2082

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 97

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds Under the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, in the City of Waitemata (No. 916 Ag. 20649A)

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PURSUANT to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1953, for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the following special order, made by Waitemata City Council on the 29th day of August 1974 is hereby published.

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SPECIAL ORDER

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Waitemata City Council doth hereby by special order declare that the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto are noxious weeds within the City of Waitemata.

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SCHEDULE

Barley grass (Hordeum murinum).
Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum).
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Californian thistle, Canadian thistle, or creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Crack willow (Salix fragilis).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Nassella tussock (Nassella trichotoma).
Pussy willow (Salix discolor).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus).
Scotch thistle or plume thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum).
Silver poplar (Populusalba var. nivea).
Star thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa).
Stinking mayweed (Anthemis cotula).
Sweet brier (Rosa eglanteria syn. Rosa rubiginosa).
Thorn apple or jimson weed (Datura stramonium).
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).
Watsonia (Watsonia bulbillifera).
Winged thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus and Carduus pycnocephalus).
Yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis).
Woolly nightshade (Solanum auriculatum).
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia).
Sedge (Carex longebrachiata).
Alligator weed (Telanthera philoxeroides).
Waterfern (Salvinia, any species).

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 1974.

J. YUILL,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

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Notice of Approval of Bylaw

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PURSUANT to section 165 (9) of the Harbours Act 1950, I, Peter Edward Muers of the Ministry of Transport in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport hereby approve the Golden Bay County Fees for Waitapu and Collingwood Harbours Bylaw 1973, as adopted by the Golden Bay County Council on 16 October 1973 and subsequently amended by Council resolution of 20 March 1974.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of September 1974.

P. E. MUERS, for Secretary for Transport.

(M.O.T. 54/3/292)

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Special Order Made by Southland County Council Merging Edendale Town District in the Southland County

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PURSUANT to section 88 of the Counties Act 1956, the Secretary for Local Government hereby publishes the following Special Order made by the Southland County Council.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of October 1974.

P. J. BROOKS, for Secretary for Local Government.

(I.A. 103/159/27)

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SPECIAL ORDER

EDENDALE TOWN DISTRICT MERGER WITH SOUTHLAND COUNTY

“THAT the Council having received a petition presented to it signed by a majority of the ratepayers of the Edendale Town District possessing in the aggregate not less than half the rateable property in that Town District and praying the Council do abolish the district notice of that petition having been published in the Town District not less than 1 month before presentation and the petition having been referred to the Local Government Commission which has recommended that merger be effected pursuant to section 27 of the Counties Act 1956. Doth hereby by Special Order declare the Edendale Town District, being a Dependant Town District forming part of the County, to be dissolved and that Town District to be merged in the County, with effect from the date of gazetting of this Special Order by the Secretary for Internal Affairs.”

It is hereby certified that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution passed by the Southland County Council at a special meeting of the Council held on the 29th day of August 1974 and confirmed on the 26th day of September 1974.

A. J. DRAGE, County Clerk.

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Price Order No. 2291 (Ecuadorian Bananas Sold in the North Island of New Zealand)

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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. 2291 and shall come into force on the 7th day of October 1974.

2. (1) Price Order No. 2283* 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 the North Island of 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, or Wellington, 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—

22 cents per lb.

(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 lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the rate of 22½ 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.