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# Line 44 | Line 44 | Zone Australia/Perth    7:43:24 -      LMT     1895 Dec
44                           8:00   Aus     AW%sT   1943 Jul
45                           8:00   AW      AW%sT
46   Zone Australia/Eucla     8:35:28 -      LMT     1895 Dec
47 <                         8:45   Aus     ACW%sT  1943 Jul
48 <                         8:45   AW      ACW%sT
47 >                         8:45   Aus +0845/+0945 1943 Jul
48 >                         8:45   AW  +0845/+0945
49  
50   # Queensland
51   #
# Line 196 | Line 196 | Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 -   LMT     1895 Feb
196  
197   # Lord Howe Island
198   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
199 < Rule    LH      1981    1984    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    1:00    D
200 < Rule    LH      1982    1985    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
201 < Rule    LH      1985    only    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    D
202 < Rule    LH      1986    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:00    0       S
203 < Rule    LH      1986    only    -       Oct     19      2:00    0:30    D
204 < Rule    LH      1987    1999    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    D
205 < Rule    LH      1990    1995    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
206 < Rule    LH      1996    2005    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    0       S
207 < Rule    LH      2000    only    -       Aug     lastSun 2:00    0:30    D
208 < Rule    LH      2001    2007    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    D
209 < Rule    LH      2006    only    -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
210 < Rule    LH      2007    only    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    0       S
211 < Rule    LH      2008    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00    0       S
212 < Rule    LH      2008    max     -       Oct     Sun>=1  2:00    0:30    D
199 > Rule    LH      1981    1984    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    1:00    -
200 > Rule    LH      1982    1985    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:00    0       -
201 > Rule    LH      1985    only    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    -
202 > Rule    LH      1986    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:00    0       -
203 > Rule    LH      1986    only    -       Oct     19      2:00    0:30    -
204 > Rule    LH      1987    1999    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    -
205 > Rule    LH      1990    1995    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:00    0       -
206 > Rule    LH      1996    2005    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    0       -
207 > Rule    LH      2000    only    -       Aug     lastSun 2:00    0:30    -
208 > Rule    LH      2001    2007    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00    0:30    -
209 > Rule    LH      2006    only    -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00    0       -
210 > Rule    LH      2007    only    -       Mar     lastSun 2:00    0       -
211 > Rule    LH      2008    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00    0       -
212 > Rule    LH      2008    max     -       Oct     Sun>=1  2:00    0:30    -
213   Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 -     LMT     1895 Feb
214                          10:00   -       AEST    1981 Mar
215 <                        10:30   LH      LH%sT
215 >                        10:30   LH      +1030/+1130 1985 Jul
216 >                        10:30   LH      +1030/+11
217  
218   # Australian miscellany
219   #
# Line 250 | Line 251 | Zone Antarctica/Macquarie 0    -       -00     1899 Nov
251                          0       -       -00     1948 Mar 25
252                          10:00   Aus     AE%sT   1967
253                          10:00   AT      AE%sT   2010 Apr  4  3:00
254 <                        11:00   -       MIST    # Macquarie I Standard Time
254 >                        11:00   -       +11
255  
256   # Christmas
257   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
258   Zone Indian/Christmas   7:02:52 -       LMT     1895 Feb
259 <                        7:00    -       CXT     # Christmas Island Time
259 >                        7:00    -       +07
260  
261   # Cocos (Keeling) Is
262   # These islands were ruled by the Ross family from about 1830 to 1978.
263   # We don't know when standard time was introduced; for now, we guess 1900.
264   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
265   Zone    Indian/Cocos    6:27:40 -       LMT     1900
266 <                        6:30    -       CCT     # Cocos Islands Time
266 >                        6:30    -       +0630
267  
268  
269   # Fiji
# Line 292 | Line 293 | Zone   Indian/Cocos    6:27:40 -       LMT     1900
293   # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1096:3310-cabinet-approves-change-in-daylight-savings-dates&catid=49:cabinet-releases&Itemid=166
294   #
295   # A bit more background info here:
296 < # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html
296 > # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/fiji-dst-ends-march-2010.html
297  
298   # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-10-24):
299   # According to Radio Fiji and Fiji Times online, Fiji will end DST 3
# Line 350 | Line 351 | Zone   Indian/Cocos    6:27:40 -       LMT     1900
351   # commencing at 2.00 am on Sunday 1st November, 2015 and ending at
352   # 3.00 am on Sunday 17th January, 2016.
353  
354 < # From Paul Eggert (2015-09-01):
355 < # For now, guess DST from 02:00 the first Sunday in November to
356 < # 03:00 the third Sunday in January.  Although ad hoc, it matches
354 > # From Raymond Kumar (2016-10-04):
355 > # http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/DAYLIGHT-SAVING-STARTS-ON-6th-NOVEMBER,-2016.aspx
356 > # "Fiji's daylight savings will begin on Sunday, 6 November 2016, when
357 > # clocks go forward an hour at 2am to 3am....  Daylight Saving will
358 > # end at 3.00am on Sunday 15th January 2017."
359 >
360 > # From Paul Eggert (2017-08-21):
361 > # Dominic Fok writes (2017-08-20) that DST ends 2018-01-14, citing
362 > # Extraordinary Government of Fiji Gazette Supplement No. 21 (2017-08-27),
363 > # [Legal Notice No. 41] of an order of the previous day by J Usamate.
364 > # For now, guess DST from 02:00 the first Sunday in November to 03:00
365 > # the first Sunday on or after January 14.  Although ad hoc, it matches
366   # transitions since late 2014 and seems more likely to match future
367   # practice than guessing no DST.
368  
369   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
370 < Rule    Fiji    1998    1999    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    S
370 > Rule    Fiji    1998    1999    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    -
371   Rule    Fiji    1999    2000    -       Feb     lastSun 3:00    0       -
372 < Rule    Fiji    2009    only    -       Nov     29      2:00    1:00    S
372 > Rule    Fiji    2009    only    -       Nov     29      2:00    1:00    -
373   Rule    Fiji    2010    only    -       Mar     lastSun 3:00    0       -
374 < Rule    Fiji    2010    2013    -       Oct     Sun>=21 2:00    1:00    S
374 > Rule    Fiji    2010    2013    -       Oct     Sun>=21 2:00    1:00    -
375   Rule    Fiji    2011    only    -       Mar     Sun>=1  3:00    0       -
376   Rule    Fiji    2012    2013    -       Jan     Sun>=18 3:00    0       -
377   Rule    Fiji    2014    only    -       Jan     Sun>=18 2:00    0       -
378 < Rule    Fiji    2014    max     -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    S
379 < Rule    Fiji    2015    max     -       Jan     Sun>=15 3:00    0       -
378 > Rule    Fiji    2014    max     -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    -
379 > Rule    Fiji    2015    max     -       Jan     Sun>=14 3:00    0       -
380   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
381   Zone    Pacific/Fiji    11:55:44 -      LMT     1915 Oct 26 # Suva
382 <                        12:00   Fiji    FJ%sT   # Fiji Time
382 >                        12:00   Fiji    +12/+13
383  
384   # French Polynesia
385   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
386   Zone    Pacific/Gambier  -8:59:48 -     LMT     1912 Oct # Rikitea
387 <                         -9:00  -       GAMT    # Gambier Time
387 >                         -9:00  -       -09
388   Zone    Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 -    LMT     1912 Oct
389 <                         -9:30  -       MART    # Marquesas Time
389 >                         -9:30  -       -0930
390   Zone    Pacific/Tahiti   -9:58:16 -     LMT     1912 Oct # Papeete
391 <                        -10:00  -       TAHT    # Tahiti Time
391 >                        -10:00  -       -10
392   # Clipperton (near North America) is administered from French Polynesia;
393   # it is uninhabited.
394  
# Line 393 | Line 403 | Link Pacific/Guam Pacific/Saipan # N Mariana Is
403   # Kiribati
404   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
405   Zone Pacific/Tarawa      11:32:04 -     LMT     1901 # Bairiki
406 <                         12:00  -       GILT    # Gilbert Is Time
406 >                         12:00  -       +12
407   Zone Pacific/Enderbury  -11:24:20 -     LMT     1901
408 <                        -12:00  -       PHOT    1979 Oct # Phoenix Is Time
409 <                        -11:00  -       PHOT    1995
410 <                         13:00  -       PHOT
408 >                        -12:00  -       -12     1979 Oct
409 >                        -11:00  -       -11     1994 Dec 31
410 >                         13:00  -       +13
411   Zone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 -     LMT     1901
412 <                        -10:40  -       LINT    1979 Oct # Line Is Time
413 <                        -10:00  -       LINT    1995
414 <                         14:00  -       LINT
412 >                        -10:40  -       -1040   1979 Oct
413 >                        -10:00  -       -10     1994 Dec 31
414 >                         14:00  -       +14
415  
416   # N Mariana Is
417   # See Pacific/Guam.
# Line 409 | Line 419 | Zone Pacific/Kiritimati        -10:29:20 -     LMT     1901
419   # Marshall Is
420   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
421   Zone Pacific/Majuro     11:24:48 -      LMT     1901
422 <                        11:00   -       MHT     1969 Oct # Marshall Islands Time
423 <                        12:00   -       MHT
422 >                        11:00   -       +11     1969 Oct
423 >                        12:00   -       +12
424   Zone Pacific/Kwajalein  11:09:20 -      LMT     1901
425 <                        11:00   -       MHT     1969 Oct
426 <                        -12:00  -       KWAT    1993 Aug 20 # Kwajalein Time
427 <                        12:00   -       MHT
425 >                        11:00   -       +11     1969 Oct
426 >                        -12:00  -       -12     1993 Aug 20
427 >                        12:00   -       +12
428  
429   # Micronesia
430   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
431   Zone Pacific/Chuuk      10:07:08 -      LMT     1901
432 <                        10:00   -       CHUT    # Chuuk Time
432 >                        10:00   -       +10
433   Zone Pacific/Pohnpei    10:32:52 -      LMT     1901 # Kolonia
434 <                        11:00   -       PONT    # Pohnpei Time
434 >                        11:00   -       +11
435   Zone Pacific/Kosrae     10:51:56 -      LMT     1901
436 <                        11:00   -       KOST    1969 Oct # Kosrae Time
437 <                        12:00   -       KOST    1999
438 <                        11:00   -       KOST
436 >                        11:00   -       +11     1969 Oct
437 >                        12:00   -       +12     1999
438 >                        11:00   -       +11
439  
440   # Nauru
441   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
442   Zone    Pacific/Nauru   11:07:40 -      LMT     1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe
443 <                        11:30   -       NRT     1942 Mar 15 # Nauru Time
444 <                        9:00    -       JST     1944 Aug 15
445 <                        11:30   -       NRT     1979 May
446 <                        12:00   -       NRT
443 >                        11:30   -       +1130   1942 Mar 15
444 >                        9:00    -       +09     1944 Aug 15
445 >                        11:30   -       +1130   1979 May
446 >                        12:00   -       +12
447  
448   # New Caledonia
449   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
450 < Rule    NC      1977    1978    -       Dec     Sun>=1  0:00    1:00    S
450 > Rule    NC      1977    1978    -       Dec     Sun>=1  0:00    1:00    -
451   Rule    NC      1978    1979    -       Feb     27      0:00    0       -
452 < Rule    NC      1996    only    -       Dec      1      2:00s   1:00    S
452 > Rule    NC      1996    only    -       Dec      1      2:00s   1:00    -
453   # Shanks & Pottenger say the following was at 2:00; go with IATA.
