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APPENDIX B. (Gazetted 22nd December, 1917.) Fixing the Maximum Price of Wheat. 1. In this Schedule— " Wheat," " free wheat," and " good milling-wheat " have the same, meaning as in the Wheat Trade Regulations made on the date of this Order in Council, under the War Regulations Act, 1914 : " Government price " means, in respect of wheat sold for delivery in any month, the price payable by Government brokers under the said Wheat Trade Regulations for good milling-wheat sold to the Government for delivery in the same month : " Millers' price " means, in respect of wheat sold for delivery in any month, the price receivable by Government brokers for good milling-wheat sold by them on account of the Government for delivery in the same month in accordance with the said Wheat Trade Regulations : " Nearest port " means the port of entry under the Customs Act, 1913, nearest to the place in which the wheat is grown. 2. When wheat is sold without express provision as to the month of delivery, it shall be deemed to have been sold for delivery in the month in which the contract is made, and the maximum price shall be determined accordingly. Wheat Inferior to Good Milling-wheat. 3. The maximum price of free wheat inferior in quality to good milling-wheat shall, when sold by the grower, be a price equivalent, as regards the grower, to the Government price for the same month of delivery, loss 2d. per bushel. 4. (1.) The maximum price of free wheat inferior in quality to good milling-wheat, when sold wholesale by millers, brokers, or other purchasers from the growers free on board at the nearest port on the usual trade terms as established at the date of this Order in Council, shall be the Government price for good milling-wheat delivered free on board at the nearest port in the same month, less Id. per bushel. (2.) When sold otherwise than free on board at the nearest port on the said trade terms, the maximum price shall be a price equivalent, as regards the seller, to the maximum price aforesaid. Good Milli-ng-wheat. 5. (1.) The maximum price of free, wheat being good milling-wheat (other than machinedressed seed-wheat), when sold for delivery free on board at the nearest port on the usual trade terms as established at the date of this Order in Council, shall be the millers' price for good millingwheat delivered free on board at the nearest port in the same month, with an addition of sd. per bushel. (2.) When sold otherwise than free on board at the nearest port on the usual trade terms as aforesaid, the maximum price shall be a price equivalent, as regards the seller, to the maximum price aforesaid. Machine-dressed Seed-wheat. 6. The maximum price of machine-dressed seed-wheat shall be the maximum price fixed by the last preceding clause, with the further addition of sd. per bushel. War Regulations as to the Sale and Purchase of Wheat. 1. These regulations may be cited as the Wheat Trade Regulations. 2. In these regulations, except where a contrary intention appears,— " Wheat " means wheat of any kind or quality grown in New Zealand during the season 1917-1918: " Free wheat " means — (a.) Any wheat after its purchase and resale by the Government in pursuance of the scheme of purchase set forth in these regulations ; (b.) Any wheat which has been offered to the Government for purchase in pursuance of the said scheme of purchase and has been rejected as being unmerchantable or otherwise not of the kind or quality required by the Government: " Good milling-wheat " means wheat suitable for milling and of fair average quality for the season as determined in accordance with the custom of the trade, or of a quality superior thereto : " Government " means His Majesty the King in respect of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand. Part I. — Private Dealings in Wheat prohibited. 3? Save in accordance with and in pursuance of the scheme of purchase and sale set forth in these regulations, it shall not be lawful for any person, whether as principal, agent, or otherwise, to purchase or agree or offer to purchase any wheat other than free wheat, or to be concerned in the making of any such purchase, agreement, or offer by any other person, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, or to be concerned in the fulfilment or performance of any agreement for the purchase of any such wheat, whether such agreement has been made in New Zealand or elsewhere, and whether it has been made before or after the making of these regulations.