May 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1617

MINISTER'S DECISIONS UNDER CUSTOMS ACTS—continued.

| Record. | Goods. | Classification under Tariff, and Item No. | Rate of Duty. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | | | British Preferential Tariff. | General Tariff. |
| 2/306/12 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes, viz.—continued. | | | |
| 2/306/12 | Hydro-extractors and centrifugal separating machines of similar type, belt driven and having a “cage” 12 in. or less or 36 in. or more in diameter | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/306/12 | Hydro-extractors and centrifugal separating machines of similar type directly coupled to the power unit | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing processes (352) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 3/649/6 | Insulators, viz.,—
Ironwork peculiar to use with high-power suspension and strain insulators, viz., arcing horns, suspension eyes, clevises, hooks, tongues, ball socket adapters, links, clamps | | Free | 10 per cent. |
| †3/6/4 | Printers' and stationers' machines, viz.,—
Electric heater, including the controller therefor, specially suited for use with a linotype machine
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 4.) | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, &c., processes (352) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| †3/374/2 | Pulleys, viz.,—
Pulley blocks, “London” pattern and similar, having metal cheeks and sheaves, and having at least one sheave which is 3 in. or more but less than 7 in. in extreme diameter
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 4.) | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/244/7 | Road-making machinery, viz.,—
Asphalt surface heater and patcher, an oil-burning appliance specially suited for use in forming and repairing road surfaces | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/244/7 | Circular flame burner outfit consisting of kerosene pressure tank, hose connections, and burner, specially suited for use in heating tar-boilers, &c. | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing processes (352) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 3/374/2 | Sheaves, grooved metal, suitable for use with pulley blocks, having an extreme diameter of 3 in. or more, but less than 7 in. | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/13/12 | Stone-crushing machinery, viz.,—
Jaw crushers and jaw-type granulators having jaws of (a) 12 in. or less, or (b) 20 in. or more, in width | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/21/6 | Woollen-mill machinery, viz.,—
Dyeing machines, viz.—
Hank-dyeing machine, the “Klauder”
(NOTE.—The pump imported therewith is to be separately classified under Tariff item 346) | | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 16/90 | Machinery, &c., measuring, testing, &c., viz. :—
Brake tester for testing brakes of motor-vehicles | As testing appliances n.e.i. (342) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/358/7 | Machinery, &c., n.e.i., other kinds, viz. :—
Washing-machines, viz.,—
Milk-can washing-machines, the “Astra” rotary | As machinery, n.e.i., other kinds (353 (5) ) | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 2/244/7 | Metal, manufactured articles of, n.e.i., viz. :—
Tool heater, an oil-burning appliance on wheels for use in heating road-making tools and asphalt, &c. | As manufactured articles of metal n.e.i. (356) | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 3/671 | Nets, and netting, n.e.i., viz. :—
Cargo net slings made of flexible wire rope | As nets n.e.i. (436) .. | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 6/157 | Paper, viz. :—
Paper, crinkled or crepe tissue, unprinted, in rolls, specially suited for decorative purposes (“Dennison” and similar kinds)
(NOTE.—Crinkled or crepe manila paper, unprinted, in rolls, is to be classed under Tariff item 298 (1) or (2), according to size.) | As paper n.e.i. in rolls (300 (2) (c) or (d) ), according to size | .. | .. |
| 24/13 | Vegetable butters or fats consisting of pure vegetable fats or oils and containing no other ingredient except not more than 1 per cent. of water
(NOTE.—Vegetable butters or fats containing salt or other ingredient and/or more than 1 per cent. of water are to be classified under Tariff item 61.) | As vegetable butters or fats (31) | Free | Free. |
| 3/643/4 | Vehicles; and fittings, parts, and materials for, viz. :—
“Hughes-Keenan iron mule” (equipment for converting a Fordson tractor into a motor-wagon) | As parts of motor-vehicles n.e.i. (389) | 10 per cent. | 35 per cent. |
| †3/108/13 | Seat handles specially suited for use on vehicles
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 1.) | As metal fittings for vehicles (387) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 3/170/18 | Weighing-machines, scales, and balances, n.e.i., viz. :—
Weighbridge (capacity 25 tons) for weighing loaded coal-trucks, &c. | As weighing-machines (349) .. | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |

*See note (c) in the heading to this list.

Minister's Order No. 5.] GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs.