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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 101

Minister’s Decisions under Tariff Act.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 28th November, 1907.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Tariff Act 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.

Motor; as electric motors
Flexible cable and sleeve for attaching to motor; as dental appliances | 10 per cent.
Free. |
| 07/2132. Evaporating-basins; as scientific apparatus | Free. |
| 07/2102. Galvanised-iron sheets, with engine-packing laced on; the whole to pay as galvanised-iron manufactures n.o.e. | 25 per cent. |
| 07/2055. Globes for gas arc lamps, outside circumference not less than 2 ft. 4 in. and depth not less than 10 in.; as globes for arc lamps | 10 per cent. |
| 07/2011. Governor for water-engine; as engine-governors | Free. |
| 07/1995. Hydro-extractors; as machinery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2050. Iron pipes, wrought-iron collars for, screwed, and fitted with a plate and brass connecting-piece; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/1431. Machine, button-making; as machinery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/1950. Machine, pea-shelling; as machinery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/1948. Magnetos (not attached to engine) for sparking motor-car, motor-bicycle, motor-vehicle, and gas-engines; as electric generators | 10 per cent. |
| 07/1424. Main-cocks, stop-cocks, and valves, for water or gas; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/1993. Meters, “household supply”; to mean only such as are generally supplied to dwellinghouses | |
| 07/1284. Metric weights; as scientific apparatus | Free. |

Separator; as cream-separating machines
Turbine (whether attached to the separator or not); as steam-engines for dairying purposes | Free.
5 per cent. |
| 07/2079. “Vacuum Degras,” tanners’ material; as a. & m.s. | Free. |
| 07/1964. Wheelbarrows, steel; as hardware n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Minister’s Order No. 857.]

Regulations for Hire of Diamond Drills.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 28th November, 1907.

THREE diamond rock-drills, with a boring-capacity of 2,500 ft., 1,500 ft., and 1,000 ft. respectively, are now in the possession of this Department, and may be hired out on the following conditions:—
(1.) The hirer to take delivery of the plant at any place decided upon by the Minister of Mines.
(2.) The Superintendent in charge of the drill to defray all expenses whatsoever in connection with transit, wages, and working-expenses, and at the end of every two weeks to deliver a statement of the same to the hirer, and receive payment of one-half of the total outlay.
(3.) The hirer, prior to delivery of the plant, to make a deposit of £50, and to find approved bond and security for the payment of all charges he may become liable for, and also for the due observance of these conditions.
(4.) The Superintendent appointed by the Minister to have sole control of the drill and the workmen employed in connection therewith.
(5.) The Minister may terminate the agreement and remove the drill if the payments are not made within one