454   Rule    NC      1997    only    -       Mar      2      2:00s   0       -
455   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
456   Zone    Pacific/Noumea  11:05:48 -      LMT     1912 Jan 13 # Nouméa
457 <                        11:00   NC      NC%sT
457 >                        11:00   NC      +11/+12
458  
459  
460   ###############################################################################
# Line 459 | Line 469 | Rule   NZ      1929    1933    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:00    0       M
469   Rule    NZ      1934    1940    -       Apr     lastSun 2:00    0       M
470   Rule    NZ      1934    1940    -       Sep     lastSun 2:00    0:30    S
471   Rule    NZ      1946    only    -       Jan      1      0:00    0       S
472 < # Since 1957 Chatham has been 45 minutes ahead of NZ, but there's no
473 < # convenient single notation for the date and time of this transition
474 < # so we must duplicate the Rule lines.
472 > # Since 1957 Chatham has been 45 minutes ahead of NZ, but until 2018a
473 > # there was no documented single notation for the date and time of this
474 > # transition.  Duplicate the Rule lines for now, to give the 2018a change
475 > # time to percolate out.
476   Rule    NZ      1974    only    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00s   1:00    D
477 < Rule    Chatham 1974    only    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:45s   1:00    D
477 > Rule    Chatham 1974    only    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:45s   1:00    -
478   Rule    NZ      1975    only    -       Feb     lastSun 2:00s   0       S
479 < Rule    Chatham 1975    only    -       Feb     lastSun 2:45s   0       S
479 > Rule    Chatham 1975    only    -       Feb     lastSun 2:45s   0       -
480   Rule    NZ      1975    1988    -       Oct     lastSun 2:00s   1:00    D
481 < Rule    Chatham 1975    1988    -       Oct     lastSun 2:45s   1:00    D
481 > Rule    Chatham 1975    1988    -       Oct     lastSun 2:45s   1:00    -
482   Rule    NZ      1976    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:00s   0       S
483 < Rule    Chatham 1976    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:45s   0       S
483 > Rule    Chatham 1976    1989    -       Mar     Sun>=1  2:45s   0       -
484   Rule    NZ      1989    only    -       Oct     Sun>=8  2:00s   1:00    D
485 < Rule    Chatham 1989    only    -       Oct     Sun>=8  2:45s   1:00    D
485 > Rule    Chatham 1989    only    -       Oct     Sun>=8  2:45s   1:00    -
486   Rule    NZ      1990    2006    -       Oct     Sun>=1  2:00s   1:00    D
487 < Rule    Chatham 1990    2006    -       Oct     Sun>=1  2:45s   1:00    D
487 > Rule    Chatham 1990    2006    -       Oct     Sun>=1  2:45s   1:00    -
488   Rule    NZ      1990    2007    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:00s   0       S
489 < Rule    Chatham 1990    2007    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:45s   0       S
489 > Rule    Chatham 1990    2007    -       Mar     Sun>=15 2:45s   0       -
490   Rule    NZ      2007    max     -       Sep     lastSun 2:00s   1:00    D
491 < Rule    Chatham 2007    max     -       Sep     lastSun 2:45s   1:00    D
491 > Rule    Chatham 2007    max     -       Sep     lastSun 2:45s   1:00    -
492   Rule    NZ      2008    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:00s   0       S
493 < Rule    Chatham 2008    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:45s   0       S
493 > Rule    Chatham 2008    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  2:45s   0       -
494   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
495   Zone Pacific/Auckland   11:39:04 -      LMT     1868 Nov  2
496                          11:30   NZ      NZ%sT   1946 Jan  1
497                          12:00   NZ      NZ%sT
498   Zone Pacific/Chatham    12:13:48 -      LMT     1868 Nov  2
499 <                        12:15   -       CHAST   1946 Jan  1
500 <                        12:45   Chatham CHA%sT
499 >                        12:15   -       +1215   1946 Jan  1
500 >                        12:45   Chatham +1245/+1345
501  
502   Link Pacific/Auckland Antarctica/McMurdo
503  
# Line 503 | Line 514 | Link Pacific/Auckland Antarctica/McMurdo
514   # Cook Is
515   # From Shanks & Pottenger:
516   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
517 < Rule    Cook    1978    only    -       Nov     12      0:00    0:30    HS
517 > Rule    Cook    1978    only    -       Nov     12      0:00    0:30    -
518   Rule    Cook    1979    1991    -       Mar     Sun>=1  0:00    0       -
519 < Rule    Cook    1979    1990    -       Oct     lastSun 0:00    0:30    HS
519 > Rule    Cook    1979    1990    -       Oct     lastSun 0:00    0:30    -
520   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
521   Zone Pacific/Rarotonga  -10:39:04 -     LMT     1901        # Avarua
522 <                        -10:30  -       CKT     1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is Time
523 <                        -10:00  Cook    CK%sT
522 >                        -10:30  -       -1030   1978 Nov 12
523 >                        -10:00  Cook    -10/-0930
524  
525   ###############################################################################
526  
# Line 517 | Line 528 | Zone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 -     LMT     1901        # A
528   # Niue
529   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
530   Zone    Pacific/Niue    -11:19:40 -     LMT     1901        # Alofi
531 <                        -11:20  -       NUT     1951        # Niue Time
532 <                        -11:30  -       NUT     1978 Oct  1
533 <                        -11:00  -       NUT
531 >                        -11:20  -       -1120   1951
532 >                        -11:30  -       -1130   1978 Oct  1
533 >                        -11:00  -       -11
534  
535   # Norfolk
536   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
537   Zone    Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 -      LMT     1901 # Kingston
538 <                        11:12   -       NMT     1951 # Norfolk Mean Time
539 <                        11:30   -       NFT     1974 Oct 27 02:00 # Norfolk T.
