PRICE CONTROL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 267, 23 August 1946, Page 2

PRICE CONTROL

SALE OF SOME ARTICLES FORBIDDEN

PROHIBITION LIFTED ON ISSUE OF ORDERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 22. The Prohibition of Sale (Control of Prices) Notice, 1946, No. 1, gazetted to-night, prohibits the sale of corsetry, girls’ school hats, aprons, radios, electric washing machines, electric vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, radiators, jugs, kettles, irons (both hand and power), toasters, water heating elements and thermostats and covers, water-heating systems and immersion heaters, farm tractors, commercial tractors, motor-cars, motor-trucks, bulldozer blades and power-shovels, farm implements and machinery, and spare parts, accessories or components of any of these goods. This prohibition shall be deemed to be withdrawn when a price order issued by the Tribunal comes into foi'ce with respect to the goods, or when the tribunal approves or authorises a special selling price or a maximum selling price for the goods. The Declared Goods (Control of Prices) Notice, 1946, No. 1, was also gazetted to-night. It refers to 12 classes of goods, including clothing, sporting requisites, and other items of which the prices are to be controlled. This notice is not a prohibition of sale, but is a preliminary declaration specifying the classes of goods of which the tribunal may prohibit the sale after the expiration of four weeks. explanatory note states that applications for the tribunal’s approval of proposed prices should be made as soon as possible, and draws the attention of all persons concerned to the fact that at any time after the expiration of four weeks the tribunal may prohibit the sale of such goods otherwise than at a price fixed or approved. SUBSIDIES WITHDRAWN ft (P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Official advice that subsidies on clothing had been withdrawn as from August 15, has been received from the Price Tribunal by members of the trade, who state.that the effect of the sales tax and subsidy adjustment varies according to articles of clothing involved. i

In some cases there will he small cuts; in some no change and in others an increase in price. >