Price Order No. 927 (Honey)
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:—
PRELIMINARY

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 927, and shall
   come into force on the 6th day of September, 1948.
2. (1) Price Orders No. 806* and No. 895+ 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.
3. (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
   “The said Act” means the Control of Prices Act, 1947 :
   “Honey in the comb” means either—
   (a) Honey sold in standard sections ; or
   (b) Cut comb honey—that is, honey containing no
   visible traces of stored pollen or other impurities
   stored in clean new combs that have not been
   used at any time for brood-rearing purposes:
   “Packer” means a wholesaler who sells to another wholesaler
   honey packed in retail containers, and includes a producer
   who sells to a wholesaler honey packed in retail containers
   as aforesaid:
   “Producer” means a beekeeper whose apiary is registered
   pursuant to the Apiaries Act, 1927 :
   “Retail container” means a jar, carton, or tin supplied by
   the vendor of the honey and containing not more than
   10 lb. net weight of honey:
   “Standard case” means a case or other outer container
   containing in the aggregate approximately 60 lb. of
   honey packed in retail containers.
   (2) Terms and expressions defined in the said Act when used
   in this Order have the meanings severally assigned thereto by that
   Act, unless the context otherwise requires.
4. For the purpose of this Order, and notwithstanding anything
   to the contrary in the said Act, any person who sells by retail
   to any one purchaser for delivery at any one time not less than
   two standard case-lots of honey shall in respect of such sale be
   deemed to be a wholesaler, and the provisions of this Order as to
   maximum wholesale prices shall apply accordingly with respect to
   every such sale.
5. The maximum prices fixed by this Order apply with respect
   to sales by auction as well as to other sales.
   Fixing Maximum Prices for Honey Sold in Retail
   Containers
6. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause and of
   clauses 9 and 10 hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or
   received for honey packed in retail containers of the kinds described
   in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be the appropriate
   price fixed in the second, third, or fourth column of that Schedule.
   (2) Where the quantity of honey sold by a packer to a whole-
   saler in any one transaction is six standard case-lots or more the
   cost involved in effecting delivery to the port (where carriage by
   sea is entailed) or railway-station (where carriage by sea is not
   entailed) that is nearest or most convenient of access to the whole-
   saler’s place of business shall be borne by the packer.
   (3) The maximum prices fixed in the fourth column of the
   Schedule hereto are fixed in respect of supplies of honey available
   to the retailer free of freight charges for delivery at his store from
   any source whatever.
   (4) Where supplies of honey are delivered to a retailer otherwise
   than free of freight charges as aforesaid the price that may be
   charged by the retailer shall be the appropriate price fixed as
   aforesaid, increased by a proportionate part of the freight charges
   incurred by him in obtaining delivery : Provided that the amount
   added to the price in respect of freight, pursuant to this subclause,
   shall not in any case exceed ½d. per pound.
   (5) The several prices fixed by this clause shall include the
   price of the containers.
   Fixing Maximum Prices for Honey Sold Otherwise Than in
   Retail Containers of a Kind Described in the Schedule
   Hereto
7. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause and of
   clauses 8, 9, and 10 hereof, the maximum prices that may be charged
   or received for honey sold otherwise than in retail containers of a
   kind described in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be
   determined as follows:—
   Maximum Price
   Per Pound.
   At the Rate of
   s. d.
   (a) For honey, cut and wrapped .. .. .. 1 2½
   (b) For other honey—
   (i) Sold by a producer to a packer, whole-
   saler, retailer, or consumer .. 0 10½
   (ii) Sold by any person whomsoever to a
   wholesaler .. .. .. .. 0 10½
   (iii) Sold by a wholesaler (not including a
   producer) to a retailer .. .. 0 11½
   (iv) Sold by a retailer .. .. .. 1 1¼
   (2) The maximum retail prices fixed by the last preceding
   subclause are fixed in respect of supplies of honey available to the
   retailer free of freight charges for delivery at his store from any
   source whatever.
