22 MAY

Local Authority and Name of Loan

Amount
Consented to
$
Wairarapa Electric Power Board:
Home Insulation Loan 1975 ..... 29,500
Waitaki Electric Power Board:
Home Insulation Loan 1975 ...... 19,000
Waitemata Electric Power Board:
Home Insulation Loan 1975 ....... 209,000
Whakatane County Council:
Edgecumbe Fire Appliance Loan 1975 ...... 14,000
Wellington City Council:
Home Insulation Loan 1975 ....... 80,000
West Coast Electric Power Board:
Home Insulation Loan 1975 ......... 17,000
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of May 1975.
S. A. McLEOD, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.
(T. 40/416/6)

The Royal Society of New Zealand
Pursuant to the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965,
the Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand, at the
annual general meeting held on 14 May 1975 passed a resolution
amending the rules of the Society published in the
Gazette on 22 December 1965, the effect of such resolution being
SECTION J.—THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH
RULE J. vii 8 was amended to read:
Applications or nominations for the award shall be in
writing and must reach the General Secretary of the Society
not later than 31 December of the year preceding the year
of the Award but the Council may waive this condition if it
deems fit. Such applications or nominations shall be supported
by two copies of the publication to be submitted for consideration
by the Selection Committee.
MARGARET E. MARSH, General Secretary.

The Royal Society of New Zealand
Pursuant to the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1965,
the Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand at their
annual general meeting held on 14 May 1975 elected the
following Fellows:
Raymond Nicholas Brothers, M.SC.(N.Z.), PH.D., D.I.C.
(LOND.)
Bruce Frank Cain, M.SC., PH.D., D.PHIL. (OXON.)
Neil Ferguson Curtis, M.SC., PH.D. (N.Z.)
Roger Curtis Green, B.A., B.SC. (NEW MEXICO), PH.D. (HARV.)
Roy Patrick Kerr, PH.D. (CAMB.), M.SC. (HONS.)
MARGARET E. MARSH, General Secretary.

Approval of Bylaws
Pursuant to sections 8A and 165 of the Harbours Act 1950,
I, Grant Stewart Ellis Milne of the Ministry of Transport,
in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport
hereby approve the Christchurch City Bylaw No. 50 (A) as
adopted at a meeting of the council held on the 17th day
of March 1975 and confirmed by the council on 21 April
1975.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of May 1975.
G. S. E. MILNE, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. 43/32/3)

Tariff and Development Board Report No. 295—Wood Chipping Machines and Screening Units
GOVERNMENT has considered the above report and the decision
made thereon has been implemented in the following
measure—
Customs Tariff (Wood Chipping Machines and Screening
Units) Amendment Order 1975.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1155

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 5412 Loading door aperture dimensions of vehicles used
for transporting meat. Metric units.
All persons who may be affected by this specification and
who may 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. Additional copies are obtainable
at 50c a copy from the same address.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 18 June
1975.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of May 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specification Available for
Comment
PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards
Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned
specification is being considered for declaration as a New
Zealand standard specification or for endorsement as being
suitable for use in New Zealand:
Number and Title of Specification
ISO 2061–1972 Textiles—Determination of twist in yarns—
Direct counting method. Metric units.
All persons who may be affected by this specification and
who desire to comment thereon may, on 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.
Requests should specify that copies are required for comment purposes.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 19 June
1975.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of May 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/1)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Proposed for
Revocation
NOTICE is hereby given that the New Zealand standard specifications listed in the Schedule hereto have been reviewed by committees of the Standards Council and have been recommended for revocation, pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965.
Any person who may be affected by the proposal to revoke
these standard specifications, and who wishes to object to
their revocation is invited to submit comments to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington, not
later than 12 June 1975.
SCHEDULE
Number and Title of Standards Specification
NZS 274:1939 Pollard.
NZS 607:1948 Cow covers.
NZS 672:1950 Butchers’ and slaughtermen’s knives.
NZS 839:1950 Vitamins A and D oils for animal feeding.
NZS 1014–18:1951 (BS 1664–68: 1950) Woven cotton webbings.
NZS 1184:1958 (BS 1386:1957) Copper tubes to be buried underground.
NZS 1329:1958 (BS 2871:1957) Schedule of copper and copper alloys: Tubes.
†NZS 1715:1963 Canned fruits.
†NZS 1911:1965 Canned vegetables.
Proposed for revocation on the grounds of non-usage.
†These standards are now covered by Codex Alimentarius standards published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of May 1975.
G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/6)