Dec. 11] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1893

(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 :—

(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 charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by any wholesaler or retailer. 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 “ New ”, “ Pickler ”, “ Graded ”, or “ Ungraded ”, as the case may be.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of December, 1947.

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

[L.S.] W. J. HUNTER (Judge), President.
B. S. CONNOR, Member.

Price Order No. 798 (Australian Canned Fruits)

PURSUANT to the powers conferred on it by the Control of Prices Act, 1947, the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, doth hereby make the following Price Order :—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 798, and shall come into force on the 12th day of December, 1947.

2. (1) Price Order No. 628* is hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said Order shall not affect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this Order.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

3. This Order applies only with respect to canned fruits packed in the Commonwealth of Australia.

*Gazette, 28th November, 1946, Vol. III, page 1809.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF CANNED FRUITS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Wholesalers’ Prices.

4. Subject to the following provisions of this Order, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any canned fruits to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows :—

Retailers’ Prices

5. Subject to the following provisions of this Order, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any canned fruits to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows :—

6. 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 wholesale or retail prices on respect of any canned fruits 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 canned fruits or may relate generally to all canned fruits to which this Order applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of December, 1947.

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

[L.S.] W. J. HUNTER (Judge), President.
B. S. CONNOR, Member.