✨ Price Order for Paint
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 24
Price Order No. 524 (Paint-Best Paints, Ltd.)
P URSUANT to the powers conferred on it by the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939,* the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, doth hereby make the following Price Order :—
- This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 524, and shall come into force on the 17th day of April, 1946.
- (1) Price Orders No. 240t, 241t, 242§, and 450|| are hereby revoked.
(2) The revocation of the said Orders shall not affect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this Order.
APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER
- This Order applies only with respect to paint manufactured by Best Paints, Ltd., of the several kinds specified in the Schedule hereto.
FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF PAINT TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES
- (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any paint to which this Order applies that is sold in the City of Auckland or the City of Wellington shall be the appropriate price fixed in the Schedule hereto.
(2) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any paint to which this Order applies that is sold elsewhere than in the City of Auckland or the City of Wellington shall be the appropriate price fixed in the Schedule hereto, increased by a proportionate part of any transport or other charges actually and reasonably incurred by the retailer in obtaining delivery into his store : Provided that the amount added in respect of such charges shall not in any case exceed ls. per gallon on the lines sold by measure or 6s. per hundredweight on the lines sold by weight.
(3) If in respect of any lot of paint sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the nearest upward halfpenny.
SCHEDULE
MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF PAINT TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES
| Description of Paint. | Per Gallon (when sold in Containers of 4 or 5 Gallons). | Per One-Gallon Tin. | Per Half-gallon Tin. | Per Quart Tin. | Per Pint Tin. | Per Half-pint Tin. | Per Quarter-pint Tin. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent, Lamaco, and Petrifax Brands First-quality Ready-mixed Paint— Finishing (white, cream, and tints) . . | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. |
| Undercoat | 38 6 | 39 6 | 20 11 | 11 2 | 5 11 | 3 4 | .. |
| Bright red | 37 6 | 38 6 | 20 5 | 10 11 | 5 10 | 3 3 | .. |
| Green | 44 0 | 45 0 | 23 8 | 12 6 | 6 8 | 3 8 | .. |
| G.P. primer | 44 0 | 45 0 | 23 8 | 12 6 | 6 8 | 3 8 | .. |
| Totara primer | 37 6 | 38 6 | 20 5 | 10 11 | 5 10 | 3 3 | .. |
| Special bright red roof | 28 9 | 29 9 | 16 1 | 8 8 | 4 9 | 2 9 | .. |
| Green roof, heavy body | 32 6 | 33 6 | 17 11 | 9 8 | 5 2 | 3 0 | .. |
| Green roof | 49 0 | 50 0 | 26 2 | 13 9 | 7 3 | 4 0 | .. |
| Orange tile roof | 46 6 | 47 6 | 24 11 | 13 2 | 6 11 | 3 10 | .. |
| Grey roof | 46 6 | 47 6 | 24 11 | 13 2 | 6 11 | 3 10 | .. |
| Kiwi, Overall, Glasaline, Verona, Ajax, and Oates Brands Second-quality Ready-mixed Paint— Finishing (white, cream, and tints) . . | 33 0 | 34 0 | 18 2 | 9 9 | 5 3 | 3 0 | .. |
| Undercoat | 32 0 | 33 0 | 17 8 | 9 6 | 5 2 | 2 11 | .. |
| Red oxide | 26 6 | 27 6 | 14 11 | 8 1 | 4 5 | 2 7 | .. |
| Primers Cement and concrete sealer . . . . | .. | 28 3 | 15 3 | 8 4 | 4 6 | .. | .. |
| Flat Oil Paints White and tints | .. | 36 3 | 19 4 | 10 4 | 5 6 | .. | .. |
| Bath Enamels Finishing | .. | 37 6 | 19 11 | 10 7 | 5 8 | 3 3 | 1 10 |
| Undercoat | .. | 33 3 | 17 9 | 9 7 | 5 2 | 3 0 | 1 8 |
| Concrete and Paving Paints Colours for which prices not otherwise fixed Greens and bright red | .. | 35 6 | 18 11 | 10 1 | 5 5 | 3 1 | .. |
| Aluminium paint | .. | 39 0 | 20 8 | 11 0 | 5 10 | 3 4 | .. |
| Raytex Enamel White and tints for which prices not otherwise fixed | .. | 48 3 | 25 3 | 13 4 | 7 0 | 3 11 | 2 2 |
| Mail red, tangerine, and dark shades | .. | 53 0 | 27 8 | 14 6 | 7 8 | 4 2 | 2 4 |
| Undercoating | .. | 37 0 | 19 8 | 10 6 | 5 8 | 3 2 | 1 10 |
| Oil-base primers | .. | 33 0 | 17 8 | 9 6 | 5 2 | 2 11 | 1 8 |
| Varnishes Varnish stains | .. | 22 3 | 12 4 | 6 10 | 3 9 | 2 3 | 1 4 |
| Copal and clear | .. | 33 9 | 18 1 | 9 8 | 5 3 | 3 0 | 1 9 |
| Japan goldsize | .. | 23 6 | 12 11 | 7 1 | 3 11 | 2 4 | 1 5 |
| Wagon varnish | .. | 27 9 | 15 0 | 8 2 | 4 6 | 2 7 | 1 6 |
| Spar or yacht varnish | .. | 35 9 | 19 0 | 10 2 | 5 6 | 3 1 | 1 9 |
| Eggshell | .. | 25 3 | 13 9 | 7 7 | 4 2 | 2 5 | 1 5 |
| Lino varnish | .. | 24 3 | 13 3 | 7 4 | 4 0 | 2 5 | 1 5 |
| Hard oak | .. | 24 3 | 13 3 | 7 4 | 4 0 | 2 5 | 1 5 |
| Knotting | .. | 24 9 | 13 6 | 7 5 | 4 1 | 2 5 | 1 5 |
| Liquid Driers Terebine | .. | 15 0 | 8 8 | 5 0 | 2 11 | 1 10 | 1 1 |
| Zinc driers | .. | 20 0 | 11 2 | 6 3 | 3 6 | 2 1 | 1 3 |
Per Tin containing
| 56 lb. | 28 lb. | 14 lb. | 7 lb. | 4 lb. | 2 lb. | 1 lb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. |
| Oilesca oil-bound water paint | 45 3 | 23 9 | 12 6 | 7 0 | 4 3 | .. |
| Kiwi household paints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 1 |
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of April, 1946.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
[L.S.]
W. J. HUNTER (Judge), President.
H. L. WISE, Member.
- Statutory Regulations 1939, Serial number 1939/275, page 1057. † Gazette, 2nd June, 1944, Vol. II, page 680. § Gazette, 2nd June, 1944, Vol. II, page 680. || Gazette, 18th October, 1945, Vol. III, page 1304. † Gazette, 2nd June, 1944, Vol. II, page 680.
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🏭 Price Order No. 524 for Paint by Best Paints, Ltd.
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Price Order, Paint, Maximum Retail Prices, Price Tribunal, Best Paints, Ltd.
- W. J. Hunter (Judge), President
- H. L. Wise, Member