22 OCTOBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Officers Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorise the officers in the service of the Crown specified in the Schedule below to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.

SCHEDULE

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (ARMY)

Designation Location

Civil Administration Officer Auckland
Staff Officer Administration Auckland Army Area
Civil Administration Officer Papakura Camp
Staff Officer Administration Papakura Camp
Camp Commandant Ngaruwawahia Camp
Civil Administration Officer H.Q. Home Command
Assistant Area Commander Wellington Army Area
Civil Administration Officer H.Q. Waiouru Command
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General H.Q. Waiouru Command
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General H.Q. Waiouru Command
Civil Administration Officer Linton Army Area
Staff Officer Administration Linton Army Area
Civil Administration Officer Trentham Camp
Staff Officer Administration Trentham Camp
Civil Administration Officer Christchurch
Staff Officer Administration Christchurch Army Area
Civil Administration Officer Burnham Camp
Staff Officer Administration Burnham Camp
Area Officer Nelson Army Area
Area Officer Dunedin Army Area

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of October 1970.

D. J. RIDDIFORD, Minister of Justice.

(J. 10/7/16 (24) )

Officer Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorise the officer in the service of the Crown, being the holder for the time being of the office of District Manager, Public Trust Office, Papakura, to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of October 1970.

D. J. RIDDIFORD, Minister of Justice.

(J. 10/7/1 (5) )

Fixing the Ward Representation of Hawke's Bay Pest Destruction District (Notice No. Ag. 10698)

PURSUANT to section 33 of the Agricultural Pests Destruction Act 1967, the Hawke's Bay Pest Destruction Board hereby fixes the number of members to be elected for each ward of its district to be that specified opposite the name of each ward in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

Name of Ward Number of Members

Omahu 1
Crown-Thorpe 1
Waiwhare 1
Whana Whana 1
Owhaoko 2

Dated at Hastings this 23rd day of September 1970.

D. CHAMBERS, Chairman,
Hawke's Bay Pest Destruction Board.

Price Order No. 2147 (Island 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. 2147 and shall come into force on the 23rd day of October 1970.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2130* 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 Island bananas sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF ISLAND BANANAS

5. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for Island 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, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—

17 cents per lb.

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

1 lb, 18 cents;
2 lb, 35 cents;
3 lb, 53 cents;
4 lb, 70 cents;
5 lb, 88 cents;
6 lb, $1.05 cents.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of 18 cents per lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the rate of 17½ cents per lb.

(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 cents, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the nearest whole cent.

PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL PRICES

6. 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 Island 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 Island bananas 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 for sale in any shop any Island 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 following particulars:

(a) The retail price per pound of the bananas. 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 "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, 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 21st day of October 1970.

C. E. BEARD, Director of Distribution Division.

*Gazette, 23 April 1970, Vol. I, p. 722

(I. and C.)