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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 23

Price Order No. 1361 (Eggs), (Dunedin and 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. 1361, and shall come into force on the 24th day of March 1952.

2. (1) Price Orders Nos. 1297*, 1315† and 1350‡, 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—

The expressions “Dunedin Egg Marketing Area” and “Invercargill Egg Marketing Area” mean respectively the areas so constituted under the Egg Marketing Regulations 1951§.

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 Dunedin Egg Marketing Area and the Invercargill Egg Marketing Area 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 1⁹⁄₁₆ oz. shall be deemed to be “First Grade”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 1⁹⁄₁₆ 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.

Fresh. Chilled.

s. d. s. d.

For Hen Eggs—

First Grade .. .. .. 4 11½ 4 5½

Pullet Grade .. .. .. 4 0½ 3 8½

For Duck Eggs—

Large .. .. .. 4 11½ ..

Small .. .. .. 4 7½ ..

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.

Fresh. Chilled.

s. d. s. d.

For Hen Eggs—

First Grade .. .. .. 5 4 4 10

Pullet Grade .. .. .. 4 5 4 1

For Duck Eggs—

Large .. .. .. 5 4 ..

Small .. .. .. 5 0 ..

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.

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

† Gazette, 15 November 1951, Vol. III, page 1712.

‡ Gazette, 21 February 1952, Vol. I, page 280.

§ Statutory Regulations 1951, Serial number 1951/203, page 684.

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 20th day of March 1952.

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

[L.S.]

G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.

I. D. REID, Member.

Price Order No. 1355 (Cotton Wool)

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. 1355, and shall come into force on the 20th day of March 1952.

2. (1) Price Order No. 1313* 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. This Order applies with respect to all cotton wool manufactured and packed in New Zealand.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF COTTON WOOL TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Manufacturer’s Prices

4. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by the manufacturer for any cotton wool to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows:—

(a) Where the sale is made to a hospital (whether public or private) or to a wholesaler for resale by him to a hospital the maximum price shall be 6s. 7d. per pound free on rail Foxton.

(b) Where the sale is made to a wholesaler for resale by him to a retailer the maximum price shall be:—

At the Rate of,
Per Pound
s. d.

For 16 oz. packs .. .. .. 6 9

For 8 oz. packs .. .. .. 6 10

For 4 oz. packs .. .. .. 6 11

For 2 oz. packs .. .. .. 7 2

For 1 oz. packs .. .. .. 7 8

(2) The maximum prices fixed by paragraph (b) of subclause (1) hereof are fixed on the basis of delivery freight paid—

(a) To wholesaler’s nearest port where sea freight is entailed.

(b) To wholesaler’s nearest railway station where rail freight is entailed.

Wholesalers’ Prices

5. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any cotton wool to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows:—

(a) Where the sale is made to a hospital (whether public or private) the maximum price shall be 6s. 8¾d. per pound free on rail Foxton.

(b) Where the sale is made to a retailer the maximum price shall be the actual price paid by the wholesaler to the manufacturer increased by 12½ per cent of that price.

(2) If in respect of any cotton wool the wholesale price charged in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Order is not an exact number of pence, the maximum price shall be computed to the next upward penny.

Retailers’ Prices

6. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any cotton wool to which this Order applies shall be the actual price paid by the retailer to the wholesaler increased by 25 per cent of that price.

(2) If in respect of any cotton wool the retail price charged in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Order is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES

7. 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 prices in respect of any goods to which this Order applies where special circumstances 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 goods or may relate generally to all goods 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 19th day of March 1952.

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 November 1951, Vol. III, page 1714.