JUNE 7] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 649

In respect of mandarines, tangerines, and tangelos—
Extra fancy and fancy grade : By 11d.
Commercial grade : By 9d.
In respect of oranges (Poorman), New Zealand grapefruit, or other grapefruit—
Extra fancy and fancy grade—
During the months of—
May to August, inclusive : By 7d.
September to October, inclusive : By 8d.
November to April, inclusive : By 9d.
Commercial grade—
During the months of—
May to August, inclusive : By 5d.
September to October, inclusive : By 7d.
November to April, inclusive : By 8d.

(5) For the purpose of calculating the weight of the fruit in any case an allowance shall be made on account of the weight of the case as follows :—
For one-bushel cases (No. 1 case) : An allowance of 8 lb.
For three-quarter-bushel cases (No. 3 case) : An allowance of 6½ lb.
For half-bushel cases (No. 5 case) : An allowance of 4½ lb.
For half-bushel cases (No. 6 case) : An allowance of 4 lb.
For quarter-bushel cases (No. 7 or No. 9 case) : An allowance of 3½ lb.

(6) For the purposes of this Order every case in any lot of cases sold to a retailer shall be deemed to contain not less than the prescribed minimum weight of fruit set out in subclause (3) hereof unless on the day of sale and before removal of the lot from the premises of the wholesaler the retailer has caused the lot to be weighed and found to the contrary.

(7) Where with respect to any lot of cases that is sold to a retailer at any one time it has been established by the retailer in accordance with subclause (6) hereof that the total weight of the fruit in the lot averages less than the prescribed minimum weight set out in subclause (3) hereof, the maximum wholesale price that may be charged or received for the lot shall be the respective price fixed in the First or Second Schedule of this Order (whichever is applicable) reduced in accordance with subclause (4) hereof for each pound or part of a pound by which the total weight of the fruit in the lot is less than the total weight necessary to average the prescribed minimum weight as aforesaid.

(8) Where with respect to any lot of cases the provisions of clause (7) hereof apply the wholesaler shall mark on the invoice relating to the sale the correct weight of fruit contained in the lot.

(9) No sale at a price which is later reduced in accordance with the provisions of clause (7) hereof shall be deemed to be a breach of this Order.

(10) The wholesale prices fixed by this Order are fixed as for delivery at the wholesaler’s store or other premises from which delivery to the purchaser is effected.

(11) Where delivery is effected by a wholesaler elsewhere than at premises occupied by him, he may add to the appropriate price fixed in accordance with the First or Second Schedule hereto the reasonable cost of delivery, not exceeding in any case the cost that would have been incurred by him if delivery had been effected by a common carrier at current freight rates.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES

9. (1) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the maximum retail price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any fruit to which this Order applies shall be at the rate of a price per pound equal to the sum of the following amounts :—
   (a) The price per pound actually paid or payable by the retailer for the fruit :
   (b) The transport charges (if any) actually paid or payable by the retailer for each pound of the fruit (not exceeding in any case the charges that would have been incurred if delivery had been effected by a common carrier at current freight rates) :
   (c) An amount equal to 40 per cent. of the several amounts specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof : Provided, however, that for the purposes of this subparagraph the amount added in respect of transport charges shall not exceed an amount calculated at the rate of 6d. for a three-quarter-bushel case (in the case of Meyer lemons) or 6d. for a bushel case in the case of any other fruit to which this Order applies.

(2) The retail price of any citrus fruit, computed in accordance with the last preceding subclause, shall be calculated by reference to the prices and grades disclosed in the appropriate invoices.

(3) No citrus fruit to which this Order applies shall be sold or offered or exposed for sale by any retailer otherwise than at the appropriate retail price per pound fixed by this Order.

(4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this clause, but subject to the provisions of the next succeeding subclause, the retail price of any Meyer lemons to which this Order applies shall not exceed the price prescribed in the Third Schedule hereto, and the retail price of any other citrus fruit to which this Order applies shall not exceed the price prescribed in the Fourth Schedule hereto.

(5) If in respect of any lot of fruit to which this Order applies the transport charges exceed an amount calculated at the rate of 6d. for a three-quarter-bushel case (in the case of Meyer lemons), or 6d. for a bushel case in the case of any other citrus fruit to which this Order applies, the prices prescribed in the Third and Fourth Schedules respectively may be correspondingly increased by an amount not exceeding the rate per pound of such excess.

(6) If in respect of any lot of citrus fruit sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the nearest upward halfpenny.

DUTIES IMPOSED ON RETAILERS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER

10. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale in any shop any citrus fruit to which this Order applies shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the fruit to which it relates as to be obviously descriptive thereof a ticket, placard, or label on which shall be stated, in legible and prominent characters, the following particulars :—
    (a) The retail price per pound of the fruit :
    (b) The grade of the fruit :
    (c) Except in the case of Meyer lemons, the words “ New Zealand grown ” :
    (d) In the case of Meyer lemons, the word “ Meyer ”.

11. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale any citrus fruit to which this Order applies shall keep for a period of not less than two months a record showing with respect to every purchase of such citrus fruits made by him by way of wholesale the following particulars :—
    (a) The date of purchase :
    (b) The name and address of the wholesaler from whom the fruit was purchased :
    (c) The description and grade of the fruit :
    (d) The number of cases of each grade purchased and the net weight of each case :
    (e) The price paid.

FIRST SCHEDULE
MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICES OF MEYER LEMONS