12 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

781

Mining Privileges Struck Off the Register

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PURSUANT to section 188 of the Mining Act 1926, I hereby give notice that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been struck off the Register.

Dated at Cromwell this 26th day of April 1955.

F. A. FOOTE, Mining Registrar.

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SCHEDULE

(Mines 10/5/16)

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Price Order No. 1608 (Amendment No. 1 of Price Order No. 1544*) (Imported Lemons)

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PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tribunal hereby makes the following amending Price Order:

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1608 and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 1544* (hereinafter referred to as the principal Order).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 13th day of May 1955.

3. The principal Order is hereby amended by revoking clause 3 (1) thereof, and substituting the following new clause:

“3. (1) This Order applies with respect to all lemons (except Californian lemons) imported into New Zealand, and sold by way of retail.”

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of May 1955.

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

[L.S.]
D. J. DALGLISH (Judge), President.
H. PEARCE, Member.

*Gazette, 1 April 1954, Vol. I, page 519.

Price Order No. 1609 (Californian Oranges and Californian Lemons)

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PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price Tribunal hereby makes the following Price Order:

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 1609, and shall come into force on the 13th day of May 1955.

2. (1) Price Order No. 502* 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 Californian oranges and Californian lemons sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF ORANGES AND LEMONS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

4. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any oranges or lemons to which this Order applies shall be determined as follows:

(a) With respect to oranges and lemons sold at any place within the metropolitan areas of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin as defined in the Schedule hereto, or in any of the cities or boroughs of Whangarei, Hamilton, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Stratford, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Westport, Timaru, Oamaru, Gore, Balclutha, or Invercargill—

At the Rate of:
Per Pound
s. d.
Californian oranges …… 1 5¾
Californian lemons …… 1 8

(b) With respect to oranges and lemons sold elsewhere in New Zealand—

At the Rate of:
Per Pound
s. d.
Californian oranges …… 1 6
Californian lemons …… 1 8¾

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges or lemons the 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 shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES

5. 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 oranges or 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 clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of oranges or lemons or may relate generally to all oranges or lemons to which this Order applies sold by the retailer while the approval remains in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

6. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale in any shop any oranges or lemons to which this Order applies shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the oranges or lemons to which it relates as to be obviously in relation thereto a ticket, placard, or label on which shall be stated in legible and prominent characters the word “Californian” and the retail price per pound of the oranges or lemons.

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SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of May 1955.

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

[L.S.]
D. J. DALGLISH (Judge), President.
H. PEARCE, Member.

*Gazette, 7 March 1946, Vol. I, page 312.