14 JUNE
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1131

Notice Declaring Quarantine Area at Trentham (No. 493 Ag. 70072)

NOTICE is hereby given that, for the purposes of detention of imported horses under the Animals Act 1967, the land specified in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared to be a quarantine area from the 11th day of June of 1973 to the 11th day of August 1973.

SCHEDULE

THE premises of Wrightson NMA Ltd. and Pyne, Gould, Guiness Ltd. Sale Grounds situated at the northern end of Racecourse Road, Trentham, comprising approximately 2½ acres and known as “K Block”.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June 1973.

S. J. CALLAHAN, for Acting Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954—Proposed Cancellation of Registration of Industrial Union

PURSUANT to section 86 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954, it is hereby notified that the registration of the Northern Coal Mines Underground Officials’ Industrial Union of Workers, Registered No. 1109, situated at 37 Bailey Street, Huntly, will, unless cause to the contrary is shown, be cancelled on the expiration of 6 weeks from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of June 1973.

A. C. RUFFELL, Registrar of Industrial Unions, Department of Labour.

(Lab. I.C. 138)

Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954—Cancellation of Registration of Industrial Union

PURSUANT to section 86 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954, it is hereby notified that the registration of the Auckland Master Tailors’ Industrial Union of Employers, Registered No. 122, situated at R.S.A. Building, 35 High Street, Auckland, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of June 1973.

A. C. RUFFELL, Registrar of Industrial Unions, Department of Labour.

(Lab. I.C. 139)

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956 (as amended by section 3 (1) of the Local Authorities Loans Amendment Act 1967), the undersigned Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, acting under powers delegated to the Secretary to the Treasury by the Minister of Finance, hereby consents to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the Schedule hereto of the whole or any part of the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount Consented to $
Bluff Borough Council: Bluff Tepid Swimming Pool Loan 1973 25,000
Cambridge Borough Council: Pensioner Housing Loan 1973 17,500
Levin Borough Council: Reserves Loan 1973 40,000
Sewerage Redemption Loan 1973 27,900
Lower Hutt City Council: Reserves Development Loan 1973 200,000

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount Consented to $
Takapuna City Council: Refuse Disposal Redemption Loan 1973 5,400
Taranaki Harbours Board: Loan No. 25, 1973 580,000
Waipukurau County Council: Rural Housing Loan 1973 50,000
Wairarapa Electric Power Board: Development Loan 1973 900,000
Wallace County Council: Forestry Development Loan 1973 54,000

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of June 1973.

J. D. LANG, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

(T. 40/416/6)

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the Customs Act 1966, that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar relate to imported goods shipped from the country of export on or after 1 June 1973:

Australia ..... 0.94 Dollars
Austria ..... 26.03 Schillings
Belgium ..... 50.34 Francs
Burma ..... 6.22 Kyats
Canada ..... 1.31 Dollars
Sri Lanka ..... 7.94 Rupees
Czechoslovakia ..... 7.47 Crowns
Denmark ..... 7.87 Kroner
Egypt ..... 0.49 £ (Egyptian)
Fiji ..... 1.02 Dollars (Fijian)
Finland ..... 5.12 Marks
France ..... 5.68 Francs
Jamaica ..... 1.20 Dollars
Noumea ..... 103.58 F.P. Francs
Tahiti ..... 103.58 F.P. Francs
Hong Kong ..... 6.73 Dollars
India ..... 9.99 Rupees
Italy ..... 763.66 Lire
Japan ..... 347.92 Yen
Malaysia ..... 3.26 Dollars (New)
Netherlands ..... 3.86 Guilders
Norway ..... 7.35 Kroner
Pakistan ..... 12.74 Rupees
Portugal ..... 31.93 Escudos
Singapore ..... 3.26 Dollars (New)
South Africa ..... 0.93 Rand
Spain ..... 76.26 Pesetas
Sweden ..... 5.59 Kronor
Switzerland ..... 4.05 Francs
Tonga ..... par Pa’ange
United Kingdom ..... 0.51 £ Sterling
U.S.A. ..... 1.32 Dollars
West Germany ..... 3.54 Marks

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of June 1973.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

The Standards Act 1965—Draft New Zealand 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 4203/301–304 Code of practice for general structural design and design loads. Metric units.

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, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1.

Additional copies are obtainable at 50c a copy from the same address.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 1 October 1973.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 1973.

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

(S.A. 114/2/8)