JUNE 27] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 925

of the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin,
for any dried fruit to which this Order applies shall be computed
as follows :—

(a) Sultanas—
For 1 Crown : At the rate of .. 69 0 per cwt.
For 2 Crown : At the rate of .. 71 0 ,,
For other sultanas (whether imported
from Australia or elsewhere) : At
the rate of .. .. .. 66 0 ,,

(b) Currants—
For 1 Crown : At the rate of .. 65 0 ,,
For other currants (whether imported
from Australia or elsewhere) :
At the rate of .. .. 61 6 ,,

(c) Raisins—
(i) Seeded—
When supplied in bulk or in
cartons (other than 12 oz. or
16 oz. cartons) or other con-
tainers : At the rate of .. 79 6 ,,
For 12 oz. cartons : At the rate of 8 3 per dozen.
For 16 oz. cartons : At the rate of 10 2 ,,

(ii) Unseeded—
    When supplied in bulk or in
    cartons or other containers—
    For 1 Crown : At the rate of  60  6 per cwt.
    For 2 Crown : At the rate of  63  0   ,, 
    For 3 Crown : At the rate of  65  0   ,, 
    For 4 Crown : At the rate of  68  0   ,, 
    For any other unseeded raisins
    (whether imported from Aus-
    tralia or elsewhere) : At the
    rate of  ..      ..      ..  57  6   ,, 

(2) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the
maximum price (exclusive of sales tax) that may be charged or
received by any other wholesalers for any dried fruit to which
this Order applies shall be the appropriate price fixed by
subclause (1) of this clause, increased as follows :—

Nelson, Picton, or Invercargill .. s. d. s. d.
Blenheim, Wanganui, Masterton, or
Oamaru 2 0 0 3
Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North,
Timaru, Westport, Greymouth, or
Hamilton 2 6 0 4
Whangarei, Gisborne, Wairoa, New
Plymouth, Dannevirke, or Hokitika 3 0 0 5
Hawera .. .. .. 3 6 0 6
Elsewhere .. .. .. 2 6 0 4

(3) Where any one delivery by a wholesaler to a retailer of
any dried fruit to which this Order applies—

(a) Comprises less than 10 case-lots, the maximum price fixed
by subclause (1) or subclause (2) hereof (whichever is
applicable) shall, if payment is made on or before the
20th day of the month following the month in which
delivery is made to the retailer, be reduced by an
amount equal to 2½ per cent. thereof :

(b) Comprises 10 or more but fewer than 200 case-lots, the
maximum price fixed by subclause (1) or subclause (2)
hereof (whichever is applicable) shall be reduced as
follows :—

(i) If payment is made on or before the 20th day
of the month following the month in which delivery
is made to the retailer by an amount equal to 2 per
cent. thereof and the amount so calculated by a further
amount equal to 2½ per cent. thereof ; or

(ii) If payment is made after the 20th day of the
month following the month in which delivery is made
to the retailer, by an amount equal to 2 per cent.
thereof :

(c) Comprises 200 or more case-lots, the maximum price fixed
by subclause (1) or subclause (2) hereof (whichever is
applicable) shall be reduced as follows :—

(i) If payment is made within seven days from the

date of the invoice, by an amount equal to 6 per cent.
thereof ; or

(ii) If payment is made after seven days from the
date of the invoice but on or before the 20th day of the
month following the month in which delivery is made
to the retailer, by an amount equal to 2 per cent.
thereof and the amount so calculated by a further
amount equal to 2½ per cent. thereof ; or

(iii) If payment is made after the 20th day of the
month following the month in which delivery is made
to the retailer, by an amount equal to 2 per cent.
thereof.

Retailers’ Prices

7. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received
   by any retailer for any dried fruit to which this Order applies shall
   be determined at the rate per pound or per carton as follows :—

(2) If in respect of any lot of dried 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.

Special Prices where Extraordinary Charges incurred

8. 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 any wholesaler or retailer, may
   authorize special maximum retail prices in respect of any dried fruit
   to which this Order applies where for any reason extraordinary
   charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by the wholesaler or
   retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this clause
   may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of dried
   fruit or may relate generally to all dried fruit to which this Order
   applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains
   in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

9. Every retailer who offers or exposes any dried fruit to which
   this Order applies for sale in any shop shall keep in a prominent
   position in such proximity to the dried 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, in the case of bulk dried fruit ;
(b) The retail price and the net weight, in the case of dried
fruit packed in cartons or other containers ;
(c) In the case of sultanas, currants, and bulk unseeded raisins
imported from Australia, the description “ 1 Crown ”,
“ 2 Crown ”, “ 3 Crown ”, or “ 4 Crown ” (whichever is
applicable).

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of June, 1946.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the
presence of—

[L.S.] W. J. HUNTER (Judge), President.
H. L. WISE Member.