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CIRCULATION OF DRAFT AND STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS Draft Standard Specifications

Standard Specifications

War Emergency Standard Specifications

SALES OF STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS Standard Specifications to a value of £928 3s. were sold during the year, as detailed in the following table Amount. Copies. £ s. d. Original New Zealand Standard Specifications .. .. .. 2,608 262 14 0 New Zealand Emergency Specifications .. .. .. .. 7,715 158 8 6 New Zealand Emergency Specifications (being British A.R.P. Standards adopted) . . .. .. ~ .. . _ 34 014 6 New Zealand Standard Specifications (being British Standards adopted) 601 86 16 2 Total sales of New Zealand Standard Specifications .. 10,958 £508 13 2 Ordinary British Standards .. .. .. .. ~ 2' 184 329 10 0 British Standard A.R.P. Specifications .. .. .. .. n 012 1 British Standard Aircraft Specifications .. .. .. .. 218 13 13 0 Australian Standard Specifications .. .. .. .. ]89 23 14 0 Australian Reprints of D.T.D. Specifications .. .. .. 9] 7 34 18 8 S.B.A.C. Standard sheets .. .. .. .. .. 1 088 14- 13 9 Miscellaneous publications .. .. .. .. .. 7 284: Total •• •• •• •• .. .. 15,572 £928 3 0

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Great American Britain Australia. Standards Totals. Association. Draft Standards received .. .. .. 44 7 I .. 51 Draft Standards circulated for comment by affected 18 .. . . 18 interests Deferred pending receipt of final Standard .. 6 . . - 6 Still under consideration .. .. .. 38 7 .. 45

Great I American Britain. Australia, j Standards Totals. | Association. Standards received .. .. .. .. 68 29 120 217 Standards circulated for comment by affected 22 6 1 29 interests Unsuitable for New Zealand .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 Adopted as New Zealand Standard Specifications.. 6 .. .. 6 Still under consideration .. .. .. 60 29 120 209

Great American Britain. Australia. Standards Totals. Association. Standards received .. .. .. .. 62 36* 38 136 Circulated for comment by affected interests .. 30 .. .. 30 Adopted as New Zealand Standards .. .. 5 .. 5 Considered unsuitable for New Zealand .. 2 .. ' 2 Still under consideration .. . . .. 55 36 38 129 * Mostly British Standards adopted as Australian Standards.