and Control as adopted at the meeting of the Nukumaru
Domain Board held on 13 February 1975 and confirmed
by the Board on 20 March 1975.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of April 1975.

G. S. E. MILNE, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. 54/14/39)

Land in the Marlborough Land District Acquired as State
Forest Land
NOTICE is hereby given that the land described in the Schedule
hereto has been acquired under the Forests Act 1949 as
State forest land.

SCHEDULE
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT—NELSON CONSERVANCY—MARL-
BOROUGH COUNTY
Lot 2, Dcposited Plan 4272, situated in Block III, Wakamarina
Survey District: area, 36.1180 hectares, more or less. Certificate
of title 2D/772. As shown on plan S. 15/3 deposited
in the Head Office of the New Zealand Forest Service at
Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of April 1975.
M. J. CONWAY, Director-General of Forests.
(F.S. 9/4/251, 6/4/8; L. and S. H.O. 10/96/16)

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

Amount
Consented to
$
Awanere County Council:
Seddon Sewerage Reticulation Loan 1975
110,000
Featherston County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1975
70,000
Malvern County Council:
Malvern Hills Piped Rural Water Supply Loan
1975
92,000
Mount Roskill Borough Council:
Roads Reconstruction Redemption Loan 1975
20,000
New Plymouth City Council:
Waterworks Extension Loan 1974
420,000
Rodney County Council:
Water Supply Loan 1974
481,500
Waihi Borough Council:
Sewerage Loan 1975
250,000
Waipukurau County Council:
Hautope Rural Water Supply Loan 1975
17,000
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of April 1975.
B. V. GALVIN, 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 May 1975.

Australia
0.99 Dollars
Austria
22.12 Schillings
Bangladesh
10.45 Takas
Belgium
46.19 Francs
Burma
4.15 Kyats
Canada
1.34 Dollars
China
2.34 Renminbi
Czechoslovakia
7.15 Crowns
Denmark
7.30 Kroner
Egypt
0.51 £ (Egyptian)
Fiji
1.06 Dollars
Finland
4.73 Marks
France
5.46 Francs
Greece
39.57 Drachma
Hong Kong
6.47 Dollars
India
10.40 Rupees
Israel
8.05 Pounds
Italy
829.18 Lire
Jamaica
1.20 Dollars
Japan
388.45 Yen
Korea, South
641.95 Won
Malaysia
3.00 Dollars (new)
Netherlands
3.18 Guilders
Norway
6.58 Kroner
Noumea
99.24 F.P. Francs
Pakistan
13.03 Rupees
Portugal
32.24 Escudos
Singapore
3.00 Dollars (new)
South Africa
0.90 Rand
Spain
74.39 Pesetas
Sri Lanka
8.66 Rupees
Sweden
5.22 Kronor
Switzerland
3.36 Francs
Tahiti
99.24 F.P. Francs
Taiwan
51.01 N.T. Dollars
Tonga
Par Pa'ange
United Kingdom
0.56 £ Sterling
U.S.A.
1.35 Dollars
West Germany
3.13 Marks
Western Samoa
0.81 Talas

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of April 1975.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendments to
Overseas Specification

Pursuant to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 24 April 1975, endorsed as suitable
for use in New Zealand the under-mentioned amendments
to the relevant endorsed overseas specification:

Number, Title, and Price of Specification
Amendment
(Mailed)
No./AMD (Price)
BS 4028:1966 Diaphragms for contraceptive
use. Metric units. $2.10
1/975 (75c)
2/1578 (75c)

Copies of the specification so amended 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 24th day of April 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/10: E 495-96)

The Standards Act 1965—Specification Declared to be a
Standard Specification

Pursuant to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the
Standards Council, on 24 April 1975, declared the under-
mentioned specification to be a standard specification:

Price of Copy

Number and Title of Specification
(Mailed)
$
NZS 3401:-- (BS 4:--) Structural steel
sections--
Part 2: 1975 (BS 4: Part 2: 1969) Hot-
rolled hollow sections. Metric units. Also
Amendment No. 1 (AMD 1130, 75c) and
Amendment No. 1A.
4.75