Returns of Retail Prices by Shopkeepers and Return by Gas Suppliers Regulations (Provisional)

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 38.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated the 14th day of February, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

KING O’MALLEY,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Returns of Retail Prices by Shopkeepers.

1. (1) The owner of any shop at which any of the articles specified in any of the forms prescribed by this Regulation are sold by retail shall, as soon as practicable after being required by the Statistician so to do, furnish to the Statistician the particulars set out in the prescribed form of return which relates to the articles sold by him.

(2) In order to comply with this Regulation, the owner of the shop shall fill in the required particulars in the prescribed form so far as those particulars include articles of the kind said in the shop, and shall sign the form and send it to the Statistician.

(3) In this Regulation—

“owner” includes the manager or person for the time being in charge of a shop; and

“shop” includes any store, van, vessel, or place in or from which articles of any kind specified in the prescribed form are sold.

C. 1833.—Price 3d.

(4) The prescribed forms of return are as follows:—

(a) As regards Groceries, Form R.P. 2, as hereunder set out—

Town.........................State..................

Office No. R.P. 2/....

RETAIL PRICES.

Name.................................................

Address................................................

This half-sheet is to be detached and posted to the “Commonwealth Statistician,” Melbourne.

In filling in this form please follow Instructions carefully.

* Enter quantity most frequently sold.

† See instructions, paragraph 4.

Remarks (Enter here the cause of any material advance or decline in the price of any article since the middle of last month)......

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(Continue remarks on back of sheet, if necessary.)

(b) As regards Butcher’s Meat, Form R.P. 3, as hereunder set out—

Town.......................State.....................

Office No. R.P. 3/....

RETAIL PRICES.

Name.................................................

Address................................................

This half-sheet is to be detached and posted to the “Commonwealth Statistician,” Melbourne.

In filling in this form please fellow Instruction carefully.

* See instructions, paragraph 4.

Remarks (Enter here the cause of any material advance or decline in the price of any article since the middle of last month)......

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(Continue remarks on back of sheet, if necessary.)

(c) As regards Fuel, Form R.P. 4, as hereunder set out­-

Town.......................State.....................

Office No. R.P. 4/....

RETAIL PRICES.

Name.......................................................

Address.....................................................

This quarter-sheet is to be detached and posted to the “Commonwealth Statistician,” Melbourne.

In filling in this form please follow Instructions carefully.

* See instructions, paragraph 4.  † If sold by bag or sack, please state average weight.

Remarks (Enter here the cause of any material advance or decline in the price of any article since the middle of last month)             

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(d) As regards Milk, Form R.P. 5, as hereunder set out—

Town.......................State.....................

Office No. R.P. 5/....

RETAIL PRICES.

Name......................................................

Address....................................................

This quarter-sheet is to be detached and posted to the “Commonwealth Statistician,” Melbourne.

In filling in this form please follow Instructions carefully.

Remarks (Enter here the cause of any material advance or decline in the price of any article since the middle of last month)             

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Return by Gas Suppliers.

1. (1) The owner of any works at which gas is produced and supplied to the public for illuminating, heating, cooking, or motive purposes, shall, as soon as practicable after being required by the Statistician so to do, furnish to the Statistician the particulars set out in the prescribed form of return.

(2) In order to comply with this Regulation the owner of the works shall fill in the required particulars in the prescribed form, and shall sign the form and send it to the Statistician.

(3) In this Regulation “owner” Includes—

(a) Any municipal corporation or trading company.

(b) The clerk of any municipal corporation, and the secretary of any trading company; and

(c) The manager, superintendent, or person having the direction or management of any gas works.

(4) The prescribed form of return is as follows:—

Town.......................State.....................

Office No. R.P. 6/....

RETAIL PRICES.

Name......................................................

Address....................................................

This quarter-sheet is to be detached and posted to the “Commonwealth Statistician,” Melbourne.

In filling in this form please follow Instructions carefully.

* State cash price.

Remarks (Enter here the cause of any material advance or decline in the price of gas—either for lighting or cooking—since the middle at last month)

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