VPRS 12075 Index to Prices

Rationing and Prices were originally a function of the Commonwealth Government as part of its defence responsibilities with State Deputy Prices Commissioners being appointed for each State under the National Security (Prices) Regulations 1939. This function, after a referendum, became one for the individual states in 1948. The Victorian Government passed the Prices Regulation Act 1948 to both control prices during the period of post-war readjustment and control the progressive removal of price control. A Minister in Charge of Prices was appointed from 1950 to 1955. Under the Act, Commonwealth officers could continue to be employed by the State for the purposes of the Act (S50) and to ensure continuity of administration of the function.This series lists the commodities and services over which the Prices Control branch exercised jurisdiction for the setting of prices. Each volume lists a different class of commodities and services. For each group of goods or types of services, details of individual items or services are clearly defined and described. For goods, this is by type of item and weight or volume in which it was sold and for services, by the type of service. With some commodities and services there is clear differentiation between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in the price to be charged (e.g cost of tickets for attending films). Beside each listed good or service a price is given, which was the price set by the Prices Control Branch.

配给与物价原属英联邦政府国防职责范畴内的职能，根据1939年《国家安全（物价）条例》，各州市均设立州副物价专员一职。经全民公投后，该职能于1948年转由各独立州负责。维多利亚州政府于1948年颁布《物价管制法案》，以期在战后调整时期管控物价，并逐步推进物价管制的解除工作。1950年至1955年间，设有专职物价主管部长。根据该法案第50条，英联邦官员可继续受雇于州政府以执行法案相关职责，确保该职能的行政管理延续性。本数据集系列涵盖了物价管制部门有权核定价格的各类商品与服务。每一卷册对应一类不同的商品或服务。针对每一类商品或服务类型，单个具体品类或服务的细节均得到清晰界定与说明。就商品而言，细节按品类、售卖时的重量或容积进行分类说明；服务则按服务类型进行说明。部分商品与服务的定价存在都会区与非都会区的明确差异，例如观影门票费用。每一项列明的商品或服务旁均标注了由物价管制部门核定的官方定价。