JULY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1875

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th June, 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.

Arm bands
(NOTE.—Revises decision on arm and hat bands on page 55 of the Tariff-book) | As apparel n.e.i. (137) | 27½ per cent. | 50 per cent. |
| 7/37 | A. and m.s., viz.:—
Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Cutting compounds or cutting oils, viz.—
Mineral lubricating oils for use as cutting oils when denatured with such ingredients, in such proportions, and under such conditions as the Minister may prescribe | As a. and m.s. (448).. | Free | Free. |
| 4/293/7 | Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylin, chemicals for making, viz.—
Patent leather thinners. Chas. Atkin and Sons Pty., Ltd., Melbourne, manufacturers | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 7/1/36 | Oils, miscellaneous, viz.—
Wool grease denatured with 10 per cent. mineral oil | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 9/5/61 | Tanners’, &c., materials, viz.—
“Mellamid,” a specially prepared soluble wax for finishing leather | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 20/129/20 | Cordage and twine, viz.,—
Twines, sewing, 3-16 ply, of qualities approved by the Minister for use in woollen mills for joining the ends of rolls of material during the shrinking process, &c. | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| †3/118/4 | Fasteners for boxes, viz.,—
Corrugated saw edge fasteners, for joining edges of boards or for fastening corners of wooden boxes, also corrugated steel in lengths for use in automatic box-fastening machines
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 81 of the Tariff-book.) | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 8/36/5 | Boots, &c., and other footwear n.e.i., viz.:—
Slipper soles and heels of felt | As parts of boots, &c. (195) or (196) according to size | .. | .. |
| 12/24/27 | Chemicals, drugs, druggists’ sundries, &c., n.e.i., viz.:—
Rectal tubes of rubber for use in conjunction with enemas for irrigation purposes | As druggists’ sundries n.e.i. (121) | 20 per cent. | 45 per cent. |
| †8/26/2 | Hats, caps, hat hoods, n.e.i., and millinery, viz.:—
Hat tips and other sewn hat linings
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 299 of the Tariff-book) | As parts of hats (164) | 25 per cent. | 50 per cent. |
| †5/139 | Hat bands
(NOTE.—Revises decision on arm and hat bands on page 55 of the Tariff-book.) | As parts of hats (164) | 25 per cent. | 50 per cent. |
| †8/65 | Hosiery, viz.:—
Hosiery (known as full fashioned), unfinished, not containing wool, unbleached and undyed, knitted on a flat machine and seamed but not otherwise manufactured, on declaration by a hosiery manufacturer or dyer that it will be used by him solely in the manufacture of hosiery in New Zealand
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 11.) | As hosiery (137) | 27½ per cent. | 27½ per cent.* |
| 2/198 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:—
Agricultural n.e.i., viz.:—
Green-feed cutters, for cutting up clover and other green food for animals | As agricultural machinery n.e.i. (333 (2)) | Free | Free. |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.

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