540 <                        11:30   1:00    NFST    1975 Mar  2 02:00
541 <                        11:30   -       NFT     2015 Oct  4 02:00
542 <                        11:00   -       NFT
538 >                        11:12   -       +1112   1951
539 >                        11:30   -       +1130   1974 Oct 27 02:00
540 >                        11:30   1:00    +1230   1975 Mar  2 02:00
541 >                        11:30   -       +1130   2015 Oct  4 02:00
542 >                        11:00   -       +11
543  
544   # Palau (Belau)
545   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
546   Zone Pacific/Palau      8:57:56 -       LMT     1901 # Koror
547 <                        9:00    -       PWT     # Palau Time
547 >                        9:00    -       +09
548  
549   # Papua New Guinea
550   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
551   Zone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 -     LMT     1880
552                          9:48:32 -       PMMT    1895 # Port Moresby Mean Time
553 <                        10:00   -       PGT     # Papua New Guinea Time
553 >                        10:00   -       +10
554   #
555   # From Paul Eggert (2014-10-13):
556   # Base the Bougainville entry on the Arawa-Kieta region, which appears to have
557   # the most people even though it was devastated in the Bougainville Civil War.
558   #
559 < # Although Shanks gives 1942-03-15 / 1943-11-01 for JST, these dates
559 > # Although Shanks gives 1942-03-15 / 1943-11-01 for UT +09, these dates
560   # are apparently rough guesswork from the starts of military campaigns.
561   # The World War II entries below are instead based on Arawa-Kieta.
562   # The Japanese occupied Kieta in July 1942,
563   # according to the Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
564 < # http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/B/o/Bougainville.htm
564 > # https://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/B/o/Bougainville.htm
565   # and seem to have controlled it until their 1945-08-21 surrender.
566   #
567 < # The Autonomous Region of Bougainville plans to switch from UTC+10 to UTC+11
568 < # on 2014-12-28 at 02:00.  They call UTC+11 "Bougainville Standard Time";
569 < # abbreviate this as BST.  See:
567 > # The Autonomous Region of Bougainville switched from UT +10 to +11
568 > # on 2014-12-28 at 02:00.  They call +11 "Bougainville Standard Time".
569 > # See:
570   # http://www.bougainville24.com/bougainville-issues/bougainville-gets-own-timezone/
571   #
572   Zone Pacific/Bougainville 10:22:16 -    LMT     1880
573                           9:48:32 -      PMMT    1895
574 <                        10:00   -       PGT     1942 Jul
575 <                         9:00   -       JST     1945 Aug 21
576 <                        10:00   -       PGT     2014 Dec 28  2:00
577 <                        11:00   -       BST
574 >                        10:00   -       +10     1942 Jul
575 >                         9:00   -       +09     1945 Aug 21
576 >                        10:00   -       +10     2014 Dec 28  2:00
577 >                        11:00   -       +11
578  
579   # Pitcairn
580   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
581   Zone Pacific/Pitcairn   -8:40:20 -      LMT     1901        # Adamstown
582 <                        -8:30   -       PNT     1998 Apr 27  0:00
583 <                        -8:00   -       PST     # Pitcairn Standard Time
582 >                        -8:30   -       -0830   1998 Apr 27  0:00
583 >                        -8:00   -       -08
584  
585   # American Samoa
586 < Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago   12:37:12 -     LMT     1879 Jul  5
586 > Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago   12:37:12 -     LMT     1892 Jul  5
587                          -11:22:48 -     LMT     1911
577                        -11:00  -       NST     1967 Apr    # N=Nome
578                        -11:00  -       BST     1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering
588                          -11:00  -       SST                 # S=Samoa
589   Link Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Midway # in US minor outlying islands
590  
# Line 590 | Line 599 | Link Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Midway # in US minor ou
599   # Sunday of April 2011."
600   #
601   # Background info:
602 < # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html
602 > # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html
603   #
604   # Samoa's Daylight Saving Time Act 2009 is available here, but does not
605   # contain any dates:
# Line 620 | Line 629 | Link Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Midway # in US minor ou
629   # From Paul Eggert (2014-06-27):
630   # The International Date Line Act 2011
631   # http://www.parliament.gov.ws/images/ACTS/International_Date_Line_Act__2011_-_Eng.pdf
632 < # changed Samoa from UTC-11 to UTC+13, effective "12 o'clock midnight, on
632 > # changed Samoa from UT -11 to +13, effective "12 o'clock midnight, on
633   # Thursday 29th December 2011".  The International Date Line was adjusted
634   # accordingly.
635  
# Line 648 | Line 657 | Link Pacific/Pago_Pago Pacific/Midway # in US minor ou
657   # Assume the pattern instituted in 2012 will continue indefinitely.
658  
659   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
660 < Rule    WS      2010    only    -       Sep     lastSun 0:00    1       D
661 < Rule    WS      2011    only    -       Apr     Sat>=1  4:00    0       S
662 < Rule    WS      2011    only    -       Sep     lastSat 3:00    1       D
663 < Rule    WS      2012    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  4:00    0       S
664 < Rule    WS      2012    max     -       Sep     lastSun 3:00    1       D
660 > Rule    WS      2010    only    -       Sep     lastSun 0:00    1       -
661 > Rule    WS      2011    only    -       Apr     Sat>=1  4:00    0       -
662 > Rule    WS      2011    only    -       Sep     lastSat 3:00    1       -
663 > Rule    WS      2012    max     -       Apr     Sun>=1  4:00    0       -
664 > Rule    WS      2012    max     -       Sep     lastSun 3:00    1       -
665   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
666 < Zone Pacific/Apia        12:33:04 -     LMT     1879 Jul  5
666 > Zone Pacific/Apia        12:33:04 -     LMT     1892 Jul  5
667                          -11:26:56 -     LMT     1911
668 <                        -11:30  -       WSST    1950
669 <                        -11:00  WS      S%sT    2011 Dec 29 24:00 # S=Samoa
670 <                         13:00  WS      WS%sT
668 >                        -11:30  -       -1130   1950
669 >                        -11:00  WS      -11/-10 2011 Dec 29 24:00
670 >                         13:00  WS      +13/+14
671  
672   # Solomon Is
673   # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea
674   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
675   Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 -     LMT     1912 Oct # Honiara
676 <                        11:00   -       SBT     # Solomon Is Time
676 >                        11:00   -       +11
677  
678 < # Tokelau Is
678 > # Tokelau
679   #
680   # From Gwillim Law (2011-12-29)
681   # A correspondent informed me that Tokelau, like Samoa, will be skipping
# Line 675 | Line 684 | Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 -    LMT     1912 Oct # Hon
684   # From Steffen Thorsen (2012-07-25)
685   # ... we double checked by calling hotels and offices based in Tokelau asking
686   # about the time there, and they all told a time that agrees with UTC+13....
687 < # Shanks says UTC-10 from 1901 [but] ... there is a good chance the change
688 < # actually was to UTC-11 back then.
687 > # Shanks says UT-10 from 1901 [but] ... there is a good chance the change
688 > # actually was to UT-11 back then.
689   #
690   # From Paul Eggert (2012-07-25)
691   # A Google Books snippet of Appendix to the Journals of the House of
692   # Representatives of New Zealand, Session 1948,
693 < # <http://books.google.com/books?id=ZaVCAQAAIAAJ>, page 65, says Tokelau
693 > # <https://books.google.com/books?id=ZaVCAQAAIAAJ>, page 65, says Tokelau
694   # was "11 hours slow on G.M.T."  Go with Thorsen and assume Shanks & Pottenger
695   # are off by an hour starting in 1901.
696  
697   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
698   Zone    Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 -     LMT     1901
699 <                        -11:00  -       TKT     2011 Dec 30 # Tokelau Time
700 <                        13:00   -       TKT
699 >                        -11:00  -       -11     2011 Dec 30
700 >                        13:00   -       +13
701  
702   # Tonga
703   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
704 < Rule    Tonga   1999    only    -       Oct      7      2:00s   1:00    S
704 > Rule    Tonga   1999    only    -       Oct      7      2:00s   1:00    -
705   Rule    Tonga   2000    only    -       Mar     19      2:00s   0       -
706 < Rule    Tonga   2000    2001    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    S
706 > Rule    Tonga   2000    2001    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    -
707   Rule    Tonga   2001    2002    -       Jan     lastSun 2:00    0       -
708 + Rule    Tonga   2016    only    -       Nov     Sun>=1  2:00    1:00    -
709 + Rule    Tonga   2017    only    -       Jan     Sun>=15 3:00    0       -
710   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
711   Zone Pacific/Tongatapu  12:19:20 -      LMT     1901
712 <                        12:20   -       TOT     1941 # Tonga Time
713 <                        13:00   -       TOT     1999
714 <                        13:00   Tonga   TO%sT
712 >                        12:20   -       +1220   1941
713 >                        13:00   -       +13     1999
714 >                        13:00   Tonga   +13/+14
715  
716   # Tuvalu
717   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
718   Zone Pacific/Funafuti   11:56:52 -      LMT     1901
719 <                        12:00   -       TVT     # Tuvalu Time
719 >                        12:00   -       +12
720  
721  
722   # US minor outlying islands
# Line 715 | Line 726 | Zone Pacific/Funafuti  11:56:52 -      LMT     1901
726   # 1886-1891; Baker was similar but exact dates are not known.
727   # Inhabited by civilians 1935-1942; U.S. military bases 1943-1944;
728   # uninhabited thereafter.
729 < # Howland observed Hawaii Standard Time (UT-10:30) in 1937;
729 > # Howland observed Hawaii Standard Time (UT -10:30) in 1937;
730   # see page 206 of Elgen M. Long and Marie K. Long,
731   # Amelia Earhart: the Mystery Solved, Simon & Schuster (2000).
732   # So most likely Howland and Baker observed Hawaii Time from 1935
# Line 729 | Line 740 | Zone Pacific/Funafuti  11:56:52 -      LMT     1901
740  
741   # Johnston
742   #
743 < # From Paul Eggert (2014-03-11):
743 > # From Paul Eggert (2017-02-10):
744   # Sometimes Johnston kept Hawaii time, and sometimes it was an hour behind.
745   # Details are uncertain.  We have no data for Johnston after 1970, so
746 < # treat it like Hawaii for now.
746 > # treat it like Hawaii for now.  Since Johnston is now uninhabited,
747 > # its link to Pacific/Honolulu is in the 'backward' file.
