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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 75

in the calendar month to which the requirement
applies.
(2) The monthly average of a trading bank’s balances at
the Reserve Bank and holdings of New Zealand
Government securities shall be the average of all
daily figures for that bank in the calendar month
to which the requirement applies.
(3) Government securities shall consist of Government stock and
Treasury bills (all at nominal value) including
advance subscriptions for stock lodged by a trading
bank with the Reserve Bank.
(4) Balances at the Reserve Bank shall include both demand
deposit balances and time deposit balances.

Wellington, 23 June 1976.
A. R. LOW, Governor.

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 23 July 1976.

SCHEDULE

Number and Title of Specification

NZS 823:1950 (BS 1591:1949) Acid-resisting high silicon
iron castings. (Proposed for revocation without replacement.)

NZS 1784:1963 (BS 3468:1962) Austenitic cast iron. (A
later edition of this British standard has been recommended for endorsement as suitable for use in New
Zealand.)

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of June 1976.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 1—114/2/6)

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 4505 Fire fighting waterway equipment.

All persons who may be affected by this specification
and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies
from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World
Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag),
Wellington, price $1.30 a copy.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 13 August
1976.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of June 1976.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 2—114/2/8)

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
overseas 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

Australian Standards

AS 1131:1973 Dimensions of hot-rolled structural steel sections. Metric units. $1.15.

AS 1204:1972 Structural steels—ordinary weldable grades. Metric units. 70c.

AS 1205:1972 Structural steels—weather-resistant weldable grades. Metric units. 70c.

AS 1227:1974 General requirements for supply of hot-rolled steel plates, sections, piling and bars for structural purposes. Metric units. $1.55.

AS 1405:1973 Low and intermediate tensile strength carbon steel plates of structural quality. Metric units. 50c.

AS G22:1969 Steel castings for general engineering purposes. $3.60.

British Standards

BS 1449:— Steel plate, sheet and strip—
Part 2: 1970 Stainless and heat resisting steel plate, sheet and strip. $1.20.

BS 1501:— Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels. Plates—
Part 2: 1970 Alloy steels. Imperial units. Addendum No. 2: 1975. 50c.

BS 3468:1974 Austenitic cast iron. Metric units. 80c.

BS 4848:— Hot-rolled structural steel sections—
Part 2: 1975 Hollow sections. 65c.

BS PD 6474:1976 Two-way index of the design system used in BS 970:1955 (now obsolete) and later revisions. 75c.

All persons who may be affected by these specifications and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington, at the prices shown.

Requests should specify that copies are required for comment purposes.
The closing date for the receipt of comment is 30 July 1976.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of June 1976.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 3—114/2/1)

Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936

PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936, notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under:

Authority for Enactment
Title or Subject-matter
Serial Number
Date of Enactment
Price (Postage Free)

Section 58, Wool Marketing Corporation Act 1972
Wool Marketing Corporation Regulations 1974, Amendment No. 3
1976/184
28/6/76
10c

Sections 18 and 46, Food and Drug Act 1969
Therapeutic Drugs (Permitted Sales) Regulations 1972, Amendment No. 6
1976/185
28/6/76
10c

Section 58A, Transport Act 1962, section 5, Transport Amendment Act 1970
Transport (Breath Tests) Notice (No. 2) 1976
1976/186
29/6/76
10c

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A. R. SHEARER, Government Printer.