Mar. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 531

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 27th February, 1931.

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.

Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.,—
Braid, gimp, or piping composed of leather or imitation leather, plaited or otherwise, on declaration by a shoe-manufacturer that it will be used by him solely in the manufacture of shoes
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 67 of the Tariff-book.) | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 4/139/3 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufacture, viz.,—
Salts and other chemicals specially prepared and declared for use in electro-plating or immersion plating with metals including tinning or galvanizing, or in enamelling, viz.,—
Bronzing compound, black, manufactured by Louis de Brus and Co., Leige | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 4/235/5 | Weaving, dyeing, &c., of textiles, materials used in, viz.,—
“Un-dy,” a preparation for removing the colour from textiles before re-dyeing | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| †5/62/18 | Hats and caps, articles and materials used in the manufacture of, viz.,—
Braids of wool, silk, artificial silk, or cotton, or of such materials in combination with one another, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the building up of bodies and brims of hats
(NOTE.—Revises decision on wool and chenille braids in M.O. 11) | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 5/21/9 | Cap peaks, rubber shapes for | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 5/4/17 | Hat hoods of tweed, unblocked and unsewn | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| †3/254/4 | Metal (except iron), plain, in the flat, cut to shape
(NOTE.—Revises decision on metal, &c., circular, semi-circular, &c., on page 93 of the Tariff-book.) | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| †8/38/10 | Upholsterers’ materials, viz. :—
Hair pads and hair padding, consisting of interlaced curled hair attached to a backing of hessian
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 109 of the Tariff-book.) | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 4/44/37 | Bacteriological products, sera, and vaccines, viz. :—
“Edwenil” pneumonia vaccine | As bacteriological products, &c. (97) | Free | Free. |
| 4/317/10 | Chemicals, &c., for use as culture media, microscopic stains, &c., viz. :—
“Rontyum,” an indicator for use in X-ray examinations | As drugs specially suited for use as indicators for scientific investigation (107) | Free | Free. |
| 20/101/29 | Educational apparatus, viz. :—
The following are admitted as educational apparatus, &c., on declaration that they have been specially imported, and will be used solely for educational purposes in a school, college, or university, and that they will not be removed therefrom without payment of the duty,—
Bands, elastic, for stick parcelling
Cards, picture and design building, in sets
Clocks, imitation, paper and cardboard cut to shape for building up | As educational apparatus (416) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 12/5/48 | Electrical machinery, &c., viz. :—
Surgery, electrical appliances peculiar to, viz.,—
X-ray dental unit, the “Dens” | As electrical appliances peculiar to surgery (338 (4) ) | Free | Free.* |

• Under section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927.