APRIL 17]

Price Order No. 512 (Tomato Purée and Tomatoes canned by Irvine and Stevenson's St. George Co., Ltd.)

PURSUANT to the powers conferred on it by the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939,* the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, doth hereby make the following Price Order :

PRELIMINARY

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 512, and shall come into force on the 22nd day of April, 1946.

2. Unless the context otherwise requires, terms and expressions defined in the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939,* when used in this Order, have the meanings severally assigned thereto by those regulations.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

3. This Order applies with respect to all tomato purée and all tomatoes, whether whole or otherwise and whether peeled or otherwise, canned by Irvine and Stevenson's St. George Co., Ltd. (in this Order referred to as "the canner"), but does not apply to tomato purée or tomatoes canned by any other person.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF GOODS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Canner's Prices

4. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the maximum price that may be charged or received by the canner for any goods to which this order applies, when sold to a wholesaler, shall be the appropriate price specified in the Schedule hereto.

(2) The maximum price fixed as aforesaid shall be reduced by a trade discount of 10 per cent. thereof, and the price so calculated shall be further reduced as follows :

(a) By a discount of 3 per cent. thereof where payment is made within seven days from the date of invoice ; or
(b) By a discount of 2½ per cent. thereof where payment is made after seven days from the date of invoice but on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which delivery is made to the wholesaler.

(3) In respect of deliveries (whether made to a wholesaler or to any person on behalf of a wholesaler) to Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Timaru, Oamaru, Blenheim, Picton, Nelson, Motueka, Kaikoura, Takaka, Collingwood, Akaroa, Onehunga, Lyttelton, or Palmerston South, the maximum prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause are fixed as for delivery free of transport charges into the consignee's store :

Provided that, in respect of deliveries to a consignee in Palmerston North, the canner may make an additional charge computed at a rate not exceeding 25s. per ton gross weight of the goods comprised in the delivery. Any additional charge made pursuant to this proviso shall be subject to the discount of 3 per cent. or 2½ per cent., as the case may be, provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the last-preceding subclause.

(4) In respect of deliveries (whether made to a wholesaler or to any person on behalf of a wholesaler) to Greymouth, Westport, Bluff, Gisborne, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Wanganui, Napier, Tokomaru Bay, Waikokopu, Wairoa, Gore, Hicks Bay, or Tolaga Bay, the maximum prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause are fixed as for delivery free of sea freight and free of rail freight to the port or railway-station that is nearest or most convenient of access to the consignee's store.

(5) In respect of deliveries (whether made to a wholesaler or to any person on behalf of a wholesaler) to Dannevirke, Hastings, Masterton, Hokitika, Dargaville, Opotiki, Whakatane, Hamilton, Hawera, Carterton, Greytown, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Martinborough, Levin, Otaki, or Shannon, the maximum prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause are fixed as for delivery free of sea freight as follows :—

Place at which Delivery

Port to which Sea
Freight to be paid.

Dannevirke .. .. .. Napier.
Hastings .. .. .. Napier.
Hokitika .. .. .. Greymouth.
Dargaville .. .. .. Whangarei.
Opotiki .. .. .. Auckland.
Whakatane .. .. .. Auckland.
Hamilton .. .. .. Auckland.
Hawera .. .. .. New Plymouth.
Carterton .. .. .. Wellington.
Greytown .. .. .. Wellington.
Eketahuna .. .. Wellington.
Pahiatua .. .. Wellington.
Martinborough .. Wellington.
Levin .. .. Wellington.
Masterton .. .. Wellington.
Otaki .. .. Wellington.
Shannon .. .. Wellington.

Wholesalers' Prices

5. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any goods to which this Order applies shall be the appropriate price specified in the Schedule hereto.

(2) Except as provided in subclause (3) hereof and subject to the provisions of subclause (4) hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received for any goods to which this Order applies by any wholesaler in the course of a business carried on elsewhere than at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Timaru, Oamaru, Blenheim, Nelson, Picton, Motueka,

Kaikoura, Takaka, Collingwood, Greymouth, Westport, Bluff, Gisborne, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Wanganui, Napier, Akaroa, Onehunga, Palmerston South, Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Waikokopu, Wairoa, Gore, Hicks Bay, or Lyttelton shall be the price fixed by subclause (1) hereof, increased as follows :—

Canned Tomato Purée—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By 3d. per dozen.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 9d. per dozen.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1s. 6d. per dozen.

Canned Tomatoes—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By 3d. per dozen.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 9d. per dozen.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1s. 6d. per dozen.

(3) Subject to the provisions of subclause (4) hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received for any goods to which this Order applies by any wholesaler in the course of a business carried on at Palmerston North, Hastings, Dargaville, or Hawera shall be the price fixed by subclause (1) hereof, increased as follows :—

Canned Tomato Purée—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By 2d. per dozen.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 4d. per dozen.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 4d. per dozen.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1s. per dozen.

Canned Tomatoes—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By 2d. per dozen.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 4d. per dozen.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 4d. per dozen.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 6d. per dozen.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1s. per dozen.

(4) The prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause are fixed subject to the same terms and conditions with respect to cash and other discounts and with respect to freight arrangements as existed between individual wholesalers and retailers immediately prior to the coming into force of this Order.

(5) The foregoing provisions of this clause shall apply with respect to sales made by the canner to a retailer for the purpose of retail sale.

Retailers' Prices

6. The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any goods to which this Order applies shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions, namely :—

(a) When sold by a retailer in any area within which any wholesaler carrying on business at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Timaru, Oamaru, Blenheim, Nelson, Picton, Motueka, Kaikoura, Takaka, Collingwood, Greymouth, Westport, Lyttelton, Bluff, Gisborne, Whangarei, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Wanganui, Akaroa, Onehunga, Palmerston South, Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Waikokopu, Wairoa, Gore, Hicks Bay, or Napier normally undertakes the free delivery of goods to retailers, the maximum retail price shall be the appropriate maximum price specified in the Schedule hereto :

(b) When sold by a retailer in any other area, the maximum retail price shall be the appropriate maximum price specified in the Schedule hereto, increased as follows :—

Canned Tomato Purée—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By ½d.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 1d.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 1d.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1½d.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 3d.

Canned Tomatoes—

In respect of 1 lb. containers : By ½d.
In respect of 1½ lb. containers : By 1d.
In respect of 2 lb. containers : By 1d.
In respect of half-gallon (nominal) containers : By 1½d.
In respect of one-gallon (nominal) containers : By 3d.

7. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Order and subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by the canner, or by any wholesaler or retailer, may authorize special maximum prices in respect of any goods to which this Order applies where for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by the canner, wholesaler, or retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of goods or may relate generally to all goods to which this Order applies sold by the canner, wholesaler, or retailer while the approval remains in force.

• Statutory Regulations 1939, Serial number 1939/275, page 1057.