1 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1073

Prices for Butter and Cheese Intended for Export

PURSUANT to the Dairy Production and Marketing Board Act 1961, the Dairy Products Prices Authority has fixed the prices to be paid for all butter and cheese manufactured from milk or cream delivered to a dairy factory in the season commencing on the 1st day of June 1965, and acquired by the New Zealand Dairy Production and Marketing Board, pursuant to Part II of the said Act, at the several prices and upon the terms, stipulations, and conditions following, that is to say:

1. In the case of creamery butter to which is assigned one or other of the following respective grades and which is allotted points in grading within the range of the following respective grade points under the Dairy Produce Regulations 1938—

(a) For “Finest” grade, 94 points or over, the price of 31·282d. per pound:

(b) For “Finest” grade, 93 points or over but under 94 points, the basic price of 31·082d. per pound:

(c) For “First” grade, 92 points or over but under 93 points, the price of 30·882d. per pound:

(d) For “First” grade, 90 points or over but under 92 points, the price of 30·332d. per pound:

(e) For “Second” grade, the price of 29·082d. per pound:

(f) For “Third” grade, the price of 25·082d. per pound:

2. In the case of whey butter to which is assigned one or other of the following grades under the said regulations—

(a) For “First” grade, the price of 29·082d. per pound:

(b) For “Second” grade, the price of 28·582d. per pound:

3. In the case of New Zealand waxed cheddar cheese to which is assigned one or other of the following respective grades and which is allotted points in grading within the range of the following respective grade points under the said regulations—

(a) For “Finest” grade, 94 points or over, the price of 20·550d. per pound:

(b) For “Finest” grade, 93 points or over but under 94 points, the price of 20·300d. per pound:

(c) For “First” grade, 92 points or over but under 93 points, the basic price of 19·300d. per pound:

(d) For “First” grade, 91 points or over but under 92 points, the price of 19·050d. per pound:

(e) For “Graded”, 88 points or over but under 91 points, the price of 18·050d. per pound:

(f) For “Seconds”, 80 points or over but under 88 points, the price of 15·550d. per pound.

4. In the appropriate cases there shall be deducted from the prices fixed in paragraph 3 hereof the following amounts where cheese finish points have been deducted in the Grader’s Certificate:

½ point deduction — 1s. 8d. per crate.

1 point deduction — 2s. 6d. per crate.

1½ points deduction — 4s. 2d. per crate.

2 points deduction — 6s. 8d. per crate.

2½ points deduction — 10s. per crate.

5. In the appropriate cases the following amounts shall be added to or deducted from the prices fixed in paragraph 3 hereof where cheese has been classified by the Department of Agriculture in respect of cheese sediment test:

Classification A — an addition of 0·125d. per pound.

Classification B — no alteration.

Classification C — a deduction of 0·0625d. per pound.

Classification D — a deduction of 0·125d. per pound.

6. Butter shall be packed in boxes each containing a net weight of 56 lb 2 oz of actual butter, excluding wrapping paper. Cheese shall be packed two cheeses to each crate. Every cheese shall weigh not less than 70 lb and not more than 90 lb.

7. In computing the weight of butter for which payment is to be made by the Board the weight of all butter comprised in any consignment submitted for grading under the said regulations shall be ascertained as follows:

(a) Each box of butter containing a net weight of 56 lb 2 oz of actual butter, excluding wrapping paper, shall, subject as hereinafter provided, be computed at 56 lb:

(b) The weight of all butter in any such consignment shall be determined on the basis of the weight as ascertained by the grader of the several boxes selected by him for weighing and set out in the Grader’s Certificate issued in respect of that consignment, and the boxes of butter so weighed shall be taken as fixing the average weight for the whole quantity of butter comprised in such certificate, overweights being averaged with underweights in each such certificate in relation to the prescribed weight of 56 lb 2 oz per box:

(c) If the average weight ascertained as aforesaid of the butter comprised in any Grader’s Certificate be less than 56 lb 2 oz per box, such deficiency shall be deducted from a weight of 56 lb per box for the purpose of computing payment therefor:

(d) If the average weight ascertained as aforesaid of the butter comprised in any Grader’s Certificate exceeds the prescribed weight of 56 lb 2 oz per box, then the amount of such excess shall not be taken into account for the purpose of computing payment therefor.

8. In computing the weight of cheese for which payment is to be made by the Board, the weight of all cheese comprised in any consignment submitted for grading under the said regulations shall be ascertained as follows:

(a) The weight of all cheese in any such consignment shall be determined on the basis of the weight as ascertained by the grader of several crates of cheese selected by him for weighing and set out in the Grader’s Certificate issued in respect of that consignment, and the crates of cheese so weighed shall be taken as fixing the average weight for the whole quantity of cheese comprised in such certificate, overweights being averaged with underweights in relation to the respective packed weights as set out in such certificate:

(b) If the average weight ascertained as aforesaid of the crates of cheese comprised in any Grader’s Certificate be less than the average of the marked weights thereof as set out in such certificate, then payment shall be made for the cheese comprised in that certificate on the basis of the average weight so ascertained:

(c) If the average weight ascertained as aforesaid of the crates of cheese comprised in any Grader’s Certificate exceeds the average of the marked weights thereof as set out in such certificate, then the amount of such excess shall not be taken into account for the purposes of computing payment therefor:

(d) From the total weight computed as aforesaid of the cheese comprised in any Grader’s Certificate there shall be deducted by way of shrinkage allowance such amount in respect of any particular brand or class of cheese as the Board may from time to time determine.

9. The prices fixed by the Authority shall not be paid for any butter or cheese manufactured otherwise than in compliance with the said regulations.

10. The price to be paid by the Board for unwaxed cheese shall be the appropriate price payable for waxed cheese as hereinbefore provided reduced by such amount as corresponds with the reduced costs incurred in the manufacture of such unwaxed cheese and the allowance for loss in weight due to shrinkage. The reduction referred to in this paragraph shall be computed by the Board and the computation of the Board shall be final.

11. The price to be paid by the Board for any butter or cheese which, with the approval or at the request of the Board, is manufactured, prepared, or packed in special containers, or in special quantities or otherwise in any special manner, shall be the appropriate price payable for that butter or cheese as hereinbefore provided adjusted by such appropriate addition or reduction as corresponds with the additional costs or the reduced costs incurred in such special manufacture, preparation, or packing. Any such approval or request of the Board may include a stipulation limiting the additional cost to be incurred and may dispense with the requirements of paragraphs 6, 7, and 8 hereof, and, in that event, payment shall be made for the actual net weight of the butter or cheese exported. The adjustment to prices referred to in this paragraph shall be computed by the Board and the computation of the Board shall be final.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of June 1965.

E. L. GREENSMITH, Acting Chairman,
Dairy Products Prices Authority.

Mines Department—Schedule of Construction Contracts of £10,000 or More in Value

Name of Work
Successful Tenderer
Amount of Tender Accepted
£ s. d.

Construction of portion of access road, Grey Coalfields, Dunollie and Parawai Creek
H. Langridge and Sons
10,481 16 0

(Mines: 21/8/160)

P. M. OUTHWAITE, Under-Secretary for Mines.