NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 213

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Vice Regal

Appointment

Honours and Awards

His Excellency The Governor-General has announced that The Queen has been graciously pleased to make the following appointment of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:

THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE

G.C.M.G.

To be an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Dame Grand Cross, of the said Most Distinguished Order:

Dame Catherine Anne TIZARD, D.B.E., Governor-General Designate of New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 1990.

K. L. RICHARDSON, Official Secretary.

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Government Notices

Agriculture and Fisheries

Berryfruit Levy Act 1967

Fixing Rates of the Berryfruit Levy (Notice No. 5061; Ag. 4/54/8)

1. Pursuant to section 4 of the Berryfruit Levy Act 1967, having regard to the recommendations of the New Zealand Berryfruit Growers Federation (Inc.), I hereby fix the rates of annual levy to be paid by berryfruit growers in respect of their gardens, to the Federation:

| Area of Garden | Amount $
| (including GST) |
|----------------------------------------|------------------|
| Less than 250 square metres or 2000 | nil |
| strawberry plants, whichever is smaller| |
| 250 square metres or 2000 strawberry | 180 |
| plants, whichever is smallest, to 8000 | |
| square metres | |
| Over 8000 square metres | 331.88 |

These rates of annual levy come into effect 14 days after the date of notification in the Gazette.

2. Pursuant to section 7 of the Berryfruit Levy Act 1967, having regard to the recommendations of the New Zealand Berryfruit Growers Federation (Inc.), I hereby fix:

(a) a special levy equal to 2.25 cents per kilogram (including GST) on blackcurrants sold for fresh export purposes or processing;

GST of blackcurrants sold for export or processing purposes: This levy is to be paid by blackcurrant growers and is to be used for the purposes of promotion, research, and market development.

The manner of payment and collection of such levy shall be by deduction by exporters, processors, co-operatives, or dealers from the payments at the first point of sale of the blackcurrants being levied, and forwarded to:

The Executive Officer,
New Zealand Berryfruit Growers Federation (Inc.),
P.O. Box 10050,
Wellington;

(b) a special levy equal to 22.5 cents per kilogram (including GST) on all blueberries sold for fresh export purposes and 4.5 cents per kilogram (including GST) on all blueberries sold for frozen export purposes. This levy is to be used for the administration, research and promotion of the blueberry industry. Of these two levies, 16.875 cents of the fresh export levy and 3.375 cents of the frozen export levy is to be used by the Blueberry Export Council, and 5.625 cents of the fresh export levy and 1.125 cents of the frozen export levy is to be used by the New Zealand Blueberry Growers Association. (All levies are GST inclusive.)

The manner of payment and collection of the blueberry levies is to be by the exporter and forwarded to:

The Secretary,
Blueberry Export Council,