Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Mailed)
BS 6231:1969 PVC-insulated cables for switchgear and controlgear wiring. Metric units. $3.30
BS 6346:1969 PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply. Metric units. $6.50
BS 6480:—Impregnated paper-insulated cables for electricity supply—
Part 1:1969 Lead or lead alloy sheathed cables for working voltages up to and including 33 kV. $6.50
BS 6746:1969 PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables. Metric units. $3.50
Amendment No./AMD (Price)
1/1406 (75c)
1/1360 (75c)
2/1407 (75c)
2/1409 (75c)
1/1285 (75c)
2/1411 (75c)
Copies of the specifications so amended are obtainable from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 10–114/2/10:E 487–94)
Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities
PURSUANT to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, 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
Bay of Islands County Council:
Kawakawa Pensioner Housing Loan 1974
Paihia Sewerage Loan 1974
Rental Rehousing Loan 1974
Bruce County Council:
Staff Housing Loan 1974
Central Canterbury Electric Power Board:
Redemption Loan 1975
Clifton County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1974
Featherston Borough Council:
Water Supply Improvement Loan 1974
Greytown Borough Council:
Water Supply Trunk Main and Water Treatment Loan 1974
Hawera Borough Council:
Pensioners’ Flats Loan 1974
Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board:
Staff Housing Loan 1974
Reticulation Loan 1973
Napier City Council:
Sewer Outfall Additional Loan 1974
Nelson Harbour Board:
Redemption Loan No. 1, 1975
Patea Borough Council:
Wastewater Treatment Loan 1974
Taranaki County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1974
Taranaki Electric Power Board:
General Reticulation Loan 1974
Tauranga Electric Power Board:
Lower Mangapapa Ruahihi Construction Loan 1974
Waitomo County Council:
Rural Housing Loan No. 2, 1974
Waitomo Electric Power Board:
Housing Loan 1974
Amount Consented to $
21,000
565,000
125,000
20,000
95,000
70,000
500,000
126,350
17,500
60,000
750,000
300,000
72,000
5,000
75,000
300,000
5,000,000
100,000
30,000
Local Authority and Name of Loan
Whakatane County Council:
Housing Loan No. 4, 1974
Whangarei County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1974
Bridge Loan 1974
Puwera Water Supply Loan No. 2, 1974

Amount Consented to $
10,000
350,000
100,000
35,500
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 1975.
A. C. SHILES, 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 and after the 1 March 1975.
Australia .....0.99 Dollars
Austria .....21.82 Schillings
Bangladesh .....10.45 Takas
Belgium .....45.84 Francs
Burma .....4.15 Kyats
Canada .....1.35 Dollars
China .....2.35 Renminbi
Czechoslovakia .....7.08 Crowns
Denmark .....7.30 Kroner
Egypt .....0.51 £ (Egyptian)
Fiji .....1.06 Dollars
Finland .....4.63 Marks
France .....5.61 Francs
Hong Kong .....6.13 Dollars
India .....10.40 Rupees
Italy .....850.27 Lire
Jamaica .....1.21 Dollars
Japan .....388.45 Yen
Korea, South .....643.70 Won
Malaysia .....3.00 Dollars (new)
Netherlands .....3.16 Guilders
Norway .....6.61 Kroner
Noumea .....102.21 F.P. Francs
Pakistan .....13.13 Rupees
Portugal .....32.14 Escudos
Singapore .....3.00 Dollars (new)
South Africa .....0.90 Rand
Spain .....72.82 Pesetas
Sri Lanka .....8.66 Rupees
Sweden .....5.24 Kronor
Switzerland .....3.25 Francs
Tahiti .....102.21 F.P. Francs
Tonga .....Par Pa'ange
United Kingdom .....0.56 £Sterling
U.S.A. .....1.35 Dollars
West Germany .....3.06 Marks
Western Samoa .....0.81 Talas
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of March 1975.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

Notice of Approval by the Price Tribunal of Increases in Charge-out Rates for Specified Services
UPON reading the report of the Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, dated 13 February 1975, whereby the Department requests the Tribunal to exercise its discretionary power pursuant to regulation 2 of the Price Freeze Regulations (No. 6) 1973 to grant a general approval of increases in charge-out rates (as approved by this Tribunal in its decision dated 25 July 1974*) to permit the recovery by certain trades of the January 1975 wage adjustment and such trades subject to the New Zealand (with exceptions) Building and Related Industries Tradesmen and other Workers Award of the admissible portion of a recent award increase, the Tribunal resolves:

1. To grant approval to service traders subject to the Price Freeze Regulations (No. 6) 1973 to increase charge-out rates (as approved by this Tribunal in its decision dated 25 July 1974*) by either the amount appropriate to recover the actual cost increases arising from the 4 percent General Wage