Oct. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2627

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 20th October, 1924.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Acts, in relation to the undermentioned articles, as set out in the appended Schedule, which constitutes a consolidated list of the various articles which have already been classified under Tariff item 481 (2) either in the Tariff-book (pages 327 to 347) or in subsequent Minister’s Orders numbered 1 to 28.

NOTE.—The abbreviation “ n.e.i.” means “ not elsewhere included.”

SCHEDULE.

LIST OF ARTICLES CLASSIFIED UNDER TARIFF ITEM 481 (2) AS “ MACHINERY, MACHINES, MACHINE TOOLS, AND APPLIANCES, N.E.I.,’ AND NOT INCLUDING BRUSHES OR BRUSHWARE, PECULIAR TO USE IN MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.”

The rates under this item are—

British Preferential Tariff .. .. .. Free.
Intermediate Tariff .. .. .. 5 per cent. ad valorem.
General Tariff .. .. .. 10 per cent. ad valorem.

(Irrespective of the Tariff classification, primage duty of one per cent. is payable.)

Air-filter, for purifying and humidifying the air used to cool electric generators.
(NOTE.—The electric motor and pump imported therewith are to be separately classified under their appropriate Tariff headings.)
Air-purifying apparatus, the “ Linley,” for purifying the air in meat-chilling chambers.
(NOTE.—Electric motor, fan, and piping imported therewith are to be classified under their appropriate Tariff headings.)
Apple-grater, a machine for grating apples to make cider.
Artificial-flower-making machines, viz. :—
Curling-machine, for curling edges of artificial leaves.
Cutting-machine, for cutting flower-shapes from cardboard or cloth.
Veining-machine, for veining artificial leaves.
Bag turning-out machine for turning textile-bags inside out after manufacture.
Bakers’ machines, viz. :—
Bakers’ electric ovens.
Bakers’ ovens, Perkin’s steam-pipes with sealed end for use in heating, and ironwork specially made for.
Biscuit-dropping machine, including the moulding-plates therefor.
(NOTE.—The baking-pans are to be classified as tinware n.e.i., or holloware n.e.i., according to kind.)
Biscuit-embossing machine.
Biscuit-making machine, viz.—combined wire-cutting and depositing drop-cake machine.
Biscuit-making machine (a dough-sheeting machine).
Cake-mixers, electric, the “ Hobart,” having a capacity of 15 quarts or upwards.
Cake-mixers, electric (Read Bakers’ Machinery (Limited), manufacturers) having a capacity of 15 quarts or upwards.
(NOTE.—Electric motors for the above machines are to be separately classified under Tariff item 433A.)
(NOTE.—The above decisions on cake-mixers revise the decision on cake-mixers on page 351 of the Tariff-book.)
Dough-dividers, viz.,—
Bun-dough divider, being a small hand machine suitable for a pastrycook.
Herbst and Co.’s.
Melvin’s patent.
“ Pointon.”
Drawplate bread-ovens (T. Melvin and Son’s patent).
French-roll-making machine (F. Herbst and Co., manufacturers).
Handing-up and moulding machine, the “ Cone-doe-Molo.”
“ Handing-up ” machine.
Icing-machine, hand, for biscuit manufacture.
Kneading and mixing machine, size 15½, type viii, class B.S., the “ Universal.”
Oven, “ Vicar’s Patent Travelling Plate ” (for biscuits).
Simplex power-reversing brake, “ Vicars,” for rolling out dough to the required thickness for biscuit-making.
Sugar-shaker machine, for sprinkling sugar over dough as it passes through a biscuit-making machine.
(NOTE.—The brush is to be separately classified under Tariff item 616.)
Wire trays specially suited for biscuit-baking machine.

Bead-cutters, the “ American ” and the “ Progressive,” machines for cutting the bead off old rubber tires.
Beef-casing-cleaning machines (Mechanical Manufacturing Company, manufacturers).
(NOTE.—The brushes are to be separately classified under Tariff item 616.)
Beef-head-splitter, a machine for use in slaughtering-yards to split the heads of cattle.
Belt-lacing machines, for lacing machine-belts, viz. :—
“ Gem.”
“ Peerless.”
Bobbin-winding machine for use with knitting-machine.
Boiler-tube cleaners, power-driven, tools for.
(NOTE.—The motive power is to be separately classed according to kind.)
Boiler-tube coil scrapers.
Boiler-tube hand cleaning-machine, for cleaning hand-hole fittings.
Bookbinders’ machines, viz. :—
Book-backing machine, Greigs’, for holding books in the process of shaping backs thereof.
Book-trimmer, the “ Seybold ” three-knife.
Glueing or gumming machines.
Press, laying or backing, used to shoulder books in process of binding.
Round-cornering machines, viz.,—
“ Frome.”
“ Universal.”
Wire-stretching and stapling machines, power or foot driven, specially suited for binding books and booklets, and not suited for office use.
Bootmaking and leather-working, viz. :—
Assembling-machines, “ Rex.”
Backing-off machine, the “ Randall,” for stuffing horse-collars with straw.
Beading-machines, viz.,—
“ Columbia.”
“ Monarch.”
“ Rapid.”
“ Singer.”
Bevelling-machines.
Boarding-machine.
Body-ironer.
Bottom and waist scouring machine, twin rotary and oscillating.
Bottom-finishing machine, hot-roll.
Bottom-scouring machines, viz.,—
“ Duo Twin.”
“ Master.”
“ Single-roll.”
Bottom stuff skiving-machine, No. 3 Universal.
Buffing-machine.
Bunking and stitch-wheeling machine, combined.
Bunking-machine, single.
Button-fastening machines, viz.,—
“ Singer.”
“ Standard.”
Button-hole-finishing machine, B.U.S.M.C.
Button-hole-making machine, B.U.S.M.C.
Cementing-machines, viz.,—
“ Economy.”
“ Julian.”

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