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SCHEDULE
DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS
Name of Metropolitan Area
Districts Included Therein
Auckland
The City of Auckland, the Boroughs of Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays, Ellerslie, Glen Eden, Henderson, Howick, Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Mount Wellington, New Lynn, Newmarket, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Otahuhu.
Wellington
The Cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, and Porirua, the Boroughs of Eastbourne, Petone, and Tawa.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of December 1975.
M. J. BELGRAVE,
Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division.
*Gazette, 13 February 1975, No. 12, p. 291
(T. and I.)
Price Order No. 5 (Californian Oranges Sold in the South Island of New Zealand)
PURSUANT to the Commerce Act 1975, I, Maurice John Belgrave, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of Trade and Industry, hereby make the following price order:
- This order may be cited as Price Order No. 5 and shall come into force on the 5th day of January 1976.
- References in this order to metropolitan areas are references to the metropolitan areas described in the Schedule hereto.
APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER - 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 - (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 a business in any of the metropolitan areas of Christchurch and Dunedin or in any of the Cities or Boroughs of Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—
30 cents per lb.
Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights—
66 cents a kilogram.
(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere—
1 lb, 31 cents;
2 lb, 61 cents;
3 lb, 92 cents;
4 lb, $1.22;
5 lb, $1.53;
6 lb, $1.83.
Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the rate of 31 cents per pound. Quantities in excess of 6 lb shall be calculated at the rate of 30½ cents per pound.
Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights—
67 cents a kilogram.
PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL PRICES - Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this order and subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit, the Secretary 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 Secretary 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 - 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 or, where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights, the price per kilogram.
(b) The words “Californian”.
SCHEDULE
DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS
Name of Metropolitan Area
Districts Included Therein
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 19th day of December 1975.
M. J. BELGRAVE,
Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division.
(T. and I.)
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🏭 Price Order No. 5 for Californian Oranges in South Island
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry19 December 1975
Price regulation, Retail prices, Californian oranges, South Island, Metropolitan areas
- M. J. Belgrave, Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division