I wrote:

> An AT&T book I was given quite some time ago--which listed the country
> codes and many city codes for long-distance dialing--also showed the
> time zones.  Some areas were even off by 15 or 45 minutes.

Another source indicates that these "odd offsets" still exist.
Starting at
        < http://swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime/ >

and selecting "Pacific Ocean" lists

        New Zealand Territories: GMT-1000/GMT+1245

Checking the time in Chatham, New Zealand at 3:45pm on 4/7
shows the time there as.................... 11:30am on 4/8

FWIW.

--Glenn Cole
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