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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 86

Price Order No. 1312 (New Zealand Lemons Other than Meyer Lemons)

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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. 1312, and shall come into force on the 19th day of November 1951.

2. (1) Price Orders No. 1267*, and 1269†, are hereby revoked.
   (2) The revocation of the said Price Orders 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) This Order applies with respect to all New Zealand grown lemons (other than Meyer lemons) sold by way of retail.
   (2) The provisions of this Order as to maximum retail prices shall apply notwithstanding that any such lemons are sold otherwise than by weight.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES

4. (1) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the maximum retail price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any lemons to which this Order applies shall be computed as follows:—
   (a) For lemons sold at any place in the North Island, north of a straight line drawn from Tirua Point on the West Coast to Young Nick’s Head on the East Coast: At the rate of 11d. per pound.
   (b) For lemons sold elsewhere in the North Island: At the rate of 1s. per pound.
   (c) For lemons sold in the South Island: At the rate of 1s. 1d. per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of lemons sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this Order, and subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by any retailer, may authorize special maximum prices in respect of any lemons to which this Order applies where special circumstances exist, or for any reason extraordinary charges (freight or otherwise) are incurred by the retailer. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this sub-clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of lemons or may relate generally to all lemons to which this Order applies sold by the retailer while the approval remains in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

5. Every retailer who offers or exposes any such lemons for sale in any shop shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the lemons 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 retail price per pound of the lemons.

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

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

[L.S.]
G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
I. D. REID, Member.

• Gazette, 12 July 1951, Vol. II, page 993.
  † Gazette, 26 July 1951, Vol. II, page 1057.

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Price Order No. 1311 (Amendment No. 3 of Price Order No. 1150), (Flour)

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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. 1311, and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 1150* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 16th day of November 1951.

3. The principal Order is hereby amended by revoking clause 5, and substituting the following clause:—

“5. The prices fixed by this Order do not include the price of any calico bags containing the flour, and an additional charge made be made for the calico bags not exceeding—
“1s. 5¾d. where the calico bag contains 50 lb. of flour.
“1s. 0¼d. where the calico bag contains 25 lb. of flour.
“8½d. where the calico bag contains 12½ lb. of flour.”

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

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

[L.S.]
G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
I. D. REID, Member.

• Gazette, 5 May 1950, Vol. II, page 539.

Price Order No. 1315 (Amendment No. 1 of Price Order No. 1297), (Eggs: Invercargill)

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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. 1315, and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 1297* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 19th day of November, 1951.

3. The principal Order is hereby amended by revoking clauses 7 and 8 and substituting the following clauses:—

“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 10½
“Pullet Grade . . . . 2 11½
“For duck eggs—
“Large . . . . 3 10½
“Small . . . . 3 6

“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 . . . . 4 3
“Pullet Grade . . . . 3 4
“For duck eggs—
“Large . . . . 4 3
“Small . . . . 3 10½”

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

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

[L.S.]
G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
I. D. REID, Member.

• Gazette, 11 October 1951, Vol. III, page 1508.

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Price Order No. 1308 (Condensed Milk)

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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. 1308, and shall come into force on the 15th day of November 1951.

2. (1) Price Order No. 1275* 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.

3. In this Order the expression “case” or “case-lot” means a lot consisting of four dozen tins of any one kind of condensed milk to which this Order applies, as packed by the manufacturer in a case or other container.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This Order applies only with respect to condensed milk marketed under the brands of “Highlander,” “Nestles,” and “Ideal.”

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF CONDENSED MILK TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Manufacturer’s Prices

5. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause, the maximum prices that may be charged or received by the manufacturer for any condensed milk to which this Order applies that is sold by the manufacturer to a wholesaler shall be—

Per Case.
£ s. d.
Sweetened Condensed Milk—
(a) For “Highlander” brand (14 oz. tins) . . 2 17 0
(b) For “Nestles” brand (14 oz. tins) . . 2 17 0
Unsweetened Condensed Milk—
For “Ideal” brand (11 oz. tins) . . . . 2 0 0

(2) The maximum prices fixed by the last preceding subclause shall be reduced by a trade discount of 10 per cent thereof, and the prices so calculated shall be further 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 wholesaler.

(3) In respect of deliveries in quantities of not less than six cases to wholesalers carrying on business at Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, New Plymouth, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Wellington, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, or Invercargill, the maximum prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause are fixed as for delivery (in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (5) hereof) to the wholesaler’s store at his place of business, or, at the option of the wholesaler, at the local depot of a common carrier nominated in that behalf by the wholesaler.

• Gazette, 9 August 1951, Vol. II, page 1164.