THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

NO. 71

Customs Exchange Rates Notice (No. 11) 1987

PURSUANT to section 143 of the Customs Act 1966, the Comptroller of Customs, in accordance with the power delegated to him by the Minister of Customs under section 9 of that Act, hereby gives the following notice.

NOTICE

1. Short title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Customs Exchange Rates Notice (No. 11) 1987.

(2) This notice shall come into force on the 25th day of May 1987.

2. Exchange rates—Where under any provisions of the Customs Act 1966 any amount which is required to be taken into account for the purpose of assessing duty or any other purpose is not an amount in New Zealand currency, the amount to be taken into account shall be the equivalent in New Zealand currency of that amount ascertained in accordance with the rate of exchange set out in the Schedule to this notice.

3. Revocation—The Customs Exchange Rates Notice (No. 10) 1987, published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 62, dated 30 April 1987 on page 1963 is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Value of One NZ Dollar

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of May 1987.

M. W. TAYLOR, Comptroller of Customs.

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 endorsement as suitable for use in New Zealand.

Number and Title of Specification

BS 122:— Milling cutters—

Part 3:1987 Specification for shell end mills except screwed shank cutters. $139.92 (incl. GST)

BS 684:— Methods of analysis of fats and fatty oils—

Part 1: Physical methods—

Section 1.14:1987 Determination of colour. $30.80 (incl. GST)

BS 715:1986 Specification for metal flue pipes, fittings, terminals and accessories for gas-fired appliances with a rated input not exceeding 60 kW. $99.66 (incl. GST)

BS 1493:1987 Method of specifying general purpose polystyrene (PS) moulding and extrusion materials. $63.36 (incl. GST)

BS 1904:1984 Specification for industrial platinum resistance thermometer sensors. $99.66 (incl. GST)

BS 2634:— Roughness comparison specimens—

Part 1:1987 Specification for turned, ground, bored, milled, shaped and planed specimens. $74.76 (incl. GST)

BS 3332:1987 Specification for white metal bearing alloy ingots. $42.90 (incl. GST)

IEC 55:— Paper-insulated metal-sheathed cables for rated voltages up to 18/30 kV (with copper or aluminium conductors and excluding gas-pressure and oil-filled cables)—

Part 2:1981 General and construction requirements. $130.35 (incl. GST)

IEC 71:— Insulation co-ordination—

Part 3:1982 Phase-to-phase insulation co-ordination. Principles, rules and application guide. $75.90 (incl. GST)

IEC 182:— Basic dimensions of winding wires—

Part 1:1984 Diameters of conductors for round winding wires. $19.80 (incl. GST)

IEC 519:— Safety in electroheat installations—

Part 1:1984 General requirements. $84.15 (incl. GST)

Part 7:1983 Particular requirements for installations with electron guns. $36.30 (incl. GST)

Part 8:1983 Particular requirements for electro-slag remelting furnaces. $36.30 (incl. GST)

IEC 725:1981 Considerations on reference impedances for use in determining the disturbance characteristics of household appliances and similar electrical equipment. $28.05 (incl. GST)

IEC 816:1984 Guide on methods of measurement of short duration transients on low voltage power and signal lines. $158.40 (incl. GST)

IEC 817:1984 Spring-operated impact-test apparatus and its calibration. $46.20 (incl. GST)

All persons who may be affected by these specifications and who desire to comment thereon, may obtain copies of the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade Centre, 181-187 Victoria Street, (or Private Bag), Wellington, at the price shown.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 15 July 1987.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of May 1987.

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

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsements Cancelled

PURSUANT to section 17 of the Standards Act 1965, the Standards Council, on 24 April 1987, cancelled the endorsement of the under-mentioned specifications:

Number and Title of Specification

AS 1349:1973 Bourdon tube pressure and vacuum gauges.

BS 3384:1961 Dental gold solders.

BS 3406:— Methods for the determination of particle size of powders—

Part 1:1961 Sub-division of gross sample down to 0.2 ml.

IEC 68:— Basic environmental testing procedures—

Part 2: Tests—

Test Eb: Bump.

IEC 96:— Radio-frequency cables—

Part 1:1971 General requirements and measuring methods.

ISO 5362:1980 Anaesthetic reservoir bags.

Superseded by a later edition

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of May 1987.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/12: 830-5)