✨ Price Order for Eggs
8 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1105
(2) With respect to the classification of hen eggs—
(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 1¹²⁄₁₆ oz. shall be deemed to be “Large”.
(b) All eggs of a weight less than 1¹²⁄₁₆ oz. but not less than 1⁴⁄₁₆ 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
- (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 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 “Mixed”.
FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES
Wholesale Prices
- (1) 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—
| For Hen Eggs— | Westland District (Per Dozen) (Fresh) | Elsewhere in South Island Excluding Nelson Egg Marketing Area and Blenheim and Picton Districts (Per Dozen) (Fresh) |
|---|---|---|
| Loose | Loose | |
| Large | s. d. 4 10½ | s. d. 4 6½ |
| Small | .. .. 4 0½ | 3 8½ |
| Mixed | .. .. 4 8½ | 4 4½ |
| For Duck Eggs— | ||
| Large | .. .. 4 6½ | 4 2½ |
| Small | .. .. 3 8½ | 3 4½ |
| Mixed | .. .. 4 4½ | 4 0½ |
(2) Every wholesaler (including a producer selling otherwise than by way of retail) who sells any eggs to which this Order applies shall specify in the relevant invoices with respect to each item the classification of the eggs comprised in the item.
Retail Prices
- The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any eggs to which this Order applies shall be—
| Westland District (Per Dozen) (Fresh) | Elsewhere in South Island Excluding Nelson Egg Marketing Area and Blenheim and Picton Districts (Per Dozen) (Fresh) | |
|---|---|---|
| Loose | Loose | |
| For Hen Eggs— | s. d. | s. d. |
| Large | .. .. 5 4 | 5 0 |
| Small | .. .. 4 6 | 4 2 |
| Mixed | .. .. 5 2 | 4 10 |
| For Duck Eggs— | ||
| Large | .. .. 5 0 | 4 8 |
| Small | .. .. 4 2 | 3 10 |
| Mixed | .. .. 4 10 | 4 6 |
SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED
- 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.
RETAILERS TO EXHIBIT PRICES
- 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 8th day of July 1955.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
[LS.]
G. LAURENCE, Presiding Member.
H. PEARCE, Member.
Price 6d.
BY AUTHORITY: R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.—1955
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Price Order No. 1616 (Eggs) South Island, Excluding Nelson Egg Marketing Area and Blenheim and Picton Districts
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🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry8 July 1955
Price Order, Eggs, Control of Prices Act 1947, South Island, Nelson Egg Marketing Area, Blenheim District, Picton District, Westland District, Cartoned eggs, Wholesale prices, Retail prices, Duck eggs, Hen eggs
- G. Laurence, Presiding Member
- H. Pearce, Member