23 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
707

(8) Tests
Government inspection .. .. .. $ 1 00
To Lloyds, etc. .. .. .. 1 50
By buyer at supplier’s works .. .. 8 00

Surface inspection .. .. .. 2 00
Proof stress .. .. .. 3 00
Additional chemical analysis .. .. 3 00
Impact .. .. .. 3 50
Brinell on not less than 10 percent of the bars .. 7 50
Inspection or testing of lots less than 1 tonne .. 75

Per Tonne Extra
$ c
lump sum per
test or set of
tests or 20c
per tonne
whichever is
the greater

lump sum per
test

Per Tonne Extra
$ c
Where test certificates are called for giving mechanical properties covering any of the numerical
series of steels .. .. .. .. .. 1 00
(9) Special Paint Marking or Hand Stamping
(10) Cutting Margin
The standard cutting margin is — 0 + 50 mm and
is covered in the basis price.
(11) Extras for exact lengths are by arrangement between buyer
and seller.
(12) Deduction for steel rod supplied in coils $1.00 per tonne.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of March 1978.

P. E. DONOVAN,
Director, Stabilisation of Prices and Research.
*Gazette, 15 December 1977, No. 123, p. 3262.
(T. and I.)

Price Order No. 84 (Philippine Bananas)

PURSUANT to the Commerce Act 1975, I, Desmond James Gasson, 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. 84 and shall come into force on the 28th day of March 1978.

2. (1) Special Approval No. C804* is hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said special approval 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 Philippine bananas sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF PHILIPPINE BANANAS

5. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any Philippine 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, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, or Invercargill—
32 cents a lb.
Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights—
71 cents a kilogram.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere—
33 cents a lb.
Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights—
73 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 Philippine 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 Philippine bananas to which this order applies sold by the retailer while approval remains in force.

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

7. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale in any shop any Philippine 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 a pound of the bananas.
Or where the scales used by the retailer weigh in metric weights the price a kg.

(b) The word “Philippine”.

SCHEDULE

DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of March 1978.

D. J. GASSON,
Director, Stabilisation of Prices and Enforcement.
*Special Approval No. C804, 18 October 1977.
(T. and I.)