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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 58

Price Order No. 1624 (South African Oranges)

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. 1624, and shall come into force on the 16th day of September 1955.

2. (1) Price Order No. 1557* 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 South African oranges sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF ORANGES TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

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

(a) With respect to oranges 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, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—

At the Rate of:
Per Pound
s. d.
South African oranges . . . . 1 2

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

At the Rate of:
Per Pound
s. d.
South African oranges . . . . 1 2½

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges the price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

PROVISIONS 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 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 oranges 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 to which this Order applies shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the oranges 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 words “South African” and the retail price per pound of the oranges.

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of September 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 July 1954, Vol. II, page 1080.

Price Order No. 1625 (Bananas)

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. 1625, and shall come into force on the 16th day of September 1955.

2. (1) Price Order No. 1600* 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 bananas sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF BANANAS

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

(a) With respect to bananas 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 11½d. per pound.

(b) With respect to bananas sold elsewhere in New Zealand at the rate of 1s. per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of bananas the price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or half-pence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.

PROVISIONS 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 bananas 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 bananas, or may relate generally to all bananas to which this Order applies sold by the retailers while the approval remains in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

6. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale in any shop any bananas to which this Order applies shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the bananas 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 retail price per pound of the bananas.

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of September 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, 31 March 1955, Vol. I, page 606.