FEB. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 369

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 3rd February, 1930.

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.

Bags, trunks, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Wooden bag-frames, veneered, whether or not inlaid | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 4/341 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, &c., viz.,—
Celluloid solvents, viz.—
“Gomme Reslaw,” thinning-solution for .. | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 4/352 | Chlorophyll, soluble in oil but not in water.. | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 13/7/2 | Golf-club shafts of steel in the rough .. | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 3/25/3 | Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,—
Wool-baling hoops, steel, the “Economic Patent,” holed at one end, studded at the other | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 3/189/11 | Stoves, ranges, &c., articles and materials used in manufacture of, viz.,—
Gas-cookers, articles for manufacture of, viz.,—
Door-knobs with special metal attachments to ensure tight closing | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 3/315/10 | Thermostats, bellows type, for electric water-heaters | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| †11/14/7 | Articles n.e.i., viz.:—
Brake or transmission linings, in the piece, consisting of woven or pressed asbestos with or without metal wire incorporated therein
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 115 of Tariff-book.) | As articles n.e.i. (449) | Free | Free. |
| 20/42 | Boats, launches, &c., and fittings for n.e.i. imported in any vessel, viz.:—
Boats, launches, yachts, and other vessels fitted with oil-engines
(NOTE.—Oil-engines (including reversing-gear), propellors, tail-shafts, and stern glands are to be separately classified under their appropriate Tariff items.) | As boats, &c., n.e.i., imported in any vessel (417) | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| 20/17/4 | Brushes, brushware, and brooms, viz.:—
Brush-handles of wood .. .. | As brushes, &c. (419) | 25 per cent. | 45 per cent. |
| †20/191 | Chemicals, drugs, druggists’ sundries, &c., n.e.i., viz.:—
Bark, slippery-elm, powdered .. ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 71 of Tariff-book.) | As drugs n.e.i. (121).. | 20 per cent. | 40 per cent. |
| †20/230 | Cordage, metal, viz.:—
Metal cordage composed of strands of wire covered with paper or hemp twine “laid” into the form of a rope
(NOTE.—Revises decision on cordage of fine wire cased in paper on page 193 of Tariff-book.) | As metal cordage (357 (11)).. | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 4/352 | Dyes manufactured, viz.:—
Chlorophyll, soluble in water .. .. | As dyes, manufactured (110).. | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 20/47/93 | Educational apparatus, appliances, articles, and materials, viz.:—
Kylomap outfit, consisting of rubber outline map, handle, stamp-pad, and ink, specially suited for teaching geography and history | As educational apparatus (416) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 30/354/2 | Electrical machinery, appliances, and materials, viz.:—
Electrodes of carbon or graphite on declaration that they will be used only in electric steel-furnaces | As electrodes for electric furnaces (338 (3)) | Free | Free.* |
| 2/102/27 | Transformers, condensers, and switches, including mineral oil imported therein
(NOTE.—Oil imported in separate containers is to be classified under its appropriate Tariff item.) | As electric appliances (338 (1) or (2)) | Free | 20 per cent. |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.