1616
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 73

Wholesalers’ Prices

11. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any onions to which this Order applies and which are sold by him to a retailer for purposes of retail sale shall be at the rate of a price per ton equal to the sum of the following amounts :—

(a) The price per ton actually paid or payable by the wholesaler to the grower or any other person :
(b) The transport or other charges (if any) payable by the wholesaler on each ton of the onions :
(c) An amount equal to 2½ per cent. of the sum of the amounts specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof (to cover the estimated loss due to shrinkage or other natural causes) :
(d) An amount computed at the rate of 30s. a ton for lots of ½ ton or more, and computed at the rate of 40s. a ton for lots of less than ½ ton.

(2) For the purposes of this Order, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said regulations, any person who sells any onions by retail in quantities of not less than 5 cwt. to any one purchaser for delivery at one time shall in respect of such sale be deemed to be a wholesaler, and the prices fixed by the last preceding subclause shall apply accordingly with respect to every such sale.

Distributors and other Wholesalers to specify Grades of Onions on Relevant Invoices

12. Every distributor or other wholesaler who sells any onions to which this Order applies shall specify in the relevant invoice, with respect to each item, the grade of the onions comprised in the item.

Retailers’ Prices

13. (1) Except as provided in subclause (2) of clause 11 hereof and subject to the provisions of subclauses (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any onions 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 onions :
(b) The transport or other charges (if any) paid or payable by the retailer on each pound of the onions :
(c) An amount equal to 33⅓ per cent. of the sum of the amounts specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof.

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

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this clause, but subject to the provisions of subclauses (4) and (5) hereof, the retail price of any onions to which this Order applies shall not in any case exceed a price at the rate of the appropriate price prescribed in the following scale, namely :—

Pickler F.A.Q. Ungraded.
Grade. Per Pound. Per Pound.
Per Pound. d. d.

For old season onions sold in the month of December, 1946 .. .. 3¼ 6 5

For other onions sold in the months of—
December, 1946—
1st to 15th (inclusive) .. .. 3¼ 5 5
16th to 31st (inclusive) .. .. 3¼ 4½ 4½
January, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 2¾ 2¼
February, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 2½ 2
March, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 2½ 2
April, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 2½ 2
May, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 2¾ 2¼
June, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 3 2½
July, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 3½ 3
August, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 4 3½
September, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 4½ 3¾
October, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 5 4¼
November, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 5¾ 4¾
December, 1947 .. .. 3¼ 6 5

(4) Where any onions to which this Order applies are sold by retail in lots of 5 lb., or 10 lb., or 25 lb., or 50 lb., or 100 lb., the maximum price shall not in any case exceed the appropriate price prescribed in the following scale, namely :—

Where the Maximum Retail Price (as fixed by the last preceding Subclause) is

Maximum Retail Price per Lot of

5 lb. 10 lb. 25 lb. 50 lb. 100 lb.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.

2d. .. .. 0 10 1 8 4 0 7 9 15 0
2¼d. .. .. 0 11 1 10 4 6 8 9 17 0
2½d. .. .. 1 0 2 0 4 11 9 9 19 0
2¾d. .. .. 1 1½ 2 3 5 6 10 9 21 0
3d. .. .. 1 2½ 2 5 6 0 11 9 23 0
3¼d. .. .. 1 4 2 7½ 6 6 12 9 25 0
3½d. .. .. 1 5 2 9 7 0 13 9 27 0
3¾d. .. .. 1 6½ 3 0½ 7 6 14 9 28 9
4d. .. .. 1 8 3 3 8 0 15 9 30 9
4¼d. .. .. 1 9 3 5½ 8 6 16 9 32 9
4½d. .. .. 1 10 3 8 9 0 17 9 34 9
4¾d. .. .. 1 11½ 3 10 9 6 18 9 36 6
5d. .. .. 2 0½ 4 0 9 9 19 3 38 0
5¾d. .. .. 2 4½ 4 7½ 11 6 22 9 44 0
6d. .. .. 2 5½ 4 10 12 0 23 9 46 0

(5) Where any such onions are sold by retail in any lots exceeding 5 lb., but otherwise than in a lot of the actual weight specified in the last preceding subclause, the maximum price of any surplus over 5 lb. or over any multiple of 5 lb. (being less in every case than 5 lb.) shall be at the rate of the appropriate maximum price fixed by subclause (3) hereof.

