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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Provided that where any woolpacks to which this paragraph applies are obtained by the retailer elsewhere than from such one of the said ports as is the nearest or most convenient of access to his store the increase authorized by this paragraph shall not exceed a proportionate part of the freight charges that would have been incurred by the retailer if the woolpacks had been obtained from that port and if delivery had been effected at current freight rates.

(2) Any freight charges imposed by a retailer pursuant to paragraph (b) of the last preceding subclause shall be shown separately on the appropriate invoice.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of November, 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.
  † Statutory Regulations 1942, Serial number 1942/294, page 708.

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Price Order No. 171 (Maize)
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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. 171, and shall come into force on the 5th day of November, 1943.

2. (1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,—
   “ The said regulations ” means the Control of Prices Emergency Regulations 1939* ” ;
   “ Grower ”, in relation to maize, means a person engaged in the business of growing maize 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.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.

3. 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 in undertaking the transport of any maize 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 the maize shall be determined accordingly.

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

5. The maximum prices fixed by this Order apply with respect to sales by auction, as well as to other sales.

APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER

6. This Order applies only with respect to maize grown in New Zealand.

FIXING MAXIMUM PRICES (OTHER THAN RETAIL PRICES) OF MAIZE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER

Growers’ Prices

7. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this clause the maximum price that may be charged or received by any grower for any maize to which this Order applies, when sold by him otherwise than to a wholesaler, shall be—

Per Bushel.
s. d.
For maize sold for delivery during the month of October 5 10
For maize sold for delivery during the month of November 5 11
For maize sold for delivery during the month of December 6 0
For maize sold for delivery during the months of January and February 6 1
For maize sold for delivery during the months of March to June inclusive 6 2

(2) The maximum prices fixed as aforesaid are fixed as for—
(a) Delivery f.o.b.s.i. (in the case of maize delivered for shipment at any of the ports of Gisborne, Opotiki, Whakatane, or Tauranga); and
(b) Delivery f.o.r.s.i. the grower’s station (with respect to all other sales).

(3) Where any maize to which this Order applies is delivered by the grower elsewhere than at one of the aforesaid ports, or elsewhere than at the grower’s station, the maximum price that may be charged by the grower shall be the appropriate price in terms of subclause (1) hereof, increased by the amount of the charges (if any) incurred by the grower in effecting delivery and then reduced by the amount of the charges that would have been incurred by him if he had delivered the maize f.o.b.s.i., such one of the aforesaid ports or f.o.r.s.i. such railway-station as would have been appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

(4) The maximum price that may be charged or received by any grower for any maize sold by him to a wholesaler shall be the price fixed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause with respect to other sales, reduced by an amount equal to 5 per cent. of the said price.

WHOLESALERS’ PRICES

8. (1) Subject to the provisions of subclause (2) hereof the maximum price that may be charged or received by any wholesaler for any maize to which this Order applies shall be—

Per Bushel.
s. d.
For maize sold for delivery during the month of October 5 10
For maize sold for delivery during the month of November 5 11
For maize sold for delivery during the month of December 6 0
For maize sold for delivery during the months of January and February 6 1
For maize sold for delivery during the months of March to June inclusive 6 2

(2) Where any transport charges are incurred by a wholesaler in respect of any maize to which this clause applies, he may add a proportionate part of such charges to the appropriate price fixed in accordance with subclause (1) hereof.

SALES OF SPECIAL SAMPLES AND VARIETIES

9. The Tribunal, on application by any person concerned and subject to such conditions (if any) as it thinks fit, may authorize special prices or margins of profit for special samples and varieties of maize intended to be sold exclusively for seed purposes. Any authority given by the Tribunal under this clause may apply with respect to a specified lot or consignment of maize or may relate generally to all such special samples and varieties sold while the approval remains in force.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of November, 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.

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Price Order No. 172 (Amending Price Order No. 146) (Carrots, Parsnips, Swedes, Cabbages)
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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 amending Price Order:—

1. This Order may be cited as Price Order No. 172, and shall be read together with and deemed part of Price Order No. 146† (hereinafter referred to as the “ principal Order ”).

2. This Order shall come into force on the 5th day of November, 1943.

3. The Schedule to the principal Order is amended by revoking the maximum retail price of 1½d. per pound fixed for swedes sold during the months of October to January (inclusive) at places elsewhere than in the North Island or in the Nelson or Marlborough Provincial Districts and substituting therefor the price of 1¾d. per pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of November, 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, 20th July, 1943, Vol. II, page 796.

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Revocation of the Beeswax Control Notice 1943
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PURSUANT to the Factory Emergency Regulations 1939, the Factory Controller hereby revokes the Beeswax Control Notice 1943.*

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of November, 1943.

G. A. PASCOE, Factory Controller.

• Gazette, 15th July, 1943, Vol. II, page 782.

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Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942.—Wartime Price Index
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IN accordance with Regulation 41 of the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942, it is hereby notified that the wartime price index as at the 15th day of September, 1943 (on base: 15th December, 1942 = 1000), was 996. This figure indicates that, after seasonal adjustment has been made in respect of certain commodities the prices of which are subject to seasonal movement, the general level of prices of commodities, &c., included in the wartime price index was 0·4 per cent. lower at 15th September, 1943, than at 15th December, 1942.

J. W. BUTCHER, Government Statistician.

Wellington, 1st November, 1943.