Numb. 13.

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1943.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1943.

Notice under the Regulations Act, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of the Regulations Act, 1936, of the making of regulations and orders as under:—

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E. V. PAUL, Government Printer.

Price Order No. 127 (Main Crop Potatoes).

PURSUANT to the powers conferred on it by the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939,* the Price Tribunal, acting with the authority of the Minister of Industries and Commerce, doth hereby make the following Price Order:—

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 127, and shall come into force on the 2nd day of March, 1943.

2. (1) Price Order No. 92† is hereby revoked.

(2) The revocation of the said Price Order shall not affect the liability of any person for any offence in relation thereto committed before the coming into force of this Order.

3. (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“ The said regulations ” means the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939*:

“ Distributor ”, in relation to any lot of potatoes, means a wholesaler, as defined in the said regulations, who sells those potatoes otherwise than to a retailer for purposes of retail sale :

“ Grower ”, in relation to potatoes, means a person engaged in the business of growing potatoes for sale :

“ Grower’s station ”, in relation to any grower, means the railway-station that is nearest or most convenient of access to the grower’s premises :

“ Tagged potatoes ” means potatoes which, being grown in the North Island by members of an association approved for the purpose by the Minister of Agriculture, are graded according to standards laid down by the association concerned and are bagged in sacks bearing the official tag of the association and endorsed with the registered number of the grower :

• Statutory Regulations 1939, Serial number 1939/275, page 1057.

† Statutory Regulations 1942, Serial number 1942/174, page 395.

The expression “ f.a.q.”, in relation to any potatoes, means potatoes of fair average quality, as determined in accordance with the rules laid down in clause 10 (3) hereof :

The expression “ f.o.b.s.i.” means “ free on board, sacks or other containers included ”, and the expression “ f.o.r.s.i.” means “ free on rail, sacks or other containers, included ”.

(2) Terms and expressions defined in the said regulations and used in this Order have the meanings severally assigned thereto by those regulations.

4. Subject to any general or specific directions that may be given by or on behalf of the Tribunal, any expenses that are reasonably incurred by a distributor, wholesaler, or retailer in undertaking the transport of any potatoes at his own expense may be regarded for the purpose of this Order as if they were transport charges paid by him, and the maximum price of the potatoes shall be determined accordingly.

5. The provisions of this Order shall apply notwithstanding that any potatoes to which the Order is applicable are sold otherwise than by weight.

6. If any potatoes to which this Order applies are bought at auction by any distributor, wholesaler, or retailer, no account shall be taken of any commission or other charges paid or payable to the auctioneer in computing, for the purpose of this Order, the price paid or payable for those potatoes by any distributor, wholesaler, or retailer.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER.

7. (1) This Order applies only with respect to potatoes that are intended for human consumption.

(2) All potatoes sold or delivered to a purchaser during the currency of this Order shall be deemed to be intended for human consumption unless they are sold for some other specific purpose.