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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

8. The maximum retail price that may be charged or received by any retailer (including a producer) for any eggs to which this Order applies shall be the appropriate maximum price specified in the Second Schedule hereto.

Retailers to Exhibit Prices

9. 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 according to whether they are "Heavy Grade",

"Standard Grade", "Medium Grade", "Pullet Grade", or "Mixed" (in the case of hen eggs) or "Large", "Small", or "Mixed" (in the case of duck eggs), and the retail price per dozen of the eggs.

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES

10. 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 to any eggs 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 eggs, or may relate generally to all eggs to which this Order applies sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains in force.

FIRST SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICES (PER DOZEN) FOR EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Hen Eggs.

Duck Eggs.

SECOND SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES (PER DOZEN) FOR EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

Hen Eggs.

Duck Eggs.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of May 1953.

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

G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.

D. W. A. BARKER, Member.

Price Order No. 1468 (Eggs) South Island, Excluding Nelson Egg Marketing Area and Blenheim and Picton Districts

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. 1468, and shall come into force on the 11th day of May 1953.

2. (1) Price Orders Nos. 1394*, 1415†, 1428†, 1445§, and 1454|| are 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 "Nelson Egg Marketing Area" means the area so constituted under the Egg Marketing Regulations 1951||:

"Blenheim District" means the district within a radius of ten miles from the post-office at Blenheim:

"Picton District" means the district within a radius of ten miles from the post-office at Picton :

"Westland District" means the district comprising the counties of Buller, Murchison, Inangahua, Grey, and Westland, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situate within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county.

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) of eggs of domestic fowls or ducks.

(2) This Order shall not apply with respect to the sale of eggs within the North Island or in Nelson Egg Marketing Area or in the Blenheim and Picton Districts or 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 "Large" or "Small" or "Mixed".

(2) With respect to the classification of hen eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 1½ oz. shall be deemed to be "Large".

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 1½ oz. but not less than 1¼ oz. shall be deemed to be "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 for the purposes of this Order as "Mixed": Provided that if the average weight of the eggs in the lot is less than 2 ozs. the lot shall be classified as "Small".

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" or "Mixed".

(2) With respect to the classification of duck eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 2½ oz. shall be classified as "Large".

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 2½ oz. shall be classified as "Small".