Sitting of the Native Land Court at Levin on Tuesday, 15th June, 1943

NOTICE is hereby given that the matter mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Levin on Tuesday, the 15th day of June, 1943, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.
[Ikaroa, 1943/4-3.]

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. 140, and shall come into force on the 14th day of June, 1943.
2. (1) For the purposes of this Order—
   “Public hotel” means any premises in respect of which a publican’s license or an accommodation license is in force under the Licensing Act, 1908 :
   “Private hotel” and “boardinghouse” mean respectively premises where the principal business carried on is the provision of board and lodging for persons resident therein, but do not include any such premises where the number of lodgers usually resident therein is less than five.
   (2) For the purposes of this Order, any meal shall be deemed to be a three-course meal if the purveyor in the normal course of his business regularly serves a three-course meal and three courses (as specified in the Schedule hereto) are in fact available, notwithstanding that in any case the customer may not require to be served with three courses : Provided that nothing in this subclause shall prevent a purveyor of meals from offering a two-course meal or a one-course meal as an alternative to a three-course meal and from making an appropriate charge therefor.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

3. (1) This Order does not apply with respect to meals served in any public or private hotel or in any boardinghouse.
   (2) Except as provided in the last preceding subclause, this Order applies with respect to all meals of any description specified in the Schedule hereto that are supplied on any premises to members of the general public for consumption on the premises.
4. (l) For purposes of this Order a “return” shall be deemed to be a separate meal and, subject to the following provisions of this clause, may be charged for accordingly.
   (2) In any case where a partial “return” only is provided, the additional charge (if any) made therefor shall not exceed a fair proportion of the price chargeable under this Order for the original meal.
   (3) Where it is proposed to make an additional charge for a return or a partial return, it shall be the duty of the purveyor, before the order is complied with, to inform the customer of the amount of the additional charge proposed to be made, and if he fails to do so he shall not be entitled to make any additional charge.
5. In respect of the service of meals to which this Order applies, the quality and quantity of such meals, and all amenities and services heretofore provided in connection therewith, must be maintained. In particular, the supply of tea, coffee, or cocoa, and of bread, butter, chips, and garnishings with any meal of a description to which this Order relates, must be continued as heretofore, and, except as otherwise specified in the Schedule hereto, no extra charge may be made therefor.

FIXING MAXIMUM CHARGES FOR MEALS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES

6. (1) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any person for any meal to which this Order applies shall be determined in accordance with the Schedule hereto: Provided that an additional charge, not exceeding 6d., may be made in respect of any such meal that is ordered before 7 a.m. of any day or that is ordered after 10 p.m. of any day by a customer who was not waiting to give his order at least fifteen minutes before that hour : Provided also that a further additional charge, not exceeding 3d., may be made in respect of any such meal that is served at any time during the day on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, or the day observed as the Sovereign’s Birthday.
   (2) The maximum charges fixed by this Order shall be deemed to include any charge made for the reservation of seats or tables or for any other service incidental to the providing and serving of meals.

Schedule

General Description of Meals.
Maximum Prices (without Extras).
Authorized Additional Charges for Extras.
Three-course meal—Soup, entrée or joint, with vegetables, and sweets
Two-course meal—Soup, entrée or joint, with vegetables
Entrée or joint, with vegetables, and sweets
One-course meal—Entrée or joint, with vegetables
Extras—Sweets
Fish (fried, steamed, or boiled)—Flounder, blue cod, or sole
All other varieties
Extras—Oyster sauce
Oysters (twelve or more)—Fried
Curried
Stewed
Uncooked (on shell or otherwise)—In the North Island
Elsewhere than in the North Island
NOTE.—When fewer than twelve oysters are served the maximum price shall be reduced for every oyster less than twelve by l½d. (cooked) or ld. (uncooked).
Whitebait
Grills—Rump steak
Mutton chops (two)
Pork chops (two)
French cutlets (two)
Crumbed cutlets (two)
Fillet steak
Mixed grills
Sausages (not less than two)—Fried, braised, stewed, or grilled
Fried steak (plain)
Bacon and one egg
Bacon and two eggs
Ham and one egg
Ham and two eggs
Omelette—Plain, savoury, or sweet
Eggs—One, poached, or boiled, or fried
Two, poached, or boiled, or fried
One, poached, on toast
Two, poached, on toast
One, scrambled, on toast
Two, scrambled, on toast
Hot pie—With bread and butter
With potatoes, bread, and butter
Milk (served separately, or as extra with any meal as described above)—Less than 10 oz.
10 oz. or more, in a single container
Extras (with any meal as described above)—One egg
Two eggs
Three eggs
Four eggs
Bacon
Onions or tomatoes

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of May, 1943.
The Seal of the Price Tribunal was affixed hereto in the presence of—
W. J. Hunter (Judge), President.
H. L. Wise, Member.