New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 10

Page 499

✨ Customs Tariff Decisions

Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 499

Minister's Decisions under Customs Act.

Customs Department, Wellington, 3rd February, 1925.

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.
5/128	A. and m.s., viz. :— Fittings, viz. :— Roller loops, metal, being fasteners for wrist-straps of gloves	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
14/3	Glass circles, bevelled, on declaration that they will be used solely in the manufacture of railway-lamps	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
20/140	Glass substitute, “Cel-o-glass” (a transparent material reinforced with wire netting)	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	10 per cent.	10 per cent.
5/106	Hatmakers’ materials, viz.,— Braid, plain black oakleaf, when cut into lengths not exceeding 28 in. on declaration that it will be used solely for hat and cap making	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
3/4/22	Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.,— Lamps, fittings for— Screwed brass caps for lamp-bowls	As a. and m.s. (643) ..	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
17/5/10	Articles, n.e.i., viz. :— “Ciment Fondu,” a quick-setting preparation used in laying tram-rails	As articles n.e.i. (644) ..	Free ..	Free ..	Free.
4/110	Disinfectants, viz. :— Carbolicene, Walker’s .. ..	As disinfectants n.e.i. (132)	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
20/47/20	Educational apparatus, &c., 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, viz. :— Cardboard n.e.i. .. .. ..	As educational apparatus (624)	Free ..	10 per cent.	15 per cent.
20/47/20	Gum-brushes .. .. ..	As educational apparatus (624)	Free ..	12½ per cent.	20 per cent.
3/483/4	Electric appliances and materials, viz. :— “Truscon” steel poles, being two parallel steel channels part of the central webs of which have been sheared lengthwise, pressed inward, and riveted together, but which are otherwise unwrought	As metal poles, plain, &c. (433c)	Free ..	10 per cent.	10 per cent.
2/51	Engines, gas and oil, reversing-gears for, viz. :— Reversing-gears, even if forming integral parts of gas and oil engines	As reversing-gears for gas and oil engines (421)	15 per cent.	25 per cent.	25 per cent.
20/8/12	Fire-engines, &c., viz. :— “Hale” fire-pump and fittings specially suited for converting a motor-chassis into a fire-engine	As fire-engines (527) ..	Free ..	10 per cent.	10 per cent.
2/354	Machines and instruments, adding and computing, &c., viz. :— Ticket-issuers, used with automatic totalizers	As machines and instruments, adding and computing, &c. (473)	20 per cent.	20 per cent.	20 per cent.
2/316	Machinery, &c., n.e.i., peculiar to use in manufacturing and industrial processes, viz. :— Air-cooler for use with a turbo electric generator (British Thomson Houston Company (Limited), manufacturers)	As machines, &c., peculiar to use in industrial processes (481) (2)	Free ..	5 per cent.	10 per cent.
2/34/33	Bootmaking and leather-working, viz.,— Channelling-machine, the “Gimson”
2/212	Fleshing-machine, the Woburn “Superior”
2/34/33	Heel-trimming machine, the “Gimson”
2/34/24	Splitting-machine, “Crown” ..
2/49/12	Bottle-corking machine, hand-power (Boldt and Vogel, manufacturers)