Customs Tariff Decisions




APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1117

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 10th April, 1928.

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:—

NOTES.—(a) "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. (b) Articles marked thus † are revised decisions. (c) Wherever the General Tariff rate shown opposite any goods enumerated in these decisions is lower than that provided for in the First Schedule to the Customs Amendment Act, 1927, action has been taken by the Minister under section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927. In such cases the reduced rate is marked with an asterisk. (d) Steam-engines, gas-engines, oil-engines, and electric or other motors, are not, unless otherwise indicated, to be regarded as parts of the machines with which they are imported.

Record. Goods. Classification under Tariff, and Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff. General Tariff.
A. and m.s., viz.:-- As a. and m.s. (448) .. Free .. Free.
Chemicals, oils, and other substances used in manufacture, viz.,-- Cutting compound, "Whiz" .. ..
7/37/17 Hats and caps, articles and materials used in manufacture of, viz.,-- As a. and m.s. (448) .. Free .. Free.
5/40/12 Chenille cord with wire centre .. .. As a. and m.s. (448) .. Free .. 10 per cent.
18/51 Valve balls of rubber and metal for manufacture of flushing-cisterns As a. and m.s. (448) .. Free .. Free.
20/154 Articles n.e.i., viz.:--
Malt comings (or combings) .. .. As articles n.e.i. (449) .. Free .. Free.
7/134/4 Artists' materials, viz.:--
Water colours for poster artists' use, in containers not exceeding 8 oz. net weight As artists' colours (233) .. Free .. 20 per cent.
Bacteriological products, sera, and vaccines, viz.:--
4/44/25 "Homol" canine serum .. .. .. As bacteriological products and sera (97) Free .. Free.
"Homol" canine antigen .. .. ..
†4/307 Chemicals, drugs, &c., viz.:--
"Chinosol" tablets or powder .. .. As drugs n.e.i. (121) .. 20 per cent. 40 per cent.
(Revises decision in M.O. 1.)
20/8/2 Diving dresses and apparatus for use in poisonous gases or smoke, viz.:-- As apparatus suited solely for use in poisonous gases or smoke (441) Free .. Free.
Respirators, smoke or gas, which completely cover the mouth and nostrils and which are not suitable for surgical or medical purposes or for merely filtering dust from the air
Electrical machinery and appliances, viz.:--
Lamps, electric, viz.,-- As parts of electric lamps n.e.i. (349) 10 per cent. 30 per cent.
*3/119/2 Lamp-reflectors for motor-car head-lights, having one or more apertures for electric-light bulbs (Revises decision in M.O. 3.)
9/3/5 Leather manufactures n.e.i., viz.:-- As leather manufactures n.e.i. (203) 25 per cent. 45 per cent.
Leather stiffeners for boots .. ..
3/476/6 Machinery and implements, agricultural, viz.:-- As agricultural implements n.e.i. (333 (2)) Free .. Free.
Seed-broadcaster, hand-operated, the "Cahoon"
2/256/21 Machines, viz., blowers and fans, viz.:-- As blast blowers (351 (4)) .. Free .. 20 per cent.
Rotary compressors for gas or air .. ..
2/1/6 Machinery, boring, &c., viz.:-- As boring machinery (351 (3)) Free .. 20 per cent.
Earth drill, portable, the "Buda-Hubron" ..
(NOTE.—The oil-engine is to be separately classified under Tariff item 352.)
2/27/13 Machinery, dairying, viz.:-- As machinery, dairying, n.e.i. (334 (2)) Free .. Free.
Cooler, the "Astra" regenerative (combined cooler and heater)
2/445 Machinery, food-chopping, &c.:-- As food-chopping and similar machines (351) (8)) Free .. 20 per cent.
The "Tenderboy," a hand-operated machine for rendering steak tender
2/13/14 Machinery, grinding-mills, &c.:-- As grinding-mills .. Free .. 20 per cent.
2/13/17 Rock-crushers, "Jumbo Junior" and "Lightning"


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