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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 17

MAXIMUM PRICES TO BE CHARGED

5. (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 £52 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

6. The maximum charges for extras as appropriate are as follows:

(1) Size (added to Basis Price)

Per Ton
£ s. d.
Rounds—
Reinforcing and engineering ⅜"
½" to ⅝" .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 0
Squares, ⅜" .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 0
Flats—
⅜" to under ¼" thick × 1" to 6" wide .. 1 5 0
Over 1" thick × 1" to 6" wide .. .. 15 0
Angles—
(2 to under 4 United Inches) ⅜" to under ¼" thick 2 0 0
¼" thick and over .. .. .. .. .. 1 5 0
(4 to 6 United Inches) ⅜" to under ¼" thick .. 1 15 0
¼" thick and over .. .. .. .. .. 15 0

Each of the following extras may be added to Basis Price plus appropriate size extras.

(2) Quantity

Per Ton
£ s. d.
1 ton to under 2 tons .. .. .. 3 0 0
2 tons to under 3 tons .. .. .. 2 0 0
3 tons to under 4 tons .. .. .. 1 0 0
4 tons to under 5 tons .. .. .. 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

Per Ton
£ s. d.
Over 35' to 40' .. .. .. .. 10 0
Over 40' to 50' .. .. .. .. 15 0

(4) Cold Straightening
Flats only .. .. .. .. .. 10 0

(5) Deformed Bars

Per Ton
£ 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 Analysis Per Ton Extra
£ s. d.
NZSS 1693 Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max 10 0
NZSS 197 Mild.. Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max Basis Price
Medium Tensile Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max 15 0
33/38 Tons p.s.i.
High Tensile 37/ Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max 15 0
43 Tons p.s.i.
NZSS 309 Sulphur ·06 max. Phosphorus ·06 max Basis Price

(7) Tests

Government inspection .. .. 10 0
To Lloyds, etc. .. .. 15 0
By buyer at supplier’s works .. .. 4 0 0
lump sum per test or set of tests or 2s. per ton whichever is the greater
Surface inspection .. .. 1 0 0
Proof Stress .. .. 1 10 0
Additional chemical analysis .. .. 1 10 0
Impact .. .. 1 15 0
Brinell on not less than 10 per cent of the bars .. 3 15 0
Inspection or testing of lots less than 1 ton .. 7 6
lump sum per test

Where Test Certificates are called for giving mechanical properties covering any of the numerical series of steels .. .. 10 0

(8) Special Paint Marking or Hand Stamping .. 10 0

(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 25th day of March 1965.

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.]

Price Order No. 1975 (Wheat Grown in the South Island and Sold in the North Island of New Zealand)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, I, Alfred Gaynor Beadle, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of Industries and Commerce, acting under a delegation from the Price Tribunal, hereby make the following price order:

PRELIMINARY

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 1975 and shall come into force on the 2nd day of April 1965.

2. In this order:
   “Bulk”, in relation to wheat, means wheat that is sold otherwise than in sacks.
   “Wheat Committee”, means the Wheat Committee established pursuant to the Board of Trade (Wheat and Flour) Regulations 1944.†
   “Distributor” in relation to wheat, means any person who purchases wheat from the Wheat Committee for the purpose of resale.
   “Distributor’s port” means the port at which the Wheat Committee customarily invoices the wheat to the distributor on the basis of c.i.f.
   “Retailer”, in relation to wheat means any reseller other than a distributor.
   The expression “c.i.f.” means “cost, insurance, and freight”.

3. The provisions of this order shall apply notwithstanding that any wheat to which this order is applicable is sold otherwise than by weight.

4. The several prices fixed by this order apply with respect to sales by auction as well as to other sales.

5. Where any wheat to which this order applies is sold on the basis of sacks extra the maximum price that may be charged or received for the wheat shall be computed on the weight of the wheat without the sacks.

6. Where any wheat to which this order applies is sold on the basis of sacks included the maximum price that may be charged or received for the wheat shall be computed on the total weight of the wheat and the sacks.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

7. This order applies with respect to all wheat grown in the South Island of New Zealand sold in the North Island of New Zealand for other than milling purposes,