(6) If in respect of any lot of onions 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.

(7) Subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by any person concerned, may authorize special prices or margins of profit in respect of any onions to which this Order applies where for any reason extraordinary freight charges are incurred by any wholesaler or retailer in obtaining delivery from the source of supply nearest or most convenient of access to him. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this subclause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of onions or may relate generally to all onions to which this Order applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains in force.

DUTIES IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

14. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale any onions 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 onions 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 they were purchased :
(c) The trade description of the onions purchased :
(d) The quantity purchased :
(e) The price paid.

15. Every retailer who offers or exposes any onions to which this Order applies for sale in any shop shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the onions to which it relates as to be obviously in relation thereto a ticket, placard, or label on which shall be stated in legible and prominent characters the retail price per pound of the onions and the word “Pickler”, “Graded”, or “Ungraded”, as the case may be.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of October, 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.

War Assets Realization Board.—Surplus Assets for Sale

TENDERS are invited for :—

(713) MINESWEEPER. H.M.N.Z. “Wakakura.” Held in Auckland.
(714) BARGES—R.N.Z.A.F. W. 151, flat top. Built of kauri. At Auckland.
(715) W. 152, flat top. Built of kauri. At Auckland.
(732) ENGINES, MARINE AND STATIONARY. Diesel and petrol. Various h.p. Used. Held at Auckland.
(733) GENERATORS. Held at Auckland.
(734) MOULDING-PLOUGH ATTACHMENT (2). Held in Wellington.
(735) SOWERS, SEED, “PLANET JUNIOR,” CULTIVATOR SET, for Model “B” Allis Chalmers tractor. Held in Nelson.
(736) HARROW, BEVIN, 10 ft., PASTURE RENOVATOR, “Sun-prong.” TOP-DRESSER, “Twatter.” PLOUGH, S.F. Reid and Grey. Held at Taieri.
(737) TOP-DRESSER, “Twatter.” Held at New Plymouth.
(738) PLOUGH. Double furrow. Held at Ohakea.
(739) TRACTORS, FORDSON AND CLETRAC. Held in Christchurch.
(740) CHURN, STEEL, AND CHAFF-CUTTER. No. 2½. Reid and Grey. Held at Seacliff.

CHAFF-CUTTER. Andrews and Beaven.
BUTTER-CHURN. Power-driven. “Andersons.”
REAPER AND BINDER. “Massey Harris.”
Held at Tokanui Mental Hospital, near Te Awamutu.
(742) PLOUGH. Single furrow, “Oliver.”
PLOUGH, SWING. Single furrow. Held at Kingseat Mental Hospital, near Papakura.
(743) BOILER, MULTITUBULAR, 9 h.p.
MOWER, one-horse. “Hornsby.”
ENGINE, OIL, STATIONARY, 2½ h.p. “Mogul.”
FOUL-WASHER. “Somerscales.” Held at Mental Hospital, Nelson.
(744) ELECTRIC MOTORS AND STARTERS, ⅔ h.p. to 19 h.p. Used. Held in Dunedin.
(745) WIRE, FENCING, BARBED. Partly rusted. Held in Wellington.

Tenders close with the Board’s Secretary, Defence Services Building, Bunny Street, Wellington (postal address, Private Bag, Lambton Quay Post-office, Wellington), to whom they should be addressed in envelopes marked “Tender No. . . . . . . . for . . . . . . . ,” at noon on Tuesday, 29th October, 1946. Further particulars and conditions of sale are obtainable from the Board’s offices in Wellington and from the Board’s District Offices at Dilworth Building, Queen Street, Auckland, and Old Art Gallery Building, Durham Street, Christchurch, and also from the District Storekeeper’s Office, Public Works Department, Dunedin.

O. CONIBEAR,
Secretary, War Assets Realization Board.