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13. Notwithstanding anything contained in. this Order in Council, butter and cheese may, with the leave of a Collector of Customs, be shipped for exportation as ship's stores at any time before the 28th day of October, 1916, without the necessity of an export license, if the Collector is satisfied that the quantity so shipped does not exceed the quantity reasonably required by the ship for its outward and return voyage. 14. The licensing authority for the purposes of this Order in Council shall be such officer of the Government service as may be nominated in that behalf by the Minister of Agriculture. 15. Nothing in this Order in Council shall apply to whey-butter, or to milled butter, or to farmers' dairy butter or cheese, 16. Save and except that the Order in Council of the 11th day of May, 1916, is hereby revoked as aforesaid, nothing in this present, Order in Council, or in any export license granted in pursuance thereof, shall in any manner take away or affect the operation of any other Orders in Council by which the export of butter or cheese is already in any manner prohibited or restricted; and all existing Orders in Council made under the Customs Act, 1913, and the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, relative to the exportation of goods shall have full force and effect according to their tenor concurrentiy with the present Order in Council, and in the same manner as if the said Order in Council of the 11th day of May, 1916, had never been in force. APPENDIX C. (Gazetted 15th February, 1917.) Butter. —Winter Prices. 1. The maximum wholesale price of butter as sold by the manufacturer and delivered in boxes at the factory on the usual trade terms as established at the date of this Order in Council shall be as follows :— Maximum Prieo per Pound. For butter sold for delivery in— s. d. February, 1917... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 4 March ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 4 April „ 1 41 May „ 1 4f June ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I 4 1 July , 1 4| August ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 4f 2. In the case of butter sold in boxes by the manufacturer otherwise than for delivery at the factory on the usual trade terms aforesaid, the maximum wholesale price thereof shall be a price equivalent as regards the seller to the maximum price above mentioned. 3. The maximum wholesale price of butter (whether sold by the manufacturer or any other person) patted, and delivered on the premises of the retailer on the usual trade terms as established at the date of this Order in Council, shall be as follows :— Maximum Price per Pound. For butter sold for delivery in— s. d. February, 1917... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 March ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 April ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5J May ~ ... ... • ... ... ... ... ... 1 5| June ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5 1 July ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5f August ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 5| 4:. In the case of butter (whether sold by the manufacturer or any other person) patted, and delivered on the premises of the retailer otherwise than on the usual trade terms aforesaid, the maximum wholesale price thereof shall be a price equivalent as regards the seller to the maximum price fixed fry clause 3 hereof. 5. The maximum price of butter as sold by the retailer shall be as follows : — Maximum Prioe per Pound. For butter sold for delivery in— s. d, February, 1917... ... ..._ ... ... ... ... 1 7 March ~ ... ... ..." ... ... ... ... 17 April ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 7 May ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 7 June ~ ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 1 8 July ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 8 August ~ ... ... ... ... • ... ... ... 1 8 6. Butter sold without, express provision as to the month of delivery shall, for the purposes of this schedule, be deemed to have been sold for delivery in the month in which the contract was made, and the maximum price shall be determined accordingly. 7. Nothing in this Order in Council shall apply to butter destined by the purchaser for exportation and not. for consumption or use in New Zealand. " Exportation " includes shipment, as ships' stores.