   (3) Where supplies of honey are delivered to the retailer other-
   wise than free of freight charges as aforesaid, the price that may be
   charged by the retailer shall be the appropriate price fixed as
   aforesaid, increased by a proportionate part of the freight charges
   incurred by him in obtaining delivery : Provided that the amount
   added to the price in respect of freight, pursuant to this subclause,
   shall not in any case exceed ½d. per pound.
   (4) The several prices fixed by this clause shall include the
   price of the containers.
   Fixing Maximum Retail Price of Honey Sold in the Comb
8. Notwithstanding anything in the last preceding clause and
   subject to the provisions of clauses 9 and 10 hereof, the maximum
   price that may be charged or received by any retailer for honey
   sold in the comb shall be computed at the rate of 1s. 9d. per pound
   gross weight.
9. If in respect of any honey the retail price charged in accord-
   ance with the foregoing provisions of this Order is not an exact
   number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price shall be computed
   to the nearest upward halfpenny.
10. 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 honey to which
    this Order applies where for any reason extraordinary charges (freight
    or otherwise) are incurred by any producer, packer, wholesaler, or
    retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this clause may
    apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of honey or may
    relate generally to all honey to which this Order applies sold while
    the approval remains in force.
    SCHEDULE
    MAXIMUM PRICES OF HONEY PACKED IN RETAIL CONTAINERS
    Size and Kind o Maximum Price that May Maximum Price tha
    Container. be Charged by May be Charged by a
    be Charged by a Wholesaler Retailer (Including a
    Wholesaler. Producer) to a
    a Packer to a (Including a Consumer.
    Wholesaler. Producer) to
    Per Dozen. Per Dozen. s. d.
    s. d. s. d.
    4 lb. cartons .. 7 6 8 3 0 9/ per carton.
    1 lb. glass jars .. 15 3 16 9 1 8 per jar.
    1 lb. cartons .. 13 6 14 9 1 5/ per carton.
    1 lb. tins .. 16 9 18 0 1 8/ per tin.
    2 lb. glass jars .. 26 6 29 3 2 10/ per jar.
    2 lb. cartons .. 25 9 28 0 2 8/ per carton.
    2 lb. tins .. 29 0 31 3 2 11/ per tin.
    2½ lb. glass jars .. 33 3 36 9 3 7 per jar.
    5 lb. tins .. 67 9 74 3 7 0/ per tin.
    10 lb. tins .. 125 6 137 6 13 1/ per tin.
    Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of August, 1948.
    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. 928 (Australian Oranges)
    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:—
11. (1) This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 928, and
    shall come into force on the 6th day of September, 1948.
    (2) Price Order No. 243* is hereby revoked in its application to
    oranges.
    (3) The revocation of the said Price Order shall not affect the
    liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed
    before the coming into force of this Order.
12. (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
    “The said Act” means the Control of Prices Act, 1947 :
    “Bushel case” means an Australian case of the type and
    specification used in the ordinary course of trade for
    packing the quantity of oranges recognized as one
    bushel.
    (2) References in this Order to metropolitan areas are references
    to the metropolitan areas described in the Schedule hereto.
    (3) Terms and expressions defined in the said Act, when used
    in this Order, have the meanings severally assigned thereto by that
    Act.
13. The maximum prices fixed by this Order include the prices
    of the cases or other containers in which the oranges are delivered
    to the purchaser.
    Application of This Order
14. This Order applies with respect to oranges grown in Australia
    and sold in New Zealand.
15. The maximum prices fixed by this Order apply with respect
    to sales by auction, as well as to other sales.
16. (1) The provisions of this Order as to maximum wholesale
    prices shall apply notwithstanding that any oranges to which this
    Order applies are sold otherwise than in bushel cases, and the
    provisions of this Order as to maximum retail prices shall apply
    notwithstanding that any such oranges are sold otherwise than
    by weight.