I believe that the parenthetical reference to New Zealand time being +12/+13 was only intended to point out what time it is <i>there</i>. The reference to Samoa being one hour ahead is a generalization, but it may be one that's unintentionally too broad.<div>
<br></div><div>Although the dates (and times!) for Samoa's DST changes do indeed match up for the current 2011–2012 season, the fact that similar dates for 2012–2013 and beyond haven't yet been announced makes me wary of rushing to the conclusion that Samoa intends to be in strict accordance with NZ DST rules for the foreseeable future. If, in time, the announced dates for future years continue to line up and there's some governmental indication that they intend to keep it that way for a while, I'd be in favor of creating a generalized rule... but not until then.<br>
<div><br clear="all">--<br>Tim Parenti<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 20:29, Samuel Colvin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:samcolvin@gmail.com">samcolvin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="gmail_quote">I'm new, so please ignore this if it's garbage.<div><br></div><div>The most recent comment in the <i>australasia</i> file on Samoa from Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-09-02) gives a link to a Samoan goverment website (<a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html" target="_blank">http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html</a>) and gives the dates of DST switches for September 2011 and April 2012.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The actual database is correct for April 2012 but gives no future rule.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the website "
<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Samoa will be one hour ahead of NZ (+12Hrs, in Daylight Saving +13Hrs)</span> " this is consistent with the 2012 date given on the website:</div>
<div><br><table border="1" width="80%" bgcolor="#ffffff" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr align="middle">
<td><b>Year</b></td><td><b>End</b></td><td><b>Time</b></td><td><b>Start</b></td><td><b>Time</b></td></tr><tr align="middle"><td>2011</td><td>- - -</td><td>- - -</td><td>24 September</td><td>3:00am to 4:00am</td></tr><tr align="middle">
<td>2012</td><td>01 April</td><td>4:00am to 3:00am</td><td>- - -</td><td>- - -</td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr">(it's wrong for the 2011 date by one day, but that might be because of the weird one day jump at the end of 2011???)</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I suggest the rule for the future is updated to be similar to New Zealand but changing one hour later. Something like:</div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rule<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WS<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>2012<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>max<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>-<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sep<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>lastSun<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>3:00s<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>1:00<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>D</div>
</div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rule<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>WS<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>2012<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>max<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>-<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Apr<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Sun>=1<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>3:00s<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>0<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>S</div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please excuse me if my syntax is wrong.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Samuel</div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">--</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Samuel Colvin</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">S@muelColvin.com,</span></div>
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