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(/) Notice No. 49 (Gazette, 1942, page 1975) revoked No. 38 {Gazette, 1942, page 610), and in effect removed the restriction on the sawing or disposal of insignia-pine timber except for the manufacture of wooden containers in so tar as it applied to the North Island, but retained the restriction in the South Island: (g) Notice No. 50 (Gazette, 1942, page 2561) requires that no Oregon or Douglas fir timber be sawn, used, disposed of, or purchased except with the precedent consent of the Timber Controller. It also requires owners to furnish monthly statements of stocks. The notice revoked the affected passages m the notice relating to Oregon or Douglas fir and redwood timbers (Gazette, 1940, page 705) and Notice No: 37 (Gazette, 1942, page 610) : (h) Notice No. 51 (Gaz&tte, 1942, page 2825) requires that insignis-pine timber should not be used, disposed of, or purchased except for the manufacture ot wooden containers without the precedent consent of the Timber Controller This requirement applies throughout New Zealand; and Notice No. 49 {Gazette), 1942, page 1975), applying that requirement to the South Island only was revoked: (i) Notice 52 {Gazette, 1942, page 2844) requires that no proprietor in the timber industry may dispose of Certain timber materials—viz., tractors, motor-trucks, log-haulers, boilers, railway-rails, or wire ropes—and no person may purchase such timber materials irom any proprietor except with precedent consent of the Timber Controller: (i) The Second-hand Iruit-case Notice .1943, published as a statutory regulation (berial number 1943/1), consolidates and extends the provisions of the original notice and amendment (Serial numbers 1942/120 and 1942/121 respectively). This notice is now administered by the Director, Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture, who is empowered to license persons to acquire or deal in used fruit-cases, while the use of such cases is permitted lor the packing or repacking of pip-fruit, stone-fruit, citrus fruit other than lemons, tomatoes, or vegetables : (7c) Notice No 53 {Gazette, 1943, page 352) requires that kahikatea or white-pine timber be used only for the manufacture of tallow-casks or butter-boxes , °F fo A r T ships' dunnage except with the consent of the Timber Controller: ( ) Notice No. 54 {Gazette, 1943, page 352) requires eveiy boxmaker to furnish particulars of his plant and output, while similar particulars are required irom any person who commences to use any boxmaking plant within seven days of such commencement. JP 1 ; V6c } of Timber Industry as Essential— Declarations of essentiality affectin" the timber industry issued during the year in pursuance of the Industrial Man-power tlonS (formerly National Service Emergency Regulations .1940) are {a) Declaration of Essential Industry No. 7 (the industry of sawmillinfr) • Amendment dated 17th April, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1160), includes operations engaged m the supply of logs to sawmills or in the deliverv of timber materials as required by the Timber Controller(6) Declaration of Essential Undertakings No. 22 (manufacture of wooden boxes, containers, and parts, thereof). Amendments—Undertakings included m the declaration: Dated 9th April, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1120)- **>,?■ p*. 1395) r ,W 4th December; i G rf e : 4 P s e 3180) ; dated Bth January, 1943 {Gazette, 1943, page 18) ; dated 10th March, 1943 {Gazette, 1943, page 351). Undertakings ™, ed I)ated 4 th May, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1395); dated 20th May, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1481)- dated 7th October, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 2486); dated 4th December, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 3180). (c) Declaration of Essential Undertakings No. 71 {Gaz&tte, 1942, page 1394) applies to certain specified undertakings in respect only of their timberyards, joinery-factories and planing-mills. Undertakings included in the 27th ar Mw : iSw(fi J 42 {GazetU, 1942, page 1394); dated 27th May, 1942 (Gazette, 1942, page 1637); Dated 4th June, 1942 (&W«e 1942, Pag e 1637); dated 17th June, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page tSv Uil rr hS/ 2 l^ ett V 1942 ' pa S e 1926 ); dated 15 th X' Sf'a ;¥'^ a pT, 1947) 5 datGd 4th Decera ber, 1942 {Gazette, ] f A or g i e ' dated 17th December, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 3180) • dated 25th February, 1943 {Gazette, 1943, page 283). Undertakings deleted from the declaration: Dated 17th June, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1843)dated 4th December, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 3180) • dated 25th February, 1943 {Gazette, 1943, page 283). (d) Declaration of Essential Undertaking No. 78. Addition: State Forest Service. Dated 7th July, 1942 {Gazette, 1942, page 1947) (e) Declaration of Essential Undertaking No. 105 (civilian services). Addition: An afforestation company. Dated 23rd December, 1942 {Gazette 1943 page lo). ' 1 (/) Declaration of Essential Undertaking No. 106 (civilian services not specified) pTge 6 10n COmpany - Dated 7th october ; 1942 {Gazette,

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