Nov. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3793

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 21st November, 1934.

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) The rates of duty payable on goods set out hereunder have not been shown except in the case of goods classed under Tariff items 416, 448, and 449, and of goods admitted (under the provisions of section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927) at a rate of duty lower than that provided for in the First Schedule to the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1934. Where goods are admitted under the provisions of section 11 aforesaid, 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.

Anæsthesin, pure (Bayer Products, Ltd.) .. .. ..
Avertin .. .. .. .. ..
Benzamine Hydrochloride (Synonyms—Betacaine, Eucaine hydrochloride, Eucaine or Eucaine B.)
Benzamine Hydrochloride, pure, or with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Benzamine Lactate, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Burroughs Wellcome and Co.’s Hypodermic Anæsthetic Compounds (A) and (B)
Cocaine alkaloid, pure .. .. .. ..
Cocaine hydrochloride, pure, or in combination with adrenalin or epinine, and/or sodium chloride
Cocaine hydrochloride in combination with salts of atropine, homatropine, pilocarpine, or physostigmine, for ophthalmic work
Ephedrine-Novocaine .. .. .. ..
Epicaine (Burroughs Wellcome and Co.) .. .. ..
Evipan-Sodium (Bayer Products, Ltd.) .. .. ..
Gravocain (Novocain and strychnine sulphate in solution).. ..
Leonard’s Local Anæsthetic .. .. .. ..
Murocaine, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Nosuprin, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Novocain (Synonyms—Kerocain, Planocaine, Allocain, Syncaine, Procaine, Procaine hydrochloride, or Aethocaine)
Novocain, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Novol, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride (Novocal Chemical Manufacturing Co.)
Novozirol, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride (Zirol Chemical Co., Ltd.)
Novutox (Novocain in combination with adrenalin, Ringer’s solution, quinine derivatives, and benzoic acid)
Pantocain, pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Pantocain “L” (Bayer Products, Ltd.) .. .. ..
Parsetic (Parke Davis and Co.) .. .. .. ..
Percaine, pure, or in combination with adrenalin (suprarenin) and/or sodium chloride (Society of Chem. Ind., Basle)
Spinocain (Novocain and strychnine sulphate in alcoholic solution).. ..
Sterinovo (Novocain, Suprarenin, and sodium chloride in solution).. ..
Stovaine Billon and Stovaine Glucose .. .. .. ..
Topacain (Waite’s) .. .. .. .. ..
Tropacocaine and its hydrochloride .. .. .. ..
Tutocain (Butamin), pure, or in combination with adrenalin and/or sodium chloride
Urea-quinine .. .. .. .. ..
Waite’s Local Anæsthetic (Procaine solution) .. .. .. | 100 | .. | .. |
| 8/14/5 | A. and m.s., viz.:—
Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Neckwear, articles and materials used in making up, viz.—
Textile piece-goods containing wool, specially suited for tie-making, of qualities approved by the Minister | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 7/50/32 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Weaving, dyeing, &c., of textiles, materials used in, viz.—
“S. Finish I” for imparting a soft finish to textiles .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 20/129/24 | Cordage and twine, viz.,—
Twine, 1 to 5 ply, of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration that it will be used solely in the manufacture of woolpacks | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 3/34 | Builders’ and cabinetmakers’ hardware, viz:—
Hinges, tee and double strap, made up from sheet or plate metal of a thickness less than 0·110 inch | 356 (3) | .. | .. |