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Price Order No. 1277 (Phosphatic Fertilizers)

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:—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1227, and shall come into force on the 9th day of August, 1951.
2. (1) Price Order No. 1214* 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. (1) Subject to the next succeeding subclause, this Order applies with respect to phosphatic fertilizers of the following kinds manufactured in New Zealand and sold for use in New Zealand:—
   (a) Superphosphate of the grade commercially known as 44/46 (existing stocks):
   (b) Serpentine superphosphate comprising 15 cwt. of 44/46 grade superphosphate and 5 cwt. of ground serpentine rock:
   (c) Superphosphate compound comprising 15 cwt. of 44/46 grade superphosphate, 2 cwt. of ground serpentine rock, and 3 cwt. of finely ground phosphatic rock:
   (d) Reverted superphosphate comprising 15 cwt. of 44/46 grade superphosphate and 5 cwt. of carbonate of lime.
   (2) Nothing in this Order shall apply with respect to any phosphatic fertilizers sold in a quantity of less than one ton.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

4. (1) The prices for phosphatic fertilizers fixed by this Order are fixed in respect of sales of the following classes, namely:—
   (a) Sales to a user—that is to say, to a person purchasing for his own use and not for the purpose of resale:
   (b) Sales to a storekeeper—that is to say, to a person (not being a merchant, dairy company, or farmers' organization as hereinafter mentioned), purchasing solely for resale to users:
   (c) Sales to a merchant—that is to say, to a person purchasing for resale to storekeepers or to users:
   (d) Sales to a dairy company, as defined in section 2 of the Dairy Industry Act, 1908, purchasing solely for resale to persons being suppliers of milk or cream to the company:
   (e) Sales to an incorporated farmers' organization, having a retail department conducted on a co-operative basis, and purchasing phosphatic fertilizers solely for the purpose of resale to its members.

(2) The prices for phosphatic fertilizers fixed by this Order are fixed in respect of sales for cash or for credit until a date not later than the 20th day of the month next following the month of delivery.

(3) Where any sale is made on terms allowing credit for a longer period than that mentioned in the last preceding subclause, the purchaser shall be entitled, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the contract of sale, to the benefit of the prices fixed by this Order if in fact payment is made not later that the 20th day of the month next following the month of delivery.

(4) The prices fixed by this Order include the price of the containers.

5. (1) Where any phosphatic fertilizers manufactured in the South Island are sold for delivery “ex works” or “free on rail” at Burnside, Hornby, or Ravensbourne, the maximum price that may be charged or received shall be the appropriate price specified in the First Schedule hereto.

(2) Where any phosphatic fertilizers manufactured in the North Island are sold for delivery “ex works” or “free on rail” at Aramoho, Otahuhu, Smart Road (New Plymouth), Te Papapa, or Westfield, the maximum price that may be charged or received shall be the appropriate price specified in the Second Schedule hereto.

(3) Where any phosphatic fertilizers are sold for delivery elsewhere than at one of the places mentioned in subclauses (1) and (2) of this clause, the maximum price that may be charged or received shall be the appropriate price fixed in the First or Second Schedule hereto, whichever is appropriate, increased by the amount of the freight charges between the place of delivery and such one of the said places as is nearest or most convenient of access to the place of delivery; Provided that the amount added to the price in respect of freight charges shall not in any case exceed the amount that would have been incurred had delivery been effected by the holder of a goods-service licence under the Transport Act, 1949, at authorized rates.

(4) In every invoice, debit-note, or similar document issued by a vendor to a user in respect of the sale of any phosphatic fertilizers there shall be shown separately—

(a) The price of the phosphatic fertilizers fixed in accordance with this Order; and

(b) The additional amount (if any) payable by the purchaser in respect of freight charges.

FIRST SCHEDULE

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES (CONTAINERS INCLUDED) FOR PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS MANUFACTURED IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AND SOLD AT BURNSIDE, HORNBY, OR RAVENSBOURNE.

SECOND SCHEDULE

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES (CONTAINERS INCLUDED) FOR PHOSPHATIC FERTILIZERS MANUFACTURED IN THE NORTH ISLAND AND SOLD AT ARAMOHO, OTAHUHU, SMART ROAD (NEW PLYMOUTH), TE PAPAPA, OR WESTFIELD

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.

Notice to Persons Affected by Applications for Licences Under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936

Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor-spirit

N. Davies, Tererenga, Coromandel, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on service-station and garage premises at Tererenga, Coromandel.

J. E. Southgate, Ltd., Main Highway, Otaki Railway, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on service-station and garage premises at Main Highway, Otaki Railway.

D. R. H. McMillan, Eastern Terrace, Queenstown, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from two pumps to be installed on service-station premises at Eastern Terrace, Queenstown.

J. York, corner Main Whakatane Road and Hinemoa Port Road, Rotorua, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises, corner Main Whakatane Road and Hinemoa Port Road, Rotorua.

Wm. Judd, Ltd., Pollen Street, Thames, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises, at Pollen Street, Thames.

R. E. Porter, Great South Road, Taupiri, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on garage premises at Great South Road, Taupiri.

R. W. Allen, corner Main Highway and Hewitt's Road, Linton, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on store and tea-room premises, corner Main Highway and Hewitt's Road, Linton.

Masterton Bus Co., Ltd., Columba Road, Masterton, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on bus premises at Columba Road, Masterton.

T. J. Wood Timber Co., Ltd., Leslie Road, via Tirau, has applied for a licence to resell motor-spirit from one pump to be installed on timber-mill premises at Leslie Road, Tirau.

Applicants and other persons considering themselves to be materially affected by the decisions of the Bureau of Industry on these applications should, not later than 23rd August, 1951, submit any written evidence and representations they may desire to tender.

All communications should be addressed to Secretary, Bureau of Industry, C.P.O. Box 3025, Wellington.

J. D. KERR, Secretary.