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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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The Standards Act 1941-Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications

NOTICE is hereby given that on the dates stated in the first column hereunder, the undermentioned specifications were declared to be standard specifications by the Minister of Industries and Commerce pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941.

Applications for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.l.

*NOTE.—These standards are in the course of printing. Copies will be available soon.

L. J. McDONALD,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

Notice to Mariners No. 30 of 1953

NEW ZEALAND — NORTH ISLAND - HAURAKI GULF Green Noises Island (114)—Light to be Established ON or about 1 May 1953, a light Gp. (3) 15 sec. 124 ft. 10M., will be established in position 36° 42' 30" S., 175° 00' 23" E. (approx.). It will be shown from a white tower, 14 ft. in height.

Sectors are to be inserted as follows: White from 232° to 279°, red thence to 289°, white thence to 061°, red thence to 232°.

Characteristics: Flash 0.5 sec., eclipse 1.0 sec; flash 0.5 sec., eclipse 1.0; flash 0.5 sec., eclipse 11.5 secs.

Chart Affected: No. 1896.

Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1946, page 174; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables 1953, page 83.

Authority: Marine Department.

Wellington, N.Z., 31 March 1953.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.

(M. 3/3/284)

Officiating Ministers for 1953—Notice No. 11 PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act 1908, the following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, Commonly Called the Church of England The Reverend Gerard Francis Senior, M.A.

Jehovah's Witnesses Mr. Angus Murray McNeill.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of April 1953.

S. T. BARNETT, Registrar-General.

Revocation of Price Order No. 1295

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, hereby revokes Price Order No. 1295* relating to second-hand 44 gallon drums.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of April 1953.

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

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

• Gazette, 11 October 1951, Vol. III, page 1510.

Price Order No. 1459 (Island Oranges)

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. 1459 and shall come into force on the 14th day of April 1953.

2. (1) Price Orders Nos. 1236* and 1446† 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. (1) In this Order “Island oranges” means oranges grown in any of the Pacific Islands and imported into New Zealand. (2) References in this Order to metropolitan areas are references to the metropolitan areas described in the Schedule hereto.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This Order applies with respect to all Island oranges.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES

5. (1) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any Island oranges shall be—

(a) When sold by a retailer carrying on business in any of the metropolitan areas of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin, or in any of the Cities or Boroughs of Whangarei, Hamilton, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Stratford, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill— 9½d. per pound.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere— 10d. per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges 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 halfpence, the maximum price of the lot may be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

6. Subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by any retailer, may authorize special prices in respect of any Island oranges 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 clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of oranges or may relate generally to all Island oranges to which this Order applies sold by the retailer while the approval remains in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

7. Every retailer who offers or exposes any Island oranges for sale in any shop shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the oranges 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 following particulars:—

(a) The retail price per pound of the oranges : (b) The word “Island”.

SCHEDULE DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of April 1953.

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

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

• Gazette, 26 April, 1951, Vol. I, page 588. † Gazette, 23 January, 1953, Vol. I, page 94.