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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
Price Order No. 1692 (Island 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. 1692, and
   shall come into force on the 12th day of April 1957.
2. (1) Price Order No. 1661* is hereby revoked, and Price
   Order No. 1665† is also hereby revoked in so far as it applies
   to Island oranges.
   (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, Tauranga, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Stratford, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—
   11d. per pound.
   (b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere—
   11½d. 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 authorise
   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
   Name of
   Metropolitan
   Area
   Districts Included Therein
   Auckland .. The City of Auckland, the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, Ellerslie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, New Lynn, Newmarket, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Otahuhu, Takapuna, Mount Wellington.
   Wellington .. The Cities of Wellington and Lower Hutt, the Boroughs of Eastbourne and Petone.
   Christchurch .. The City of Christchurch and the Borough of Riccarton.
   Dunedin .. The City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of Green Island, Port Chalmers, St. Kilda, and West Harbour.
   Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April 1957.
   The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the
   presence of—
   H. PEARCE, Presiding Member.
   F. F. SIMMONS, Member.
   [L.S.]
   *Gazette, 7 June 1956, Vol. II, p. 756
   †Gazette, 5 July 1956, Vol. II, p. 905
   No. 28
   Price Order No. 1693 (Californian Oranges)
   PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, the Price
   Tribunal hereby makes the following price order:
8. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 1693, and
   shall come into force on the 12th day of April 1957.
9. (1) Price Order No. 1609* is hereby revoked, and Price
   Order No. 1665† is also hereby revoked in so far as it applies
   to Californian oranges.
   (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.
   APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER
10. This order applies with respect to all Californian oranges
    sold by way of retail in New Zealand.
    FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF ORANGES TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES
11. (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, Tauranga, 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 3
    (b) With respect to oranges sold elsewhere in New Zealand—
    At the Rate of:
    Per Pound
    s. d.
    Californian oranges ... 1 3½
    (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 halfpence, the maximum
    price of the lot shall be computed to the next upward halfpenny.
    PROVISION FOR SPECIAL PRICES
12. 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 authorise 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
13. 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 word “Californian” and the retail
    price per pound of the oranges.
    SCHEDULE
    DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS
    Name of
    Metropolitan
    Area
    Districts Included Therein
    Auckland ... The City of Auckland, the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, Ellerslie, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, New Lynn, Newmarket, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Otahuhu, Takapuna, and Mount Wellington.
    Wellington ... The Cities of Wellington and Lower Hutt, and the Boroughs of Eastbourne and Petone
    Christchurch ... The City of Christchurch and the Borough of Riccarton.
    Dunedin ... The City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of Green Island, Port Chalmers, St. Kilda, and West Harbour.
    Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April 1957.
    The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
    H. PEARCE, Presiding Member.
    F. F. SIMMONS, Member.
    [L.S.]
    *Gazette, 12 May 1955, Vol. II, p. 781.
    †Gazette, 5 July 1956, Vol. II, p. 905.