No. 20/1934:

THE TRADE BOARDS (PACKING) ORDER, 1934.

THE TRADE BOARDS (PACKING) ORDER, 1934.

Special Order applying the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, to the Packing Trade made by the Minister for Industry and Commerce on the 24th day of January, 1934, pursuant to sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Trade Boards Act, 1918.

Whereas the Minister for Industry and Commerce is empowered under and by virtue of sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Trade Boards Act, 1918, to make a special order applying the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, to any specified trade to which they do not at the time apply if he is of opinion that no adequate machinery exists for the effective regulation of wages throughout the trade, and that accordingly, having regard to the rates of wages prevailing in the trade, or any part of the trade, it is expedient that the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, should apply to that trade:

And whereas the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, do not apply to the trade specified in the schedule to this Order, and the Minister for Industry and Commerce as respects that trade is of the opinion aforesaid:

Now, therefore, the Minister for Industry and Commerce in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Trade Boards Act, 1918, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling hereby makes a special order that from and after the 1st day of March, 1934, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say,

1. The Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, shall apply to the trade specified in the schedule to this Order.

2. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Trade Boards (Packing) Order, 1934.

By Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Dated this 24th day of January, 1934.

(Signed) R. C. FERGUSON,

Assistant Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce.

SCHEDULE.

The Packing Trade, that is to say:—

The processes of wrapping, filling, labelling, bottling, placing in boxes, tins, cartons, envelopes, cardboard or other containers of any kind whatsoever and all similar operations incidental to the sale, retail or wholesale, of the following commodities:—

(a) seeds of fruits, vegetables and flowers;

(b) foods, drinks and condiments (whether for the consumption of human beings, animals or birds);

(c) cosmetics, perfumes, medicinal preparations, druggists' sundries;

(d) polishes, blacklead, starch, blue, soda, soap, powders, candles, chandlery and matches;

(e) ink, glue and paste—

But excluding:—

(i) Any such process or operation which is included in a trade to which the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, apply for the time being;

(ii) Any such process or operation which is carried on in premises in which the commodity the object of such process or operation is manufactured;

(iii) Any such process or operation which is carried on in premises in which the commodity the object of such process or operation is sold retail or offered for sale retail;

(iv) Any such process or operation in respect of alcoholic drinks;

(v) Any such process or operation in respect of eggs in shell.