NEW SPECIFICATION

Opunake Times, 29 August 1947, Page 2

NEW SPECIFICATION

READY-MIXED PAINT STANDARD'S COUNCIL •Further serious deterioration in the supply of white lead necessitated reconsideration of the provisions of N.Z.S.S. E. 32, Ready-mixed Paints Jfor Finishing Coats for Woodwork (White and Light Tints), Finally it was decided to withdraw the existing specification and to replace it with a new specification (N.Z.S.S. E. 229) in simplified and more effective form. Adherence to. this standard specification ensures the most economic use of the limited supplies of raw materials, The economic importance and value of Jhe standardization of paint, and paint materials, is evidenced by the. fact that, if each dwellinghouse in the Dominion is painted at intervals of six years at a cost of, say, £6O a house, the total yearly expenditure would amount to approximately £4,280,000. If, however, through the use of inferior paint, each house has to be painted each three or four years, the approximate yearly expenditure would be increased to £8,560,000 and £6,420,000 repsectively, involving a national loss of £2,140,000 to £4,280,000. Even if one-half % of the houses were painted with inferior paint the loss would amount to between £1,070,000 and £2,140,000. Moreover, this still does not account for the cost of painting buildings other than dwelling houses.