New Zealand Gazette – 1979 – No. 117

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✨ Price Order for Californian Navel Oranges



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 11

Price Order No. 152 (Californian Navel Oranges)

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. 152 and shall come into force on the 24th day of December 1979.

  2. Price Order No. 123* is hereby revoked.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

  1. This order applies with respect to all Californian navel oranges sold by way of retail in New Zealand.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF CALIFORNIAN NAVAL ORANGES

  1. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any Californian navel oranges 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, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Masterton, Blenheim, Nelson, Greymouth, Timaru, Westport, Oamaru, Balclutha, Gore, Invercargill, or Alexandra—

$1.22 a kilogram.

(b) When sold by a retailer carrying on business elsewhere—

$1.24 a kilogram.

(2) If in respect of any lot of oranges 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

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

DUTY IMPOSED ON RETAILERS

  1. Every retailer who offers or exposes for sale in any shop any Californian navel oranges to which this order applies shall keep in a prominent position in such proximity to the oranges 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 kilogram.

(b) The words “Californian Navel”.

SCHEDULE
DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN AREAS

Name of Metropolitan Area Districts Included Therein
Auckland The Cities of Auckland, East Coast Bay, Mount Albert, Takapuna and Birkenhead, the Boroughs of Devonport, Ellerslie, Glen Eden, Henderson, Howick, Mount Eden, Mount Roskill, Mount Wellington, New Lynn, Newmarket, Northcote, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, and Otahuhu.
Wellington The Cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua, the Boroughs of Eastbourne, Petone, and Tawa, and the District Community of Wainuiomata.
Christchurch The City of Christchurch, the Borough of Riccarton, and the Counties of Heathcote and Waimairi.
Dunedin The City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of Green Island, Port Chalmers, and Saint Kilda.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 1979.

D. J. GASSON,
Director, Stabilisation of Prices and Enforcement.

*New Zealand Gazette, 19 April 1979, No. 31, p. 1146
(T. and I.)

Price 15c
BY AUTHORITY: P. D. HASSELBERG, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1979


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🏭 Price Order No. 152 (Californian Navel Oranges)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
13 December 1979
Price Order, Californian Navel Oranges, Maximum Retail Prices, Metropolitan Areas
  • Desmond James Gasson, Director, Stabilisation of Prices and Enforcement