Aug. 9] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1165

(7) In respect of deliveries in quantities of less than six cases,
the maximum prices fixed by subclauses (1) and (2) hereof are fixed
as for delivery free on board or free on rail at Auckland, Wellington,
Lyttelton, or Dunedin; or free on rail at Christchurch or Inver-
cargill (whichever of the said places is nearest or most convenient
of access to the wholesaler’s store or other place to which the goods
are to be delivered).

Wholesalers’ Prices

6. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the
   maximum price (exclusive of sales tax) that may be charged or
   received by any wholesaler (including the manufacturer in respect
   of any sales made by the manufacturer direct to a retailer) for
   any condensed milk to which this Order applies shall be at the
   rate of:—

For condensed milk sold by a wholesaler carrying on business
in any of the cities or boroughs of Auckland, Gisborne,
Napier, Hastings, New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui,
Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport,
Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru,
Dunedin, or Invercargill—

                                                        Per Dozen.
                                                        s.    d.

Sweetened Condensed Milk—
(a) For “Highlander” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 12 11½
(b) For “Nestles” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 12 11½
Unsweetened Condensed Milk—
For “Ideal” brand (11 oz. tins) .. 9 2

For condensed milk sold by any other wholesaler—

Sweetened Condensed Milk—
(a) For “Highlander” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 13 4½
(b) For “Nestles” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 13 4½
Unsweetened Condensed Milk—
For “Ideal” brand (11 oz. tins) .. 9 6

(2) Where any one delivery by a wholesaler to a retailer of
any condensed milk to which this Order applies—

(a) Comprises one or more but less than three case-lots, the
maximum prices fixed by subclause (1) hereof shall be
reduced by an amount equal to 2½ per cent. thereof:
(b) Comprises three or more but less than ten case-lots, the
maximum prices fixed by subclause (1) hereof shall be
reduced by an amount equal to 5 per cent. thereof:
(c) Comprises ten or more but less than twenty case-lots, the
maximum prices fixed by subclause (1) hereof shall be
reduced by an amount equal to 6¼ per cent. thereof:
(d) Comprises twenty or more case-lots, the maximum prices
fixed by subclause (1) hereof shall be reduced by an
amount equal to 7½ per cent. thereof.

(3) The maximum prices calculated in accordance with the
foregoing provisions of this clause shall be reduced as follows:—

(a) By a discount of 3 per cent. thereof where payment is made
within seven days from the date of invoice:
(b) By a discount of 2½ per cent. thereof where payment is made
after seven days from the date of invoice but on or before
the 20th day of the month following the month in which
delivery is made to the retailer.

Retailers’ Prices

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

For condensed milk sold in any area within which the manu-
facturer or any wholesaler carrying on business in any
of the cities or boroughs of Auckland, Gisborne, Napier,
Hastings, New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston
North, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Grey-
mouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin,
or Invercargill normally undertakes the free delivery of
goods to retailers—

                                                        Per Tin.
                                                        s.    d.

Sweetened Condensed Milk—
(a) For “Highlander” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 1 2
(b) For “Nestles” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 1 2
Unsweetened Condensed Milk—
For “Ideal” brand (11 oz. tins) .. 0 10½

For condensed milk sold elsewhere—

Sweetened Condensed Milk—
(a) For “Highlander” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 1 2½
(b) For “Nestles” brand (14 oz. tins) .. 1 2½
Unsweetened Condensed Milk—
For “Ideal” brand (11 oz. tins) .. 0 11

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES
INCURRED

8. 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 the manufacturer or by any wholesaler
   or retailer, may authorize special maximum prices in respect of any
   condensed milk to which this Order applies where special circum-
   stances exist, or for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or
   otherwise) are incurred by the manufacturer or 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
   condensed milk or may relate generally to all condensed milk to
   which this Order applies sold by the manufacturer or by the
   wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of August, 1951.

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

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

D

Price Order No. 1276 (Solder and Wiping Metals Sold by Way of
Wholesale or Retail)

—

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

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1276, and shall
   come into force on the 9th day of August, 1951.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

2. (1) Nothing in this Order shall apply with respect to the
   prices that may be charged by a manufacturer of solder or wiping
   metal whether sold by him to a wholesaler, a retailer, or a consumer.

(2) Except as provided in subclause (1) hereof, this Order
applies with respect to all solder and wiping metal sold by way of
wholesale or retail.

FIXING MAXIMUM WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES OF SOLDER
AND WIPING METAL TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Wholesalers’ Prices

3. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Order the
   maximum price that may be charged or received by any whole-
   saler for any solder or wiping metal to which this Order applies
   shall be the amount paid by the wholesaler to the manufacturer
   for the solder or wiping metal increased by 5d. per pound.

(2) Where the premises of the wholesaler are situate elsewhere
than at the place of manufacture of the solder or wiping metal the
price fixed by subclause (1) hereof may be increased by the appro-
priate proportion of the freight charges incurred by the wholesaler
in obtaining delivery into his store being not more in any case
than the charges that would have been incurred if delivery had been
effected by the holder of a goods service licence under the Transport
Act, 1949, at authorized rates.

(3) Where solder or wiping metal is purchased by a wholesaler
from another wholesaler the maximum price that may be charged
by the purchasing wholesaler for the solder or wiping metal shall
not exceed the amount that could have been charged if the solder
or wiping metal had been purchased by the purchasing wholesaler
from a manufacturer.

Retailers’ Prices

4. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Order the
   maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for
   any solder or wiping metal to which this Order applies bought from
   a wholesaler shall be the amount paid by the retailer to the whole-
   saler for the solder or wiping metal increased by 7d. per pound.

(2) Subject to the following provisions of this clause the maxi-
mum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any
solder or wiping metal to which this Order applies bought from a
manufacturer shall be the amount paid by the retailer to the manu-
facturer for the solder or wiping metal increased by 1s. per pound.

(3) Where freight charges are incurred by a retailer in obtain-
ing delivery into his store of any solder or wiping metal to which
this Order applies the appropriate price fixed by this clause may be
increased by the appropriate proportion of the freight charges
being not more in any case than the charges that would have been
incurred if delivery had been effected by the holder of a goods
service licence under the Transport Act, 1949, at authorized rates.

(4) Where solder or wiping metal is purchased by a retailer
from another retailer the maximum price that may be charged by
the purchasing retailer for the solder or wiping metal shall not
exceed the amount that could have been charged if the solder or
wiping metal had been purchased by the purchasing retailer from
a wholesaler.

Reduced Price for Lots of 7 lb. or More

(5) Where the weight of any lot of solder or wiping metal sold
by a retailer is 7 lb. or more the maximum retail price fixed by the
preceding provisions of this clause shall be reduced by 3d. for each
pound of the lot sold.

5. If in respect of any solder or wiping metal sold by a whole-
   saler or retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with
   the provisions of this Order is not an exact number of pence or
   half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the
   next upward halfpenny.

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

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 prices in respect of any solder or
   wiping metal to which this Order applies where special circum-
   stances exist, or for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or
   otherwise) are incurred by the wholesaler or retailer. Any autho-
   rity given by the Tribunal under this clause may apply with respect
   to a specified lot or consignment of solder or wiping metal or may
   relate generally to all solder or wiping metal to which this Order
   applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains
   in force.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of August, 1951.

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

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