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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

17. If such supplies of hides as the Government deems adequate for the necessities of His Majesty’s Government are at any time not obtained by way of contract of purchase and sale in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the necessary supplies will thereupon be obtained by way of seizure or requisition in the exercise of His Majesty’s prerogative, or in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914, or the War Regulations Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), as the case may require.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GOVERNMENT BROKERS.

Abraham and Williams (Limited).
A. Buckland and Sons.
A. Moritzson and Co.
Bennett and Sherratt.
Bisley Bros. and Co.
Buxton and Co. (Limited).
Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Common, Shelton, and Co. (Limited).
Dalgety and Co. (Limited).
Darling and McDowell.
De Pelichet, McLeod, and Co. (Limited).
Donald Reid and Co. (Limited).
Freeman R. Jackson and Co.
Friedlander Bros. (Limited).
Guiness and Le Cren.
G. W. Binney and Sons.
Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Henderson and Co. (Limited).
H. Matson and Co.
Hugh Roberts.
J. E. Watson and Co. (Limited).
J. G. Ward and Co. (Limited).
J. J. Corry and Co.
Johnston and Co. (Limited).
H. A. Lloyd.
J. A. Miller.
J. R. Mills and Son.

L. A. Nolan and Co.
Levin and Co. (Limited).
Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Limited).
National Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited).
Newton King.
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company (Limited).
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited).
North Auckland Farmers’ Co-operative (Limited).
North Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Pyne and Co.
Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Limited).
Todd Bros. and Co. (Limited).
United Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative Association (Limited).
Waters, Ritchie, and Co.
W. E. Clouston and Co. (Limited).
Williams and Kettle (Limited).
Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Limited).

Together with such other persons as the Government may from time to time appoint.

RECEIVING DEPOTS.

Receiving depots will be established at the following places:—
Auckland, New Plymouth, Stratford, Wanganui, Feilding, Palmerston North, Gisborne, Napier, Dannevirke, Masterton, Wellington, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Gore, Invercargill.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF VALUES.

Per lb.
s. d.

Ox-hides, first quality, over 45 lb. up to freezing companies’ best standard .. .. .. 1 1
Others, first quality .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
Ox-hides, second quality .. .. .. .. .. 0 11½
Cow-hides, first quality, up to freezing companies’ best standards .. .. .. 1 0
Others, first quality .. .. .. .. .. 0 11
Cow-hides, second quality .. .. .. .. .. 0 10½
Bull-hides, good quality .. .. .. .. .. 0 9

All other grades and qualities, including cut and slippy hides, to be fixed at relative valuations.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

CLASSIFICATION OF WEIGHT OF HIDES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE QUALITIES.

Ox-hides.

1. 33 lb. to 44 lb.
2. 45 lb. to 52 lb.
3. 53 lb. to 59 lb.
4. 60 lb. to 69 lb.
5. 70 lb. and over.

Yearlings.
9. 17 lb. to 24 lb.
10. 25 lb. to 32 lb.

Cow-hides.
6. 33 lb. to 39 lb.
7. 40 lb. to 48 lb.
8. 49 lb. and over.

Calves.
11. 5 lb. and under.
12. 6 lb. to 10 lb.
13. 11 lb. to 16 lb.

Dated this 14th day of March, 1917.

W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Agriculture.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.