748   #
749   # In his memoirs of June 6th to October 4, 1945
750   # <http://www.315bw.org/Herb_Bach.htm> (2005), Herbert C. Bach writes,
# Line 748 | Line 760 | Zone Pacific/Funafuti  11:56:52 -      LMT     1901
760   # Operation Fishbowl shot (Tightrope, 1962-11-04).... [See] Herman Hoerlin,
761   # "The United States High-Altitude Test Experience: A Review Emphasizing the
762   # Impact on the Environment", Los Alamos LA-6405, Oct 1976.
763 < # http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/docs1/00322994.pdf
763 > # https://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/docs1/00322994.pdf
764   # See the table on page 4 where he lists GMT and local times for the tests; a
765   # footnote for the JI tests reads that local time is "JI time = Hawaii Time
766   # Minus One Hour".
755 #
756 # See 'northamerica' for Pacific/Johnston.
767  
768   # Kingman
769   # uninhabited
# Line 767 | Line 777 | Zone Pacific/Funafuti  11:56:52 -      LMT     1901
777   # Wake
778   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
779   Zone    Pacific/Wake    11:06:28 -      LMT     1901
780 <                        12:00   -       WAKT    # Wake Time
780 >                        12:00   -       +12
781  
782  
783   # Vanuatu
784   # Rule  NAME    FROM    TO      TYPE    IN      ON      AT      SAVE    LETTER/S
785 < Rule    Vanuatu 1983    only    -       Sep     25      0:00    1:00    S
785 > Rule    Vanuatu 1983    only    -       Sep     25      0:00    1:00    -
786   Rule    Vanuatu 1984    1991    -       Mar     Sun>=23 0:00    0       -
787 < Rule    Vanuatu 1984    only    -       Oct     23      0:00    1:00    S
788 < Rule    Vanuatu 1985    1991    -       Sep     Sun>=23 0:00    1:00    S
787 > Rule    Vanuatu 1984    only    -       Oct     23      0:00    1:00    -
788 > Rule    Vanuatu 1985    1991    -       Sep     Sun>=23 0:00    1:00    -
789   Rule    Vanuatu 1992    1993    -       Jan     Sun>=23 0:00    0       -
790 < Rule    Vanuatu 1992    only    -       Oct     Sun>=23 0:00    1:00    S
790 > Rule    Vanuatu 1992    only    -       Oct     Sun>=23 0:00    1:00    -
791   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
792   Zone    Pacific/Efate   11:13:16 -      LMT     1912 Jan 13 # Vila
793 <                        11:00   Vanuatu VU%sT   # Vanuatu Time
793 >                        11:00   Vanuatu +11/+12
794  
795   # Wallis and Futuna
796   # Zone  NAME            GMTOFF  RULES   FORMAT  [UNTIL]
797   Zone    Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
798 <                        12:00   -       WFT     # Wallis & Futuna Time
798 >                        12:00   -       +12
799  
800   ###############################################################################
801  
# Line 796 | Line 806 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
806   # tz@iana.org for general use in the future).  For more, please see
807   # the file CONTRIBUTING in the tz distribution.
808  
809 < # From Paul Eggert (2014-10-31):
809 > # From Paul Eggert (2017-02-10):
810   #
811   # Unless otherwise specified, the source for data through 1990 is:
812   # Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
813   # San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
814   # Unfortunately this book contains many errors and cites no sources.
815   #
816 < # Gwillim Law writes that a good source
817 < # for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
816 > # Many years ago Gwillim Law wrote that a good source
817 > # for time zone data was the International Air Transport
818   # Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
819   # published semiannually.  Law sent in several helpful summaries
820   # of the IATA's data after 1990.  Except where otherwise noted,
# Line 816 | Line 826 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
826   #
827   # For data circa 1899, a common source is:
828   # Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94.
829 < # http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
829 > # https://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359
830   #
831   # A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
832   # Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
833   #
834 < # I invented the abbreviations marked '*' in the following table;
825 < # the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources.
834 > # The following abbreviations are from other sources.
835   # Corrections are welcome!
836   #               std     dst
837   #               LMT             Local Mean Time
838   #         8:00  AWST    AWDT    Western Australia
830 #         8:45  ACWST   ACWDT   Central Western Australia*
831 #         9:00  JST             Japan
839   #         9:30  ACST    ACDT    Central Australia
840   #        10:00  AEST    AEDT    Eastern Australia
841 + #        10:00  GST             Guam through 2000
842   #        10:00  ChST            Chamorro
835 #        10:30  LHST    LHDT    Lord Howe*
836 #        11:00  BST             Bougainville*
843   #        11:30  NZMT    NZST    New Zealand through 1945
844   #        12:00  NZST    NZDT    New Zealand 1946-present
839 #        12:15  CHAST           Chatham through 1945*
840 #        12:45  CHAST   CHADT   Chatham 1946-present*
841 #        13:00  WSST    WSDT    (western) Samoa 2011-present*
842 #       -11:30  WSST            Western Samoa through 1950*
845   #       -11:00  SST             Samoa
846   #       -10:00  HST             Hawaii
845 #       - 8:00  PST             Pitcairn*
847   #
848   # See the 'northamerica' file for Hawaii.
849   # See the 'southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galápagos Is.
# Line 972 | Line 973 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
973   #   AEST ACST AWST AEDT ACDT
974   #
975   #   Parliamentary Library (2008-11-10)
976 < #   http://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/rp/2008-09/09rp14.pdf
976 > #   https://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/rp/2008-09/09rp14.pdf
977   #   EST CST WST preferred for standard time; AEST AEDT ACST ACDT also used
978   #
979   #   The Transport Safety Bureau has an extensive series of accident reports,
# Line 1008 | Line 1009 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1009   #
1010   # NSW (including LHI and Broken Hill):
1011   # Standard Time Act 1987 (updated 1995-04-04)
1012 < # http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sta1987137/index.html
1012 > # https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sta1987137/index.html
1013   # ACT
1014   # Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972
1015 < # http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/stasta1972279/index.html
1015 > # https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/stasta1972279/index.html
1016   # SA
1017   # Standard Time Act, 1898
1018 < # http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/sta1898137/index.html
1018 > # https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/sta1898137/index.html
1019  
1020   # From David Grosz (2005-06-13):
1021   # It was announced last week that Daylight Saving would be extended by
# Line 1084 | Line 1085 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1085   # (1999-09-27) writes that Giles Meteorological Station uses
1086   # South Australian time even though it's located in Western Australia.
