Aug. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2385

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Duties Act.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 6th August, 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.

The “Agrimotor,” a combined oil-engine and agricultural implement.
Separate classification under section 67 is to be made of the oil-engine and the implement portion. | | |
| †13/905 | A. & m.s., viz.:—
Bedsteads, brass mountings and fittings for the manufacture of, whether lacquered or otherwise, viz.:—
Caps .. .. ..
Ferrules .. .. ..
Flats, brass cased .. ..
Husks .. .. ..
Knobs .. .. ..
Mounts, top, bottom, or middle ..
Rosettes or panels, whether plain, jewelled, or otherwise
Rings, plain or with insets of glass, pearl, porcelain, or other material
Rod ends .. .. ..
Scroll ornaments .. .. ..
Shields .. .. ..
Shoulder pieces .. .. ..
Spindles, plain or with centre of china, glass, pearl, porcelain, or other material
Terminals .. .. ..
Throughs .. .. ..
Vases .. .. .. | As a. & m.s. (482) .. .. | Free. |
| 3/14 | Bedsteads, metal, castors for the manufacture of | | |
| 3/12 | Brass screw connections for watering-can roses | | |
| 3/15 | Brass screw caps for the manufacture of lead traps | | |
| 3/8 | Castors; “Corona” ball, for the manufacture of furniture | | |
| 13/905 | Fenders, brass mountings and fittings for the manufacture of, whether lacquered or otherwise, viz.: Knobs, rail supports, and terminals | | |
| 13/7 | Golf club heads and shafts, of wood, in the rough | | |
| †22/8/1 | Kamptulicon in sizes not exceeding 27 in. by 6 in. declared for the manufacture of knife-boards | | |
| 22/8/1 | Shaving-brush handles of wood, bone, or base metal, declared for the manufacture of shaving-brushes | | |
| 3/22 | Steel sheets, plain galvanized, ⅛ in. thick and upwards, shaped for making coal-tubs, but otherwise unworked | | |
| 13/6 | Feathers, peacocks’, undressed .. | As feathers, ornamental (89) .. .. | 25 per cent. |
| 14/1 | Glass letters, “Heralite” prismatic .. | As glassware (121) .. .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 18/1 | Gloves, indiarubber, leather faced .. | As indiarubber gloves (461) .. .. | Free. |
| 5/4 | Hat hoods, of straw .. .. .. | As hats (91) .. .. | 25 per cent. |
| 3/7 | Knife-sharpener, “Kantbreak,” of carborundum, shaped like a butcher’s steel | As hardware n.o.e. (178).. .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 9/4/2 | Leather, “crup butts” .. .. .. | As hide leathers, dressed, n.o.e. (97) | 3d. the lb. |
| 13/731 | Machine tools, wood-workers’, viz.:—
Log carriage, being a travelling saw-bench used in a sawmill | As wood-workers’ machine tool (379) | Free. |
| 2/6 | Machinery, woollen-mill, viz.:—
Rug-shearing machine, peculiar to use in rug making | As woollen-mill machinery (165) .. | 5 per cent. .. | 10 per cent. |
| 12/2 | Machinery, n.o.e., viz.:—
Blowers, belt-driven, Ash’s “Midget,” used in dental work | As machinery n.o.e. (182) .. .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 13/731 | Machines, miscellaneous, viz.:—
Log kicker and log loader, being combined steam engines and apparatus for placing logs on the travelling log carriage at a sawmill | As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/17 | Mills, ball, viz.:—
“Barrel mixers,” used to pulverize materials for the manufacture of explosives | As ball mills (397) .. .. | Free .. | 10 per cent. |
| †11/1/1 { | Motor-car pumps and tire carriers:—
If attached to chassis .. .. ..
If imported separately .. .. .. | As parts of chassis for motor vehicles (430)
As manufactured articles of metal n.o.e. (183) | Free.
20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 4/15 { | Oil of bergamot, synthetic .. ..
Oil of cinnamon, synthetic .. .. | As essential oils (273) .. .. | Free. |
| 6/6 | Paper, gummed printing, in strips, perforated at intervals with holes along the middle, for the manufacture of tickets | As printing paper (354) .. .. | Free .. | 20 per cent. |
| 6/7 | Postcards, sensitized, without letterpress, but with printed address lines | As manufactured stationery (153).. | 25 per cent. | 12½ per cent. |
| 10/6 | “Virol” (claimed free under Tariff item 250) | As druggists’ sundries n.o.e. (74) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |

Minister’s Order No. 1051.] W. B. MONTGOMERY, Secretary of Customs.
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