Customs Decisions and Education Board Elections




SEPT. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2179

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs.
Wellington, 7th September, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret the Customs and Excise Duties Acts in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles, and how classed. Rate of Duty.
04/1540. Alphozone, a germicide and antiseptic for internal use; as druggists’ sundries n.o.e. 15 per cent.
04/1505. Bags of 10 in. and upwards suitable for carrying clothing and fitted with compartments for toilet requisites; as travelling-bags 25 per cent.
04/1547. Bedsteads, iron; as hardware 20 per cent.
04/1588. Billiard-cues; as fancy goods 20 per cent.
*04/1553. Butchers’ knives; as cutlery (see pages 56 and 77 of Decision-book) 20 per cent.
*04/1553. Butchers’ steels; as hardware (see pages 56 and 99 of Decision-book) 20 per cent.
04/1553. Carving-knives with fork and steel in case; as cutlery 20 per cent.
04/1515. Chrome mordant, substitute for bichromate of potash in tanning; as a. & m.s. Free.
04/1432. Dentists’ burnishing or polishing lathes. As these are identical with the burnishing or polishing lathes used by jewellers, which are free as metal-workers’ machine tools, no distinction is to be made when imported by, or for sale to, dentists.
*04/1432. Dental lathe chucks (see page 63 of Decision-book) to be free on same footing as above.
04/1528. Disinfector, Dr. Thresh’s “Emergency”; as manufactures n.o.e. of metal 20 per cent.
04/1569. Fire-engines, chemical, if similar to Merryweather’s; as fire-engines Free.
04/1483. Golf-clubs and handles, unfinished; as woodenware n.o.e. 20 per cent.
04/1461. Hat-pins of greenstone, mounted in gold setting; as jewellery 20 per cent.
*04/1549. Heating - apparatus for greenhouses or buildings (see page 73 of Decision-book); as manufactures n.o.e. of metal 20 per cent.
04/1622. Iron pipes, in 9 ft. lengths (not screwed), for steering-rods for ploughs; as a. & m.s. on declaration by a manufacturer of agricultural machinery or implements Free.
04/1012. Iron, in form of worm or coil; as manufactures n.o.e. of metal 20 per cent.
04/1376. Lamp, the “Meduse,” an acetylene-gas lamp for destroying moths and insects; as lamps 20 per cent.
04/1560. Machines, grinding, for sheep-shearing machines; as emery grinding-machines Free.
04/1633. Machines, stud riveting; as machinery n.o.e. 20 per cent.
04/1648. “Owline,” a gum powder, substitute for dextrine; as chemicals n.o.e. 15 per cent.
04/1148. Pipe, solid-drawn tin; as manufactures n.o.e. of metal 20 per cent.
04/1403. Pressure and vacuum gauges, cock and syphon for; as hardware 20 per cent.
04/1426. Pump vacuum, for Lawrence-Kennedy milking-machine—If imported for or sold to a dairy factory on proper declaration by manager of factory; as machinery for dairy-ing purposes Free.
If imported for general use; as pumps 20 per cent.
Articles, and how classed. Rate of Duty.
04/1581. Photograph albums; as fancy goods 20 per cent.
04/1572. Rubber golf knobs; as parts of boots 22½ per cent.
04/1379. Rubber rollers fitted with iron spindles, for mangles or wringers; as hardware 20 per cent.
*04/979. Soy, in bulk (see page 97 of Decision-book) 4s. the liquid gallon.
04/1619. Tape-measures, Vincent’s registered C.P.G. tailors’; as artificers’ tools Free.
04/1453. Tire-glue, a vegetable composition, substitute for rubber-solution; as n.o.e. Free.

NOTE.—The items on pages 83 and 101, “Tape lines, metallic tape measures, other than surveyors’,” should read “(other than surveyors’ or tailors’ in graduated sets); as hardware, 20 per cent.”

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner’s Order No. 750.]

The Education Board of the District of Auckland.—Election of Members.

Education Office,
Auckland, 9th August, 1904.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Boards Election Acts, 1900 and 1901, it is hereby notified that

JOHN DAVID McKENZIE, Esq.,
LEMUEL JOHN BAGNALL, Esq., and
RICHARD HOBBS, Esq.,

have been elected members of the Education Board of the District of Auckland, to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs. L. J. Bagnall, F. Dye, and R. Hobbs. The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate is as follows:—

J. D. McKenzie., Esq. .. .. .. 820
L. J. Bagnall, Esq. .. .. .. 816
R. Hobbs, Esq. .. .. .. 772
F. Dye, Esq. .. .. .. 733
G. L. Peacocke, Esq. .. .. .. 607
P. G. Andrew, Esq. .. .. .. 532

Total number of valid votes recorded, 4,280, in 1,461 voting-papers. The total number of voting-papers rejected as informal is 96.

Dated this 9th day of August, 1904.

V. E. RICE,
Returning Officer.

The Education Board of the District of Taranaki.—Election of Members.

Education Office,
New Plymouth, 25th July, 1904.

WHEREAS the following candidates have been duly nominated for vacancies on the above Board: Allsworth, Edwin Gill; McDonald, Donald Hugh; and Morton, Arthur:

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I therefore declare

EDWIN GILL ALLSWORTH,
DONALD HUGH MCDONALD, and
ARTHUR MORTON

duly elected members of the Board.

Dated this 5th day of July, 1904.

P. S. WHITCOMBE,
Returning Officer.

The Education Board of the District of Wanganui.—Election of Members.

Education Office,
Wanganui, 24th August, 1904.

IT is hereby publicly notified that the following is the result of the election for three members for the Education Board of the District of Wanganui.



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🏭 Customs Duty Decisions for Various Articles

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
7 September 1904
Tariff Acts, Customs Duties, Trade Decisions, Articles, Duty Rates
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector

🎓 Auckland Education Board Member Elections

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
9 August 1904
Education Board, Election, Auckland, Members, Votes, Retired
6 names identified
  • John David McKenzie (Esquire), Elected member of Education Board
  • Lemuel John Bagnall (Esquire), Elected member of Education Board
  • Richard Hobbs (Esquire), Elected member of Education Board
  • Lemuel John Bagnall (Esquire), Retired from Education Board
  • F. Dye (Esquire), Retired from Education Board
  • Richard Hobbs (Esquire), Retired from Education Board

  • V. E. Rice, Returning Officer

🎓 Taranaki Education Board Member Elections

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
25 July 1904
Education Board, Election, Taranaki, Members
  • Edwin Gill Allsworth, Elected member of Education Board
  • Donald Hugh McDonald, Elected member of Education Board
  • Arthur Morton, Elected member of Education Board

  • P. S. Whitcombe, Returning Officer

🎓 Wanganui Education Board Election Results

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
24 August 1904
Education Board, Election, Wanganui, Members