JUNE 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1103

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th May, 1938.

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.

Mandelic acid
Sodium mandelate | 100 | .. | .. |
| 14-5/70 | Apparel, clothing, and hosiery, viz.:-
“Hose-supporter tabs” composed of metal and rubber, for use in the manufacture of suspenders | 136 (3) | .. | .. |
| 14-7/147/10 | A. and m.s., viz.:-
Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Rust-preventing compounds, viz.—
“Bondorite”
“Pareo” | 448 | Free | Free. |
| †14-4/226 | Vulcanizing preparations, viz.—
Sulphur chloride
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 107 of Tariff-book.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 14-2/138/3 | Filters. “Candy,” brass filter nozzles for | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| †14-6/5 | Paper, viz.:-
Envelope manila paper (glazed on one side only and imported in rolls, or in the flat in counts of 500–510 per ream) of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration by an envelope-manufacturer that it will be used by him solely in the manufacture of envelopes
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 38 of Tariff-book.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 14-12/24/26 | Pulley-blocks with eye-bolt and metal fitting attached, on declaration that they will be used only in the manufacture of surgical suspension apparatus | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 14-5/116/5 | “Tape,” linen, with serrated edges, formed from piece-goods by slitting and re-winding, for use in covering the seams on aeroplane wings | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 14-4/44/36 | Bacteriological products, &c., viz.:-
Vaccines, &c., “Glaxo” brand, viz.,—
Whooping-cough dissolved vaccine | 97 | .. | .. |
| 14-2/18 | Brushes, brushware, and brooms, viz.:-
Circular brushes for use as paper-feeding rolls on a folding-machine, when imported as spares or replacements | 419 (2) | .. | .. |
| 14-4/317/24 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, for use as culture media, indicators, &c., viz.:-
Diphenyl benzidine pure
Diphenylcarbazide
Phenylhydrazine
p-Nitrobenzyl bromide | 107 | .. | .. |
| 14-10/26/14 | Cocoa or chocolate mixed with food, viz.:-
“Golden State” malted milk, chocolate flavoured and containing cane sugar | 16 (2) | .. | .. |
| 14-3/236/6 | Electrical machinery, appliances, and materials, viz.:-
Cooking and heating appliances, viz.,—
Electrode boilers for water heating, designed for use with voltages not exceeding 1,000 volts | 353 (3) | .. | .. |
| 14-10/26/14 | Infants’ and invalids’ foods, viz.:-
“Golden State” malted milk (Golden State Co., Ltd., San Francisco) | 48 | .. | .. |
| 14-2/334/5 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:-
Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.,—
Air-cooler and cleaner, the “Pontifex,” for use with a beer filter | 352 | .. | .. |
| 14-3/624/3 | Bakers’, viz.:-
Waffle-baker, the “Edison” electric, models YA. 150 and YA. 180 (Edison General Electric Appliance Co., Inc., Chicago) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 14-3/236/6 | Boilers, viz.:-
Electric boilers for water heating, designed for use with voltages exceeding 1,000 volts | 352 | .. | .. |
| 14-2/92/4 | Cardboard-box making, &c., viz.:-
“Searlight Bulkan” assembling machines, for assembling “Bulkan” ice-cream containers of paraffined cardboard and circular metal rings (Searlight Co., Inc., New York) | 352 | .. | .. |