APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1027

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 10th April, 1923.

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.

Belts, fittings for, viz. :—
Erinoid slides for the manufacture of ladies’ belts | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 3/254 | Copper sheets, in circular form, for the manufacture of copper cylinders, &c. | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 14/41 | Glass rods, polished or unpolished, for use in the manufacture of towel rails | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 5/24/2 | Hatmakers’ materials, viz. :—
Tassels, hatmakers’, being short lengths of narrow braid with tasselled ends, used for joining the ends of hat leathers in the manufacture of hats | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | Free | Free. |
| 3/536 | Hedge-knives and slashers, oval steel ferrules for the manufacture of | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 3/298 | Iron sheets, plain black, cut to shape but otherwise unworked, for use as sides and bottoms in the manufacture of baths or buckets | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| 3/4/17 | Tinsmiths’ materials, viz. :—
Lamps, fittings for,—
Screwed brass collars for manufacture of metal oil-lamps | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 30/12/45 | Articles for public display, viz. :—
Copper plates with names of early settlers inscribed thereon, to be affixed to memorial trees in a public reserve | As articles for display in a public park (313) | Free | Free | Free. |
| 20/152 | Articles, n.e.i., viz. :—
“Plastic Wood,” a substance with the consistency of dough, which will adhere to any surface and is suitable for patching up moulders’ patterns, &c. | As articles n.e.i. (644) .. | Free | Free | Free. |
| 4/10/21 | Cement, Portland, &c., viz. :—
Toxement compounds, “R.I.W.,” used in conjunction with Portland cement to render concrete water- or acid-proof | As cement, Portland, &c. (304) | 1s. per cwt. | 1s. 6d. per cwt. | 1s. 6d. per cwt. |
| 4/133/2 | Chemicals, druggists’ sundries, &c., n.e.i., viz. :—
Charcoal tablets, for use in churches, being charcoal with the addition of other materials | As druggists’ sundries, n.e.i. (157) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| †18/23/2 | Earthenware, n.e.i., viz. :—
Teapot spouts, rubber (revises decision on page 97 of Tariff-book) | As parts of teapots—earthenware, n.e.i. (293) or chinaware (291) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 20/47/29 | Educational apparatus, viz. :—
Blackboards, silicate, being paper-pulp boards with a coating of specially prepared paint on each side | As educational apparatus (624) | Free | 10 per cent. | 15 per cent. |
| 2/102/10 | Electric appliances and materials, viz. :—
Sleeves, cast lead, used in joining together electric cables, the ends of the latter being fitted into the sleeve which is then soldered at each end to the lead covering of the cables | As parts of cable connectors (433E) | Free | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| †6/157/2 | Fancy goods and toys, viz. :—
Serviettes and doyleys of paper, unprinted, or printed only with floral or similar designs (modifies decision in M.O. No. 8 respecting “paper, tissue, crinkled or plain, printed with floral or other designs”) | As fancy-goods (320) .. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 5/27/2 | Furs, wholly or partly made up, &c., viz. :—
Fur strips, in lengths suitable for use as fur trimmings, whether consisting of one piece or of several pieces sewn together, and whether lined or unlined | As furs, wholly or partly made up into apparel, rugs, or other articles, n.e.i. (232) | 25 per cent. | 37½ per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 5/27/4 | Fur tails, being imitation tails made by sewing fur to a core of twine or other material | | | | |