MAR. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 547

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 4th March, 1929.

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.

• Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,—
Angles, bars, or channels, slotted, i.e., having a series of oblong or similar holes punched throughout their length, but not otherwise wrought | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 20 per cent |
| 4/314/4 | Articles n.e.i., viz.:—
Canada balsam in xyloI (for mounting microscopic specimens) | } As articles n.e.i. (449) | Free | Free. |
| 4/314/4 | Cellodin (a nitro-cellulose substance for microscopic work) | | | |
| 20/199/2 | Kribble cloth, a perforated rubber-coated cotton fabric for use with sound-proofing felt | As articles n.e.i. (449) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 4/317/6 | Chemicals, drugs, &c., for use as culture media, indicators, &c., viz.:—
Roebaryt, for use in X-ray examinations | As chemicals, &c., specially suited for use as indicators for scientific investigation, &c. (107) | Free | Free. |
| 4/334 | Chemicals, &c., n.e.i., viz.:—
Bariomyl, a veterinary purgative injection | } As chemicals, drugs, &c., or medicinal preparations, n.e.i. (99) and (121) | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 4/314/4 | Lactophenol, a preparation for mounting unstained microscopical specimens | | | |
| 4/334 | Sulfoliquid R \ veterinary preparations for wounds, &c. | | | |
| 4/334 | Sulfofix AS | | | |
| 4/314/4 | Trichloracetic acid | | | |
| 4/334 | Vitakalk, a veterinary medicinal preparation | | | |
| 4/153/19 | Disinfectants n.e.i., viz.:—
Mianin, a disinfectant, antiseptic, and germicide, in powder or tablet form | As disinfectants n.e.i. (104) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 3/695 | Galvanized-iron manufactures n.e.i., viz.:—
“Rafters” for glass-houses, made from galvanized sheet-iron | As galvanized-iron manufactures n.e.i. (327) | 25 per cent. | 45 per cent. |
| †13/28/14 | Greenstone, cut or polished, unmounted, viz.:—
Beads, of greenstone | } As greenstone, cut or polished, unmounted (241) | 20 per cent. | 20 per cent. |
| †5/11 | Greenstone, cut and shaped for buttons | | | |
| | (NOTE.—Revises decisions on page 291 of the Tariff-book.) | | | |
| 10/26/10 | Infants’ and invalids’ foods, viz.:—
Thompson’s malted milk | } As infants’ and invalids’ foods (43) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| | Thompson’s malted milk (sweet chocolate flavour) | | | |
| | Thompson’s Hemo (malted milk with beef and iron) | | | |
| †2/41 | Machinery, &c., and appliances—
Agricultural, n.e.i., viz.:—
Fruit-grading machines (including inspection conveyors or elevators specially suited for use therewith) suitable for use on orchards | As agricultural machinery n.e.i. (333 (2)) | Free | Free. |
| | (NOTE.—Revises decision on page 347 of the Tariff-book.) | | | |
| 2/34/55 | Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.:—
Bootmaking, &c., viz.,—
Upper-shaping machine, including accessories peculiar to use therewith, specially suited for shaping and smoothing the backs of shoe-uppers | } As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 2/453/2 | Cloth-strip presser, a machine with heated rollers for pressing strips of cloth into shapes before sewing | | | |
| 2/45/11 | Engines, oil, and parts, viz.,—
Fuel “pumps” or injectors specially suited for use with “Diesel” and similar oil-engines | | | |