✨ Immigration Statistics and Customs Decisions
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*
| Ports. | ARRIVALS. | DEPARTURES. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. | |
| Auckland .. | 290 | 54 | 150 | 194 | 344 | 179 | 24 | 107 | 96 | 203 |
| Wellington | 563 | 50 | 398 | 215 | 613 | 643 | 50 | 420 | 273 | 693 |
| Dunedin .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Invercargill | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 43 |
| Totals, September, 1918.. | 853 | 104 | 548 | 409 | 957 | 859 | 83 | 543 | 399 | 942 |
| Totals, September, 1917.. | 550 | 72 | 371 | 251 | 622 | 401 | 22 | 233 | 190 | 428 |
CHINESE (included above).
| Arrivals | Departures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Auckland | Males. | Females. | From Auckland | Males. | Females. |
| ,, Wellington | 16 | 1 | ,, Wellington .. | 14 | — |
| 18 | 1 | 16 | … |
NOTE.— Figures of arrivals and departures do not include members of Expeditionary Forces.
- It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the Dominion are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.
Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 7th October, 1918.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.
Minister’s Decisions under Customs Duties Act.
Customs Department, Wellington, 9th October, 1918.
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. | Preferential Surtax on Foreign Goods. | |||
| 13/67/3 | Albums, post-card .. .. .. | As fancy goods (127) .. .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 3/384 | A. & m.s., viz. :— | |||
| Brass or bronze castings—namely, cored bars in the rough specially suited for the manufacture of bushings or bearings | As a. & m.s. (482) .. .. | Free. | ||
| 5/37/4 | Hemp braid (suitable as substitute for straw plait for hat-making) | |||
| 6/34/3 | Blotters, being blotting-paper cut to small sizes, and having maps or other matter printed thereon | As printed stationery n.o.e. (153) .. | 25 per cent. | 12½ per cent. |
| †14/21 | Bottles, plain cast glass, not cut or ground, and without stoppers, with openings at one or both ends, even though graduated in ounces and suitable for use for sterilizing milk or as infants’ feeding-bottles | As bottles, empty, plain glass (319) | Free. | |
| Disinfectants, viz. :— | ||||
| 4/173 | Camphenol .. ‘ .. .. | As disinfectants (270) .. .. | Free. | |
| Electrical appliances, viz. :— | ||||
| 3/385 | Rail-bonds, plastic (for ensuring continuous flow of electricity at joints of tram-rails) | As electric appliances n.o.e. (176) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 14/28 | Glass, oblong, plain or ground, with edges not rounded or ground, suited for cameras or printing-frames | As glass o.k., n.o.e. (322) .. | Free. | |
| 4/174 | “Glufex” .. .. .. .. | As chemical preparations n.o.e. (70) | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 3/64/2 | Lamp-wicks for Wigham lamps, imported separately (claimed as peculiar to harbour beacon lamps, but not so identifiable) | As lamp-wick n.o.e. (122) .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| Pharmacopoeia preparations, viz. :— | ||||
| 27/126 | Tincture of cantharides .. .. | As spirits in combination with other materials (49) | 18s. per gal. | |
| 27/126 | Tincture of cantharidine .. .. | |||
| 3/65/2 | “Stopleaks” (small repair outfits for pots, &c.) | As hardware n.o.e. (178) .. .. | 20 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 5/40/10 | Yarns, knitting, of silk .. .. | As knitting-threads of silk (295) .. | Free. |
Minister’s Order D, 35.]
W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.
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