New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 76

Page 2595

✨ Customs Tariff Decisions



Oct. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2595

Minister’s Decisions under Tariff Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 5th October, 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, and Item Number. Rate of Duty.
General Tariff.
08/2038† A. & m.s., viz.:— Curriers’ hard greases, containing not more than 60 per cent. of paraffin A. & m.s. (485) Free.
08/2200 Knobs and nuts, turned; also cake dish joints and egg-cup feet, in the rough, for manufacture of electroplated goods
08/2138 Taper tack strips, steel, for making boot-sprigs
08/2096 Brass rod, polished As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) 20 per cent.
08/2173 Brunswick black, “Castle Brand” lacquer, and similar preparations As paints, mixed ready for use (220) 5s. per cwt.
08/2086† Bushings, metal, for blocks As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (197) 20 per cent.
08/2038† Currier’s hard greases, containing more than 60 per cent. of paraffin As paraffin wax (242) 1d. the lb.
08/1974† Drapery n.o.e. to include embroidered or open-worked calicoes, muslins, and nets; embroidery, all kinds As drapery n.o.e. (89) 20 per cent.
08/2225 Educational apparatus, viz.:— Plasticine tools, wooden As educational apparatus (445) Free.
08/2056 Electric appliances, viz.:— Rotary synchroniser As electric appliances n.o.e. (190) 20 per cent.
08/2090 Flowers, artificial (ornaments for cakes, &c.) As artificial flowers (99) 25 per cent.
08/2085 Glass, plate, with rounded and polished edges As glassware (133) 20 per cent.
08/2135 Iron blooms and billets for manufacture of bar iron As pig iron (395) Free.
Minor articles required in the making-up of apparel, viz.:—
08/2177 Chain coat-hangers As minor articles, &c. (300) Free.
08/2040 Needles, hearthrug, Brown’s patent As hardware n.o.e. (192) 20 per cent.
08/1974† Nets and muslins, spotted or figured, if not open-worked (piece-goods) As cotton piece-goods n.o.e. (294) Free.
08/2250 Paper-pulp discs for milk-bottles As plain unornamental stoppers for bottles (456) Free
08/2226 “Preservative Red,” Simpson’s, for colouring sausage-skins As dyes (459) Free.
08/2246 Salt, celery As provisions n.o.e. (35) 20 per cent.
Scientific apparatus, viz.:—
08/2056 Lamp-testing wattmeter As scientific apparatus (288) Free.
08/2046 Water-ovens, copper, for infiltrating tissues, cultivating bacteria, &c.)
08/2290 Seed, sorghum As grain n.o.e. (230) 9d. the 100 lb.
Surgical appliances, viz.:—
08/1944 Sterilisers, water, with water-cooling circulation; also steam-pressure sterilisers As surgical appliances (287) Free.
08/2010 Stools, operating and anaesthetists’ As furniture n.o.e., or manufactured articles of metal n.o.e., according to kind.
05/2293† Tin sheets, or stamped parts of canisters, lettered or embossed or pictorially decorated so as to take the place of printed or embossed labels As tin manufactures n.o.e. (201) 25 per cent.
08/2260 Watch and jewelled bracelet, combined As jewellery (141) 20 per cent.
08/2291 Water-wings, “Ayvad” As sporting requisites n.o.e. (139) 20 per cent.

NOTE.—Decision on page 66, dentists’ scissors, as hardware n.o.e., is now cancelled.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Minister’s Order No. 888.]

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🏭 Minister's Decisions under Tariff Act regarding Goods Classification and Duty Rates

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
5 October 1908
Tariff Act, Customs, Goods classification, Duty rates, Imports, Ministerial decisions
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector