31 JULY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2271

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Consented to
$

Tararua Electric Power Board:
Reticulation Loan 1980 ...... 150,000

Wakatipu Pest Destruction Board:
Housing Loan 1980 ...... 41,000

Wallace County Council:
Ohai Pensioner Housing Loan No. 2, 1980 ..... 3,750
Mossburn Water Supply Loan 1980 ...... 135,000

Whakatane District Council:
Housing Redemption Loan 1980 ...... 1,760

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1980.

S. A. McLEOD,
Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.

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
overseas specification is being considered for declaration as a
New Zealand standard specification or for endorsement as
suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification

BS 890: 1972 Specification for building limes. $28.50.

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, at the price
shown.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 22 August
1980.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1980.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/1)

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 5821 Code of practice for laser safety—
Part 1: (AS 2211–1978 with New Zealand amendments)
Laser safety.
Part 2: Plain language code of practice for the safe use
of lasers in surveying, levelling, and alignment.
Part 3: Plain language code of practice for the safe use
of lasers in teaching.
(The three parts are under one cover.)

Part 1 of this draft (which includes draft New Zealand
amendments to the Australian Standard) details procedures to
protect persons from laser radiation in the 100 nm to 1 mm
wavelength range.

Parts 2 and 3 are "plain language" codes for use by workers
on site and for teaching purposes respectively.

All persons who may be affected by this publication and
who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies at $2.65
from the Standards Association of New Zealand, World Trade
Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 19 September
1980.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1980.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specification Proposed for Revocation

Notice is hereby given that the under-mentioned New Zealand
standard specification has been recommended for revocation
pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965.

Any person who may be affected by the proposal to revoke
this standard specification, and who wishes to object to its
revocation, is invited to submit comments to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington, not later
than 3 September 1980.

Number and Title of Specification

NZS 781:1951 (BS 890:1940) Building limes.

A later edition of this standard has been recommended for
endorsement as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1980.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/6)

The Standards Act 1965—Draft Amendments to New Zealand Standard Specifications Available for Comment

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 23 of the Standards
Act 1965, notice is hereby given that the following draft
amendments are being circulated.

Number and Description of Draft

DZ 501: Part 1/4A Draft Amendment No. 4A to NZS 501:
Part 1: 1957 (BS 696: Part 1: 1955) Gerber method
for the determination of fat in milk and milk products.
Apparatus.

This proposed amendment is to adopt Amendment No. 3
(Amd. 1329) and Amendment No. 4 to BS 696: Part 1
as amendments to NZS 501: Part 1.

DZ 501: Part 2/A Draft Amendment A to NZS 501: Part
2: 1971 (BS 696: Part 2: 1969) Gerber method for
the determination of fat in milk and milk products.
Methods.

This proposed amendment is to change the capacity of the
milk pipette to that in use in New Zealand, and delete the
section for correction of reading.

All persons who may be affected by these amendments
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.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 19 September
1980.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of July 1980.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

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 Description of Draft

DZ 4702 Metal-arc welding of Grade 275 reinforcing bar.

This draft covers the workmanship, materials, equipment
and testing required for the joining together of Grade
275 steel reinforcing bars by the application of hydrogen
controlled manual metal-arc welding, semi-automatic or
automatic gas-shielded or flux cored metal-arc welding.

All persons who may be affected by this publication 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.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 24 October
1980.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of July 1980.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)