No. 19 575

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 4 APRIL 1968
Published by Authority

WELLINGTON: FRIDAY, 5 APRIL 1968

Price Order No. 2075 (Eggs)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, I, Geoffrey Harold Datson, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of Industries and Commerce acting under a delegation from the Price Tribunal, hereby make the following price order:

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 2075 and shall come into force on the 6th day of April 1968.

2. (1) Price Orders No. 2058†, 2066†, 2071§ 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. In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“Hamilton Egg Marketing Area” means the area so constituted under the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*:

“Marlborough District” means the district comprising the counties of Awatere and Marlborough, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

“Nelson District” means the district comprising the county of Golden Bay and the Waimea Division of the county of Waimea, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

“Northland District” means the district comprising the counties of Otamatea, Hobson, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Hokianga, Whangaroa, and Mangonui, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

“Taranaki District” means the district comprising the counties of Taranaki, Clifton, Egmont, Inglewood, Stratford, Eltham, Waimate West, and Hawera, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

“Wellington Egg Marketing Area” means the area so constituted under the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*:

“Westland District” means the district comprising the counties of Buller, Inangahua, Grey, Westland, and the Murchison Division of the county of Waimea, including all cities, boroughs, and town districts situated within or contiguous to the boundaries of any such county:

“Cartoned eggs” means eggs which are packed in a divisible “Safety” egg carton or in a “Unibox” carton, and supplied by a licensed distributor, or a producer authorised by the Egg Marketing Authority, to a retailer and sold by a retailer to a consumer.

“Licensed distributor” means the holder of a distributor’s licence under the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953*.

In this price order the terms “decimal currency”, “existing currency”, and “transitional period” shall have the same meaning as in the Decimal Currency Act 1964.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

4. This order applies in respect to all sales in New Zealand whether wholesale or retail, of eggs of domestic fowls or ducks, but does not apply to eggs transferred between licensed distributors or used in the manufacture of egg pulp or to the sale of eggs which the vendor proves were sold for the purposes of hatching.

CLASSIFICATION OF EGGS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER

Hen Eggs

5. (1) For the purposes of this order, every lot of hen eggs sold by a producer, or licensed distributor, or retailer shall be classified in the following sizes as “Large Grade”, “Standard Grade”, “Medium Grade”, “Pullet Grade”, or “Mixed”.

(2) With respect to hen eggs that have been graded in accordance with the Egg Marketing Authority Regulations 1953, the classification of such eggs for the purposes of this order shall correspond to the grading under those regulations.

(3) With respect to hen eggs that have not been graded in accordance with the said regulations, the following special provisions shall apply:

(a) Any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale may be classified for the purposes of this order as “Large Grade”, “Standard Grade”, “Medium Grade”, or “Pullet Grade” as the case may be, if all the eggs in the lot would be of the corresponding grade if they had been graded under the said regulations.

(b) Any lot of eggs sold or offered for sale consisting of eggs which, if graded under the said regulations, would be graded in more than one grade shall be classified for the purposes of this order as “Mixed Eggs”: Provided that if the average weight of the eggs in the lot is less than 2 oz the lot shall be classified as “Pullet Grade” eggs.

Duck Eggs

6. (1) For the purposes of this order, every lot of duck eggs sold by a producer, licensed distributor, or retailer shall be classified as “Large”, “Small”, or “Mixed”.

(2) With respect to the classification of duck eggs—

(a) All eggs of a weight not less than 2⅜ oz shall be classified as “Large”.

(b) All eggs of a weight less than 2⅜ oz shall be classified as “Small”.

(c) If any lot of eggs comprises some eggs classifiable as “Large” and some classifiable as “Small”, all the eggs in the lot shall be classified as “Mixed”.

FIXING MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF EGGS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

7. (1) The maximum retail price that may be charged or received by any retailer (including a producer) for any eggs to which this order applies shall be the appropriate maximum price specified in the Schedule hereto.