STATUTORY RULES.
1939. No. 158.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1939.*
WHEREAS by section 6 of the Supply and Development Act 1939 it is provided that, where, in the opinion of the Governor-General, it is necessary or desirable in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth that information should be obtained in relation to industrial, commercial or other undertakings, or with respect to any goods, the regulations under that Act may require such persons or classes of persons, as are prescribed, to furnish, as prescribed, such information and particulars as are prescribed, with respect to those undertakings or goods:
And whereas I am of opinion that it is necessary in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth that information should be obtained from traders in relation to their trading operations:
Now therefore I the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Supply and Development Act 1939.
Dated this twenty second day of November, 1939.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Acting Minister of State for Supply and Development.
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Amendments of the Supply and Development (Emergency Planning and Organization) Regulations.†
1. After regulation 3 of the Supply and Development (Emergency Planning and Organization) Regulations, the following regulation is added:—
Returns in relation to trading operations.
“4.—(1.) The Secretary may, by notice, require any trader to furnish a return in relation to his trading operations in accordance with Form B in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2.) The notice may be either a notice given to the trader individually or a notice to traders or any class or description of traders generally; and such last mentioned notice shall be published in the Gazette and in such newspapers (if any) as the Secretary directs.”.
2. After Form A in the Schedule to the Supply and Development (Emergency Planning and Organization) Regulations, the following Form is added:—
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1939.
† Statutory Rules 1939, No. 107.
6265.—10/6.11.1939.—Price 3d.
Form B.
Commonwealth of Australia. DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT. | Space for Departmental use only. | |||||||||||||
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Traders’ Questionnaire. |
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Ex. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Under authority of the Commonwealth Supply and Development Act 1939, this Questionnaire must be completed and returned in the envelope provided not later than ........................................................to the Department of Supply and Development, 305 Collins-street, Melbourne, C.1. The accuracy of the replies must be certified to by the actual proprietor or, in the case of a Company, by the officers of the Company authorized by the Articles of Association to sign on behalf of the Company.
Where any person, firm or company owns or controls a store, warehouse or business in more than one State, a separate questionnaire must be completed in respect of each State.
All information given will be regarded as strictly confidential and will be used only for EMERGENCY PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION PURPOSES.
Where there is insufficient space for reply, use a separate sheet quoting Question Number.
1. Trading name of person, firm or company........................................
Address of head office......................................................
Address of store or warehouse to which reply relates................................
Telephone number:—Head office........................Store or warehouse.............................................
2. Describe briefly the nature of the business of the person, firm or company and the main classes of goods or merchandise in which the person, firm or company is trading............................................................................................................................................
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3. Distribution of all classes of goods within Australia during the year ended 30th June, 1939 (Total tonnage to be stated)—
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Queensland. | New South Wales. | Victoria. | South Australia. | Western Australia. | Tasmania. | |
Road............ Rail............ Coastal shipping.... | tons. | tons. | tons. | tons. | tons. | tons. |
4. Transport Equipment owned by the person, firm or company, at the 31st October, 1939—
Item. | 30 cwt. or under. | Over 30 cwt. and under 3 tons. | 3 tons and under 5 tons. | 5 tons or over. |
(a) Motor trucks................ (b) Trailers................... (c) Horse-drawn vehicles.......... (d) Horses.................... (e) Motor cars used in the business.... |
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5. Principal materials, articles or commodities held in stock as at the 31st October, 1939—
Material, article, &c. | Unit of quantity. | Stock held at 31st October, 1939, in store, warehouse, or on consignment. | State whether Australian or imported. | Period this stock would last (in weeks). | Estimated annual stock requirements on the basis of the trader’s operations during the year ended 30th June, 1939. | State whether stocks of any particular articles are abnormally high or low. |
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I/We, the persons making this Return, declare that the particulars shown herein, both in this and the foregoing pages, are true and correct in every particular and disclose without reservation a true and complete statement.
Signed.............................
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Date..........................
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.