Dec. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2881

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 2nd December, 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.

Bags, trunks, &c., fittings for,—
Plywood, bent to shape, suited only for the manufacture of cabin-trunks | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 4/38/16 | Compound “ H,” a preparation for treating materials previous to dyeing | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 10/140 | Fruits, dehydrated — namely, bananas, pawpaws, and pineapples, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture of food-stuffs | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 10/140 | Articles n.e.i., viz. :—
Fruit-rinds—namely, lemon and orange skins, dehydrated | As articles n.e.i. (644) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 13/19/5 | Educational apparatus, appliances, articles, and materials, viz. :—
Drawing-books, outline, without blank pages, containing incomplete drawings for completion by children | As educational apparatus (624) | Free .. | 10 per cent. | 15 per cent. |
| 2/342 | Filters, viz. :—
Filter, the “ Great Torrent,” for filtering wines, cider, and similar liquids | As filters n.e.i. (295) .. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 2/267/6 | Machinery, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in industrial processes, viz. :—
Bootmaking and leather-working, viz.,—
Brushing-machine, “ S.H.,” for use in a tannery to polish leather
(NOTE.—The brush is to be separately classified under Tariff item 616.) | | | | |
| 2/34/32 | Pasting - machine, “ U.S.M.C.,” for applying paste to linings of boots | | | | |
| 2/112/12 | Confectioners’ machines, viz.,—
Mixing-machine, “ Heavy-Duty ” (R. Kellie and Son (Limited), manufacturers), for cooking and stirring thick confectionery pastes | | | | |
| 2/257/6 | Hatmakers’ machines, viz.,—
Planking-machine (S. Lord, manufacturer), for use in shrinking felt hoods | | | | |
| 2/352 | Perforator, the “ Pryor,” for use in perforating embroidery or other designs on paper
(NOTE.—The electric motor is to be separately classified under Tariff item 433A.) | As machinery, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in industrial processes (481) (2) | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 2/348 | Presses, viz.,—
Fuel-press with grooved rollers (E. Wilson and Son (Limited), makers), for pressing the moisture out of spent tan, &c. | | | | |
| 2/318/4 | Printers’ machines, &c.,—
Photo - litho printing - down frames, hand or power operated, for printing photos on sensitized metal plates
(NOTE.—Electric motors and vacuum pumps for power machines are to be separately classified under Tariff items 433A and 462 respectively.) | | | | |
| 6/82/8 | Printing-machine, the “ Exprestype ” | | | | |
| 2/68/3 | Soapmaking, viz.,—
Crutching-pot, steam-jacketed, capacity 1,200 lb., for use in soapmaking | | | | |
| 2/349 | Tobacco-cutting machine, the “ Greig,” a guillotine machine for slicing plug tobacco | | | | |

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