578 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 27

Price Order No. 2265 (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. 2265 and shall
   come into force on the 1st day of April 1974.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2247* 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 expres-
   sion "c and f" means "cost and freight".

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This order applies to the following steel products manu-
   factured by Pacific Steel Ltd.:

Rolled and Rerolled Steel Bars

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

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) "f.o.r." Whangarei, Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga, Gis-
borne, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, New Ply-
mouth, Wanganui, Masterton, Lower Hutt, Wellington,
Blenheim, Christchurch, and Invercargill.
(c) Landed on wharf or at railhead at Lyttelton, Timaru,
Oamaru, Nelson, Greymouth, Dunedin, and Bluff.
(d) For sales to other areas, the approved maximum selling
prices may be surcharged with the amount which does not
exceed the actual freight incurred for transport of steel
from the nearest freight paid point mentioned above.

(3) The maximum basis price shall be $167.75 per tonne, and
shall apply to mild steel concrete reinforcing bars made in
conformity with New Zealand Standard Specification 3423 P:
1972, angles, channels, flats, squares, and rounds other than
reinforcing made in conformity with British Standard Specification
4360: 1968 Part 1, Grades 43A, 43A. 1.

(4) The basis price shall cover the following sizes:
Rounds 3/8" diameter and over
Squares 1/2" to 3"
Flats } All shapes and sizes not included in 6 (1)
Angles } below.
(N.B. 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:
Rounds, 5 tonnes and over
Squares, 5 tonnes and over } In one size and gauge or
Flats, 5 tonnes and over } diameter and in one quality
Angles, 5 tonnes and over }

(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— Per Tonne
   Reinforcing and engineering: $ c
   1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 75
   5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 00
   3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
   1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 00
   Squares, 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 50
   Flats—
   1" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 00
   1" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 00
   1" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 00
   1" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
   1" x 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
   1" x 5/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
   1 1/4" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 00
   1 1/4" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 00

Flats—continued Per Tonne
$ c
1 1/4" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 00
1 1/4" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/4" x 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/4" x 5/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 00
1 1/2" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 5/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 3/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
1 3/4" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 00
1 3/4" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 3/4" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 3/4" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 3/4" x 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 3/4" x 5/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
2" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
2" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
2" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
2" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
2 1/4" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
2 1/2" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
2 1/2" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
2 1/2" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
3" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
3" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
3 1/4" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
3 1/2" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
4" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
4" x 5/16" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 00
4" x 3/8" .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 00
4" x 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 00

Angles—
1" x 1" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. 10 00
1" x 1" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. 8 00
1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. 7 00
1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. 6 00
1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/4" .. .. .. .. .. 2 00
2" x 2" x 3/16" .. .. .. .. .. 2 00

Channels—
3" x 1 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 00
4" x 2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 00
5" x 2 1/2" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.00
6" x 3" .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.00

Each of the following extras may be added to basis price plus
appropriate size extras.
Per Tonne
(2) Quantity $ c
1 tonne to under 2 tonnes .. .. .. 6 00
2 tonnes to under 3 tonnes .. .. .. 4 00
3 tonnes to under 4 tonnes .. .. .. 2 00
4 tonnes to under 5 tonnes .. .. .. 1 00
Minimum order, 1 tonne.

The above quantity extras apply to items of one size, quality, and
length.
Where quantities under 10 tonnes of an item incur any extra
freight, cartage, or other charges, such charges are to customer's
account.

Per Tonne
(3) Length $ c
Over 35' to 40' .. .. .. .. .. 1 00
Over 40' to 50' .. .. .. .. .. 1 50
(4) Cold Straightening
Flats only .. .. .. .. .. 1 00
(5) Deformed Bars .. .. .. .. .. 4 00
(6) Bar marking HY. 60 .. .. .. .. 4 50
(7) 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 Tonne Extra $ c
--- | --- | ---
NZSS 1693 .. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | 1 00
NZSS 3423P: 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 4360 .. | Sulphur .06 max. Phosphorus .06 max. | Basis price
NZSS 1879 .. | High Yield Steel .. .. | 7 75