Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 367

Notice calling up Reservists for Service with the Armed Forces.

National Service Department,
Wellington, 25th March, 1943.

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by Regulation 44 of the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940, I have, on the 25th day of March, 1943, issued to—

John Lucas Martin, Seaman, Napier, Registration No. 640856,
and
Francis James Horace Barrett, Sawmill Employee, Progress Valley, Niagara, Southland, Registration No. 640772,

notices calling them up for service with the Armed Forces, such persons having been severely convicted for that, being reservists belonging to a division of the Reserve the enrolment of which has been proclaimed, they did fail to make application in writing for enrolment in that class of the Reserve as required by Regulation 43 (1) of the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940.

J. S. HUNTER, Director of National Service.

Price Order No. 129 (Onions).

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, hereby makes the following Price Order:—

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 129, and shall come into force on the 27th day of March, 1943.

2. (1) Price Order No. 103† 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 onions, means a wholesaler, as defined in the said regulations, who sells those onions otherwise than to a retailer for purposes of retail sale :
   “ Grower ”, in relation to onions, means a person engaged in the business of growing onions 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 :
   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 wholesaler or retailer in undertaking the transport of any onions at his own expense may be regarded for the purposes of this Order as if they were transport charges paid by him, and the maximum price of any onions sold by him shall be determined accordingly.

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

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

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER.

7. (1) This Order applies only with respect to onions that have been graded as “ f.a.q. grade ” onions or as “ pickler-grade ” onions in accordance with the Board of Trade (Onion) Regulations 1938‡.
   (2) Subject to the provisions of the last preceding subclause, this Order applies with respect to all onions grown in New Zealand that are sold on or before the 30th day of November, 1943, by any grower, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer.

FIXING PRICES OF ONIONS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES.

Growers’ Prices.

8. (1) The minimum price that may be charged or received by any grower for any onions to which this Order applies shall be £8 per ton, f.o.r.s.i. the grower’s station.
   (2) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any grower for any onions to which this Order applies shall be determined in accordance with the following scale, namely :—

For delivery in March or April, 1943 £12
For delivery in May, 1943 .. 13
For delivery in June, 1943 .. 14
For delivery in July, 1943 .. 16
For delivery in August, 1943 .. 18
For delivery in September, 1943 .. 21
For delivery in October, 1943 .. 24
For delivery in November, 1943 .. 30

Per ton f.o.r.s.i. the grower’s station.

(3) Where any onions sold by a grower are delivered by him otherwise than f.o.r.s.i. the grower’s station, the minimum or the maximum price, as the case may be, charged by the grower shall be the price fixed in accordance with subclause (1) or subclause (2) hereof, increased by the amount of the charges (if any) incurred by him in effecting delivery, and then reduced by the amount of the charges that would have been incurred by him if he had delivered the onions f.o.r.s.i. the grower’s station.

Distributors’ Prices.

9. The maximum price that may be charged or received by any distributor for any onions to which this Order applies shall be the sum of the following amounts :—
   (a) The price actually paid or payable to the grower by the same or any other distributor :
   (b) Any grading, transport, or other charges actually paid by the same or any other distributor :
   (c) An amount computed at the rate of 25s. per ton.

Wholesalers’ Prices.

10. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any onions to which this Order applies shall be the sum of the following amounts :—
    (a) The price actually paid or payable by the wholesaler to the grower or any other person :
    (b) Any transport or other charges payable by the wholesaler :
    (c) An amount equal to 2½ per cent. of the sum of the amounts specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof (to cover the estimated loss due to shrinkage or other natural causes) :
    (d) An amount computed at the rate of 30s. a ton for lots of ½ ton or more, and computed at the rate of 40s. a ton for lots of less than ½ ton.

(2) For purposes of this Order, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the said regulations, any person who sells any onions by retail in quantities of not less than 5 cwt. to any one purchaser for delivery at one time shall in respect of such sale be deemed to be a wholesaler, and the provisions of the last preceding subclause shall apply accordingly with respect to every such sale.

Retailers’ Prices.

11. (1) Except as provided in subclause (2) of the last preceding clause, and subject to the provisions of subclauses (3), (4), (5), and (6) hereof, the maximum price that may be charged or received by any retailer for any onions to which this Order applies shall be the sum of the following amounts :—
    (a) The price actually paid or payable by the retailer for the onions :
    (b) Any transport or other charges paid or payable by the retailer in respect of the onions :
    (c) An amount equal to 33⅓ per cent. of the sum of the amounts specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof.

(2) The retail price of any onions, computed in accordance with the last preceding subclause, shall be calculated by reference to the prices and weights disclosed in the appropriate invoices.

(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this clause, but subject to the provisions of subclauses (4) and (5) hereof, the retail price of onions shall not in any case exceed :—

For onions sold in the months of March or April .. 2¾d. Per lb.
For onions sold in the months of May or June .. 3¼d.
For onions sold in the months of July or August .. 3¾d.
For onions sold in the month of September .. 4¼d.
For onions sold in the month of October .. 4¾d.
For onions sold in the month of November .. 5½d.

(4) Where any onions to which this Order applies are sold by retail in lots of 5 lb., or 10 lb., or 25 lb., or 50 lb., or 100 lb., the maximum retail price shall not in any case exceed :—

(5) Where any such onions are sold by retail in any lot exceeding 5 lb., but otherwise than in a lot of the actual weight specified in the last preceding subclause, the maximum price per pound of any surplus (being less in every case than 5 lb.) shall be the appropriate maximum price fixed by subclause (3) hereof.

(6) If in respect of any lot of onions sold by a retailer the maximum price calculated in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause is not an exact number of pence or halfpence, the maximum price of the lot shall be computed to the nearest upward halfpenny.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of March, 1943.

The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.] W. J. HUNTER (Judge), President.
H. L. WISE, Member.

• Statutory Regulations 1939, Serial number 1939/275, page 1057.
  † Gazette, 1st September, 1942, Vol. III, page 2135.
  ‡ Statutory Regulations 1938, Serial number 1938/25, page 121.