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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 25th February, 1926.

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.

Platedware, materials, &c., used in manufacture of—
Salts, specially prepared and declared for use only in making electro-plating solutions or immersion-plating solutions, or in making amalgamating solutions, for use in connection with electro-plating, viz.—
Zonax Black Bronze .. ..
Zonax Steel Bronze .. .. | } As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 3/108/12 | Vehicles, all kinds, fittings for, viz.,—
Cushion-retainer, being steel strip bent to shape but not drilled or otherwise worked | As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| 3/108/13 | The following fittings, on declaration that they will be used only in the manufacture of road motor-vehicle bodies, viz.,—
Body-handles .. .. ..
Hand-rail brackets .. ..
Seat-handles .. .. ..
Seat-irons, seat-pedestals, and seat-standards
Window-guard holders .. .. | } As a. and m.s. (643) .. | Free .. | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| 9/58/2 | Articles n.e.i., viz. :—
“Rubbered leather” (a composite material in sheets, consisting of rubber with a minor proportion of ground leather), being plain coloured, and not ribbed, grooved, or similarly surfaced | As articles n.e.i. (644) .. | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 13/10 | Clocks, time-registers, and time-detectors, viz. :—
Timepieces not suitable for carrying on the person, even though containing watch-movements | As clocks (318) .. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| †12/25/13 | Dental appliances, instruments, and materials, viz. :—
Mixing slabs and tablets of agate or glass, for dentists’ use, if not exceeding 8 in. by 4 in.
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 181 of the Tariff-book.) | As dental appliances (168) | Free .. | 5 per cent. | 10 per cent. |
| †20/47/64 | Educational Apparatus, viz. :—
Dental phantom or dummy patient ..
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 181 of the Tariff-book.) | } As educational apparatus (624) | Free .. | Free .. | Free. |
| 20/47/64 | Obstetrical phantom (suited only for demonstrating to students or nurses) | | | | |
| 3/611 | Electric appliances and materials, viz. :—
Insulators fitted with bolts for supporting line-ears for electric-tramway wires (catalogued as insulated bolts) | As electric appliances— Insulators (434) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 13/82 | Fancy-goods and toys, viz. :—
Sleeve-links, gold-fronted and gold-plated | As fancy-goods (320) .. | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| 10/84 | Fruit, dried, viz. :—
Dates stuffed with Brazil nuts or almonds | As fruits, dried—viz., dates (50) | Free .. | 1d. lb. .. | 2d. lb. |
| | Dates stuffed with walnuts—
The date portion .. .. | As fruits, dried—viz., dates (50) | Free .. | 1d. lb. .. | 2d. lb. |
| | The walnut portion .. .. | As walnuts, shelled, n.e.i. (73) | 2d. lb. .. | 2d. lb. .. | 2d. lb. |
| 5/76 | Haberdashery n.e.i., viz. :—
Initials of felt, wool, cotton, or paper, being foundations for embroidery | As haberdashery n.e.i. (226) | 20 per cent. | 30 per cent. | 35 per cent. |

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