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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 21st January, 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, 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.

Agricultural n.e.i., viz.,—
Harvester thresher, the McCormick-Deering No. 31-T. ..
(NOTE.—The I.H.C. oil-engine model H.D. forming part thereof is to be separately classified under T.I. 352 and admitted free of duty (except primage duty) under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927, provided that a declaration is made by the importer that the engine will be used only on a power-driven harvester thresher.) | 333 (2) | .. | .. |
| 10-11/67/4 | Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.,—
Hoists, viz.—
“ Carco ” logging arch for use with a tractor and winch in lifting and moving logs (Pacific Car and Foundry Co., San Francisco) | 352 | Free | Free. |
| 10-3/223/5 | Pumps, viz.—
Crankshafts, forged, in the rough, for use in the manufacture of vacuum pumps | 352 | .. | .. |
| †10-3/315/23 | Refrigerating, viz.—
Valves, of brass or other metal, peculiar to use with refrigerating apparatus, when imported as spares or replacements or for use in the manufacture in New Zealand of refrigerating machines.
(NOTE.—Revises decision respecting “ Float valves for use with ‘ Frigidaire ’ refrigerating coils ” on page 331 of Tariff-book, and incorporates undermentioned decisions :—
Thermostatic control valve, Type “ P.B.”—M.O. 4
“ Teddington ” thermostatic expansion valve, type “ G ”—M.O. 6.
Snap-action two-temperature valves,
“ Frigidaire,” &c.
Thermo-expansion valves for use in the manufacture of “ Servel ” refrigerators
} Page 293.
Thermostatic expansion valve,
“ Frigidaire,” No. 71165
Thermostatic expansion valve,
the “ Genuine Detroit,” No. 673, &c.
Ammonia, steel valves specially suited for use with .. .. .. Page 295.
Service valves, brass, for use on compressor and evaporators of “ Kelvinator ” refrigerators .. .. Page 296.) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 10-2/510/2 | Vulcanizing and rubber manufacturing, viz.—
Jar-ring cutting-machine, the “ Thropp,” for cutting rubber rings for glass jars (William R. Thropp and Sons Co., Trenton, N.J., U.S.A.) | 352 | Free | Free. |
| 10-3/28/38 | Measuring, testing, indicating, recording, &c., viz.,—
Electrical measuring and testing instruments, viz.—
Interference locator, the “ Tobe ” model 230 (Tobe Deutschmann Corp., Canton, Mass., U.S.A.) | 342 | Free | Free.* |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.