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The term " Class B " means distillate and naphthalate : The term " port " means a port of entry under the Customs Act, 1913. 15. The maximum retail price of petrol at the ports named in the, following table shall be the price set out in that table. At Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin : — Per Case of Per 'tin of Less than not less than not less tlian 4 Gallons. 8 Gallons. 4 Gallons. Per Gallon. s. d. s. d. s. d. Class A .. .. .. 27 6 13 9 3 6 Class B .. .. .. 22 6 11 3 3 0 At Napier and Timaru : — Class A .. .. .. .. 28 0 14 0 3 7 Class B .. .. .. 23 0 116 3 1 At Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Gisborne : — Class A . .' .. .. . , 29 0 14 6 3 9 Class B .. .. .. 24 0 12 0 3 3 At InvercargiU : — Class A .. .. .. .. 29 G 14 9 3 9 Class B .. .. .. 24 6 .12 3 3 3 16. At any place other than the aforesaid ports the maximum retail price of petrol shall be the maximum retail price fixed as aforesaid for the port from which the seller customarily obtains his supply of petrol, or where there is no such customary port of supply, then for the nearest port, together in each case with such addition to the maximum retail price for that port as is equivalent to the actual cost of transportation from that port to the place of sale.

APPENDIX D. Wellington Gas : Tests for Calorific Value. British British British British Thermal Thermal Thermal Thermal 1917. Units. |<)17. Units. 1918. Units. 1918. Units. Oct. 10 .. 460 Nov. 21 .. 510 Jan. 5 .. 445 Feb. 19 .. 506 ~ 18 .. 480 „ 20 .. 524 „ 7 .. 463 „ 20 .. 516 „ 19 .. 482 „ 27 .. 501 8 .. 464 „ 21 .. 532 ~ 20 .. 489 „ 28 .. 513 „ 9 .. 454 „ 22 .. 537 „ 23 .. 47K „ 29 .. 522 „ 10 .. 459 „ 23 „ 24 .. 490 „ 30 ..521 „ II .. 478 ~ 25 .. 535 „ 25 .. 482 Dec. 1 .. 506 „ 12 .. 483 „ 26 .. 513 „ 26 .. 481 „ 3 .. 512 „ 14 .. 509 „ 27 .. 527 „ 27 .. 470 „ 4 .. 504 „ 15 .. 509 „ 28 .. 525 „ 29 .. 520 ~ 5 .. 492 „ 16 .. 514 Mar. 1 .. 529 „ 30 ..514 ~6 .. 498 ~ 17 ..513 „ 2 .. 542 „ 31. .. 505 7 .. 509 „ 18 .. 517 „ 4 .. 533 Nov. 1 .. ■ 501 8 .. 598 ~19 .. 513 „ 5 .. 525 „ 2 .. 505 „ 10 .. 468 ~ 21 .. 493 „ 6 .. 518 3 . . 480 „ 11 .. 473 „ 22 (Ann'ver. Day) „ 7 .. 530 5 .. 475 „ 12 .. 493 „ 23 .. 494 „ 8 .. 541 0 .. 491 „ 13 .. 486 „ 24 .. 495 „ 9 .. 525 „ 7 .. 490 „ 14 .. 471 „ 25 .. 489 „ 10 ~8 .. . 504 „ 15 .. 472 ~ 26 .. 488 , 11 .. 565 „ 9 .. 493 „ 17 .. 491 „ 28 .. 474 „ 12 .. 550 „ 10 .. 474 „ 18 .. 491 „ 29 .. 459 „ 13 .. 553 ,12 .. 500 „ 19 .. 496 „ 30 .. 492 „ 14 .. 507 „ 13 .. 493 „ 20 .. 482 „ 31 .. 488 „ 15 .. 525 „ 14 .. 503 ~21 .. 455 Feb. 1 ..484 ~16 .. 539 „ 15 .. 506 „ 22 ..472 ~2 .. 476 „ 18 .. 546 „ 16 .. 499 „ 27 .. 511 „ 11 .. 456 „ 19 .. 539 „ 17 .. 514 „ 28 .. 491 „ 12 .. 472 „ 20 .. 533 „ 19 .. 504 „ 29 .. 478 „ 13 .. 459 „ 21 .. 537 „ 20 .. 513 1918. „ 14 .. 494 „ 22 .. 545 „ 21 .. 508 Jan. 2 ..487 ~15 .. 492 „ 23 .. 541 „ 22 .. 510 „ 3 .. 475 „ 10 .. 497 ~ 25 ~ 501 „ 23 .. 510 „ 4 .. 480 „ 18 .. 511 „ 20 .. 503