New Zealand Post Office: Schedule of Building Contracts of £10,000 or More in Value

Name of Work
Shirley telephone exchange building: addition . .

Successful Tenderer
W. H. Smith (Builders) Ltd., 222 Hills Road,
Christchurch

Amount of
Tender
Accepted
£ s. d.
12,173 0 0

J. B. DARNELL, Director-General.

Price Order No. 1958 (Steel Products Manufactured by Pacific Steel Ltd.)
PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tribunal hereby makes the following price order:
PRELIMINARY

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 1958 and shall come into force on the 13th day of November 1964.
2. (1) Price Order No. 1924 is hereby revoked.
   (2) The revocation of the said order shall not affect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this order.
3. In this order:
   The expression "f.o.r." means "free on rail", and the expression "c and f" means "cost and freight".
   APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER
4. This order applies to the following steel products manufactured by Pacific Steel Limited:
   Rolled and Re-rolled Steel Bars
5. Rounds
6. Squares
7. Flats
8. Angles
   MAXIMUM PRICES TO BE CHARGED
9. (1) The maximum factory selling prices that may be charged or received by Pacific Steel Ltd. for any steel products for which this order applies, shall be the basis price shown in this order with adjustments in the form of extras as specified hereunder being made as appropriate.
   (2) The maximum prices as aforesaid are fixed for deliveries as follows:
   (a) Within a radius of 25 miles of Otahuhu, free on truck at mill.
   (b) At North Island ports of Whangarei, Tauranga, Napier, New Plymouth, and Wellington, and also at all South Island ports "c and f" at any such port.
   (c) For any other deliveries, "f.o.r." Otahuhu.
   (3) The maximum basis price shall be £51 3s. 0d. per ton and shall apply to mild steel concrete reinforcing bars made in conformity with New Zealand Standard Specifications 197, Angles, flats, squares, and rounds other than reinforcing made in conformity with New Zealand Standard Specification 309.
   (4) The Basis Price shall cover the following sizes:
   Rounds ¾" diameter and over
   Squares ½" to 3"
   Flats 1" to 6" wide by ¼" to 1" thick
   (N.B. There is no basis size for angles)
   (5) The Basis Price shall cover lengths from 16 ft to 35 ft.
   (6) The Basis Price shall cover the following quantities:
   Rounds, 5 tons and over
   Squares, 5 tons and over
   Flats, 5 tons and over
   Angles, 5 tons and over
   In one size and gauge or diameter and in one quality
   (7) The Basis Price shall cover the cold straightening of Angles.
   EXTRAS
10. The maximum charges for extras as appropriate are as follows:
    (1) Size (added to Basis Price)
    Rounds—
    Reinforcing and engineering ⅜"
    ½" to ⅞" . . . . . .
    Squares, ⅜"
    Flats—
    ⅜" to under ¼" thick × 1" to 6" wide
    Over 1" thick × 1" to 6" wide
    Angles—
    (2 to under 4 United Inches) ⅜" to under ¼" thick
    ¼" thick and over
    (4 to 6 United Inches) ⅛" to under ¼" thick
    ¼" thick and over
    Each of the following extras may be added to Basis Price plus appropriate size extras.
    (2) Quantity
    Per Ton
    £ s. d.
    1 10 0
    10 0
    1 15 0
    1 5 0
    15 0
    2 0 0
    1 5 0
    1 15 0
    15 0
    Per Ton
    £ s. d.
    3 0 0
    2 0 0
    1 0 0
    10 0
    Minimum order 1 ton.

The above quantity extras apply to items of one size, quality and length.
Where quantities under 10 tons of an item incur any extra freight, cartage, or other charges, such charges are to customer's account.
(3) Length
Over 35' to 40'
Over 40' to 50'
(4) Cold Straightening
Flats only
(5) Deformed Bars
Per Ton
£ s. d.
10 0
15 0
10 0
£ s. d.
2 0 0
(6) Quality
This section includes quality extras added to Basis Price plus any extras added under 6 (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) above.
Standard Specifications
Specification
NZSS 1693
NZSS 197 Mild
Medium Tensile 33/38 Tons p.s.i.
High Tensile 37/ 43 Tons p.s.i.
NZSS 309
Analysis
Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max
Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max
Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max
Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max
Extra
£ s. d.
10 0
Basis Price
15 0
15 0
Basis Price
(7) Tests
Government inspection
To Lloyds, etc.
By buyer at supplier's works
lump sum per test or set of tests or 2s. per ton whichever is the greater
Surface inspection
Proof Stress
Additional chemical analysis
Impact
Brinnell on not less than 10 per cent of the bars
Inspection or testing of lots less than 1 ton
lump sum per test
Where Test Certificates are called for giving mechanical properties covering any of the numerical series of steels
(8) Special Paint Marking or Hand Stamping
(9) Cutting Margin
The standard cutting margin is −0" +2" and is covered in the basis price.
(10) Extras for exact lengths are by arrangement between buyer and seller.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of November 1964.
The seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed in the presence of:
S. T. BARNETT, President.
J. R. DENCH, Member.
F. F. SIMMONS, Member.
(I. and C.)
[L.S.]
1 0 0
1 10 0
1 10 0
1 15 0
3 15 0
7 6
Per Ton
£ s. d.
10 0
10 0