Price Order No. 32 (Ecuadorian Bananas)

PURSUANT to the Commerce Act 1975, I, Peter Edward
Donovan, pursuant to a delegation from the Secretary of
Trade and Industry, hereby make the following price order:

1. This order may be cited as Price Order No. 32 and
   shall come into force on the 5th day of November 1976.

2. (1) Price Order No. 30* 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--

31 cents per lb.

Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in
metric weights--

68 cents a kilogram.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business else-
where--

1 lb, 32 cents;

2 lb, 63 cents;

3 lb, 95 cents;

4 lb, $1.26;

5 lb, $1.58;

6 lb, $1.89.

Fractions of a pound shall be calculated at the
rate of 32 cents per lb. Quantities in excess of 6 lb
shall be calculated at the rate of 31.5 cents per lb.

Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in
metric weights--

69 cents a kilogram.

(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 he thinks fit, the Secretary, on application by any retailer,
   may authorise special maximum prices in respect of 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 Secretary 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.

Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in
metric weights the prices for 1 kg and 2 kg lots.

(b) The word "Ecuadorian".

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Name of
Metropolitan Districts Included Therein
Area

Auckland The City of Auckland, the Boroughs of
Birkenhead, Devonport, East Coast Bays,
Ellerslie, Glen Eden, Henderson, Howick,
Mount Albert, Mount Eden, Mount Ros-
kill, Mount Wellington, New Lynn, New-
market, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree
Hill, Otahuhu.

Wellington The Cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, and
Porirua, the Boroughs of Eastbourne,
Petone, and Tawa.

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 4th day of November 1976.

P. E. DONOVAN,
Director of Prices and Stabilisation Division.
*New Zealand Gazette, No. 104, 7 October 1976, page 2290
(T. and I.)