New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 48

Page 1685

✨ Customs Tariff Decisions

JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1685

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 15th July, 1924.

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.

Record.	Goods.	Classification under Tariff, and Item No.	Rate of Duty.
			British Preferential Tariff.	Intermediate Tariff.	General Tariff.
20/129	A. and m.s., viz.:— Cordage and twine,-- Twines, sewing, 3 to 16 ply, of qualities approved by the Minister, for making harness, tarpaulins, horse-covers, ships’ sails, upholstery, and similar articles	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
14/44	Earthen insets (rounded or other shapes) being ornaments specially suited for setting in hand-wrought articles of brass, pewter, or other metal	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
15/45	Furniture, fittings, &c., viz.,-- Buttons, wooden, for covering screw-holes in furniture	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
5/69	Uniform and regalia trimmings, &c., for— Tassels, chain, gilt or plated, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him in the manufacture of regalia	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
4/127/9	Chemical preparations n.e.i., viz.:— “Albo” nickel salts, a mixture of salts for use in electroplating	As chemicals n.e.i. (128)	20 per cent.	30 per cent.	35 per cent.
2/101/7	Conveyers, viz.:— Conveyor or elevator, being an attachment for the “Arrol” mining machine, for loading on to wagons the material delivered from the machine	As conveyers (453) ..	20 per cent.	30 per cent.	35 per cent.
13/19/4	Educational apparatus, appliances, articles and materials, viz.:— Dot puzzle drawing-books, in which designs are produced by lines drawn as indicated by consecutively numbered dots, and which have no blank pages	As educational apparatus (624)	Free ..	10 per cent.	15 per cent.
3/313	Steel lockers, for use by engineering students at a technical college, for storing their tools and equipment, on declaration that they have been specially imported and will be used solely for educational purposes in a school, college, or university, and that they will not be removed therefrom without payment of the duty	As educational apparatus (624)	Free ..	10 per cent.	15 per cent.
12/5/37	Electric appliances and materials, viz.:— “Electro-Radium” blanket, for applying heat to the human body by means of electricity (claimed as a surgical appliance)	As electric appliances n.e.i. (434)	20 per cent.	30 per cent.	35 per cent.
12/25/12	Emery wheels, viz.:— Dentists’ emery wheels and points, unmounted	As emery wheels (305) ..	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
13/74	Fancy goods and toys, viz.:— Paper hats, fancy, for wear at dances, parties, &c.	As fancy goods (320) ..	20 per cent.	30 per cent.	35 per cent.
12/25/12	Grinding-machines, emery, &c., viz.:— Dentists’ mounted points, being emery stones mounted on mandrels	As parts of emery grinding-machines (477)	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
2/218/2	Track-grinder, for grinding tram-rails by means of carborundum blocks (NOTE.—The electric motor is to be separately classified under Tariff item 433A.)	As emery grinding-machines (477)	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
2/226/2	Machines and implements, agricultural, n.e.i., viz.:— Sacking elevator, imported with and as a part of a corn-sheller, and to be driven therefrom, even though detached	As agricultural machines n.e.i. (436)	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
3/488	Machinery and appliances, dairying, viz.:— Ice-cream-batch mixer, the “Cherry,” on declaration that it will be used in the manufacture of a milk product (ice-cream) (NOTE.—The coil pipes are to be separately classified under Tariff item 433.)	As milk-pasteurizer (441)	Free ..	5 per cent.*	10 per cent.*