Prescribing Rates of the Berryfruit Levy (Notice No. 5301: 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 prescribe the rates of annual levy to be paid by berryfruit growers in respect of their gardens, to the federation. Area of Garden AmountofLevy($)(includingG.S.T.) Less than 250 square metres or 2 000 strawberry plants, whichever is smallerNil 250 square metres or 2 000 strawberry plants, whichever is smallest, to 8 000 square metres191.25 Over 8 000 square metres343.13 These rates of annual levy come into effect 14 days after the date of notification in the New Zealand 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) made pursuant to resolutions passed at the federation's annual conference by more than three-quarters of the votes cast, I hereby prescribe: (a) A special levy equal to 2.81 cents per kilogram (including G.S.T.) 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 of the blackcurrant industry. 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: Blackcurrants New Zealand Ltd P.O. Box 1417 Wellington. (b) A special levy equal to 31.5 cents per kilogram (including G.S.T.) on all blueberries sold for fresh export purposes, 7.875 cents per kilogram (including G.S.T.) on all blueberries sold for frozen export purposes, 11.25 cents per kilogram (including G.S.T.) on all blueberries sold for fresh local market purposes, and 1.125 cents per kilogram (including G.S.T.) on all blueberries sold for frozen local market purposes. This levy is to be used for the promotion, administration, research and development of the blueberry industry. Levies on blueberries sold for export purposes are to be collected by the exporter at the first point of sale. Levies on blueberries sold for local market purposes are to be paid by the grower on the basis of an annual declaration of sales. Levies on blueberries sold for export purposes and on blueberries sold for local markert purposes are to be forwarded to: New Zealand Blueberry Growers Association P.O. Box 10050 Wellington. Dated at Wellington this 1st day of November 1993. DENIS MARSHALL, Associate Minister of Agriculture.