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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 36

As the Commission is to report on or before 30th September, 1933, it will be necessary for those interested to indicate as soon as possible the matters upon which they desire to make representations.

All evidence of the kind indicated in the Schedule hereto or other detailed evidence respecting costs of production will, if the witness so desires and subject to the approval of the Commission, be regarded as confidential.

It is important that, as far as possible, all the evidence tendered to the Commission should relate to specific articles or classes of articles, and that where it includes matters of fact such as the landed cost, manufactured cost, selling prices, cost of transport of goods, or rates of wages, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, such evidence should be supported by the authorities or other documents on which the evidence is based.

Any company, firm, or person desiring that the existing tariff on any class of goods should be maintained, increased, or reduced should give evidence before the Commission, as, in the absence of such evidence, the Commission may come to a conclusion which would be contrary to the interests of such company, firm, or person, and which might be other than the conclusion which would have been arrived at if such evidence had been tendered.

GEO. CRAIG, Chairman.

SCHEDULE.

INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED IN WRITING BY PERSON DESIRING TO GIVE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE TARIFF COMMISSION.

1. Full name and address of person, and of person, firm, company, or association (if any) for whom he is acting.
2. Place and nature of business of such person, firm, or company.
3. Article or articles with respect to which it is desired to give evidence.
4. Rates of duty at present in force and alterations (if any) desired.
5. Reasons in full for desired alteration (if any).
6. Whether the person, firm, or company is a manufacturer actually manufacturing or producing the article or articles in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere, or whether the person, firm, or company is intending to produce or manufacture the article or articles in New Zealand.
7. In the case of an established industry in New Zealand—
   (a) Average number of employees (showing male and female separately) employed in the business of manufacturing the article or articles during the preceding three years, and the average wages paid thereto.
   (b) Average number of hours per week worked by such employees.
   (c) Capital of such business during each of the last three years under the following headings :—
   (i) Value of Plant and Machinery
   (ii) Value of Buildings
   (iii) Value of Land used in the Business
   (iv) Working Capital
   (v) Other Division of Capital
   Total
   (d) General management and distribution charges, including salaries of general manager, office staff, travellers, &c. (average during last three years only).
   (e) Repairs and maintenance of buildings, plant, machinery, &c. (average during last three years only).
   (f) Rents, rates, and taxes (average during last three years only).
   (g) Value during each of the last three years (at factory selling-prices) of articles produced at factory.
   (h) The principal materials (raw, partly manufactured, or completely manufactured materials) used during each of the last three years in the process of manufacture, showing nature of the same, country of origin thereof, and price delivered at factory.
   (i) Approximate proportion which the total New Zealand output of the article or articles in question at present bears to the total requirements of New Zealand.
   (j) Countries from which the keenest competition arises, and any available information as to details of landed costs and wages paid to employees in such countries in the particular industry.
   (k) Names and addresses of other New Zealand manufacturers of this article.
8. In the case of an established industry in the United Kingdom or elsewhere outside New Zealand— Information similar to that indicated in paragraph 7 above, but with any modifications necessitated by the circumstances.
9. In the case of a prospective industry—
   (a) Does the applicant undertake, if sufficient protection is granted by Parliament, to commence the manufacture of the article or articles in New Zealand ; and, if so, within what period ?