2486
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th November, 1932.

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. (e) Surtax as provided for in section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1930, or primage duty as provided for in section 4 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1931, as the case may be, is payable in addition to the duties set out hereunder.

Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Arm bands, metal fittings for the manufacture of | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 13/14/49 | Belts, fittings for—
Clasps, metal, lettered “The Boys’ Brigade B.B.” for the manufacture of Boys’ Brigade belts | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 9/23/4 | Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.,—
Bows of textile with bead or similar ornaments attached, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture of slippers | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 5/68/2 | “Thonging,” a waxed braid, for sewing shoe uppers to soles | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 9/5/69 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Tanners’, &c., materials, viz.—
“Tanigan L.L.” | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 7/146/6 | Weaving, dyeing, &c., of textiles, materials used in, viz.—
Houghton’s Aid No. 2, a “wetting out” agent used during dyeing | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 4/38/37 | “Palatine fast salt O solution,” a preparation used in treating fabrics during dyeing | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 3/315/20 | Stoves, ranges, &c., articles and materials used in the manufacture of, viz.,—
Thermostats, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture (not including repair) of gas water-heaters | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 3/12/2 | Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.,—
Sprinkler faces of perforated brass for the manufacture of hose sprinklers | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| †5/94 | Articles n.e.i., viz. :—
Sanitary pads or “towels” composed of or containing absorbent material, whether plain, sewn, or looped
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 121 of the Tariff-book.) | As articles n.e.i. (449) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 4/230/6 | Bacteriological products, sera, and vaccines, viz. :—
“Humogerm,” a bacterial preparation for the inoculation of seeds to promote growth | As bacteriological products, &c. (97) | Free | Free. |
| 3/340/3 | Iron, angle, bar, channel, rod, &c., viz. :—
Stoodite in rod form, and Stody rod for producing a hard surface on manganese steels | As plain black bar iron (357 (4)) | Free | Free. |
| †3/620/2 | Iron, sheet, corrugated, viz. :—
Corrugated iron or steel sheets, black, galvanized, bitumen coated, or vitreous-enamel coated, even if curved, bent, or mitred, but not being pierced, punched, or otherwise worked
(NOTE.—Revises decision on corrugated roofing-iron, vitreous-enamel coated in M.O. 21.) | As corrugated sheet iron (357 (5) (b)) | Free | 20 per cent. |
| †2/144/13 | Machinery, &c., and appliances :—
Knitting, viz.,—
Flat knitting-machines, “Jacquard” and similar, fully automatic, hand or power driven, for the production of coloured patterns in fabrics
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 47.) | As knitting-machines (351 (10)) | Free | Free. |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.