Sept. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2155

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department. Wellington, 9th September, 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.

Bookbinders’ materials, viz.,—
Gold-foil paper (Oeser patent) for lettering book-covers, &c. | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 20/17/2 | Brushes, materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Handles, celluloid, for the manufacture of brushes | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| †13/65/3 | Dolls, materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.,—
Dolls’ wigs, the invoice price of which does not exceed 7s. 6d. each, when declared for the manufacture or repair of dolls in New Zealand
(Revises decision in M.O. 19.) | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 5/93/2 | Flowers, artificial, material for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Plant-stems, imitation, of rubber, specially suited for making artificial sprays | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 9/15/4 | Leather, viz.,—
Goatskins, embossed with fancy designs, in rectangular pieces, specially suited for the manufacture of ladies’ bags | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 3/120/6 | Pocket-clips, metal, declared for the manufacture of key-purses | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/336 | Tubes, metal, collapsible, metal clips for closing | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 2/236
2/236 | Chemicals, drugs, &c., viz.:—
Menthol .. .. .. ..
Pepsin .. .. .. .. | } As drugs and druggists’ sundries n.e.i. (157) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 2/27/8 | Coil pipes, viz.:—
Coolers, Ahlborn’s Direct Expansion, for cooling cream, made up from straight pipes connected with one another by double bends | As coil pipes (409) .. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 2/236 | Drugs, crude, viz.:—
Indian gum karaya, unpowered | As drugs, crude (143) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 2/236
2/236 | Essential oils, other, viz.:—
Eucalyptol .. .. ..
Oil of peppermint .. .. .. | } As essential oils, other (151) | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 2/101/7 | Machinery, boring, &c., viz.:—
Tunnelling-machine (Arrol-Whittaker), not including the conveyor or elevator attachment, specially suited for boring soft rock and clay
(NOTE.—Electric motors imported therewith are to be separately classified under Tariff item 433A.) | As boring-machinery (443) | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/267/5 | Machines, drying, viz.:—
Hair-drying machine (“Petrie”) specially for use in a tannery | As wool-drying machines (456) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 2/196/2 | Machinery, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in industrial processes, viz.:—
Beef-head-splitter, a machine for use in slaughtering-yards to split the heads of cattle | } As machines, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in industrial processes (481) (2) | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/267/5
2/267/5 | Bootmaking and leather-working, viz.,—
Conveyor-type leather-drying machine
Conveyor-type sammimg and drying machine, the “Marr” | | | | |
| 2/267/5 | Leather-glazing machines, level bed or inclined bed | | | | |
| 2/267/5 | Seasoning-machine, serial-table type, for applying liquid dressing to leather | | | | |
| 2/52/6 | Brick and tile making machines, viz.,—
Brick-making machine, the “Craven No. 2,” with repress combined (capacity 1,800–2,000 bricks per hour) | | | | |
| 2/52/10 | Double-deck grinding and mixing mill (Sutcliffe, Speakman, and Co., manufacturers), specially suited for working lime and sand in the manufacture of bricks and tiles | | | | .

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