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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 32

Price Order No. 2028 (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. 2028 and shall come into force on the 12th day of May 1967.
2. (1) Price Order No. 2005* 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 10s. 0d. ($101) 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 ¼” 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)

Rounds—
Reinforcing and engineering ⅜” .. 1 10 0 3 00
½” to ⅝” .. .. .. 10 0 1 00
Squares, ⅜” .. .. .. 1 15 0 3 50
Flats—
⅜” to under ¼” thick × 1” to 6” wide 1 5 0 2 50
Over 1” thick × 1” to 6” wide .. 15 0 1 50
Angles—
(2 to under 4 United Inches) ⅜” to under ¼” thick .. 2 0 0 4 00
¼” thick and over .. 1 5 0 2 50
(4 to 6 United Inches) ⅜” to under ¼” thick .. 1 15 0 3 50
¼” thick and over .. 15 0 1 50

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

(2) Quantity

1 ton to under 2 tons .. 3 0 0 6 00
2 tons to under 3 tons .. 2 0 0 4 00
3 tons to under 4 tons .. 1 0 0 2 00
4 tons to under 5 tons .. 10 0 1 00
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’ .. .. 10 0 1 00
Over 40’ to 50’ .. .. 15 0 1 50

(4) Cold Straightening

Flats only .. .. 10 0 1 00

(5) Deformed Bars .. .. 2 0 0 4 00

(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 Per Ton Extra
£ s. d. $ c.
NZSS 1693 .. Sulphur .06 max. 10 0 1 00
Phosphorus .06 max.
NZSS 197 Sulphur .06 max. Basis Price Basis Price
Mild .. Phosphorus .06 max.
Medium Tensile Sulphur .06 max. 15 0 1 50
33/38 Tons p.s.i. Phosphorus .06 max.
High Tensile Sulphur .06 max. 15 0 1 50
37/43 Tons p.s.i. Phosphorus .06 max.
NZSS 309 .. Sulphur .06 max. Basis Price Basis Price
Phosphorus .06 max.

(7) Tests

Government inspection .. .. 10 0 1 00
To Lloyds, etc. .. .. 15 0 1 50
By buyer at supplier’s works .. 4 0 0 8 00

lump sum per test or set of tests or 2s. per test or 20c ton whichever is the greater

Surface inspection .. .. 1 0 0 2 00
Proof Stress .. .. 1 10 0 3 00
Additional chemical analysis .. 1 10 0 3 00
Impact .. .. 1 15 0 3 50
Brinnell on not less than 10 percent of the bars .. .. 3 15 0 7 50
Inspection or testing of lots less than 1 ton .. .. 7 6 75

lump sum per test lump sum per test

Where Test Certificates are called for giving mechanical properties covering any of the numerical series of steels .. .. .. 10 0 1 00

(8) Special Paint Marking or Hand Stamping .. .. .. 10 0 1 00

(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 9th day of May 1967.

The seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed in the presence of:

S. T. BARNETT, President.
J. R. DENCH, Member.
F. F. SIMMONS, Member.

[L.S.]

(I. and C.)

*Gazette 21 April 1966, Vol. I, p. 668