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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1943, Page 4

Nominations of candidates for the . Northern Maori by-election, to fill . the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the death of Mr. Paikea, will close on June 2, and in the event of a poll being necessary, this will be held on June 19.— P.A. The multiplicity of regulations in force under the emergency legislation appears to have mystified certain people as to their obligations. Youths attaining the age of 18 years are still required to register for the General Reserve, but numbers of them, apparently undei 1 a misapprehension, have been applying to the National Service Department in Greymouth. An officer of the Department explained to-day that such is not required. The Government has advised producers, wholesalers and retailers it has decided to adopt the contract system of growing vegetables, the objective being to obtain price stability. There will also be introduced defined grading standards for vegetables and their retail sale according to grade. It is realised that the hew system will fundamentally affect the operations of produce auctioneers, insofar as the auctioning method of selling will be virtually eliminated, in connection with the sale of vegetables, and Government representatives have asked auctioneers in the main centres to form a unified distributing system, so that individual firms will in effect act as one co-ordinated j’eeeiving and distributing unit for handling vegetables during the emergency period. The system will mean the grower will agree to grow a certain area of basic vegetables such as potatoes, onions, carrots, parsnips, swedes and cabbage. and the grower will receive a fixed contract price irrespective of the ' market position. Retailers have been advised that basic vegetables will be subject to price orders and. all basic . vegetables are to be sold by weight which is a major departure in the case > of cabbages.—P.A.