15 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
579

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendments to Overseas Specifications

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 23 February 1979, endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand, the under-mentioned amendments to the relevant endorsed specifications.

Number, Title, and Price of Specification (Post free)

BS 1309:1974 Methods of sampling and chemical testing of leather. $20.90 … 1/2638 ($7.10)
Rod and bar. $7.10 … 2/2312 ($3.80)

BS 1495:— Agricultural tractor details for light and medium tractors … 2/2230 (75c)

BS 4017:1973 Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent, high pressure mercury and low pressure sodium vapour lamp circuits. $9.00 … 1/2715 (75c)

BS 4109:1970 Copper for electrical purposes. … 1/1274 ($3.80)

BS 4516:— Enamelled copper conductors (polyvinyl acetal base with solderable properties)—
Part 1:1969 Round wire. $15.20 … 1/1276 ($3.80)

BS 4609:— Enamelled copper conductors (olco-resinous base with good dielectric properties under humid conditions)—
Part 1:1970 Round wire. $11.40 … 1/1277 ($3.80)

BS 4738:— Enamelled copper conductor cores with an additional heat-bonding coating—
Part 1:1971 Round wire. $15.20 … 1/968 (75c)

BS 4742:— Hydraulic equipment for agricultural machinery—
Part 1:1971 Cylinders. $7.10 … 3/2045 (75c)

BS 6346:1969 PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply—
Part 1:1969 Lead or lead alloy sheathed cables for working voltages up to and including 33 kV. $15.20 … 3/1866 ($2.40)

BS 6791:1969 Aluminium conductors in insulated cables. $7.10 … 4/2066 (75c)

Copies of the specifications so amended may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade Center, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of March 1979.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/10: 674-87)

The Standards Act 1965—Overseas Specifications Endorsed as Suitable for Use in New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 23 February 1979, endorsed the under-mentioned overseas specifications as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification

American National Standards Institute—
ANSI J6.6:1971 (ASTM D120-70) Rubber insulating gloves … 3.00

Standards Association of Australia—
AS 1530:— Methods for fire tests on building materials and structures—
Part 1:1976 Combustibility tests for materials … 2.85
Part 2:1973 Test for flammability of materials (including corrugendom) … 2.85
Part 3:1976 Test for early fire hazard properties of materials … 2.85

British Standards—
BS 137:— Insulators of ceramic material or glass for overhead lines with nominal voltage greater than 1000 V—
Part 2:1973 Requirements … 9.00

BS 148:1972 Insulating oil for transformers and switchgear … 15.20
Including Amendments No. 1 (AMD 1452, $3.80); and No. 2 (AMD 2489, 75c)

BS 476:— Fire tests on building materials and structures—
Part 4:1970 Non-combustibility tests for materials … 5.20
Part 8:1972 Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of buildings … 15.20
Including Amendment No. 1 (AMD 1873, 75c)

BS 684:— Methods of analysis of fats and fatty oils—
Part 1: Physical methods—
Section 1.15:1978 Determination of specific extinction in ultra-violet light … 3.80

BS 697:1977 Rubber gloves for electrical purposes … 5.20
Including Amendment No. 1 (AMD 2693, 75c)

BS 2050:1978 Electrical resistance of conducting and antistatic products made from flexible polymeric material … 9.00

BS 2782:— Methods of testing plastics—
Part 1: Thermal properties—
Method 115A:1978 Plastic yield … 2.40

Part 3: Mechanical properties—
Method 335A:1978 Determination of flexural properties of rigid plastics … 9.00
Method 336B:1978 Determination of deflection in bend under an applied force … 3.80
Method 365D:1978 Determination of hardness of plastics and ebonite by the ball indentation method … 3.80

Part 4: Chemical properties—
Method 451D:1978 Determination of free ammonia and ammonium compounds in phenol-formaldehyde mouldings (colorimetric comparison method) … 3.80

Method 454F:1978 Sieve analysis of vinyl chloride homopolymer and copolymer resins using air-jet sieve apparatus … 5.20

Methods 823A and 823B:1978 Methods for the assessment of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene, using a microscope … 5.20

BS 2844:1972 Memorandum on conditioning of solid electrical insulating materials prior to and during testing … 5.20

BS 3255:1975 Paper for electrical purposes … 15.20

BS 3288:— Insulator and conductor fittings for overhead power lines—
Part 1:1973 Performance and general requirements … 11.40
Part 2:1977 Dimensions … 25.40

BS 3297:— High voltage post insulators—
Part 1:1974 Tests … 15.20

BS 3779:1974 Glass fibre woven tapes for electrical purposes … 11.40

BS 3938:1973 Current transformers … 20.90

BS 3941:1975 Voltage transformers … 20.90
Including Amendment No. 1 (AMD 2067, gratis)

BS 4099:— Colours of indicator lights, push buttons, annunciators and digital readouts—
Part 1:1976 Colours of indicator lights and push buttons … 11.40

Part 2:1977 Flashing lights, annunciators and digital readouts … 5.20

BS 4727:— Glossary of electrotechnical, power, telecommunications, electronics, lighting, and other terms—
Part 1: Terms common to power, telecommunications, and electronics—
Group 07:1973 Magnetism terminology … 15.20
Group 09:1976 Radio interference terminology … 9.00

Part 2: Terms particular to power engineering—
Group 07:1973 Tariffs terminology … 15.20

Part 3: Terms particular to telecommunications and electronics—
Group 04:1976 Broadcasting and television terminology … 20.90
Group 09:1976 Waveguide terminology … 11.40

BS 4752:— Switchgear and controlgear for voltages up to and including 1000V a.c. and 1200 V d.c.—
Part 1:1977 Circuit-breakers … 25.40