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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 25th November, 1933.

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.

Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Linoleic acid
Salts, &c., specially prepared and declared for use in electro-plating, viz.,—
Cadalyte and Cadalyte stripping solution.. | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 4/139/6 | Hats and caps, articles and materials used in the manufacture of, viz.,—
Yarn suitable for use in the manufacture of hats, of qualities approved by the Minister | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 5/37/45 | Stoves, ranges, &c., articles and materials used in the manufacture of, viz.,—
“Morganite” electric heating elements on declaration by a manufacturer of electric heating or cooking appliances that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture (not including repair) of such appliances | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | Free. |
| 3/189/7 | Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.,—
Claw caps, brass, for the manufacture of milking-machines | As a. and m.s. (448) | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 3/37/12 | Machinery, &c., and appliances:—
Dairying n.e.i., viz.,—
Milk-products machinery, viz.—
Ice-cream filling and capping machine, the “Kustner,” for filling and capping ice-cream cups | As dairying machinery n.e.i. (334 (2)) | Free | Free. |
| 2/415 | Food-chopping, mincing, and similar, viz.,—
Shredding and refining machines for grinding hard cheese prior to the manufacture of soft cheese | As food-chopping machines (351 (8)) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 2/415 | Manufacturing, &c., viz.,—
Bakers’, viz.—
“Thermpray” gas-heated boiler, fitted with automatic pressure regulator, for supplying wet steam to bakers’ ovens
(NOTE.—the hand pump for use therewith is to be separately classified under T.I. 346.) | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 2/111/41 | Cigarette-paper cutting, folding, and interleaving machine | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | Free. |
| 2/299/2 | Confectioners’ machines, viz.—
“Pfeima” machine for the manufacture of sugar whistles with plain or fancy ends
“Stiboma” lollipop machine for automatically producing moulded sweets with sticks attached | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | Free. |
| 2/112/77 | Gasmaking, viz.—
Producer-gas units suited for use on tractors | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 2/107/18 | Laundry machinery, viz.—
Steaming-tables, steam-piped tables fitted with rows of steam holes in the table top whereon garments are ironed by hand | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 2/271/6 | Matchmaking, viz.,—
Match-dipping machine, the “Roller,” automatic type C.C.M., for making wooden matches | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | Free. |
| 2/260/10 | Paint and grease removing, viz.,—
Degreasing plant, the “I.C.I.,” for removing grease from metal by means of heated trichlorethylene | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | Free. |
| 2/387/4 | Refrigerating, viz.,—
Charging stand, the “Kerotest,” for measuring and transferring liquid gas from storage cylinders to refrigerating units | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 2/12/40 | Thermostats and heat regulators, viz.,—
Thermostatic expansion valve, the “Genuine Detroit,” No. 673, for use in the manufacture of refrigerators | As machinery, &c., peculiar to use in manufacturing, industrial, and similar processes (352) | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 3/315/23 | | | | |

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