✨ Tariff Act Interpretations
Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3567
Minister's Decisions under Tariff Act.
Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 19th December, 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.
| Articles, and how classed. | Rate of Duty. |
|---|---|
| 07/2009. Ambulance-wagons; as carriages.. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2266. Aniseed; as druggists’ sundries .. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2265. Aquæ, concentrated, over 33 per cent. proof spirit; as spirits in combination with other ingredients | 16s the liquid gallon. |
| 07/2309. Automatic CO² recorder, “The Sarco”; as scientific apparatus | Free. |
| 07/2071. Bells, ships’; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2189. Blackboards; as educational apparatus | Free. |
| 07/2152. Blind-rollers, with metal fittings attached; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2022. Bone, corn, and shell mills; as machinery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2255. Boot-fasteners, used in the manufacture of boots; as a. and m.s. | Free. |
| 07/2215. Butterick’s fashion-plates; as advertising matter n.o.e. | 3d. the lb. |
| 07/2339. Buttons, 9-carat gold; as jewellery | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2187. Canoes; as boats | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2022. Chaffcutters; as agricultural machines | Free. |
| 07/2172. Chain, endless, part of differential pulley, when imported attached to pulley; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2208. Chlorine - generators; as assay appliances | Free. |
| 07/2193. “Cooper and Nephew’s Manual on Sheep-dipping”; as advertising matter n.o.e. | 3d. the lb. |
| 07/2022. Corn-shellers; as agricultural machines | Free. |
| 07/2305. “Cross-tubes,” or “conical boiler-tubes,” over 6 in. and flanged; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2188. Curtains, in pairs, or tucked, frilled, or taped; as drapery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2338. Dental napkins, unhemmed, for absorbing saliva; as dental appliances | Free. |
| 07/2291. Desks, for schools; as furniture n.o.e. | 25 per cent. |
| 07/2207. Dowels, wooden; as a. and m.s. .. | Free. |
| 07/2150. Earthern stoppers imported in “Save - all Tap Jars” to pay same rate as the jars; as earthenware | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2202. Engraving - machine, also zinc plates with engraved scrolls for same; as metal-workers’ machine tool | Free. |
| 07/2170. Ink, marking; as stationery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2124. Insulators, of china or earthenware; as electric appliances n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2318. Lens-box, for focussing electric light for theatrical purposes; as electric appliances n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2294. Machine, trace - burnishing; as machinery n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/1612. Machinery, gold-saving, to include Standard. rectangular copper furnace, copper matting furnace, and jackets therefor; hot-blast stove | Free. |
Articles claimed free as gold-saving machinery, but decided as manufactured articles of metal, viz.:—
Cast-iron fire-hearth, settling-pot on wheels, charging-cars, slag-car; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| Articles, and how classed. | Rate of Duty. |
|---|---|
| *07/1632. Magazines and periodicals (including Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal) to be exempt as a whole from item 154, “Printed advertising matter n.o.e., 3d. the lb.,” provided they contain bona fide literary matter. | |
| 07/2032. Motor-car, radiator for; as part of chassis | Free. |
| 07/2154. Motor-cars, leather-covered studded tires for; as pneumatic rubber tires | Free. |
| 07/2302. “Poultry - pellets,” composed of farinaceous material; as food for animals | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2169. Propeller with shafting and boss attached; as manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2285. Rennet - tests, “Marshall”; as scientific apparatus | Free. |
| 07/2267. Royal blue washing-paper (paper soaked in aniline dye); as aniline dyes | Free. |
| 07/2273. Saddlers’ hand-lever riveting-tool; as artificers’ tools | Free. |
| 07/2191. Vacuum Oil Company’s carriers’ grease, No. 1; as paraffin wax | 1d. the lb. |
| 07/2191. Vacuum Oil Company’s carriers’ greases, Nos. 4, 5, and 6; as a. and m.s. | Free. |
| 07/2200. “Vapo-Cresolene”; as druggists’ sundries | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2317. Wooden handles, straight and round, for pitchforks; as broom and similar handles | 20 per cent. |
| 07/2365. Pharmacopoeia preparations classified under section 22 of “The Tariff Act, 1907”— | |
| Essence of anise, | |
| Essence of peppermint, | |
| Essence of spearmint, | |
| Spirit of anise, | |
| Spirit of cajuput, | |
| Spirit of camphor, | |
| Spirit of chloroform, | |
| Spirit of cinnamon, | |
| Spirit of juniper, | |
| Spirit of lemon, | |
| Spirit of myrcia (bay-rum), | |
| Spirit of nutmeg, | |
| Spirit of peppermint, | |
| Spirit of wintergreen, | |
| Tincture of benzoin (the simple tincture), | |
| Tincture of capsicum, | |
| Tincture of cinnamon, | |
| Tincture of cochineal, | |
| Tincture of ginger (including strong tincture), | |
| Tincture of larch, | |
| Tincture of lemon, | |
| Tincture of orange (bitter orange), | |
| Tincture of saffron, | |
| Tincture of sumbul, | |
| Tincture of tumeric, | |
| Tincture of vanilla, | |
| Compound spirit of orange, | |
| Compound spirit of juniper, | |
| Spirit of orange, | |
| Tincture of sweet orange-peel | |
| Spirit of lavender; as perfumed spirits | 30s. the liquid gallon. |
NOTE.—M.O. 857, 07/1809, Decision “Strawboard not exceeding 3¼ oz.” should read “not less than 3¼ oz.”
W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Minister’s Order No. 858.]
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