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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 77

Local Authority and Name of Loan
Christchurch Drainage Board:
Renewal Loan No. 5, 1981
Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board:
Drainage Renewal Loan No. 6, 1981
Lower Hutt City Council:
Maungaraki Community Hall Loan 1980
Belmont Sewerage Reticulation Loan No. 3, 1981
Mangonui County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1981
Otago Harbour Board:
Development Redemption Loan No. 1, 1981
Raglan County Council:
Rural Housing Loan No. 27, 1981
Tauranga City Council:
Ruahiki Construction Loan 1980
Tauranga Electric Power Board:
Ruahiki Construction Loan 1980
Wairarapa South County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1981
Westport Borough Council:
Office Equipment Loan 1981

Amount Consented to $
29,000
23,500
50,000
100,000
60,000
185,400
100,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
75,000
28,000

Signed at Wellington this 9th day of June 1981.
C. H. TERRY, Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.

Exchange Rates

In terms of section 25 (2) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1964, the Reserve Bank today released outer limits for rates of exchange to be used in transactions involving the conversion of New Zealand currency into foreign currencies and foreign currencies into New Zealand currency when delivery of the foreign currency dealt in will be effected by telegraphic transfer. The following range of rates, for the main currencies used by New Zealand traders in settling foreign exchange transactions, will remain in force until replaced by a new Schedule issued by the Reserve Bank. These rates do not apply to transactions for settlement (forward transactions) or to transactions in which instruments are purchased which do not entitle the buyer to foreign currency balances in the foreign centre until the instruments have been delivered at the foreign centre. In the latter case interest at foreign centre rates may be deducted from the telegraphic transfer rate to compensate the purchaser for his loss during the transit period.

Country and Currency
Australia (Dollar)
Austria (Schilling)
Belgium (Franc)
Canada (Dollar)
China (Renminbi)
Denmark (Kroner)
Fiji (Dollar)
France (Franc)
Hong Kong (Dollar)
India (Rupee)
Italy (Lira)
Japan (Yen)
Malaysia (Ringgit)
Netherlands (Guilder)
New Caledonia and Tahiti (Franc)
Norway (Kroner)
Pakistan (Rupee)
Portugal (Escudo)
Singapore (Dollar)
Spain (Peseta)
South Africa (Rand)
Sri Lanka (Rupee)
Sweden (Krona)
Switzerland (Franc)
United Kingdom (Pound)
United States of America (Dollar)
West Germany (Deutschmark)

Range of Rates
Sell Buy
0.7328– 0.7704
13.9879– 14.7052
32.2836– 34.9739
1.0066– 1.0582
4.7263– 4.9687
6.2771– 6.5990
0.7265– 0.7637
4.6367– 4.8744
7.1527– 7.5199
1.9536– 2.0538
2.2056– 2.3187
85.0374– 89.3982
4.9877– 5.2434
8.2634– 8.6871
52.7562– 55.4616
1.7943– 1.8863
0.7282– 0.7655
15.3683– 16.1564
4.2350– 4.4522
1.7218– 1.8101
0.4178– 0.4392
0.8393– 0.8823
1.9814– 2.0830

Date: 23 June 1981.
Time: 12 noon.
A. TULLOCH,
Assistant Chief Cashier,
Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington.

The Standards Act 1965—Amendment of Standard Specifications

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 June 1981, amended the under-mentioned standard specifications by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder.

Number, Title and Price of Standard Specification (Post free)
NZS 1123:1953 (BS 1875:1952) Bi-pin lamp-caps and lamp holders for tubular fluorescent lamps for use in circuits not exceeding 250 volts. $18.50
NZS 6741:— (BS 4533:—) Electric luminaires (lighting fittings)—Part 2: Detail requirements
Section 2.6:1979 (BS 4533: Section 2.6:1979) Electrical supply track systems for luminaires. $37.50

Amendment No./AMD (Price)
3/3040 ($3.00)
3A
1/3114 ($3.00)
1A

Copies of the standard specifications so amended may be ordered from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 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 29th day of June 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/3: 1101-1104)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsement of Amendments to Overseas Specifications

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 June 1981, 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 1845:1977 Filler metals for brazing. $23.50
BS 5146:1974 Inspection and test of steel valves for the petroleum, petro-chemical, and allied industries. $23.50

Amendment No./AMD (Price)
1/3272 ($3.00)
2/3343 ($8.00)

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

Copies of the amendments are obtainable separately.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of June 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/10: 832-33)

The Standards Act 1965—Provisional Standard Adopted

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 20 March 1981, approved the issue of the under-mentioned provisional standard.

Number and Title of Provisional Standard
NZS 4402:— Methods of testing soils for civil engineering purposes—
Part 2P:1981 Soil compaction and soil density tests

Price of Copy (Post Free)
$30.00
(Binders available Price $7.00)

Copies of the publication are available from the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 15-23 Sturdee Street (or Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of June 1981.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/11; 41)