Price Order No. 2000 (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. 2000 and shall
   come into force on the 14th day of January 1966.
2. (1) Price Order No. 1990 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 Ltd.:

Rolled and Re-rolled Steel Bars

1. Rounds
2. Squares
3. Flats
4. Angles

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 to 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 £50 5s. 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 ⅜” diameter and over
   Squares ½” to 3”
   Flats 1” to 6” wide by ⅛” 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 {In one size and gauge or
   Flats, 5 tons and over { diameter and in one
   Angles, 5 tons and over { 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” . . . . 1 10 0
½” to ⅝” . . . . . . . 10 0
Squares, ⅜” . . . . . . . 1 15 0
Flats—
⅜” to under ¼” thick x 1” to 6” wide . . 1 5 0
Over 1” thick x 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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Per Ton
Extra
£ s. d.

Specification Analysis

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
33/38 Tons .06 max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0
p.s.i.
High Tensile 37/ Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus
43 Tons p.s.i. .06 max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0
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
Brinnell 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 11th day of January 1966.

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.]

*Gazette, 4 November 1965, Vol. III, p. 1904