27 MARCH NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 699

Parliamentary Notice

Parliamentary Counsel Office

Statutes Drafting and Compilation Act 1920

Appointment of Parliamentary Counsel

His Excellency the Governor-General, has been pleased to appoint

Hugo Hoffmann, B.A., LL.B.

to be a Parliamentary Counsel, in terms of the Statutes Drafting and Compilation Act 1920, on and from 19 May 1997.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of March 1997.

JIM BOLGER, Prime Minister.

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Departmental Notices

Agriculture

New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975

Standard Grade, and Types of Packages to be Used, for the Export of Buttercup Squash Notice

(Ag. 12/2/14; No. 1033)

This notice revokes the Standard Grade for the Export of Buttercup Squash Notice (Ag. 12/2/14; No. 5195) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 23 December 1992, Issue No. 208 at page 4656, Standard Grade for the Export of Buttercup Squash Amendment Notice 1993 (Ag. 12/2/14; No. 5310) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 9 December 1993, Issue No. 178 at page 3669, Standard Grade for the Export of Buttercup Squash Amendment Notice 1994 (Ag. 12/2/14; No. 5387) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 8 December 1994, Issue No. 133 at page 4337, and Standard Grade for the Export of Buttercup Squash Amendment Notice 1995 (Ag. 12/2/14; No. 38) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 December 1995, Issue No. 144 at page 4692.

Pursuant to regulations 13 (1) and 16 of the New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975*, the Director-General of Agriculture hereby gives notice that the standard grade, and types of packages to be used, for the export of buttercup squash shall be as set out in this notice.

Notice

1. Title—(1) This notice may be cited as the Standard Grade, and Types of Packages to be Used, for the Export of Buttercup Squash Notice 1997.

(2) This notice shall come into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Interpretation—Unless the context otherwise requires, or a definition in Schedule One or Schedule Four otherwise indicates, terms and expressions used in this notice shall have the same meaning as in the New Zealand Grown Fruit and Vegetables Regulations 1975*.

2.1 Application of notice—This notice determines the standard grade, and types of packages to be used, for the export of buttercup squash from New Zealand.

2.2 Contents of Notice and Name of Standard Grade—The standard grade is set out in Schedules One, Two and Three. The name assigned to this standard grade shall be Grade 1. The types of packages to be used are set out in Schedule Four.

2.3 Definition of Produce—This notice applies to the fruit of cucurbita maxima, known as buttercup squash, to be supplied fresh to the customer.

2.4 Provisions Concerning Quality—The provisions of this standard grade define the quality requirements for buttercup squash at the dispatching stage, after preparation and packaging.

Refer Schedules:

One—Definition of Terms in Schedule One and Provisions Concerning Fruit Quality

Two—Provisions Concerning Sizing, Tolerance and Presentation

Three—Allowances for Defects.

2.5 Provisions Concerning the Types of Packages to be Used—Refer Schedule Four.

2.6 General Information—Refer Schedule Five.

Schedule One

3. Definition of Terms in Schedule One

3.1 “Clean” means free from soil, practically free of any other visible foreign matter.

3.2 “Cured” means that at the time of loading into the export sea container or vessel, the buttercup squash has been held for an adequate time period to allow:

(a) The cut surface of the stalk to dry.

(b) The remainder of the stalk to have commenced shrivelling to a firm texture with a brown withered surface.

Note: (i) During the curing/holding process all product shall be stored to allow maximum ventilation, and have a minimum of 10 cm between rows of stacked bins.

(ii) An adequate time period is considered to be a minimum of 48 hours from harvest to shipment.

3.3 “Field Spot” means small shallow marks on the surface of the fruit that are dry and calloused.

3.4 “Firm” is where white cotyledon formation is evident.

3.5 “Mature” means that the fruit has reached a minimum maturity at harvest, as indicated by more than 50% of the seeds displaying kernel formation that is Firm, and one of the following indicators:

(a) The development of prominent brown flecks on the stalk; or