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<P>Dear List Members</P>
<P>Woops, seems I got the address wrong, my apologies! I hope this is
better!</P>
<P>Regarding:</P>
<P>Rule Chile 1999 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S<BR>Rule Chile 2000 max - Mar
Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -</P>
<P>The expression Sun>=9 from the above rules would appear to me to be
incorrect, as it suggests the third Sunday in some years. e.g.
October this year.</P>
<P>References:</P>
<P><A
href="http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.ht">http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.ht</A>
(!)</P>
<P>which lists:</P>
<P><A
href="http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/chile.html">http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/chile.html</A></P>
<P>Summary: Supreme Decree Number 1,489 (6 October 1970) - This law,
enacted during the presidency of Eduardo Frei Montalva, declared that Daylight
Saving Time will advance clocks by one hour, beginning the second Saturday of
October, and ending the second Saturday of March. Chilean time is administered
by the Chilean Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA).</P>
<P>On discussion with the Chilean Consulate the above is confirmed, and time for
changeover is midnight Saturday (I take to mean 00:00 Sunday)</P>
<P>It would seem to be correct, to me, if it were stated as Sun>=8.</P>
<P>Similarly, if I am correct, then there are quite a number of other instances
in the database where the expression Sun>=9 perhaps might be more correctly
stated as Sun>=8?</P>
<P>Extrapolating further, if I may, some of the other instances may also be
incorrect, e.g. Sun>=16 etc.</P>
<P>Some examples:</P>
<P>Rule ChileAQ 1966 1997 - Oct Sun>=9 0:00 1:00 S<BR>Rule Belize 1919 1943 -
Feb Sun>=9 0:00 0 S<BR>Rule Falk 1985 2000 - Sep Sun>=9 0:00 1:00
S<BR>Rule Falk 1986 2000 - Apr Sun>=16 0:00 0 -<BR>Rule GB-Eire 1945 1946 -
Oct Sun>=2 2:00s 0 GMT<BR>Rule GB-Eire 1946 only - Apr Sun>=9 2:00s 1:00
BST</P>
<P>Where a week day is stipulated as the Xth day of the month then I believe the
correct references should be >=1, >=8, >= 15, >= 22 etc.
Therefore I question other numbers, of course they may be correct, however this
does seem to suggest careful scrutiny of those numbers is indicated.</P>
<P>I'd be grateful for list consideration and comment please.</P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>Kind regards<BR>David Hingston</FONT> </FONT></P>
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