3 JULY

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 $
Auckland Electric Power Board: General Extension and Improvement Loan 1975 3,500,000
Auckland Harbour Board: Loan No. 2, 1975 625,000
Bay of Islands County Council: Kawakawa County Town Road Upgrading Loan 1975 33,000
Dannevirke County Council: Rural Housing Loan 1975 60,000
Dunedin City Council: Development Loan No. 14, Supplementary Loan 1975 20,000
Gisborne Fire Board: Reconstruction Additional Loan 1975 100,000
Green Island Borough Council: Elderly Persons Housing Loan 1975 52,500
Henderson Borough Council: Fire Station Additions Loan 1975 30,000
Kaitaia Borough Council: Pensioner Housing Loan No. 3, 1975 28,000
Lower Hutt City Council: Avalon Bridge Loan 1975 400,000
Property Acquisition Loan No. 14, 1975 200,000
Marlborough Catchment Board: Kaikoura Forestry Encouragement Loan 1975 18,000
Masterton Borough Council: Community Housing Loan 1975 374,000
Napier City Council: Redemption Loan No. 12, 1975 59,000
Electrical Redemption Loan 1975 59,000
Electrical Reticulation Loan No. 5, 1975 481,000
Otago Electric Power Board: Hydro Electric Preliminary Expenses Loan 1975 50,000
Palmerston North Fire Board: Building Loan 1975 654,000
Piako County Council: Pensioner Housing Loan 1975 14,000
Rodney County Council: Redemption Loan No. 3, 1975 11,000
Redemption Loan No. 4, 1975 4,000
Redemption Loan No. 5, 1975 3,500
Wanganui Hospital Board: Hospital Works Loan 1975 600,000
Wellington Regional Water Board: Hutt Valley Bulk Supply Loan 1975 150,000

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 1975.

S. A. McLEOD, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.
(T. 40/416/6)

The Standards Act 1965—Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 June 1975, declared the under-mentioned specifications to be standard specifications:

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Mailed)
31 Concrete—
NZS 3105:1975 Concrete mixers (batch type and truck type). Metric units. $12.00. (Superseding NZS 1052.)
34 Iron and Steel—
NZS 3421:1975 Hard drawn mild steel wire for concrete reinforcement. Metric units. $5.50. (Revision of NZS 3421:1972.)
NZS 3422:1975 Welded fabric of drawn steel wire for concrete reinforcement. Metric units. $5.50. (Revision of NZS 3422:1972.)

65 Physical Measurement—
NZS 6504:——(BS 4484:——-) Measuring instruments for constructional work—
Part 1: 1975 (BS 4484: Part 1: 1969) Metric graduation and figuring of instruments for linear measurement. Metric units. $6.50. Including Amendment A.
84 Food and Agriculture—
NZS 8406:1975 Code of practice for the handling, processing, storage, and distribution of fresh and frozen rock lobsters and frozen rock lobster tails. Metric units. $12.00. (Super-seding NZS 2227.)

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

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 1975.

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

(S.A. 1–114/2/2: 563–67)

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 June 1975, amended the under-mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder:

Number, Title, and Price of Standard Amendment
Specification (Mailed) No./AMD (Price)
NZS 325:1969 (BS 857:1967) Safety glass for land transport. Metric units. $8.25 1/1088 ($1.70)
NZS 1900:—— Model building bylaw— Chapter 7: 1964 Small chimneys and appliance installation. $1.20 4
NZS 4711:1973 Qualification tests for manual metal-arc welders. Metric units. $3.80 1

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.

Copies of the amendments will be supplied, free of charge, upon request unless otherwise stated.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 1975.

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

(S.A. 2–114/2/3: 819–21)

The Standards Act 1965—NZSI Code of Recommended Practice Withdrawn

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 June 1975, approved the withdrawal of the under-mentioned code of recommended practice published by the former New Zealand Standards Institute:

Number and Title of Code of Recommended Practice
CP 13:1963 (BS 2600:1962) General recommendations for the radiographic examination of fusion welded butt joints in steel.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 1975.

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

(S.A. 3–114/2/4: 70)

The Standards Act 1965—New Zealand Standard Recommendation Revoked

PURSUANT to the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 June 1975, revoked the under-mentioned standard recommendation:

Number and Title of Standard Recommendation
NZSR 29:1966 (BS 2910:1965) General recommendations for the radiographic examination of fusion welded circumferential butt joints in steel.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 1975.

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

(S.A. 4–114/2/4: 71)