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(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere in the North Island of New Zealand—
1 lb, 23 cents;
2 lb, 45 cents;
3 lb, 68 cents;
4 lb, 90 cents;
5 lb, $1.13;
6 lb, $1.35.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of 23 cents per pound. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the rate of 22½ cents per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing 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.

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 Californian 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 Californian oranges 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 any Californian 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 "Californian".

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April 1974.

M. J. BELGRAVE,
Acting Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division.

Gazette, No. 16, 22 February 1974, p. 360

(T. and I.)

Price Order No. 2267 (Californian Oranges Sold in the South Island of New Zealand)

PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1947, I, Maurice John Belgrave, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of Trade and Industry acting under a delegation from the Price Tribunal, hereby make the following price order:

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 2267 and shall come into force on the 11th day of April 1974.

2. References in this order to metropolitan areas are references to the metropolitan areas described in the Schedule hereto.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

3. This order applies with respect to all Californian oranges sold by way of retail in the South Island of New Zealand.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF CALIFORNIAN ORANGES

4. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for Californian oranges to which this order applies shall be:

(a) When sold by a retailer carrying on business in any of the metropolitan areas of Christchurch or Dunedin, or in any of the Cities or Boroughs of Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—
20 cents per lb.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere in the South Island of New Zealand—
1 lb, 21 cents;
2 lb, 41 cents;
3 lb, 62 cents;
4 lb, 82 cents;
5 lb, $1.03;
6 lb, $1.23.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of 21 cents per pound. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the rate of 20½ cents per pound.

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing 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.

PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL PRICES

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

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

6. Every retailer who offers or exposes any Californian 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 4 (1) (b) of this order applies shall state at least the prices for 1 lb and 2 lb lots.

(b) The word "Californian".

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April 1974.

M. J. BELGRAVE,
Acting Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division.

(T. and I.)

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the Customs Act 1966, that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar relate to goods shipped on or after 1 April 1974: