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The Council sanctioned the establishment of 67 Technical Committees to undertake international standardization projects, as follows : ISO/TC/1 Screw Threads. *ISO/TC/35 Raw Materials for Paints, Var*lSO/TC/2 Bolts, Nuts, and Accessories. nishes, and Lacquers. *ISO/TC/3 Limits and Fits. *ISO/TC/36 Cinematography. ISO/TC/4 BaH and Roller Bearings. ISO/TC/37 Terminology. *ISO/TC/5 Pipes and Fittings. *ISO/TC/38 Textiles. *ISO/TC/6 Paper Sizes. *ISO/TC/39 Machine Tools. *ISO/TC/7 Rivets. ISO/TC/40 Upholstery Materials. *ISO/TC/8 Shipbuilding Details for Sea Navi- *ISO/TC/41 Pulleys and Belts. gation. *ISO/TC/42 Photography. *ISO/TC/9 Shipbuilding Details for Inland ISO/TC/43 Accoustics. Navigation. *ISO/TC/44 Welding. *ISO/TC/10 Drawings (General Principles). *ISO/TC/45 Rubber. ISO/TO/ 11 Test Pressures for the Acceptance *ISO/TC/46 Documentation. of Stationary Boilers and Unifi- *ISO/TC/47 Chemistry, cation of Boiler Construction *ISO/TC/48 Laboratory Glassware. Codes. *ISO/TC/49 Thread Tolerances. *ISO/TC/12 Quantities, Symbols, Units, Con- *ISO/TC/50 Shellac. version Tables. ' ISO/TC/51 Pallets for Unit Load Method of ISO/TC/13 Axle Heights for Machines. Materials Handling. ISO/TC/14 Shaft Ends. *ISO/TC/52 Metal Food Containers. ISO/TC/15 Couplings. *ISO/TC/53 Packaging of Frozen Foods. ISO/TC/16 Keys. ISO/TC/54 Essential Oils. *ISO/TC/17 Iron and Steel. ISO/TC/55 Timber (Sizing, Defects). ISO/TC/18 Commercial Zinc. ISO/TC/06 ' Mica. * ISO/TC/19 Standard Diameters and Preferred. ISO/TC/57 Surface Finish. Numbers.' ' *ISO/TC/o8 Gas Cylinders. ISO/TC/20 Aircraft. *ISO/TC/59 Building Construction. ISO/TC/21 Fire Fighting Equipment. . *ISO/TC/60 Gears. *ISO/TC/22 Automobiles. ISO/TC/61 Plastics. ISO/TC/23 Agricultural Machines. *ISO/TC/62 Sheet and Wire Gauges (DesignaISO/TC/24 Sieves. • > tions of Diameters and ThickISO/TC/25 ■ Cast Iron and Cast. Steel.- nesses). . iSO/TC/26 Copper and Copper Alloy. ISO/TC/63 Screw Threads for Glass Containers. ISO/TC/27 Solid Mineral Fuels. LSO/TC/64 Methods of Testing for Performance ISO/TC/28 Petroleum Products. and Efficiency of Fuel-using *ISO/TC/29 Small Tools. Equipment, excluding Internal *ISO/TC/30 .Measurement of Fluid Flow, ; : . . r o n/TfVA .~ - EngllleS ' TCA/Tr//oi rr- ,x.« JT7 1 ISO/IC/60 ,Manganese Ore. IS.p/TC/31 Tires, Rims, and Valves. ISO/TC/66 Determination of Viscosity. •ISO/TC/32 Splined ;Shafts and Hubs. . ISO/TC/67 Material for Pipe Lines and Other ISO/TC/33 Refractories. ... . Fixed Installations in the Field *ISO/TC/34 Agricultural Products. °f the Petroleum Industry. international committees have been instituted for the 35 projects marked * above. In 27. cases, New Zealand has agreed to participate in the development of the projects, in 6 cases the projects are still being examined to determine the extent.to which participation is desirable, and in the remaining 2 cases (photography and motion pictures) it has been decided that the Dominion can make no useful contribution.. JKnfllTAKfi TU EXCHANGE OF STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS Under the reciprocal exchange arrangement which exists among the English-speaking and several other countries, copies of all specifications formulated in New Zealand were sent to the standardizing bodies in these countries. In return, during the year under review, New Zealand received 4,314 similar documents from 25 standards and other organizations, as set out in Table B hereunder. This reciprocal arrangement assists to ensure that, in so far as is practicable and desirable, uniform standard specifications are adopted by the countries concerned. Following the increased attention that has been

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