1998
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 12th August, 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.

Agricultural implements and machines, materials for, viz.,—
Cultivator shoe-plates, being steel plate cut to shape, in the rough, peculiarly suited for the manufacture of cultivators | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 3/546 | Boilers, viz.,—
Flanged end-plates, and flanged and dished end-plates, when exceeding 7 ft. in external diameter, for the manufacture of boilers or high-pressure cisterns | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| 6/6/2 | Gummed stay-paper of quality approved by the Minister, in rolls less than 10 in. wide, on declaration that it will be used only in the manufacture of cardboard boxes | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| 7/50/3 | “Tetralene,” a preparation for removing oil or grease from yarns or fabrics in the course of manufacture | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 6/114/2 | Tinfoil cups and cornets, on declaration that they will be used only in the manufacture of confectionery | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 5/2/5 | Upholsterers’ cotton piping suited only for use in making mattresses and similar articles | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 7/29/9 | Articles, n.e.i., viz. :—
“Asphaltum Cut-back,” a bituminous preparation for use in road-formation | As articles n.e.i. (644) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 2/60/2 | Brushes, brushware, and brooms, viz. :—
“Detroit” snow and street brush for use with a motor-tractor | As brushes, &c. (616) .. | 25 per cent. | 37½ per cent. | 45 per cent. |
| 10/23/11 | Confectionery, chocolate, viz. :—
Chocolate animals—
If wrapped in plain unprinted paper | As chocolate confectionery in plain trade packages (42) (1) | 3d. per lb. | 4d. per lb. | 5d. per lb. |
| 10/23/11 | If in a printed envelope or printed wrapper | As chocolate confectionery in small packages for retail sale (42) (2) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 10/70/4 | Fruits, viz. :—
Cherries in brine .. .. .. | As partially preserved fruit (58) | 1½d. per lb. | 1½d. per lb. | 1½d. per lb. |
| 3/119/6 | Electric lamps, viz. :—
“Autoreelite” electric lamps for motor vehicles, consisting of electric lamp, bracket, reel, and flexible cord, imported as one complete article | As electric lamps n.e.i. (432) | 10 per cent. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. |
| 3/581 | Galvanized-iron manufactures n.e.i., viz. :—
“Anchor” galvanized fence-clamps, for attaching droppers to wire fences | } As galvanized-iron manufactures n.e.i. (544) | 25 per cent. | 37½ per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| †3/581/2 | Fasteners, galvanized, for wire netting, made from sheet iron
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 371 of the Tariff-book.) | | | | |
| 3/177 | Hose, tubing, and piping, flexible, viz. :—
Flexible metal tubes in short lengths for use in the manufacture of seed-drills | As flexible metal tubing (274) | Free .. | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| 11/32/29 | Leather manufactures n.e.i., viz. :—
Lubricating spring-covers, being shaped leather covers lined with felt, for attaching to springs of motor vehicles | As leather manufactures n.e.i. (269) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 3/238 | Machines and implements, agricultural, n.e.i., viz. :—
“Humane killers,” for killing injured horses or other animals | As agricultural implements n.e.i. (436) | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 2/84/7 | Machinery and appliances, dairying, viz. :—
Cream-separators, parts of, viz.,—
Oil in small tins, imported with and forming part of the ordinary standard equipment of cream-separators (this covers one tin of oil for each separator) | As parts of cream-separators (441) | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |

• Suspended duty, which may be brought into force by Order in Council,