8 OCTOBER

Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Chemicals Notice,
Amendment No. 20 (No. Ag. 10693)

Pursuant to the Agricultural Chemicals Act 1959, and to a
delegation from the Minister of Agriculture under sections
9 and 10 of the Department of Agriculture Act 1953 for the
purposes of the said Act, it is hereby notified that the Schedule
to the Agricultural Chemicals Notice (No. Ag. 10487)* is
hereby amended by adding the products specified in the
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE
Product Name Prop Reg.
No. No.
Tartan Dichlorprop .... .... 16 1807
Tartan Mecomix Triple .... .... 16 1809
Tartan Mecoprop 30 .... .... 16 1808
Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October 1970.
S. C. GAINEY, Chief Executive Officer.
*Gazette, No. 55, 11 September 1969, p. 1721

Price Order No. 2144 (Australian Oranges)

Pursuant to the Control of Prices Act 1947, I, Clifford Ernest
Beard, 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. 2144, and
   shall come into force on the 9th day of October 1970.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2106* 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.

3. 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 Australian oranges
   sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

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
   Australian 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, Takapuna, Hamilton,
Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Strat-
ford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier,
Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth,
Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or
Invercargill—

19 cents per pound.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere—

1 lb, 20 cents;
2 lb, 39 cents;
3 lb, 59 cents;
4 lb, 78 cents;
5 lb, 98 cents;
6 lb, $1.17.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at 20 cents per
pound. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the
rate of 19½ cents per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges sold by a retailer
the maximum price calculated in accordance with the fore-
going provisions of this clause is not an exact number of
cents, the maximum price of the lot may be computed to the
nearest whole cent.

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 Australian 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
   Australian oranges to which this order applies sold by the
   retailer while the approval remains in force.

1819

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

7. Every retailer who offers or exposes any Australian 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. Retailers to
whom clause 5 (1) (b) of this order applies shall state at
least the prices for 1 lb and 2 lb lots.

(b) The word “Australian”.

SCHEDULE
DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS
Name of Districts Included Therein
Metropolitan Area
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, Mt. 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, and St.
Kilda.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of October 1970.
C. E. BEARD,
Director of Distribution Division.
*Gazette, 19 June 1969, Vol. II, p. 1134
(I. and C.)

Price Order No. 2145 (Ecuadorian Bananas)

Pursuant to the Control of Prices Act 1947, I, Clifford Ernest
Beard, 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. 2145 and
   shall come into force on the 9th day of October 1970.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2131* 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.

3. 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 Ecuadorian bananas
   sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF ECUADORIAN BANANAS

5. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received
   by any retailer for any Ecuadorian bananas to which this order
   applies 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, Takapuna, Hamilton,
Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Strat-
ford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier,
Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth,
Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or
Invercargill—

19 cents per lb.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business else-
where—

1 lb, 20 cents;
2 lb, 39 cents;
3 lb, 59 cents;
4 lb, 78 cents;
5 lb, 98 cents;
6 lb, $1.17.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of
20 cents per lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated
at the rate of 19½ cents per lb.