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The closing date for receipt of comment is 18 June 1982.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of March 1982.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/8)

The Standards Act 1965—Miscellaneous Publication Withdrawn

Pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 31 March 1982, withdrew the undermentioned miscellaneous publication.

Number and Title of Miscellaneous Publication
MP 100:1981 Standards Association of New Zealand Index.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of April 1982.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/5:142)

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Revoked

Pursuant to section 23 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 26 March 1982, revoked the undermentioned standard specifications.

Number and Title of Specifications
NZS 1417:1971 (BS 2691:1969) Steel wire for prestressed concrete.
NZS 1661:1962 Linemen's leather safety belts. (Superseded by NZS 5811:Parts 1 and 2:1981.)
†NZS 1674:1962 General service hearing aids.
†NZS 1718:1963 Bone conduction hearing aids.
†NZS 1719:1963 Head-level hearing aids.
†NZS 1881:1964 Pure tone diagnostic audiometers.
NZS 1957:1965 (BS 3726:1964) Methods for stability testing of counterbalanced fork lift trucks.
NZS 2190:1967 Underwater swimming equipment. (Superseded by NZS 5813:1982.)
‡NZS 2201:1967 (BS 2704:1966) Calibration blocks and recommendations for their use in ultrasonic flaw detection.
NZS 2232:1968 Recommendations for the selection, use, and maintenance of underwater swimming equipment. (Superseded by NZS 5813:1982.)
†NZS 2233:1968 Pure tone screening audiometers.
NZS 2253:1969 Industrial safety belts and harnesses of materials other than leather (Superseded by NZS 5811: Parts 1 and 2:1981.)
§NZS 3401:—— (BS 4:——) Structural steel sections— Part 1:1973 (BS 4:Part 1:1972) Hot-rolled sections.
A British standard of similar title has been endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand.
†An overseas standard of similar title has been endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand.
‡Withdrawn on the grounds of non-usage.
§A later edition of this British standard has been endorsed as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of April 1982.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/7:1781–93)

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 26 March 1982, endorsed the undermentioned overseas specifications as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification
Standards Association of Australia
AS 1131:1979 Dimensions of hot-rolled structural steel sections 13.00
AS 1204:1980 Structural steels—ordinary weldable grades 9.50
AS 1205:1980 Structural steels: weather-resistant weldable grades 9.50
AS 1227:1980 General requirements for the supply of hot-rolled steel plates, sections, piling and bars for structural purposes 18.50
British Standards Institution
BS 4:——Structural steel sections— Part 1:1980 Specification for hot-rolled sections 56.50
BS 1052:1980 Mild steel wire for general engineering purposes 13.00

Price of Copy
(Post free)

Number and Title of Specification

BS 1387:1967 Steel tubes and tubulars suitable for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads (With Amendment No. 1, AMD 2358, $3.00.) 25.00
BS 1501:—— Steels for fired and unfired pressure vessels: plates— Part 1:1980 Specification for carbon and carbon manganese steels 40.50
BS 1503:1980 Specification for steel forgings (including semi-finished forged products) for pressure purposes 56.50
BS 3062:1970 Spectacle lens materials 17.00
BS 3199:1972 Method for measurement of spectacles, including a glossary of terms 25.00
BS 3521:—— Glossary of terms relating to ophthalmic lenses and spectacle frames— Parts 1 and 2:1962 Glossary relating to ophthalmic lenses; glossary relating to spectacle frames (With Amendment No. 1, AMD 892, $3.00.) 56.50
Part 3:1979 Glossary relating to contact lenses 40.50
BS 4051:1981 Method for determination of thickness of textile floor coverings 13.00
BS 4360:1979 Specification for weldable structural steels (With Amendment No. 1, AMD 3243, $13.00.) 56.50
BS 4848:—— Hot-rolled structural steel sections— Part 5:1980 Bulb flats 13.00
BS 5896:1980 Specification for high tensile steel wire and strand for the pre-stressing of concrete 29.50
BS 5996:1980 Methods for ultrasonic testing and specifying quality grades of ferritic steel plate 25.00

International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 118:1959 Recommended methods for measurements of the electro-acoustical characteristics of hearing aids 6.75
IEC 118–1:1975 Method of measurement of characteristics of hearing aids with induction pick-up coil input 13.75
IEC 118:—— Methods of measurement of electro-acoustical characteristics of hearing aids— Part 2:1979 Hearing aids with automatic gain control circuits 21.50
Part 3: 1979 Hearing aid equipment not entirely worn on the listener 15.50
IEC 645:1979 Audiometers 43.00

International Organization for Standardization
ISO 140:—— Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements— Part 1:1978 Requirements for laboratories 10.00
Part 2:1978 Statement of precision requirements 15.50
Part 3:1978 Laboratory measurements of airborne sound insulation of building elements 15.50
Part 4:1978 Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms 15.50
Part 5:1978 Field measurements of airborne sound insulation of facade elements and facades 18.00
Part 6:1978 Laboratory measurements of impact sound insulation of floors 15.50
Part 7:1978 Field measurements of impact sound insulation between rooms 15.50
Part 8:1978 Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor coverings on a standard floor 18.00

ISO 1677:1977 Sealed radio-active sources. General 13.00

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

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of April 1982.
DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/9: 2210–41)