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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 44

Minister’s Decisions under Tariff Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 29th May, 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.

Air-pressure gauge
Air-pumps, brass plugs, foot pumps, and smoke-machine
Smoke-bag and bag drain-stopper of rubber | See scientific apparatus.
As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197)
As n.o.e. (486) | 20 per cent.
Free. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1074 | Educational apparatus, viz.:—
Dynamometer, for measuring muscular effort, used for anthropological instruction | | Free. | |
| 08/1092 | Pictures and engravings for schools, on declaration by the principal that they will be hung only in the school premises and will not be removed therefrom | As educational apparatus (445) | Free. | |
| 08/1074 | Pulley-blocks, wooden, being models for demonstrations in mechanics’ classes | | | |
| 08/1168 | School-desk, Chautauqua (a combination drawing-board and writing-desk) | | | |
| 08/1123 | Electric appliances n.o.e., viz.:—
Maximum-demand indicators (claimed as household-supply meters) | As electric appliances n.o.e. (190) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1115 | Gas-regulator, for regulating supply of oxygen to a blowpipe | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/851 | Glass, fortified—viz., glass in sheets, having wire netting embedded therein | As plate glass (132) | Free. | |
| 08/1057 | Ink, drawing, liquid | As writing-ink (155) | 2s. the gal. | 1s. the gal. |
| 08/1058 | Jars, tap, cardboard collars for | As n.o.e. (486) | Free. | |
| 08/1128 | Machines, printing, viz.:—
Damping and re-reeling machine, adjunct to rotary printing-machine | As printing-machine (180) | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1070 | Machinery n.o.e., viz.:—
Grape stemming and crushing machine, used in wine-making | As machinery n.o.e. (196) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1054 | Machine for filling dried milk into tins | | Free. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1149 | Mill, pulveriser, the Fuller Lehigh | As ball mills (401) | Free. | 10 per cent. |
| 07/2439 | Oil, “Drykwik” painting | As oil n.o.e. (218) | 6d. the gal. | 1½d. the gal. |
| †08/684 | Oil, “Lincera” | As oil n.o.e. (218) | 6d. the gal. | 1½d. the gal. |
| 08/846 | Scientific instruments and apparatus, viz.:—
Air-pressure gauge (a drain-testing appliance) | As scientific apparatus (288) | Free. | |
| 08/1103 | Gas-pressure register (an automatic testing apparatus) | | | |
| 08/901 | Seed, fenugreek | As drugs, crude (280) | Free. | |
| 08/1147 | Shading-machine, lithographers’ | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/1135 | Soles, leather, with wool sewn on, for making slippers (claimed as sock-soles) | As leather manufactures n.o.e. (111) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/857 | “Taximeter,” vehicle fare-recorder | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 08/883 | Wire lattice, steel, for reinforcing concrete | As metal-wove wire (407) | Free | 10 per cent. |

NOTE.—M.O. 870—Pyjama-girdles, as a. & m.s. (485), free, and chest-protectors, as apparel n.o.e. (98), 25 per cent., should bear a dagger (†), being revised decisions.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Minister’s Order No. 876.]