✨ Tariff Decisions and Agricultural Statistics
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30
Minister’s Decisions under Tariff Act.
Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 14th April, 1908.
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 Dominion” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus † are revised decisions.
| Record. | Goods. | Classification under Tariff Item Number. | Rate of Duty. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Tariff. | |||
| 08/657 | A. & m.s., viz.:— Eyes, animals’ artificial | As a. and m.s. (485) | Free. |
| 08/583 | Iron, galvanised, bar, and angle, in ordinary market lengths | ||
| 08/637 | Lenses for making cellar-pavement lights | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. |
| 08/685 | Straw plait, imitation silk | ||
| 08/770 | Beer-cooling plant (claimed as part of aerating-machine) | As brushware (261) | 25 per cent. |
| 08/622 | Brushes for flour-dressing machine (imported separately) | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. |
| 08/490 | Bucket-bodies of blocked or stamped sheet iron, with edges turned over and rivet-holes bored | ||
| 08/627 | “Burlap” (used in laundries) | As bagging of jute or hessian (446) | Free. |
| 08/613 | Electric detonator fuses (detonator caps with insulated wires attached) | As n.o.e. (486) | Free. |
| 08/548 | Electric appliances n.o.e., viz.:— Holders for incandescent lamps.. | As electric appliances n.o.e. (190).. | 20 per cent. |
| 08/774 | Electricians’ portable testing-sets to mean: Portable testing sets consisting of a testing-generator and ohm meter | Electricians’ portable testing-sets (381) | Free. |
| 08/726 | Envelopes, lithographed with check or similar pattern to render them opaque | As stationery n.o.e. (161) | 20 per cent. |
| 08/545 | Felt, Paraffine Paint Company’s “asphalt saturated P. & B.” | As felt sheathing (461) | Free |
| 08/742 | Glass panels, fancy decorated, for doors, &c. | As glassware (133) | 20 per cent. |
| †08/667 | Hatters’ black and white sarsenets and “china,” if cut into sizes not exceeding 20 in. by 30 in. before importation or in bond, for hat-making | As hat-makers’ materials, linings (297) | Free. |
| 08/666 | “Jellitac,” for making paste | As n.o.e. (486) | Free. |
| 08/717 | Lead traps and bends | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. |
| †08/367 | Machines, agricultural, viz.:— Wool-dumping machines | As agricultural machines (362) | Free. |
| Wool-presses | |||
| 08/265 | Machinery n.o.e., viz.:— Photo enamelling and burnishing machine | As machinery n.o.e. (196) | 20 per cent. |
| 08/545 | “Malthoid roofing” and “Malthoid damp-course” | As n.o.e. (486) | Free. |
| 08/699 | Motor-cars, “Stepney,” or spare wheels for | As wheels for chassis (434) | Free. |
| 08/684 | Oil, “Lincera” | As varnish (222) | 2s. the gal. |
| 08/585 | Scientific apparatus, viz.:— Embedding-bath, for keeping diseased human tissues for subsequent examination | As scientific apparatus (288) | Free. |
| 08/683 | Shawls.. | As apparel n.o.e. (98) | 25 per cent. |
| 08/492 | Slippers, felt, with carpet, twine, or felt soles, although strapped | As slippers of felt, &c. (106) | 22½ per cent. |
| 08/547 | Slippers with “Vitalite” soles (claimed as carpet, twine, or felt soles) | As slippers (106) | 15 per cent., and 6d. the pair |
| 08/644 | Tailors’ trimmings, viz.:— Russia braids, all kinds | Tailors’ trimmings (307) | Free. |
| 08/801 | Tubing, flexible, with small metal attachments to strengthen the ends | As flexible tubing (453) | Free |
| †83/910 | Ultramarine blue | As paints n.o.e. (441) | Free |
NOTE.—M.O. 870. Bullets as shot: Preferential surtax, 2s. the cwt., was omitted.
Minister’s Order No. 874.]
W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
“The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895.”—Estimated Yields, 1907-8.—Notice No. 1189.
Department of Agriculture (Division of Live-stock and Agriculture), Wellington, 11th April, 1908.
THE following table gives the area of wheat, oats, and barley for threshing, and the estimated yields for this season.
| Wheat. | Oats. | Barley. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | Estimated Yield. Bushels. | Total Bushels. | Acres. | Estimated Yield. Bushels. | Total Bushels. | Acres. | Estimated Yield. Bushels. | Total Bushels. |
| 193,031 | 27 | 5,211,837 | 386,890 | 30 | 11,606,700 | 36,177 | 29 | 1,049,133 |
JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.
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