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War Emergency Standard Specifications

SALES OF STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS Standard Specifications to the value of £1,502 17s. lOd. were sold during the year, as detailed in the following table : — at Amount. Number. (Gross) _ £ s. d. Original New Zealand Standards .. .. .. •• 4,136 431 3 0 New Zealand Emergency Specifications .. .. .. 4,147 196 7 0 New Zealand Standards (being British Standards adopted) .. 1,600 225 19 3 New Zealand Standards (being Brtish A.R.P. Standards adopted) .. 26 0 8 6 Ordinary British Standards .. .. .. •• •• 3,801 549 12 9 British Standard Aircraft Specifications .. .. • • ■ • 4-3 2 13 9 British Standard A.R.P. Specifications .. .. •• 7 039 Australian Standard Specifications .. .. • • • • 248 26 16 10 Australian reprints of D.T.D. Specifications .. .. • • 864 28 0 0 American Standard Specifications .. .. •• •• 8 204 Canadian Standard Specifications .. ... • • • • 2 0 6 2 S.B.A.C. Standard Sheets .. .. • • • • • • 89 2 4 6 Meat Grade Charts .. .. .. • • • • • ■ 742 37 2 0 Total .. .. ■■ •• ..15,713 £1,502 17 10 The foregoing figures are based on the sales of volumes of Standard Specifications. In many cases, however, several Standard Specifications appear in the same volume. Taking this into account, the total sales of individual Standard Specifications during the year amounted to 26,501. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS In concluding this report it is fitting that there should be placed on record an acknowledgment and appreciation of the valuable services gratuitously rendered by members of committees during the year under review. The generous manner in which their time and knowledge are given to advancing the important work of standardization and simplification is worthy of the highest commendation. It is desired also to acknowledge the co-operation and assistance which has been freely given by other Government Departments, local authorities, professional, manufacturing, trading, and industrial organizations, and their executives. A. R. Galbraith, Chairman, Standards Council.

APPENDIX LIST OF NEW ZEALAND STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, ETC., ADOPTED DURING THE YEAR New Zealand Standard Specifications N.Z.S.S. Mechanical Engineering 443 Valves, Gauges, and other Safety Fittings for Air Receivers and Compressed Air Installations (with local amendment) ; being B.S. 1123-1943. 444 Flexible Trailing Cables for Quarries or Metalliferous Mines ; being B.S. 1116-1943. 448 " High Carbon " Steel Cylinders for Permanent Gases (including Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 and War Emergency Amendment No. 3); being B.S. 399-1930. 449 " Low Carbon " Steel Cylinders for the Storage and Transport of Permanent Gases (including Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 and War Emergency Amendment No. 3) ; being B.S. 400-1931. 450 Non-ferrous Metals : Summary of British and American Specifications ; being B.S. 1007-1942. 451 Testing of Fans for General Purposes (excluding Mine Fans) ; being B.S. 848-1939. 2—H. 44A.

n American Australia. Standards Totals. Brltam - Association. Under consideration at beginning of year .. 55 36 38 129 Standards received during year .. .. 26 7 44 77 Totals .. .. .. . • 81 43 82 206 Recommended for adoption .. .. .. 15 Unsuitable for New Zealand .. .. .. 19 .. • • 19 Still under consideration .. .. .. 47 43 82 172 Totals .. .. .. • • 81 43 82 206