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(ii) For rolled oats—
1 lb. lots .. .. .. s. d. s. d.
4 lb. lots .. .. .. 3 11 2 11
20 lb. lots .. .. .. 16 7 14 5
50 lb. lots .. .. .. 39 9 35 2
100 lb. lots .. .. .. 75 3 69 4
125 lb. lots .. .. .. 88 11 86 4

(b) For oatmeal and rolled oats sold by any other retailer the maximum retail price shall be :—

(i) For oatmeal—
When Packed in Calico or Hessian Bags. Bulk.
s. d. s. d.
1 lb. lots .. .. .. 0 9 0 9
5 lb. lots .. .. .. 4 6 3 8½
7 lb. lots .. .. .. 6 1 5 1½
25 lb. lots .. .. .. 19 2 18 2
50 lb. lots .. .. .. 37 2 36 3
100 lb. lots .. .. .. 70 9 70 9

(ii) For rolled oats—
When Packed in Calico or Hessian Bags or Cardboard Containers. Bulk.
s. d. s. d.
1 lb. lots .. .. .. 0 9½ 0 9½
4 lb. lots .. .. .. 4 1 3 1
20 lb. lots .. .. .. 17 5 15 3
50 lb. lots .. .. .. 41 10 37 3
100 lb. lots .. .. .. 79 5 73 6
125 lb. lots .. .. .. 94 1 91 7

(2) Where any bulk oatmeal or rolled oats to which this Order applies is sold by retail in a lot other than one of the lots specified in subclause (1) of this clause, the maximum price of the lot shall be the price of the nearest lower specified lot increased as follows :—

(a) In the case of retailers to whom paragraph (a) of subclause (1) of this clause applies : By 8½d. a pound for oatmeal or 9d. a pound for rolled oats (as the case may be) for each pound of the surplus :

(b) In the case of retailers to whom paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of this clause applies : By 9½d. a pound for oatmeal or 9d. a pound for rolled oats (as the case may be) for each pound of the surplus.

(3) If in respect of any oatmeal or rolled oats 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 may be increased to the nearest upward halfpenny.

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

8. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Order, and subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by any manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer, may authorize special maximum prices in respect of any oatmeal or rolled oats to which this Order applies where special circumstances exist or for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of oatmeal or rolled oats or may relate generally to all oatmeal or rolled oats sold by the manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of March 1952.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.] G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
D. W. A. BARKER, Member.

Price Order No. 1358 (Board Products Manufactured by Whakatane Board Mills, Ltd.)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, hereby makes the following Price Order :—

PRELIMINARY

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1358, and shall come into force on the 1st day of April 1952.

2. Price Order No. 1258* is hereby revoked in its application to orders accepted for delivery in the April-June, 1952 cycle, or succeeding cycles.

3. In this Order—

   “Standard”, in reference to colour, means grey, blue, green, pink, yellow, salmon, brown, or buff :

   “Special”, in reference to colour, means a colour that is a commercial match with a submitted sample colour.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This Order applies with respect to the Board products manufactured by Whakatane Board Mills, Ltd., of the several kinds specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF BOARD PRODUCTS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

5. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the maximum price that may be charged or received by Whakatane Board Mills, Ltd., for any board products to which this Order applies shall be the appropriate price fixed in the Schedule hereto.

(2) The maximum prices fixed by this Order apply only with respect to board products for which orders are accepted for delivery in the April-June 1952 cycle, or succeeding cycles.

(3) The maximum prices fixed by this Order are fixed with respect to board products that conform to the formula submitted to and approved by the Tribunal and that are of a size not less than 20 in. by 25 in. with a minimum across the machine of 20 in. with 25 in. cut off. Where board products of a smaller size, being not less in any case than 15 in. by 20 in., are sold the respective maximum prices may be increased by £2 per ton.

(4) The maximum prices fixed by this Order are fixed for quantities of not less than 3 tons of one size, caliper, and quality, or of not less than 5 tons of one caliper and quality, with not more than two sizes in one delivery, and where delivery is required otherwise than in conformity with this subclause the maximum prices may be increased by £2 per ton.

(5) The maximum prices fixed by this Order for combination board are for sales of not less than 1,000 sheets of a size 30 in. by 40 in. For sales of a lesser number of sheets an additional charge may be made at the rate of not more than £2 per 1,000 sheets.

(6) The maximum prices as aforesaid are fixed in respect of sales f.o.r. to purchaser’s nearest railway-station in the North Island or c.i.f. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, or Bluff (by direct steamer only) in the South Island.

(7) Where delivery is made to ports other than those set out in subclause (6) of this clause the actual freight charges incurred may be charged in lieu of the standard allowance for freight.

(8) The maximum prices fixed by this Order shall be subject to a rebate of £1 per ton, or per 1,000 sheets of a size 30 in. by 40 in., when payment is made within seven days of delivery.

(9) The maximum prices calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Order may be increased—

(a) By £1 5s. per ton when reels require slitting and rewinding to reel widths exceeding 15 in. :

(b) By £2 per ton when reels require slitting and rewinding to reel widths between 15 in. and 10 in. :

(c) By £3 per ton when reels require slitting and rewinding to reel widths below 10 in. :

(d) By £4 per ton for standard colours other than grey :

(e) By £3 10s. per ton, plus the actual cost of the dyestuff used, for special colours :

(f) By £2 per ton for hard sizing.

SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM PRICE OF BOARD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY WHAKATANE BOARD MILLS, LTD.

Description of Board. Caliper. Maximum Price Per Ton.
£ s. d.
Grey rigid boxboard .. .. ·024/·048 62 12 6
Grey folding chipboard .. .. { ·016/·020 83 12 6
.. ·024/·045 88 15 0
2/S Glazed woodpulp board .. .. { ·014/·020 104 7 6
.. ·024/·045 88 7 6
Bending woodpulp board .. .. { ·016/·020 131 10 0
.. ·024/·044 123 7 6
1/S White-lined folding screening board .. .. { ·016/·020 107 10 0
.. ·024/·045 104 10 0
Folding chip filler .. .. { ·016/·020 77 17 6
.. ·024/·045 80 10 0
M.G. grey rigid boxboard .. .. .. 63 15 0
Tag manila .. .. .. 232 2 6
M.G. woodpulp board .. .. ·024/·045 89 10 0
M.G. Duplex board .. .. { ·014/·020 187 10 0
.. ·024/·036 152 0 0
M.G. Wingib 1/S grey .. .. ·023/·024 84 0 0
Butter box filler .. .. .. 80 5 0
W/L Folding manilla board .. .. { ·014/·020 137 2 6
.. ·024/·040 142 2 6
White carton board manilla back .. .. ·014 180 2 6

Single Jutekraft-lined combination board, 30 in. by 40 in.—
Per 1,000 Sheets.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Heavy .. .. .. .. 77 15 0 91 5 0
Medium .. .. .. .. 61 10 0 93 7 6

Double Jutekraft - lined combination board, 30 in by 40 in.—
Heavy .. .. .. .. 115 10 0 102 17 6
Medium .. .. .. .. 96 15 0 105 10 0

Double Kraft-lined butter box board .. .. 115 7 6 102 17 6

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of March 1952.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.] G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
D. W. A. BARKER, Member.

• Gazette, 28 June, 1951, Vol. II, page 923