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, Strat-
ford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier,
Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth,
Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or
Invercargill—

15 cents per lb.

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

1 lb, 16 cents;
2 lb, 31 cents;
3 lb, 47 cents;
4 lb, 62 cents;
5 lb, 78 cents;
6 lb, 93 cents.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of
16 cents per lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated
at the rate of 15½ 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 | 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 22nd day of July 1971.

C. E. BEARD,
Director of Distribution Division.

*Gazette, No. 82, 17 December 1970, p. 2495

(I. and C.)

Price Order No. 2167 (Ecuadorian Bananas)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, 1, 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. 2167 and
   shall come into force on the 23rd day of July 1971.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2145* 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—

15 cents per lb.

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

1 lb, 16 cents;
2 lb, 31 cents;
3 lb, 47 cents;
4 lb, 62 cents;
5 lb, 78 cents;
6 lb, 93 cents.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of
16 cents per lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated
at the rate of 15½ 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 on any
   Ecuadorian 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 Ecuadorian 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 Ecuadorian 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 "Ecuadorian".