✨ Price Order and Regulations Notice
17 OCTOBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1845
Price Order No. 2089 (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
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This order may be cited as Price Order No. 2089 and shall come into force on the 18th day of October 1968.
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(1) Price Order No. 2028* 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. -
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
- This order applies to the following steel products manufactured by Pacific Steel Ltd.:
Rolled and Re-rolled Steel Bars
- Rounds
- Squares
- Flats
- Angles
- Channels
MAXIMUM PRICES TO BE CHARGED
- (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 $101 per ton and shall apply to mild steel concrete reinforcing bars made in conformity with New Zealand Standard Specifications 197, angles, channels, 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 $\frac{3}{4}$" diameter and over
Squares $\frac{1}{2}$" to 3"
Flats 1" to 6" wide by $\frac{1}{4}$" to 1" thick
(N.B. There is no basis size for angles and the company is not making basis size channels—8" x 3" and over.)
(5) The Basis Price shall cover lengths from 16 ft to 35 ft.
(6) The Basis Price shall cover the following quantities:
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In one size and gauge or diameter and in one quality
(7) The Basis Price shall cover the cold straightening of Angles.
EXTRAS
- The maximum charges for extras as appropriate are as follows:
(1) Size (added to Basis Price)
| Per Ton | |
|---|---|
| $ c | |
| Rounds— | |
| Reinforcing and engineering $\frac{3}{8}$" | 3 00 |
| $\frac{1}{2}$" to $\frac{5}{8}$" | 1 00 |
| Squares, $\frac{3}{8}$" | 3 50 |
| Flats— | |
| $\frac{3}{16}$" to under $\frac{1}{4}$" thick x 1" to 6" wide | 2 50 |
| Over 1" thick x 1" to 6" wide | 1 50 |
| Angles— | |
| (2 to under 4 United Inches) $\frac{3}{16}$" to under $\frac{1}{4}$" thick | 4 00 |
| $\frac{1}{4}$" thick and over | 2 50 |
| (4 to 6 United Inches) $\frac{3}{16}$" to under $\frac{1}{4}$" thick | 3 50 |
| $\frac{1}{4}$" thick and over | 1 50 |
| Channels— | |
| 3" x 1$\frac{1}{2}$" | 10 00 |
| 4" x 2" | 7 00 |
Each of the following extras may be added to Basis Price plus appropriate size extras.
| (2) Quantity | Per Ton |
|---|---|
| $ c | |
| 1 ton to under 2 tons | 6 00 |
| 2 tons to under 3 tons | 4 00 |
| 3 tons to under 4 tons | 2 00 |
| 4 tons to under 5 tons | 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 | Per Ton |
|---|---|
| $ c | |
| Over 35' to 40' | 1 00 |
| Over 40' to 50' | 1 50 |
| (4) Cold Straightening | Per Ton |
|---|---|
| $ c | |
| Flats only | 1 00 |
(5) Deformed Bars 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $ c | ||
| NZSS 1693 .. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | 1 00 |
| NZSS 197 .. Mild | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | Basis Price |
| Medium Tensile 33/38 Tons p.s.i. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | 1 50 |
| High Tensile 37/43 Tons p.s.i. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | 1 50 |
| NZSS 309 .. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | Basis Price |
(7) Tests
| $ c | |
|---|---|
| Government inspection | 1 00 |
| To Lloyds, etc. | 1 50 |
| By buyer at supplier's works | 8 00 |
| lump sum per test or set of tests or 20c per ton whichever is the greater. | |
| Surface inspection | 2 00 |
| Proof stress | 3 00 |
| Additional chemical analysis | 3 00 |
| Impact | 3 50 |
| Brinnell on not less than 10 percent of the bars | 7 50 |
| Inspection or testing of lots less than 1 ton | 75 |
| lump sum per test |
Where Test Certificates are called for giving mechanical properties covering any of the numerical series of steels: 1 00
(8) Special Paint Marking or Hand Stamping .. 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 8th day of October 1968.
The seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed in the presence of:
[L.S.]
(I. and C.)
S. T. BARNETT, President.
F. F. SIMMONS, Member.
*Gazette, 11 May 1967, Vol. II, p. 866.
Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936
PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936, notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under:
| Authority for Enactment | Short Title or Subject-matter | Serial Number | Date of Enactment | Price (Postage Free) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Chemicals Act 1959 | Agricultural Chemicals Regulations 1968 | 1968/201 | 14/10/68 | 10c |
| Tobacco Growing Industry Act 1935 | Tobacco Growing Industry Regulations 1945, Amendment No. 18 | 1968/202 | 14/10/68 | 5c |
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A. R. SHEARER, Government Printer.
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