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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

RESULT OF POLL FOR PROPOSED LOAN, SPECIAL DISTRICT, COUNTY OF HOROWHENUA.

Notice is hereby given that the result of the poll on the proposal to borrow £5,000 from the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of completing the construction of the Main County Road in the northern end of the Wirokino Riding, defined as a special district, and made by special order of the Council, is as follows:—

Ratepayers on the roll, 183; votes exercisable on the roll, 189; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 95; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 96; number of ratepayers who voted against the proposal, 1.

As a majority in number of the ratepayers of the special district voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to more than one-half the number of votes that can be exercised by the whole number of ratepayers in the said special district, I do hereby declare the proposal carried.

JOHN KEBBELL,
Chairman, Horowhenua County Council.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1891.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

P. A. BUCKLEY.

United States Regulations affecting the Marking, Stamping, Branding, or Labelling of Imported Articles.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 11th February, 1891.

THE following regulations, issued by the Treasury Department of the Government of the United States, are published for general information.

J. BALLANCE,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

To Officers of the Customs and others concerned.

SECTION 6 of the Act of the 1st October, 1890, provides as follows:—

That on and after the 1st day of March, 1891, all articles of foreign manufacture, such as are usually or ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labelled, and all packages containing such or other imported articles, shall respectively be plainly marked, stamped, branded, or labelled in legible English words so as to indicate the country of their origin; and unless so marked, stamped, branded, or labelled they shall not be admitted to entry.

While the question as to whether goods imported on and after the 1st March, 1891, are properly “marked, stamped, branded, or labelled” under the above provision is to be decided by Collectors of Customs at the time of importation, and the language of the section is so plain as to hardly require an interpretation by the department, yet, in view of the great number of inquiries received from importers and others, it is deemed proper to publish some of the conclusions reached by the department in the premises for the information of all concerned.

1. While only such goods or articles of foreign manufacture “as are usually or ordinarily marked, stamped, branded, or labelled” are required to be so marked, &c., on and after the 1st March, 1891, yet it will be observed that all packages, outside or other, containing any imported merchandise must be so marked, &c., to entitle the contents thereof to entry at the Customhouse.

2. In the case of champagne wines, mineral waters, &c., in labelled bottles the law will be substantially complied with if the outside packages are marked with the name of the country of origin.

3. In the case of small articles which cannot be readily marked, the marking of the inside cartons and outside packages will be sufficient.

4. Sheets of zinc, tin-plate, and similar articles, which are not usually stamped, except to indicate gauge, &c., may be admitted to entry if the packages containing the same are marked, stamped, &c.

5. In the case of bottles with more than one label containing imported goods, the law will be complied with if but one of the labels thereon bears the name of the country of origin.

6. The prefix “from” placed before the name of the country of origin, as, for instance, “from France,” “from Germany,” &c., is not essential, the law requiring simply the name of the country of origin to appear.

7. In the case of marking of bags containing muriate of potash, guano, and other light articles, where the marks are liable to become obliterated owing to the goods absorbing moisture while on the voyage of importation, the sweating of the bags, and handling, &c., before reaching destination, it is held that, as the admission to entry of such goods on and after the 1st March, 1891, is dependent upon their being plainly marked, &c., the shipper, importer, consignee, or agent should see that such marking shall, by some one of the means required by the law, appear indelibly on the bags at the time of importation.

8. Labels, &c., specifying the place of manufacture, and not the country, as, for instance, “Paris,” “London,” “Berlin,” &c., do not comply with the law, and such name of the city of origin in addition to the name of the country of origin is not necessary.

9. In the case of watches which are ordinarily stamped, &c., the name of the country of origin should appear thereon; and it is held that in the case of such importations, from Switzerland, for instance, the word “Swiss” will meet the requirements of the law.

10. Fire-brick and other rough articles imported in bulk need not be marked.

11. Goods coming from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales may be marked “Great Britain,” but goods marked “England,” “Scotland,” &c., would not be excluded. It is held, however, that the name of the mother-country of origin appearing on goods, instead of the names of kingdoms, states, or divisions of countries, would more closely meet the requirements of the law.

12. Wool and other articles produced in the East Indies, Africa, &c., but shipped from ports in Europe, should be marked with the name of the country of origin.

13. In the case of surgical instruments, physicians’ supplies, chemical apparatus, and other similar articles which are usually packed in cartons, it will suffice if the cartons and outside packages containing the same are marked with the name of the country of origin.

14. Articles and packages may be marked either by stamping, branding, or labelling, as the party may choose.

15. In the case of pencils, steel-pens, tooth-brushes, liquorice-stick, common crockery, &c., the law will be complied with if the cartons and packages containing the same are marked.

16. Lead and tin in pigs, which is ordinarily and usually marked, &c., should also be marked with name of the country of origin.

17. Unmanufactured substances need not be marked; but whenever contained in packages the packages should be marked, &c.

18. The law does not require the name of the importer, shipper, or maker to be marked, stamped, &c., on imported articles or packages.

19. Marking by stencilling with some indelible material would be a compliance with the law.

20. It is held that the word “Scotch” appearing on goods coming from Scotland would be sufficient under said provision.

21. In the case of kid gloves the law will be complied with if the name of the country of origin is made to appear on the bands surrounding a number of pairs of gloves, and not on each individual glove.

22. The placing of labels on anvils and other like articles, giving the name of the country of origin, the abbreviation “Eng,” as indicating England; the placing of the name of the country of origin on bands enclosing bundles of metal bars, would be admissible under the law; and goods coming from any of the islands of the West Indies may be marked “West Indies.”

WILLIAM WINDOM,
Secretary.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1891.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the Porirua Lunatic Asylum Contract is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.