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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 79

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 24th November, 1936.

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, 1937) 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.

Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz. :—
Braids or gimps, of qualities approved by the Minister, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of slippers and shoes
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 15.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 19-10/78/10 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz. :—
Oils, miscellaneous, viz. :—
Hydrogenated stearine on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him solely for making such articles as may be approved by the Minister | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 19-7/147/11 | Rust preventing compounds, viz. :—
Nitro-Lac metal cleaner and neutralizer (R. N. Nason and Co., San Francisco) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 19-3/4/18 | Tinsmiths’ materials, viz. :—
Shower-bath roses, unplated stamped tops and bottoms for ..
(NOTE.—Screwed brass unions for the roses are to be separately classified under T.I. 362 (5) (a).) | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 19-20/245/2 | Articles n.e.i., viz. :—
Grinding compound, “Lea Greaseless” (Divine Bros. Co., Utica, N.Y., U.S.A.) | 449 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 19-4/44/20 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, &c., for use as culture media, &c., viz. :—
Bacto-Bismuth Sulfite Agar
Bacto-Phenol Red Tartrate Agar
Bacto-Neopeptone
Bacto-Tryptone
} (Digestive Ferments Co., Detroit, U.S.A.) | 107 | .. | .. |
| 19-20/47/64 | Educational apparatus, viz. :—
Chiropractor’s plaster model for use in demonstrating the effects of slight displacements of the vertebrae | 416 | Free | Free. |
| 19-3/189/7 | Electrical machinery, appliances, and materials, viz. :—
Cooking and heating appliances, viz. :—
“Bray-Chromalox” range plate, type “B.R.U.,” consisting of an electric element (with resistance embedded in refractory material) and a vitreous enamel plate or mounting by means of which it is attached to the range | 353 (3) | .. | .. |
| 19-3/624/4 | “Edison” toaster grills | 353 (3) | .. | .. |
| †19-3/400/9 | Lamps, electric, n.e.i., viz. :—
“Sew Lights,” consisting of bracket, shade, lamp-holder, and flexible lead, for affixing to sewing-machines
(NOTE.—“Sew Lights” imported with and forming part of the standard equipment of sewing-machines are to be classified under T.I. 351 (8).)
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 153 of Tariff-book.) | 340 | .. | .. |
| 19-2/548 | Marine electrolysis eliminator, consisting of an earthing plate and a collecting brush or contact-maker with the necessary wiring | 338 (2) | .. | .. |
| 19-3/315/29 | Switches, viz. :—
“Klixon” thermostat, an electric temperature control | 338 (2) | .. | .. |
| 19-3/606/7 | Engines specially suited for use on motor-vehicles, viz. :—
Flexible hose with fittings attached, specially suited for attachment to the petrol and lubrication lines of motor-vehicle engines | 335 (2) | .. | .. |
| 19-2/107/20 | Engines specially suited for use on tractors or traction engines, on declaration, &c., viz. :—
Flexible metal hose in short lengths with couplings soldered or otherwise permanently attached thereto, specially suited for use on fuel lines or oil lines of tractors | 335 (3) | .. | .. |