Mar. 15] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 333

Price Order No. 1224 (Eggs) (Invercargill)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act, 1947, the Price Tribunal,
acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and
Commerce, hereby makes the following Price Order :—

PRELIMINARY

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1224, and
   shall come into force on the 15th day of March, 1951.

2. In this Order—

“ The Invercargill Egg-marketing Area ” means all that area
of land within the following boundaries: Commencing at a
point at the intersection of the Waikiwi Stream and the
Makarewa–Invercargill Railway; thence in a southerly
direction along the railway to the intersection of the Wai-
kopai Stream; thence in a southerly direction to the
intersection of Kingswell’s Creek; thence along Kings-
well’s Creek to Ellis Road, to Macquarrie Street; thence in
an easterly direction along Macquarrie Street to the inter-
section of Boundary Road; thence along Boundary Road to
Cemetery Road and Racecourse Road to the Waikopai River;
thence in a westerly direction along the Waikopai River to
Elles Road to the intersection of North Road; thence in a
northerly direction to the intersection of the Waikiwi
Stream and in a westerly direction along the Waikiwi
Stream to the Makarewa–Invercargill Railway, being the
original point of commencement.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

3. (1) Except as provided in the next succeeding subclause
   this order applies with respect to all sales (whether wholesale or
   retail) in the Invercargill Egg-marketing Area of eggs of domestic
   fowls or ducks.

(2) This Order shall not apply with respect to the sale of eggs
for the purpose of hatching.

CLASSIFICATION OF EGGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER

Hen-eggs

4. (1) For the purposes of this Order every lot of hen-eggs
   sold by a producer, wholesaler, or retailer shall be classified as
   “ First Grade ” or “ Pullet Grade ”.

(2) With respect to the classification of hen-eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 1 9/16 oz. shall be deemed
to be “ First Grade ”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 1 9/16 oz. shall be deemed to be
“ Pullet Grade ”.

(c) If any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale comprises some
eggs classifiable as “ First Grade ” and some classifiable
as “ Pullet Grade ” all the eggs in the lot shall be
classified as “ Pullet Grade ”.

Duck-eggs

5. (1) For the purposes of this Order every lot of duck-eggs
   sold by a producer, wholesaler, or retailer shall be classified as
   “ Large ” or “ Small ”.

(2) With respect to the classification of duck-eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 2 4/16 oz. shall be classified
as “ Large ”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 2 4/16 oz. shall be classified
as “ Small ”.

(c) If any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale comprises some
eggs classifiable as “ Large ” and some classifiable as
“ Small ” all the eggs in the lot shall be classified as
“ Small ”.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Wholesale Prices

6. The maximum price that may be charged or received by any
   wholesaler (including a producer selling otherwise than by way of
   retail) for any eggs to which this Order applies, shall be—

Per Dozen.

For Hen-eggs—
First Grade .. .. .. .. 3 9
Pullet Grade .. .. .. .. 3 1

For Duck-eggs—
Large .. .. .. .. 3 8½
Small .. .. .. .. 3 6½

Retail Prices

7. The maximum price that may be charged or received by any
   retailer for any eggs to which this Order applies shall be—

Per Dozen.

For Hen-eggs—
First-grade .. .. .. .. 4 0½
Pullet grade .. .. .. .. 3 4½

For Duck Eggs—
Large .. .. .. .. 4 0
Small .. .. .. .. 3 10

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

8. Subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal,
   on application by any producer, wholesaler, or retailer, may authorize
   special prices in respect of any eggs to which this Order applies
   where special circumstances exist or for any reason extraordinary
   charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by the producer, whole-
   saler, or retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this
   clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of
   eggs or may relate generally to all eggs to which this Order applies
   sold by the producer, wholesaler, or retailer while the approval
   remains in force.

RETAILERS TO EXHIBIT PRICES

9. Every retailer who offers or exposes any eggs to which this
   Order applies for sale in any shop shall keep in a prominent position
   in such proximity to the eggs 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 classification of the eggs and
   the retail price per dozen.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of March, 1951.

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

[L.S.] P. B. MARSHALL, President.
G. LAURENCE, Member.

Price Order No. 1222 (Amendment No. 1 of Price Order No. 1208)
(Wheat Grown in the South Island of New Zealand)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act, 1947, the Price Tri-
bunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries
and Commerce, hereby makes the following amending Price Order :—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1222, and shall
   be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 1208*
   (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 15th day of
   March, 1951.

3. The principal Order is hereby amended as follows :—

(a) By omitting the figure “ 9d.” where it appears in the first
proviso to subclause (1) of clause 11 and in subclause (2)
of clause 11, and substituting in each case the figure
“ 10d.”

(b) By omitting the figures “ 11s. 5d.”, “ 11s. 7½d.”, “ 11s. 8½d.”,
and “ 11s. 10¼d.” where they appear in the table to
subclause (1) of clause 11, and substituting the figures
“ 11s. 6d.”, “ 11s. 8½d.”, “ 11s. 9½d.”, and “ 11s. 11½d.”
respectively.

(c) By omitting the figure “ 2s. 9d.” where it appears in clause 13
opposite the words “ For 46 in. by 23 in. sacks ”, and
substituting the figure “ 3s.”.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of March, 1951.

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

[L.S.] P. B. MARSHALL, President.
G. LAURENCE, Member.

• Gazette, 18th January, 1951, Vol. I, page 50.

Price Order No. 1223 (Amendment No. 1 of Price Order No. 1209)
(Wheat Grown in the North Island of New Zealand)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act, 1947, the Price Tribunal,
acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and
Commerce, hereby makes the following amending Price Order :—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1223, and shall
   be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 1209*
   (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 15th day of March,

4. The principal Order is hereby amended as follows :—

(a) By omitting the figure “ 8½d.” where it appears in the
first proviso to subclause (1) of clause 10 and in
subclause (2) of clause 10, and substituting in each case
the figure “ 9½d.”.

(b) By omitting the figures “ 12s. 8d.”, “ 13s. 3½d.”, “ 13s. 4½d.”,
and “ 13s. 6¼d.” where they appear in the table to
subclause (1) of clause 10, and substituting the figures
“ 12s. 9d.”, “ 13s. 4½d.”, “ 13s. 5½d.”, and “ 13s. 7½d.”
respectively.

(c) By omitting the figure “ 2s. 9d.” where it appears in clause 12
opposite the words “ For 46 in. by 23 in. sacks ”, and
substituting the figure “ 3s.”.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of March, 1951.

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

[L.S.] P. B. MARSHALL, President.
G. LAURENCE, Member.

• Gazette, 18th January, 1951, Vol. I, page 48.

Finance Act (No. 3), 1934.—Interest on Income Tax Paid in
Advance

NOTICE is hereby given that the Minister of Finance has,
pursuant to section 8 of the Finance Act (No. 3), 1934,
prescribed that interest at 1½ per centum per annum will be credited
on advance payments of income tax which will become payable
during the financial year ending 31st March, 1952, provided the
total interest so calculated amounts to five shillings or more.

F. G. OBORN, Commissioner of Taxes.