11 MAY

Claim for Registration of School Colours and Badge

Pursuant to the Education Act 1914 and regulations thereunder, notice is hereby given that a claim has been made for the registration of the following colours, badge, and monogram for Solway College, Masterton:

Colours—Silver and dark green.

Badge—A shield edged in silver on which the monogram “SC” is emblazoned in silver on a field of dark green. A scroll in silver surrounding the lower portion of the shield and bearing the words “Timor Dei Principium Sapientiae”.

If, within 40 days of the publication of this notice, no objection to this claim is received by me the claim will be registered in accordance with the provisions of the above Act and regulations.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of May 1961.

A. E. CAMPBELL, Director of Education.

Classification of Roads in Putaruru Borough

Pursuant to regulation 3 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1955,* the Commissioner of Transport hereby revokes the Warrant dated the 1st day of July 1955† which relates to the roads described in the Schedule hereto, and hereby approves the Putaruru Borough Council’s proposed classification of the said roads as set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE

PUTARURU BOROUGH

Roads Classified in Class Two

All roads under the control of the Putaruru Borough Council.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of May 1961.

A. E. FORSYTH, Commissioner of Transport.

*S.R. 1955/59
Amendment No. 1: S.R. 1956/39
Amendment No. 2: S.R. 1960/61
Amendment No. 3: S.R. 1961/9

†Gazette, No. 45, dated 14 July 1955, Vol. II, page 1125

(TT. 10/130)

The Standards Act 1941—Draft Amendment to the New Zealand Standard Model General Bylaws (N.Z.S.S. 791) Part 3: Hawkers, Pedlars, and Itinerant Traders

Pursuant to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act 1941, notice is hereby given that the above draft amendment is being circulated under the Reference No. D. 6488.

All persons who may be affected by this specification and who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain copies on loan from the New Zealand Standards Institute, 201 Lambton Quay, or P.O. Box 195, Wellington C. 1.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 30 June 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of May 1961.

G. LAURENCE,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

(S.I. 114/2–31)

Order No. 6 (1961) of the Trade Practices and Prices Commission

In the matter of the Trade Practices Act 1958 and in the matter of an inquiry into an agreement or arrangement between members of the New Zealand Master Grocers’ Federation and of the Master Grocers’ Association in Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago to sell goods only at prices or on terms agreed between them.

Whereas the Trade Practices and Prices Commission pursuant to section 18 of the Trade Practices Act 1958 conducted an inquiry into an agreement or arrangement alleged to exist between members of the New Zealand Master Grocers’ Federation and of the Auckland Master Grocers’ Association and of the Wellington Master Grocers’ Association and of the Canterbury Master Grocers’ Association and of the Otago Master Grocers’ Association respectively whereby the said members respectively agree or arrange to sell groceries only at prices or on terms agreed upon between the said members

And whereas the Trade Practices and Prices Commission found the said agreement or arrangement to exist and to constitute a trade practice contrary to the public interest

And whereas the Trade Practices and Prices Commission by Order No. 2 (1960) bearing date the 29th day of March 1960 and published in the Gazette on the 31st day of March 1960 made certain orders in relation to the said agreement or arrangement pursuant to sections 19 and 21 of the Trade Practices Act 1958

And whereas the said Federation and the said Master Grocers’ Associations appealed against the whole of the said orders

And whereas the Trade Practices Appeal Authority heard the said appeal and by his decision bearing date the 21st day of September 1960 found that an agreement or arrangement existed between the members of the Auckland and Canterbury Master Grocers’ Associations respectively and the said associations and the said Federation and that the said agreement or arrangement was substantially an agreement or arrangement to sell groceries only at prices or on terms agreed upon between the said members and the said Auckland and Canterbury Master Grocers’ Associations and the said Federation and that the said agreement or arrangement was a trade practice which was contrary to the public interest

And whereas the said Trade Practices Appeal Authority allowed the appeal of the said Wellington and Otago Master Grocers’ Associations

And whereas the Trade Practices and Prices Commission for the purpose of giving effect to the said decision of the Trade Practices Appeal Authority by Order No. 4 (1960) bearing date the 22nd day of November 1960 and published in the Gazette on the 1st day of December 1960 made certain orders in relation to the said agreement or arrangement

And whereas the said Federation and the said Auckland and Canterbury Master Grocers’ Associations appealed against the whole of the said Order No. 4 (1960) upon the ground that it was inconsistent with the said decision of the Trade Practices Appeal Authority

And whereas the Trade Practices Appeal Authority heard the said appeal and by his decision bearing date the 1st day of May 1961 found that there were certain inconsistencies between the said Order No. 4 (1960) and his decision bearing date the 21st day of September 1960 and directed that the said Order No. 4 (1960) be replaced by an order in this present form

Now therefore the Trade Practices and Prices Commission pursuant to sections 35 and 19 of the Trade Practices Act 1958 hereby orders the members of the Auckland Master Grocers’ Association and the Canterbury Master Grocers’ Association respectively and the said Associations and the New Zealand Master Grocers’ Federation to discontinue the said trade practice

And further orders the members of the said Associations respectively and the said Associations and the said Federation not to revive or renew the said agreement or arrangement or to enter into any other agreement or arrangement of substantially the same nature or to repeat in any form the said trade practice

And the Trade Practices and Prices Commission pursuant to sections 35 and 21 of the Trade Practices Act 1958 hereby orders the New Zealand Master Grocers’ Federation to discontinue the practice of setting prescribing or recommending retail grocery margins for incorporation by Master Grocers’ Association members in retail grocery prices

And further orders the said Federation and the Master Grocers’ Associations that are members thereof not to repeat or carry on in any form the said practice of setting prescribing or recommending retail grocery margins for the purpose aforesaid

And further orders the Auckland Master Grocers’ Association and the Canterbury Master Grocers’ Association respectively to discontinue their respective practice of issuing to their members price lists incorporating such specified retail margins or incorporating specified or indicated retail selling prices

And further orders the said Auckland and Canterbury Master Grocers’ Associations respectively not to repeat in any form their respective practices of issuing to their members price lists incorporating such specified retail margins or incorporating specified or indicated retail selling prices

And further orders that the said Order No. 4 (1960) bearing date the 22nd day of November 1960 and published in the Gazette on the 1st day of December 1960 be and the same is hereby revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of May 1961.

The seal of the Trade Practices and Prices Commission was affixed hereto in the presence of—

[L.S.]

S. T. BARNETT, Chairman.
R. D. CHRISTIE, Member.
F. F. SIMMONS, Member.

(I. and C.)

Tariff Notice—Decision on Application for Approval

Notice is hereby given that the application notified in Tariff Notice No. 128* for the classification, by approval of the Minister of Customs, of

Adhesives for bonding paper on to tinplate under item 421 (3) (b) (i) of the Customs Tariff has been declined.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of May 1961.

J. F. CUMMINGS, Comptroller of Customs.

*Gazette, 6 April 1961 p. 540

(Tariff Notice No. 137)

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