Aug. 5] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 987

Price Order No. 915 (Amendment No. 5 of Price Order No. 849)
(Main Crop Potatoes)

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 amending Price Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 915, and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 849* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 9th day of August, 1948.

3. (1) Price Order No. 900† 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

4. (1) This Order applies with respect to all potatoes which, being subject to the principal Order, are sold by a grower for delivery at any time after the commencement of this Order and on or before the 30th day of November, 1948.
   (2) For the purposes of this Order no potatoes sold on the basis of f.o.b.s.e. or f.o.r.s.e. shall be deemed to be delivered to the purchaser after the commencement of this Order if—
   (a) In the case of sales f.o.b.s.e. the vessel on which the potatoes are laden leaves the port of shipment at any time before midnight on the 8th day of August, 1948; or
   (b) In the case of sales f.o.r.s.e. the trucks on which the potatoes are laden leave the grower’s station at any time before midnight of the said date.
   (3) Except as provided in the last preceding subclause, potatoes sold f.o.b.s.e. or f.o.r.s.e. shall be deemed to be delivered to the purchaser after the commencement of this Order notwithstanding that they may have been actually laden on board any vessel or trucks before the commencement of this Order.

MODIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL ORDER WITH RESPECT TO POTATOES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER

5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the principal Order the maximum price that may be charged by any grower for any potatoes to which this Order applies shall be determined in accordance with the following scale, namely:—
   (a) For Sutton’s Supreme, Red Dakota, or King Edward potatoes grown in the South Island and sold for delivery—

Maximum Price per Ton f.o.b.s.e.
a Port in the South Island.
(Good Table). (f.a.q.). (Under-grade).
On and after the £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
9th August, 1948 11 10 0 11 0 0 10 0 0

(b) For any other variety of potatoes grown in the South Island and sold for delivery—

Maximum Price per Ton f.o.b.s.e.
a Port in the South Island.
(Good Table). (f.a.q.). (Under-grade).
On and after the £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
9th August, 1948 11 0 0 10 10 0 9 10 0

(c) For potatoes grown in the North Island and sold for delivery—

Maximum Price per Ton f.o.r.s.e.
the Grower’s Station.
(Good Table). (f.a.q.). (Under-grade).
On and after the £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
9th August, 1948 13 5 0 12 15 0 11 15 0

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of August, 1948.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
[L.S.] W. J. Hunter (Judge), President.
P. N. Holloway, Member.

• Gazette, 26th February, 1948, Vol. I, page 230.
  † Gazette, 1st July, 1948, Vol. II, page 837.

Price Order No. 914 (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. 914, and shall come into force on the 6th day of August, 1948.

2. (1) Price Orders No. 798,* No. 809†, and No. 859‡ are hereby revoked.
   (2) The revocation of the said Orders 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, 11th December, 1947, Vol. III, page 1893.
  † Gazette, 18th December, 1947, Vol. III, page 1940.
  ‡ Gazette, 18th March, 1948, Vol. I, page 316.

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 in 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 30th day of July, 1948.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
[L.S.] W. J. Hunter (Judge), President.
P. N. Holloway, Member.