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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 96

(5) Nothing in this regulation in so far as it relates to apples or pears
shall be construed to authorize the packing together in the one package of
different varieties of the same kind of such fruit.

(6) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Regulation 6 or
Regulation 7 hereof, apples or pears affected by blemish by way of insignificant
healed-over insect stings or bites may be included in any package bearing the
grade of “Fancy” or “Good,” provided that no individual fruit included in
any such package shall contain more than two such blemishes nor shall the
number of such blemishes exceed twenty in respect of the total number of
fruit contained in the package.

(7) Any fruit which has been graded may be wrapped, but if wrapped,
new paper having one or both surfaces glazed or some other paper approved
by the Director shall be used.

(8) The size of the wrapping-paper to be used for apples and lemons
shall be of the size set opposite the respective sizes of apples and lemons set
forth in the Fourth Schedule hereto.

(9) Nothing in the last preceding clause of this regulation shall be deemed
to prohibit the use of wrapping-paper the size of which is less than the size
prescribed for any particular size of fruit, provided that such fruit is double-
wrapped by overlapping two papers.

(10) No owner, auctioneer, or other selling agent shall sell any fruit
packed otherwise than in accordance with the requirements of this regulation.

10. BRANDING PACKAGES OF GRADED FRUIT.

(1) In this regulation the term “fruit” means apples, pears, or lemons.

(2) The following particulars shall be branded in characters of not less
than ¼ in. or more than 1 in. block type on each package of fruit sold under
any of the official grade-marks:—

(a) In the case of apples or pears—

(i) The name of the variety contained in the package. In the event
of the variety being unknown to the owner the words “Variety
unknown” shall be branded on the package;

(ii) If such fruit has been picked from trees that have not been
planted out in the orchard for at least seven years the letters
“N.K.” signifying that the keeping-quality of such fruit is not
reliable.

(b) In the case of lemons—

(i) The word “Cured” or the words “Not cured” as the case may
require;

(ii) The words “New Zealand-grown lemons.”

(c) The grade of the fruit as determined by the standards hereinbefore
prescribed.

(d) The size of the fruit represented by the count thereof in the package.

(3) The particulars set out in clause (2) of this regulation shall be
branded on the same end of the package as the owner’s registered mark
hereinbefore required by these regulations to be placed on one end of packages
of fruit, and no other particulars shall be placed on that end except a design or
mark used in conjunction with the registered mark as hereinbefore authorized.

(4) The particulars required by this regulation to be branded on packages
of fruit shall accurately describe the contents of such packages, provided that
a variation of not more than five per cent. per package shall be allowed in the
number of fruit stated to be in such package.

(5) If the contents of such packages are noticeably and to the detriment
of a purchaser at variance with the particulars branded on such packages, the
owner of such fruit shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these
regulations.

(6) No owner, auctioneer, or other selling agent shall sell any fruit in a
package not branded in accordance with the requirements of this regulation.

11. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GRADED FRUIT.

(1) In this regulation the term “fruit” means apples, pears, or lemons.

(2) An Inspector may at any time examine any package of fruit bearing
an official grade-mark for the purpose of checking the grading of the contents
thereof as indicated by the grade-mark on the package, and the correctness of
the other particulars branded on the packages in accordance with the requirements
of Regulation 10 hereof.

(3) If on examination the Inspector is of opinion that the contents of any
package of fruit are of a lower grade than that indicated by the grade-mark
thereon, he shall erase such grade-mark, and shall place on the package a
grade-mark indicating the grade which he allots to the contents of the package.

(4) If such package is one of a line of fruit of the same variety and grade
and belonging to the same owner, the grade allotted by the Inspector to the
contents of such package shall be allotted to the whole line, and the grade-mark
on the remaining packages of the line shall be altered accordingly:

Provided that before altering the grade of any line of fruit as aforesaid
the Inspector shall examine the contents of at least 5 per cent. of the packages
in the line.

(5) If on examination the Inspector is of opinion that the contents of any
package of apples or pears are of a standard lower than that prescribed for
“Good” grade, he shall erase the grade-mark branded on the package, and no
grade-mark shall be allowed thereon.

(6) If on examination the Inspector is of opinion that the contents of
any package of lemons are of a standard lower than that prescribed for “X”
grade, he shall erase the grade-mark branded on the package, and no grade-
mark shall be allowed thereon.

(7) If the grade is altered by an Inspector as aforesaid, all work in
connection with the examination of the packages of fruit for the purpose of
determining the grade, and with the remarking of packages, shall be done at the
expense in all things of the owner of such fruit.