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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 95

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 18th December, 1922.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Acts in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—“Not elsewhere included” appears as n.e.i.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication or repair of goods within New Zealand” as a. and m.s. Articles marked thus † are revised decisions.

“Babcock and Wilcox” water-tube boiler
(NOTE.—The tubes, bolts, hose, steam-gauge, and thermometer are, when imported detached, to be classified under their appropriate tariff headings.) | As boilers, &c. (414) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 9/37 | Braids, n.e.i., viz. :—
Braids used in the manufacture of boot-laces—on and after 1st January, 1923 | As braids, all kinds, n.e.i. (201) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 4/153/7 | Disinfectants, viz. :—
“Karbo” (McDougall’s), a cleansing and disinfecting fluid | As disinfectants n.e.i. (132) | Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 11/30/4 | Electric appliances and materials, viz. :—
Trolley-pole standards, for fastening to the roof of a tram-car to hold and control the trolley-poles | As parts of trolley-poles or collectors (433D) | Free | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 20/101/11 | Fancy goods and toys, viz. :—
“Dressing Dolls,” being cardboard and paper sets on which are printed dolls and dolls’ clothing, to be cut out and fitted together | As toys (320) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 10/44/4 | Fruit, preserved in juice or syrup, viz. :—
Pineapple pulp, to which sugar has been added | As fruits preserved in juice or syrup (59) | 25 per cent. | 35 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 9/48 | Leather cut into shapes, leather laces, &c., viz. :—
Rawhide belt-laces, for machine belts. | As leather laces (247) | 25 per cent. | 37½ per cent. | 45 per cent. |
| 2/231/26 | Leather manufactures, n.e.i., viz. :—
Leather picking bands, being leather in the form of straps about 54 in. in length by 1 in. or more in width (claimed as parts of a woollen-mill loom) | As leather manufactures, n.e.i. (269) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 2/3/2 | Machinery, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in manufacturing and industrial processes, viz. :—
Belt-lacing machine, the “Gem,” for lacing machine-belts | As machines, &c., peculiar to use in industrial processes (481) (2) | Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/270 | Benzine-clarifier, a centrifugal machine for removing impurities from benzine and similar oils after use in cleaning clothes, &c. | | | | |
| 2/18/24 | Bookbinders’ machines, viz. :—
Round - cornering machine, the “Frome” | | | | |
| 2/273 | Brushmaking, viz. :—
Branding-machine, foot-power, the “Midget,” for branding names, &c., on wooden brush-stocks by means of electrically heated dies | | | | |
| 2/112/26 | Confectioners’ machines, viz. :—
Almond-blanching machine for peeling almonds | | | | |
| 2/112/27 | Depositor, the “Springfield,” for depositing or dropping confectionery mixtures into starch moulds | | | | |
| 2/112/27 | Printer, the “Springfield,” used for making starch moulds in the manufacture of confectionery | | | | |
| 2/112/26 | Rock-pulling machine, used in working pulled sugar confectionery | | | | |
| 2/285/2 | Flour-milling machinery, viz. :—
Packing-machine, peculiarly suited for packing flour or meal into cartons | | | | |
| 2/256/3 | Goffering-machine for use in a laundry | | | | |
| 2/240/2 | Paper-bag-making machine, specially suited for the manufacture of paper tea-packets (Fricker’s) | | | | |