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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 79

19. Miscellaneous—continued

Ngahere
Kamaka
Ngahere
Ahaura, Totara
Flat, Ikamatua,
Mawheraiti, or
Maimai
Dobson or Kaiata
Greymouth
Invercargill
Lorneville | Inangahua Jn.
Inangahua Jn.
Inangahua Jn.
Inangahua Jn.
Inangahua Jn.
Christchurch
Christchurch | Timber n.o.s.
Timber, Heart, Matai, or Birch
Timber, n.o.s.
Timber, Heart, Matai, or Birch
Timber, n.o.s.
Timber, Heart, Matai, or Birch
Coke
Preserved milk, “Milo,” and “Coffee and Milk,” packed, direct ex factory
Preserved milk, “Milo,” and “Coffee and Milk,” packed, direct ex factory | 16 11 17 9
18 0 13 10
15 9 16 7
16 10 17 8
16 11 17 9
18 0 18 10
78 7 80 0
82 0 98 0
86 0 102 0 |

The following rates will be amended as indicated:—

23. Handling Charges on Motor Vehicles at Lyttelton

Insert the following new paragraph:—

2. The charges as set out in paragraph 1 of this regulation will also apply to inter-island passengers’ motor-vehicles conveyed by vessels used to supplement the steamer express service at holiday periods.

As witness my hand this 5th day of October 1951.

W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Railways.

Price Order No. 1297 (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. 1297, and shall come into force on the 15th day of October 1951.

2. (1) Price Orders Nos. 1224*, 1270†, and 1288‡ 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. In this Order—

“ Invercargill District ” 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 Waikopai Stream; thence in a southerly direction to the intersection of Kingswell’s Creek; thence along Kingswell’s Creek to Ellis Road, to Macquarrie Street; thence in an easterly direction along Macquarrie Street to the intersection 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

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

(2) This Order shall not apply with respect to the sale of eggs which the vendor proves were sold for the purpose of hatching.

CLASSIFICATION OF EGGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER

Hen Eggs

5. (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 1⁹⁄₁₈ oz. shall be deemed to be “ First Grade ”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 1⁹⁄₁₈ 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

6. (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 2⁴⁄₁₆ oz. shall be classified as “ Large ”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 2⁴⁄₁₆ 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

7. 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.
s. d.

For Hen Eggs—
First Grade .. .. .. 3 5½
Pullet Grade .. .. .. 2 8

For Duck Eggs—
Large .. .. .. 3 5½
Small .. .. .. 3 2½

Retail Prices

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

Per Dozen.
s. d.

For Hen Eggs—
First Grade .. .. .. 3 10
Pullet Grade .. .. .. 3 0½

For Duck Eggs—
Large .. .. .. 3 10
Small .. .. .. 3 7

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

9. 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, wholesaler, 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

10. 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 11th day of October 1951.

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

[L.S.]

G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member,
D. W. A. BARKER, Member,

• Gazette, 15 March 1951, Vol. I, page 333.
  † Gazette, 26 July 1951, Vol. II, page 1057.
  ‡ Gazette, 13 September 1951, Vol. III, page 1385.