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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 82

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Recommendation

Pursuant to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1973, amended the under-mentioned standard recommendation by the incorporation of the amendment shown hereunder:

Number, Title, and Price of Standard Recommendation
NZSR 34: 1968 Glued laminated timber construction $2.30

Copies of the amended standard recommendation are available from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1. Price includes service charge.

Copies of the amendment will be supplied free of charge upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 5–114/2/4: 63)

The Standards Act 1965—Miscellaneous Publication Adopted

Pursuant to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1973, approved the issue of the under-mentioned miscellaneous publication:

Price of Copy
Number and Title of Publication (Mailed)
NZ MP 190093A: 1973 Metric handbook to NZS 1900: Chapter 9.3A: 1970 Concrete design and construction. General requirements $1.20

Note—This standard is being printed. Copies are expected to be available after 25 September 1973.

Copies of the publication may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 6–114/2/5: 59)

The Standards Act 1965—Miscellaneous Publication Withdrawn

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1973, withdrew the under-mentioned miscellaneous publication:

Number and Title of Miscellaneous Publication
MP 6: ——(BS 3179: ——) Comparison of British and overseas standards for steels—
6/2: 1963 (BS 3179: Part 2: 1962) Chemical composition of wrought alloy steels: British standard, American (SAE and AISI), and German (DIN and Werkstoff).

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 7–114/2/5: 60)

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 24 August 1973, endorsed the under-mentioned overseas specifications as suitable for use in New Zealand:

Number and Title of Specification
Australian Standard
AS 1282: 1972 Dental alginate impression material
British Standards
BS 2554: 1968 Westergren tube for measurement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Metric units
BS 3365: —— Dental silicate cement and dental silico-phosphate cement—Part 2: 1971 Dental silico-phosphate cements. Metric units
Part 3: 1972 Capsulated cements. Metric units
BS 3491: 1972 Sizes of films for medical radio-graphy. Metric units
BS 3704: 1972 Rubber condoms. Metric units
BS 4750: 1971 Dental extracting forceps (performance requirements). Metric units

Copies of the specifications are obtainable through the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 8–114/2/9: 1055–61)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendment to Overseas Specification

Pursuant to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 August 1973, endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand the under-mentioned amendment to the relevant endorsed overseas specification:

Number, Title, and Price of Specification Including Amendment
BS 2874: 1969 Copper and copper alloys. Rods and sections (other than forging stock). Metric units. $3.70

Copies of the specification so amended are obtainable from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington 1.

Copies of the amendment are obtainable separately. All prices include service charges.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 9–114/2/10: E 384)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Specifications Cancelled

Pursuant to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council on 24 August 1973, cancelled the endorsement of the under-mentioned specifications:

Number and Title of Specification
Australian Standard
AS T15: 1959 Alginate impression material.
British Standards
BS 3704: 1964 Rubber condoms.
BS 3179: —— Comparison of British and overseas standards for steel—Part 1: 1967 Chemical composition of wrought carbon steels: British Standard, American (SAE and AISI), and German (DIN and Werkstoff).

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of August 1973.

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

(S.A. 10–114/2/12: 1–3)

New Zealand Government Railways—Schedule of Civil Engineering, and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Work
Construction of Aramoho Plant Zone building (workshops, offices, and amenities)

Successful Tenderer
Walpole and Paterson Ltd., P.O. Box 356, Wanganui

Amount of Tender Accepted
$563,546.00

T. M. SMALL, General Manager.