1087  
1088 + # From Paul Eggert (2018-04-01):
1089 + # The Guardian Express of Perth, Australia reported today that the
1090 + # government decided to advance the clocks permanently on January 1,
1091 + # 2019, from UT +08 to UT +09.  The article noted that an exemption
1092 + # would be made for people aged 61 and over, who "can apply in writing
1093 + # to have the extra hour of sunshine removed from their area."  See:
1094 + # Daylight saving coming to WA in 2019. Guardian Express. 2018-04-01.
1095 + # https://www.communitynews.com.au/guardian-express/news/exclusive-daylight-savings-coming-wa-summer-2018/
1096 +
1097   # Queensland
1098 +
1099 + # From Paul Eggert (2018-02-26):
1100 + # I lack access to the following source for Queensland DST:
1101 + # Pearce C. History of daylight saving time in Queensland.
1102 + # Queensland Hist J. 2017 Aug;23(6):389-403
1103 + # https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=994682348436426;res=IELHSS
1104 +
1105   # From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
1106   # #   The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ]
1107   # #                                             [ Dec 1990 ]
# Line 1309 | Line 1326 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1326   # http://abc.net.au/news/regionals/neweng/monthly/regeng-22jul1999-1.htm
1327   # (1999-07-22).  For now, we'll wait to see if this really happens.
1328   #
1329 < # Victoria will following NSW.  See:
1329 > # Victoria will follow NSW.  See:
1330   # Vic to extend daylight saving (1999-07-28)
1331   # http://abc.net.au/local/news/olympics/1999/07/item19990728112314_1.htm
1332   #
# Line 1412 | Line 1429 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1429   # the ACT for all 52 weeks of the year...
1430   #
1431   # We have a wrap-up here:
1432 < # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html
1432 > # https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/south-australia-extends-dst.html
1433   ###############################################################################
1434  
1435   # New Zealand
# Line 1450 | Line 1467 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1467   #
1468   # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
1469   # The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) maintains a brief history,
1470 < # as does Carol Squires; see tz-link.htm for the full references.
1470 > # as does Carol Squires; see tz-link.html for the full references.
1471   # Use these sources in preference to Shanks & Pottenger.
1472   #
1473   # For Chatham, IATA SSIM (1991/1999) gives the NZ rules but with
# Line 1466 | Line 1483 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1483   # From Paul Eggert (2014-07-14):
1484   # Chatham Island time was formally standardized on 1957-01-01 by
1485   # New Zealand's Standard Time Amendment Act 1956 (1956-10-26).
1486 < # http://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/legis/hist_act/staa19561956n100244.pdf
1486 > # https://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/legis/hist_act/staa19561956n100244.pdf
1487   # According to Google Books snippet view, a speaker in the New Zealand
1488   # parliamentary debates in 1956 said "Clause 78 makes provision for standard
1489   # time in the Chatham Islands.  The time there is 45 minutes in advance of New
1490   # Zealand time.  I understand that is the time they keep locally, anyhow."
1491   # For now, assume this practice goes back to the introduction of standard time
1492   # in New Zealand, as this would make Chatham Islands time almost exactly match
1493 < # LMT back when New Zealand was at UTC+11:30; also, assume Chatham Islands did
1493 > # LMT back when New Zealand was at UT +11:30; also, assume Chatham Islands did
1494   # not observe New Zealand's prewar DST.
1495  
1496   ###############################################################################
# Line 1511 | Line 1528 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1528   # "declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995"
1529   # as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century.
1530  
1531 + # From Kerry Shetline (2018-02-03):
1532 + # December 31 was the day that was skipped, so that the transition
1533 + # would be from Friday December 30, 1994 to Sunday January 1, 1995.
1534 + # From Paul Eggert (2018-02-04):
1535 + # One source for this is page 202 of: Bartky IR. One Time Fits All:
1536 + # The Campaigns for Global Uniformity (2007).
1537  
1538   # Kwajalein
1539  
# Line 1529 | Line 1552 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1552   # For now, we assume the Ladrones switched at the same time as the Philippines;
1553   # see Asia/Manila.
1554  
1555 < # US Public Law 106-564 (2000-12-23) made UTC+10 the official standard time,
1555 > # US Public Law 106-564 (2000-12-23) made UT +10 the official standard time,
1556   # under the name "Chamorro Standard Time".  There is no official abbreviation,
1557   # but Congressman Robert A. Underwood, author of the bill that became law,
1558   # wrote in a press release (2000-12-27) that he will seek the use of "ChST".
# Line 1541 | Line 1564 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1564   # "I am certain, having lived there for the past decade, that 'Truk'
1565   # (now properly known as Chuuk) ... is in the time zone GMT+10."
1566   #
1567 < # Shanks & Pottenger write that Truk switched from UTC+10 to UTC+11
1567 > # Shanks & Pottenger write that Truk switched from UT +10 to +11
1568   # on 1978-10-01; ignore this for now.
