All persons who may be affected by this specification and
who desire to comment thereon may, upon application, obtain
a copy on loan from the Standards Association of New
Zealand, World Trade Center, 15–23 Sturdee Street (or Private
Bag), Wellington 1. Additional copies are obtainable at 50c
a copy from the same address.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 31 August
1972.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of June 1972.

G. H. EDWARDS, Director,
Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 5–114/2/8)

Price Order No. 2195 (Flour and Wheatmeal)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tri-
bunal hereby makes the following price order:

1. TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

This order may be cited as Price Order No. 2195, and shall
come into force on the 9th day of June 1972.

2. REVOCATIONS

(1) Price Orders No. 2091*, 2101†, 2128‡, 2152§, and 2187||
are hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said orders shall not affect the
liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto
committed before the coming into force of this order.

3. APPLICATION OF ORDER

This order applies to flour and wheatmeal.

4. INTERPRETATION

In this price order—

"Agent" means an agent appointed by the New Zealand
Wheat Board to effect sales of flour and wheatmeal
on its behalf:

"Wholesaler" means any person who sells flour or wheat-
meal to a manufacturer or retailer in the pack sizes
sold by the New Zealand Wheat Board:

"Retailer" means any reseller other than a wholesaler:

"Flour levy" means the amount payable to the Wheat
Research Institute:

"Excess railage" means the difference between the amount
actually charged and the amount calculated at Class
E rate according to the Railways Standard Schedules:

"Minimum quantity lots" means the minimum quantities
of flour and wheatmeal which will be supplied at the
New Zealand Wheat Board's list prices, but in no case
exceeding 250 kilogrammes (551.15 lb):

"Wheatmeal" includes wholemeal.

5. NEW ZEALAND WHEAT BOARD'S AND AGENTS' SELLING PRICES

Subject to the following provisions of this order, the
maximum prices that may be charged or received by the New
Zealand Wheat Board or its agents at the approved points of
sale for any flour or wheatmeal to which this order applies,
which is sold in not less than minimum quantity lots, shall
not exceed the sum of the following amounts (provided that
the prices charged shall include only that part of the follow-
ing amounts which relates to the quantity sold):

(a) The price for the pack concerned calculated at the
following rates:

(These prices are for net weights, when packed, of
flour or wheatmeal and are subject to 1¼ percent dis-
count for payment within 14 days of delivery.)

NOTE—Prices of stoneground wheatmeal are subject
to special approvals under clause 8 of this order.

(b) The flour levy.

(c) The cost (if applicable) of sacks.

(d) For areas where the terms of sale are “on rail”:
(i) The amount (if incurred) of “excess railage”:
(ii) Sorting, unloading, or tallying (if incurred) at the
rate for the station concerned.

(e) For areas where the terms of sale are “on wharf”:
(i) Railage (if incurred) where the buyer is situated
within 20 miles of the port:
(ii) Sorting or tallying (if incurred) at the rate for the
port concerned.

(f) Where the flour or wheatmeal is sold “ex New Zealand
Wheat Board’s or its agent’s store”:
(i) The amount of any cartage incurred for delivery
from mill, wharf, or rail to a store of the New Zea-
land Wheat Board or its agent, provided the amount
so included shall not exceed the amount of the
charges that would have been incurred had delivery
been effected at current transport rates:
(ii) Storage or through store charges at the approved
rate for the area concerned.

(g) Any transport charges beyond the New Zealand Wheat
Board’s point of sale, which are paid by the Board
or its agent on behalf of the buyer:

Provided that if the maximum price so calculated
is not an exact number of cents, the maximum
price shall be calculated to the nearest whole cent.

6. WHOLESALERS' PRICES IN RESPECT OF SALES TO MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS

Subject to the following provisions of this order, the
maximum prices that may be charged or received by any
wholesaler for any flour or wheatmeal to which this order
applies, shall not exceed the sum of the following amounts
(provided that the prices charged shall include only that part
of the following amounts which relates to the quantity sold):

(a) The cost to the wholesaler that would have been
incurred had the wholesaler purchased the flour or
wheatmeal from the New Zealand Wheat Board or
its agents, less the 1¼ percent early payment discount
allowable by the New Zealand Wheat Board whether
or not the discount is obtained.

(b) The flour levy.

(c) The cost (if applicable) of sacks.

(d) The amount of sea freight or wharfage charges,
incurred in obtaining delivery to wholesale store.

(e) Railage charges actually incurred in obtaining delivery
to wholesale store, provided the amount so added may
not exceed the charge that would have been incurred
had railage been charged at Class E rates.

(f) The amount of any cartage charges actually incurred in
obtaining delivery to wholesale store, provided that
the amount so added may not exceed the propor-
tionate amount of the charge that would have been
incurred had delivery been effected at current trans-
port rates for delivery in not less than tonne lots,
or at the authorised average charge for the area
concerned.

(g) The amount of any bridge or tunnel toll charges
incurred in obtaining delivery to wholesale store.

(h) An amount calculated as follows:

(i) for flour and wheatmeal which is delivered to manu-
facturing or retail premises without charge for
delivery—
7 percent of the sum of the foregoing items (a)
to (g):

(ii) for flour and wheatmeal which is sold “ex whole-
saler’s store”—
4 percent of the sum of the foregoing items (a)
to (g) plus any amount for transport charges which
are paid by the wholesaler on behalf of the buyer:

Provided also that if the maximum price calculated
in accordance with this clause is not an exact num-
ber of cents, the maximum price shall be calculated
to the nearest whole cent:

Provided further that an additional sum may be
added to the total so calculated to provide for any
discount which is customarily deducted for payment
within a specified time.