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New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 1

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✨ Customs Tariff Decisions

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Minister's Decisions under Customs Duties Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 7th January, 1913.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Duties 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 No.	Rate of Duty.
			General Tariff.
12/2250	Advertising novelties, articles for the manufacture of, viz.:—

Cutters, to cut discs of celluloid
Heating roller, a gas-heated cylinder for for making celluloid pliable
Looking-glasses, unframed, in small round and oval pieces
Stamped metal backs, being plain stampings
Stamped metal rings, japanned | As artificers’ tools n.o.e. (359)
As artificers’ tools n.o.e. (359)
As looking-glasses (123) ..
As tinsmiths’ fittings (423)
As japanned metalware (186) | Free.
Free.
25 per cent.
Free.
25 per cent. | 12½ per cent.
12½ per cent. |
| 12/2270 | Cement, “White artistic,” a polishable Keene’s cement | As plaster-of-paris (468) .. | Free. | |
| | Confectionery and confectioners’ goods, viz.:—
“Laxettes,” being medicated chocolate confectionery | As medicated confectionery (5) .. | 2d. the lb. | ¾d. the lb. |
| 12/2468 | Icing syringes, confectioners’ .. | As artificers’ tools n.o.e. (359) .. | Free. | |
| 12/2393 | Cotton piecegoods with designs stencilled thereon | As cotton piecegoods n.o.e. (286) .. | Free. | |
| 12/2330 | Disinfectants, viz.:—
“Snowdrift Toilet Disinfectant” | As disinfectants (270) .. | Free. | |
| 12/1950 | Electric appliances, viz.:—
‘Nachod automatic signalling gear” for electric tramway | As electric appliances n.o.e. (176).. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2414 | Telephone transmitters, mouthpieces, transmitter diaphragms and hand combinations | As electric appliances n.o.e. (parts of telephones) (176) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2376 | Extension bells, being telephone accessories | As electric appliances n.o.e. (176).. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2376 | Vulcanite nipples, being fittings for vulcanite pipes, claimed as electrical insulating material | As electric appliances n.o.e. (176).. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2275 | Elevator cups, for attachment to conveyor-belt for use in flour-mill, claimed as flour-milling machinery | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2280 | Filter frames, indiarubber jointing rings for | As parts of filters (118) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2371 | Gas-engine, “Felix,” base suitable only for | As parts of gas-engines (385) | Free .. | 20 per cent. |
| 12/2336 | Machine and hand tools, engineers’, metal workers’, &c., viz.:—
“Auto twin jacks,” on wheels, for use in motor garage | As engineers’ machine tools (379).. | Free. | |
| 12/2315 | Machines and dies, used in the manufacture of advertising novelties, for clamping metal backs and other pieces together | As metal workers’ machine or hand tools (379) | Free. | |
| 12/2250 | Machinery, flour-milling, viz.:—
Bran- or flour-packing machine, peculiar to use in flour-mill | As flour-milling machinery (165) .. | 5 per cent. | |
| +12/2446 | Machinery n.o.e., viz.:—
Machine, automatic measuring, for attachment to wood-working machine, to measure amount of timber passing through machine | As machinery n.o.e. (182) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2100 | Metal-cutters, “Pyrocopt,” used in cutting metal by oxygen | As artificers’ tools n.o.e. (359) .. | Free. | |
| 12/2373 | Minor articles, viz.:—
Studs, white metal, for sewing on collars of military tunics | As minor articles for making up apparel (292) | Free. | |
| 12/2418 | Papers, filter, shaped, for bacteriological work, claimed as scientific apparatus | As druggists’ sundries n.o.e. (74) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2430 | Pipes, wrought-iron, “grip” elbows and couplings for—
Without inspection lids ..
With inspection lids.. | As fittings for iron pipes, according to size (179) or (389).
As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2311 | Printing materials, viz.:—
Bail clips, to hold printed sheets while drying | As printing materials n.o.e. (412).. | Free .. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2445 | Scientific apparatus, viz.:—
Balances, Dutch chemical, with double hooks and levelling-screws to carry total load of 250 grammes
Milk-testers, “Facile steam turbine” ..
“Venturi” tube, for increasing the velocity of the water to be measured by a Venturi meter (part of meter)
“Vitreosil” trays, tray seatings, pipes and coolers, for the manufacture of sulphuric acid | As scientific apparatus (280) .. | Free. | |
| 12/2385 | | | | |
| 12/2307 | | | | |
| 12/2201 | Screens, draught and fire, movable | As fancy goods (127) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2291 | Starch, viz.:—
“Hudson River Crystals,” claimed as cornflour | As starch (232) .. | 2d. the lb. | ¾d. the lb. |
| 12/2369 | Water-condenser, automatic, for producing a continuous supply of distilled water, claimed as scientific apparatus | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2411 | | | | |

NOTE.—Decision on page 129 should read “Oil, ‘Drykwiko’ painting, as oil n.o.e., &c.”

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Secretary of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 1080.]

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🏭 Minister's Decisions on Customs Duties Act Tariff Classifications

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated7 January 1913
KeywordsCustoms Duties Act, Tariff classification, Import duties, Goods classification, Minister of Customs
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W. B. Montgomery, Secretary of Customs

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