8 DECEMBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1933

Price Order No. 1827 (Oatmeal and Rolled Oats)

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

PRELIMINARY

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 1827 and shall come into force on the 9th day of December 1960.

2. (1) Price Orders No. 1604* and 1617† are hereby revoked.
   (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) With respect to oatmeal and rolled oats sold in sacks or bags, the several maximum prices fixed by this order include the price of the sack or bag.
   (2) The weights specified in this order are exclusive of the weight of the sack, bag, or other container.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This order applies with respect to all oatmeal and rolled oats manufactured in New Zealand and sold otherwise than under the trade names of Creamoata, Milk Oaties, Otienuts, Cream O’Groats, Otis, Oatlets, Oatina, Oto, Cereo, or Scotch Oats.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES OF OATMEAL AND ROLLED OATS TO WHICH THIS PRICE ORDER APPLIES

Wholesalers’ Prices

5. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause and of clause 7 hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any oatmeal or rolled oats to which this order applies shall be determined as follows:
   (a) For oatmeal and rolled oats sold by any wholesaler whose place of business is situate in any of the cities or boroughs of Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, or Westport, the maximum wholesale price shall be:
   (i) For oatmeal
   £ s. d.
   In 160 lb sacks ..... 83 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 100 lb sacks ..... 84 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 50 lb bags ..... 86 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 25 lb bags
   (loose) ..... 87 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 25 lb bags (packed in sacks in lots of six) ..... 89 0 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 5 lb bags ..... 2 15 8 per dozen bags.
   In 3 lb bags ..... 1 16 6 per dozen bags.
   In 2 lb bags ..... 1 5 6 per dozen bags.
   In 1½ lb bags ..... 19 6 per dozen bags.
   In containers of any other size ..... 83 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   (ii) For rolled oats—
   In 150 lb sacks ..... 85 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 125 lb sacks ..... 86 0 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 100 lb sacks ..... 86 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 50 lb bags ..... 90 10 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 20 lb bags (packed in sacks in lots of six) ..... 11 15 0 per dozen bags.
   In 4 lb bags ..... 2 9 0 per dozen bags.
   In 2 lb bags ..... 1 6 9 per dozen bags.
   In containers of any other size ..... 85 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   (b) For oatmeal and rolled oats sold by any other wholesaler the maximum wholesale price shall be:
   (i) For oatmeal—
   £ s. d.
   In 160 lb sacks ..... 86 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 100 lb sacks ..... 87 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 50 lb bags ..... 89 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 25 lb bags
   (loose) ..... 90 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 25 lb bags (packed in sacks in lots of six) ..... 92 0 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 5 lb bags ..... 2 17 6 per dozen bags.
   In 3 lb bags ..... 1 17 8 per dozen bags.
   In 2 lb bags ..... 1 6 3 per dozen bags.
   In 1½ lb bags ..... 1 0 1 per dozen bags.
   In containers of any other size ..... 86 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   (ii) For rolled oats—
   In 150 lb sacks ..... 88 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 125 lb sacks ..... 89 0 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 100 lb sacks ..... 89 15 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 50 lb bags ..... 93 10 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.
   In 20 lb bags (packed in sacks in lots of six) ..... 12 2 2 per dozen bags.
   In 4 lb bags ..... 2 10 6 per dozen bags.
   In 2 lb bags ..... 1 7 6 per dozen bags.
   In containers of any other size ..... 88 5 0 per ton of 2,000 lb.

(2) The maximum prices fixed by the foregoing provisions of this clause shall be reduced by a discount of 2½ per cent thereof where payment is made on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which delivery is made to the retailer.

Retailers’ Prices

6. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause and of clause 7 hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any oatmeal or rolled oats to which this order applies shall be determined as follows:

(a) For oatmeal and rolled oats sold by any retailer in any area within which any wholesaler carrying on business in any of the cities or boroughs of Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, or Westport, normally undertakes the free delivery of goods to retailers, the maximum retail price shall be:

When Packed in Original Containers Bulk
s. d. s. d.
(i) For oatmeal—
1 lb lots ..... 1 0½
1½ lb lots ..... 1 6½
2 lb lots ..... 2 0½
3 lb lots ..... 3 0½
5 lb lots ..... 5 0
7 lb lots ..... 6 10
25 lb lots ..... 23 10 22 10
50 lb lots ..... 46 6 45 8
100 lb lots ..... 90 5 89 3

When Packed in Original Containers Bulk
s. d. s. d.
(ii) For rolled oats—
1 lb lots ..... 1 2
2 lb lots ..... 2 7
4 lb lots ..... 4 7½
20 lb lots ..... 21 10 19 6
50 lb lots ..... 49 8 47 9
100 lb lots ..... 95 2 93 6
125 lb lots ..... 115 3 115 3

(b) For oatmeal and rolled oats sold by any other retailer the maximum retail price shall be:

When Packed in Original Containers Bulk
s. d. s. d.
(i) For oatmeal—
1 lb lots ..... 1 1
1½ lb lots ..... 1 7½
2 lb lots ..... 2 6½
3 lb lots ..... 3 7
5 lb lots ..... 5 5
7 lb lots ..... 7 1½
25 lb lots ..... 24 10½ 23 10½
50 lb lots ..... 48 7 47 9
100 lb lots ..... 94 7 93 5

When Packed in Original Containers Bulk
s. d. s. d.
(ii) For rolled oats—
1 lb lots ..... 1 2½
2 lb lots ..... 2 8
4 lb lots ..... 4 9½
20 lb lots ..... 22 8 20 4
50 lb lots ..... 51 9 49 10
100 lb lots ..... 99 4 97 8
125 lb lots ..... 120 5 120 5

(2) Where any bulk oatmeal or rolled oats to which this order applies is sold by retail in a lot other than one of the lots specified in subclause (1) of this clause, the maximum price of the lot shall be the price of the nearest lower specified lot increased as follows:
(a) In the case of retailers to whom paragraph (a) of subclause (1) of this clause applies: By 1s. 0½d. a pound for oatmeal or 1s. 2d. a pound for rolled oats (as the case may be) for each pound of the surplus;
(b) In the case of retailers to whom paragraph (b) of subclause (1) of this clause applies: By 1s. 1d. a pound for oatmeal or 1s. 2d. a pound for rolled oats (as the case may be) for each pound of the surplus.
(3) If in respect of any oatmeal or rolled oats 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 half-pence, the maximum price of the lot may be increased to the nearest upward halfpenny.

SPECIAL PRICES WHERE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES INCURRED

7. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this order and subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Tribunal, on application by any wholesaler or retailer, may authorise special maximum prices in respect of any oatmeal or rolled oats 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 oatmeal or rolled oats or may relate generally to all oatmeal or rolled oats sold by the wholesaler or retailer while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1960.

The seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of-

[L.S.]

(I. and C.)

S. T. BARNETT, President.
R. D. CHRISTIE, Member.
F. F. SIMMONS, Member.

*Gazette, 14 April 1955, Vol. I, p. 660
†Gazette, 21 July 1955, Vol. II, p. 1149