later edition of relevant British standard is endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand.

†Superseded by original New Zealand standard.

§Identical edition of relevant British Standard is endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January 1972.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 3–114/2/7: 403–44)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand Standard Specification Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft New Zealand standard specification is being circulated:

Number and Title of Specification
DZ 3112/240 Methods of test for concrete. (Superseding NZS 192.)

All persons who may be affected by this specification and who desire to comment thereon may, upon application, obtain a copy on loan from the Standards Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Display Centre Building, Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington. Additional copies are obtainable at 50c a copy from the same address.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 31 March 1972.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 1972.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 4–114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft Amendments to New Zealand Standard Specifications Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft amendments are being circulated:

Number and Description of Draft
DZ 1693/254 Draft amendment to NZS 1693: 1962 Deformed steel bars of Structural Grade for reinforced concrete.
DZ 1879/255 Draft amendment to NZS 1879: 1964 Hot rolled deformed bars of Hy 60 Grade (high yield 60 000 psi) for reinforced concrete.

NOTE—When issued, these amendments will reduce the frequency of testing from once every 10 tons to once every 25 tons.

All persons who may be affected by these amendments and who desire to comment thereon may, upon application, obtain copies on loan from the Standards Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Display Centre Building, Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 18 February 1972.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 1972.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 5–114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Endorsed as Suitable for Use in New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 21 January 1972, endorsed the undermentioned overseas specifications as suitable for use in New Zealand:

Number and Title of Specification
BS 192: 1971 Open-ended wrenches (not including B.A. sizes). Metric and imperial units
BS 729: 1971 Hot-dip galvanised coatings on iron and steel articles
BS 946: 1970 Method for the designation of yarns
BS 1006: 1971 Methods for the determination of the colour fastness of textiles to light and weathering
BS 1090: 1970 Flameproof hand-held electric drilling machines primarily for use in mines. Metric units
BS 1407: 1970 High carbon bright steel (silver steel). Metric units
BS 1440: 1971 Endless V-belt drives, sections Y, Z, A, B, C, and D. Metric units
BS 1692: 1971 Gin blocks
BS 2959: 1968 Method for the determination of dimensional stability of warp-knitted and woven fabrics made from nylon 6.6 (boiling water test). Metric units
BS 3411: 1971 Method for the determination of the tensile properties of individual textile fibres. Metric units
BS 3617: 1971 Seven-wire steel strand for prestressed concrete. Metric units
BS 3641: — Symbols for machine tools— Part 1: 1971 General symbols
BS 3791: 1970 Clothing for protection against intense heat for short periods. Metric units
BS 3889: — Methods for non-destructive testing of pipes and tubes— Part 3A: 1965 Penetrant testing of ferrous pipes and tubes Part 4A: 1965 Magnetic particle flaw detection: ferrous pipes and tubes
BS 4360: 1968 Weldable structural steels. Including Amendments No. 1 (AMD 303), No. 2 (AMD 634), and No. 3 (AMD 729) Part 2: 1969 Metric units. Including Amendments No. 1 (AMD 633) and No. 2 (AMD 730)
BS 4407: 1969 Methods of test for quantitative chemical analysis of fibre mixtures. Metric units. Including Amendments No. 1 (AMD 399) and No. 2 (AMD 613)

Price of Copy $1.32 $1.32 $1.32 $2.12 $1.06 $1.06 $2.39 $2.12 $0.53 $1.06 $1.32 $3.18 $2.12 $0.79 $1.06 $2.12 $2.65 $2.91

Copies of the specifications are obtainable through the Standards Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Display Centre Building, Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1. An additional 20c service charge is made on all mail orders.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 1972.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 6–114/2/9: 831–48)

Ministry of Works—Schedule of Civil Engineering, Building, and Housing Contracts of $20,000 or More In Value

Name of Works Successful Tenderer Amount of Tender Accepted $
Civil Engineering—
Auckland Urban Motorways: precast concrete wall elements for East Street retaining wall, Upper Queen Street Bridge Wilco Concrete Products Ltd. .. 68,752.64
R.N.Z.A.F. Base, Woodbourne: reconstruction of hardstanding areas .. Gill Construction Co. Ltd. .. 72,262.47
Upper Waitaki Power Development: design, manufacture and install doors for penstock fabrication complex P. C. Henderson (N.Z.) Ltd. .. 26,859.96
Oakley Hospital: L.P.H.W. heating, main building, stage II A. and T. Burt Ltd. .. 75,730.00

J. H. MACKY, Commissioner of Works.