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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 80

Retailers' Prices

8. The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any golden syrup or treacle to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows :—

(a) When sold in any area within which any general wholesale merchant carrying on business in any of the cities or boroughs of Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hastings, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, or Westport normally undertakes the free delivery of goods to retailers, the maximum retail price shall be—

| | Maximum Retail Price. |
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| | Golden Syrup. | Treacle. |
| | s. d. | s. d. |
| For 2 lb. tins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 1½ each. | 1 1 each. |
| For 7 lb. tins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 3 7 \" | 3 6 \" |
| For quantities sold in loose bulk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 0 6 lb. | 0 5½ lb. |

(b) When sold in any area (other than the areas specified in paragraph (a) of this clause) within which any general wholesale merchant normally undertakes the free delivery of goods to retailers, the maximum retail price shall be—

| | Maximum Retail Price. |
| :--- | :---: | :---: |
| | Golden Syrup. | Treacle. |
| | s. d. | s. d. |
| For 2 lb. tins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 2 each. | 1 1½ each. |
| For 7 lb. tins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 3 9 \" | 3 8 \" |
| For quantities sold in loose bulk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 0 6½ lb. | 0 6 lb. |

(c) When sold in any area other than the areas specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this clause—

The appropriate retail prices specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this clause, as the case may require, increased by a proportionate part of the freight charges incurred by the retailer in obtaining delivery at his store from the nearest wholesale merchant's store or which would have been incurred had such retailer purchased from such nearest wholesale merchant's store.

The retail prices fixed by this paragraph shall be based on the prices specified in paragraph (a) of this clause in any case where the retailer's store is situated nearer to a wholesale store in any area specified in the said paragraph than it is to the nearest wholesale store within any area specified in paragraph (b). In every other case, the retail prices fixed by this paragraph shall be based on the prices fixed by paragraph (b) of this clause.

9. (1) The maximum retail prices fixed by the last preceding clause are fixed in respect of cash sales of golden syrup or treacle delivered over the counter.

(2) Where delivery is effected otherwise than over the counter or where the sale is not for cash, the several maximum retail prices fixed by this Order may be increased as follows :—

(a) In the case of quantities sold in loose bulk ....
(b) In the case of 2 lb. tins . . . . . . . . . ½d. per tin.
(c) In the case of 7 lb. tins . . . . . . . . . 1d. "

If in respect of any lot of golden syrup or treacle sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing 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.

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

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 golden syrup or treacle to which this Order applies where special circumstances exist, or for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred 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 golden syrup or treacle or may relate generally to all golden syrup or treacle to which this Order applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer, while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of October 1951.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.]

D. W. A. BARKER, Presiding Member.
I. D. REID, Member.

Price Order No. 1298 (Sugar)

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. 1298.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the 19th day of October

(1) Price Orders Nos. 1239* and 1290† 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.

(1) In this Order—

“The company” means The Colonial Sugar Refining Com-
pany, Limited :

The expressions “the Auckland Sugar District” and “the
Sugar Free Delivery Area” mean respectively the
district and area recognized by the sugar trade at the
time of the coming into force of this Order as the Auckland
Sugar District, or the Sugar Free Delivery Area, as the
case may be :

The expression “the Central Sugar District” means the
North Island of New Zealand other than the Auckland
Sugar District :

The expression “the Southern Sugar District” means the
South Island of New Zealand :

“Manufacturer” means any person who purchases sugar for
use in manufacturing processes from the company under
contract, from a distributor or from a retail storekeeper :

“Distributor” means a duly recognized agent of the company
who acquires sugar for resale to retail storekeepers or to
bakers, sugar boilers, or other persons using sugar in
manufacturing processes, and, with respect to sales of
sugar made direct by the company to retail storekeepers
or to bakers, sugar boilers, and other persons using sugar
in manufacturing processes, includes the company :

“Direct customer” means any person other than a manu-
facturer or distributor who purchases sugar direct from
the company :

Gazette, 3 May 1951, Vol. II, page 625.
† Gazette, 27 September 1951, Vol. III, page 1453.

(2) References in this Order to metropolitan areas shall be
deemed to be references to the metropolitan areas described in
the Fifth Schedule hereto.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

(1) This Order applies with respect to sugar manufactured
by the company and to any other sugar distributed by the company.
(2) The maximum prices fixed by this Order are fixed with
respect to sugar sold in packages in accordance with the customary
usage in the sugar trade, and no charge shall be made by the
company or any distributor for any containers other than drums
or kegs used in respect of invert sugar.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF SUGAR TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Company's Prices

(1) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the maximum net
price that may be charged or received by the company for any sugar
to which this Order applies—

(a) That is sold to a manufacturer or a distributor shall be the
appropriate price fixed in the First Schedule hereto :

(b) That is sold to a direct customer shall be the appropriate
price fixed in the Third Schedule hereto.

(2) Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding subclause,
the maximum prices fixed by the last preceding subclause are fixed
subject to delivery terms as follows :—

(a) Where the sugar is for delivery within the Sugar Free
Delivery Area : Free of all transport charges :

(b) Where the sugar is for delivery within the Auckland Sugar
District but beyond the Sugar Free Delivery Area :
F.o.r. Auckland or f.o.b. Auckland, as the case may
require :

(c) Where the sugar is for delivery in the Central Sugar District
or the Southern Sugar District : F.o.b. Auckland.

(3) The delivery terms set out in the last preceding subclause
apply only with respect to sugar delivered in a lot of a half-ton or
more, and to sugar, irrespective of the weight thereof, that is
delivered together with golden syrup or treacle and the total weight
of the consignment of sugar and golden syrup or treacle is a half-ton
or more.