SCHEDULE

CONDITIONS

(1) This licence is subject to the Foreshore Licence Regulations 1960 and the provisions of those regulations shall, so far as applicable, apply hereto.

(2) The term of the licence shall be 14 years from the 1st day of February 1974.

(3) The annual sum so payable by the licensee shall be ten cents (10c) payable on demand; provided always that the Minister may review the annual sum payable at the end of the first year or any subsequent year of the said term.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of January 1975.

P. E. MUERS, for Secretary for Transport.

(M.O.T. 54/8/123)

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 $Christchurch City Council:
Reclamation Area (Harman Street) Land Loan 1974 400,000
Reclamation Area (Brougham Street No. 1) Land Loan 1974 300,000
Reclamation Area (Cecil Street) Land Loan 1974 180,000
Electricity Extension Loan 1974 460,000
Franklin County Council:
Rural Housing Loan No. 2, 1974 150,000
Property Development Loan 1974 100,000
Bridges Loan 1974 35,000
Clarks Beach Sewage Treatment Loan 1974 64,000
Invercargill City Council:
Electricity Works Loan No. 2, 1974 150,000
Racecourse Road Substation Loan 1974 150,000
Masterton Borough Council: Land Redevelopment Loan 1974 250,000
Stratford County Council: Rural Housing Loan No. 17, 1974 150,000
Waitaki County Council: Rural Housing Loan 1974 100,000

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of January 1975.

A. C. SHAILES, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

(T. 40/416/6)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Available for Comment

PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned specifications are being considered for declaration as New Zealand standard specifications or for endorsement as suitable for use in New Zealand :

Number and Title of Specification

ISO 790—1973 Marking of Series 1 freight containers.
ISO R 830—1968 Terminology relating to freight containers.
ISO R 1074—1969 Stability of counterbalanced lift trucks. Basic tests.

Number and Title of Specification

ISO R 1161—1970 Specification of corner fittings for Series 1 freight containers.
ISO R 1214—1971 Counterbalanced fork lift trucks. Rated capacity.
ISO 1496/1—1974 Series 1 freight containers—Specification and testing—Part 1: General cargo containers.
ISO 2716—1972 Identification marking code for freight containers.

All persons who may be affected by these specifications and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain a copy of each 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 14 March 1975.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of January 1975.

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

(S.A. 2–114/2/1)

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 February 1975:

Australia 0.99 Dollars
Austria 27.78 Schillings
Bangladesh 10.45 Takas
Belgium 45.89 Francs
Burma 4.97 Kyats
Canada 1.32 Dollars
China 2.38 Renminbi
Czechoslovakia 7.24 Crowns
Denmark 7.30 Kroner
Egypt 0.53 £ (Egyptian)
Fiji 1.05 Dollars
Finland 4.65 Marks
France 5.61 Francs
Hong Kong 6.19 Dollars
India 10.40 Rupees
Italy 850.27 Lire
Jamaica 1.18 Dollars
Japan 388.45 Yen
Korea, South 633.34 Won
Malaysia 3.01 Dollars (New)
Netherlands 3.18 Guilders
Norway 6.59 Kroner
Noumea 102.27 F.P. Francs
Pakistan 12.75 Rupees
Portugal 31.83 Escudos
Singapore 3.01 Dollars (New)
South Africa 0.90 Rand
Spain 72.82 Pesetas
Sri Lanka 8.66 Rupees
Sweden 5.26 Kronor
Switzerland 3.25 Francs
Tahiti 102.27 F.P. Francs
Tonga Par Pa'ange
United Kingdom 0.56 £ Sterling
U.S.A. 1.33 Dollars
West Germany 3.06 Marks
Western Samoa 0.80 Talas

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of February 1975.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.