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(d) Nominal wage rates. (N.B. Show changes in
the purchasing power of wages in relation to move-
ments in prices of fruit and vegetables.)
(N.B. It is desired that an indication should be
given of any significant differences in price move-
ments as between items which traditionally pass
through the auction system and those which do not
—noting in the case of the latter the effect of any
changes in export realisations where appropriate.)
(5) The comparison of gross profits, operating costs, and
net margins currently being enjoyed or incurred by
wholesalers and retailers of fruit and vegetables with
such profits and expenses, enjoyed or incurred, 10
years ago.
(6) The reasonableness or otherwise of movements in net
profit rewards of wholesalers or retailers of fruit and
vegetables over the past 10 years; having regard to
the current level of profitability and to improve-
ments experienced over the period in question by
wholesale and retail industry in general and by
specific trades in particular.
(7) The steps if any which in the light of your findings on
the preceding terms of reference should be taken to
achieve greater stability in the prices of fruit and
vegetables.
5. In the inquiry into the distribution of fish the committee
shall have regard to such matters as may from time to time
be notified to it by the Minister of Industries and Commerce.
6. The Committee is authorised to—(1) Hold public meet-
ings at which evidence can be presented;
(2) Hold closed sessions at which evidence of a confidential
nature can be heard;
(3) Require any person carrying on any business relating
to or affecting the subject-matter of the investigation to produce
for the inspection of the committee any papers, books, or
documents which are in the possession of that person, or to
set down in writing any facts relating to the subject-matter
of the investigation which are within the knowledge of that
person, or to allow copies of or extracts from any such papers,
books, or documents to be made by or on behalf of the
committee.
7. (1) Meetings of the committee shall be held at such
times and places as the committee or the Chairman from time
to time appoints.
(2) At any meeting of the committee, a member appointed
by the Chairman may preside in the absence of the Chairman.
(3) At any meeting three members of the committee shall
constitute a quorum.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the committee
may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.
8. The committee shall submit its report and recommenda-
tions to the Minister of Industries and Commerce by 30
September 1972.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of June 1972.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Industries and Commerce.
Appointment Notice of a Member of the Agricultural
Chemicals Board (No. 285 Ag. 3340)
PURSUANT to section 4 of the Agricultural Chemicals Act 1959,
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Ewing Theodore Russell (on the nomination of the New
Zealand Grain, Seed and Produce Merchants' Federation)
to be a member of the Agricultural Chemicals Board for a
term of 3 years expiring on 31 March 1975, vice Mr P. T.
Watson.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of May 1972.
D. J. CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.
Appointment Notice of a Member of the Otaio Pest
Destruction Board (No. 286 Ag. 20891A)
PURSUANT to section 48 of the Agricultural Pests Destruction
Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General has been
pleased to appoint
Thomas Howe Hurst
to be a member of the Otaio Pest Destruction Board, vice
Mr W. J. McConc.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of May 1972.
D. J. CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.
Reappointment Notice of a Member of the Agricultural
Chemicals Board (No. 283 Ag. 3340)
PURSUANT to section 4 of the Agricultural Chemicals Act 1959,
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to re-
appoint
Percival James Comfort Clark
to be a member of the Agricultural Chemicals Board for a
further term of 3 years from 1 April 1972.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 1972.
D. J. CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.
Reappointment Notice of Two Members of the New Zealand
Poultry Board (No. 289 Ag. 20766)
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Poultry Runs Registration
Amendment Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General
has been pleased to reappoint
Leonard George Bedford (on the nomination of the Auck-
land Provincial Association of Registered Poultry Keepers
(Incorporated)); and
Gordon Gray (on the nomination of the Otago/Southland
Provincial Association of Registered Poultry Keepers
(Incorporated)),
to be members of the New Zealand Poultry Board for a
further term of 3 years from 1 June 1972.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of May 1972.
D. J. CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.
Reappointment Notice of Two Members of the Egg Marketing
Authority (No. 290 Ag. 20210)
PURSUANT to section 3 of the Poultry Runs Registration Act
1933, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to reappoint
Leonard George Bedford (on the nomination of the Auck-
land Provincial Association of Registered Poultry Keepers
(Incorporated)), and
Gordon Gray (on the nomination of the Otago/Southland
Provincial Association of Registered Poultry Keepers
(Incorporated)),
to be members of the Egg Marketing Authority for a further
term of 3 years from 1 June 1972.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of May 1972.
D. J. CARTER, Minister of Agriculture.
Appointment of Honorary Consul of Belgium at Christchurch
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that Her Majesty's Exequatur in respect of
Mr James Robert Maddren
as Honorary Consul of Belgium at Christchurch has been
issued.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of May 1972.
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Appointment of Consul of the United States of America at
Auckland
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that Her Majesty's Exequatur in respect of
Mr Clarence J. McIntosh
as Consul of the United States of America at Auckland has
been issued.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of May 1972.
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of Foreign Affairs.