1569  
1570   # From Paul Eggert (1999-10-29):
1571   # The Federated States of Micronesia Visitors Board writes in
1572   # The Federated States of Micronesia - Visitor Information (1999-01-26)
1573   # http://www.fsmgov.org/info/clocks.html
1574 < # that Truk and Yap are UTC+10, and Ponape and Kosrae are UTC+11.
1575 < # We don't know when Kosrae switched from UTC+12; assume January 1 for now.
1574 > # that Truk and Yap are UT +10, and Ponape and Kosrae are +11.
1575 > # We don't know when Kosrae switched from +12; assume January 1 for now.
1576  
1577  
1578   # Midway
# Line 1581 | Line 1604 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1604   # the Norfolk Island Museum and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's
1605   # Norfolk Island station, and found no record of Norfolk observing DST
1606   # other than in 1974/5.  See:
1607 < # http://www.timeanddate.com/time/australia/norfolk-island.html
1607 > # https://www.timeanddate.com/time/australia/norfolk-island.html
1608  
1609   # Pitcairn
1610  
# Line 1603 | Line 1626 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1626  
1627   # From Howie Phelps (1999-11-10), who talked to a Pitcairner via shortwave:
1628   # Betty Christian told me yesterday that their local time is the same as
1629 < # Pacific Standard Time. They used to be 1/2 hour different from us here in
1629 > # Pacific Standard Time. They used to be ½ hour different from us here in
1630   # Sacramento but it was changed a couple of years ago.
1631  
1632  
1633   # (Western) Samoa and American Samoa
1634  
1635 < # Howse writes (p 153, citing p 10 of the 1883-11-18 New York Herald)
1636 < # that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change
1635 > # Howse writes (p 153) that after the 1879 standardization on Antipodean
1636 > # time by the British governor of Fiji, the King of Samoa decided to change
1637   # "the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system,
1638   # ordaining - by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery - that
1639   # the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year."
1640 + # This happened in 1892, according to the Evening News (Sydney) of 1892-07-20.
1641 + # https://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/idl/idl.htm
1642  
1643 < # Although Shanks & Pottenger says they both switched to UTC-11:30
1644 < # in 1911, and to UTC-11 in 1950. many earlier sources give UTC-11
1643 > # Although Shanks & Pottenger says they both switched to UT -11:30
1644 > # in 1911, and to -11 in 1950. many earlier sources give -11
1645   # for American Samoa, e.g., the US National Bureau of Standards
1646   # circular "Standard Time Throughout the World", 1932.
1647 < # Assume American Samoa switched to UTC-11 in 1911, not 1950,
1647 > # Assume American Samoa switched to -11 in 1911, not 1950,
1648   # and that after 1950 they agreed until (western) Samoa skipped a
1649   # day in 2011.  Assume also that the Samoas follow the US and New
1650   # Zealand's "ST"/"DT" style of daylight-saving abbreviations.
1651  
1652 +
1653   # Tonga
1654  
1655   # From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22):
# Line 1639 | Line 1665 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1665   # 12 hours and 20 minutes ahead of GMT.  When New Zealand adjusted its
1666   # standard time in 1940s, Tonga had the choice of subtracting from its
1667   # local time to come on the same standard time as New Zealand or of
1668 < # advancing its time to maintain the differential of 13 degrees
1668 > # advancing its time to maintain the differential of 13°
1669   # (approximately 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand time).
1670   #
1671   # Because His Majesty King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, then Crown Prince
# Line 1706 | Line 1732 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1732   # of January the standard time in the Kingdom shall be moved backward by one
1733   # hour to 1:00am.
1734  
1735 < # From Pulu 'Anau (2002-11-05):
1735 > # From Pulu ʻAnau (2002-11-05):
1736   # The law was for 3 years, supposedly to get renewed.  It wasn't.
1737  
1738 + # From Pulu ʻAnau (2016-10-27):
1739 + # http://mic.gov.to/news-today/press-releases/6375-daylight-saving-set-to-run-from-6-november-2016-to-15-january-2017
1740 + # Cannot find anyone who knows the rules, has seen the duration or has seen
1741 + # the cabinet decision, but it appears we are following Fiji's rule set.
1742 + #
1743 + # From Tim Parenti (2016-10-26):
1744 + # Assume Tonga will observe DST from the first Sunday in November at 02:00
1745 + # through the third Sunday in January at 03:00, like Fiji, for now.
1746  
1747 + # From David Wade (2017-10-18):
1748 + # In August government was disolved by the King.  The current prime minister
1749 + # continued in office in care taker mode.  It is easy to see that few
1750 + # decisions will be made until elections 16th November.
1751 + #
1752 + # From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18):
1753 + # For now, guess that DST is discontinued.  That's what the IATA is guessing.
1754 +
1755 +
1756   # Wake
1757  
1758   # From Vernice Anderson, Personal Secretary to Philip Jessup,
# Line 1722 | Line 1765 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1765   # making calculation of time in Washington difficult if not almost
1766   # impossible.
1767   #
1768 < # http://www.trumanlibrary.org/wake/meeting.htm
1768 > # https://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/andrsonv.htm
1769  
1770   # From Paul Eggert (2003-03-23):
1771   # We have no other report of DST in Wake Island, so omit this info for now.
# Line 1750 | Line 1793 | Zone   Pacific/Wallis  12:15:20 -      LMT     1901
1793   # an international standard, there are some places on the high seas where the
1794   # correct date is ambiguous.
1795  
1796 < # From Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone> (2005-08-31):
1796 > # From Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone> (2005-08-31):
1797   # Before 1920, all ships kept local apparent time on the high seas by setting
1798   # their clocks at night or at the morning sight so that, given the ship's
1799   # speed and direction, it would be 12 o'clock when the Sun crossed the ship's

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