952

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 22

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 30th March, 1937.

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 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.

Balls, of non-ferrous metal, for use in the manufacture of valves, taps, cocks and similar articles
(NOTE.—Cancels decisions on page 23 of the Tariff-book respecting—“Balls, brass, for spray-pump valves” and “Balls, gunmetal, for water-taps.”) | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 23-7/1/48 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Oils, miscellaneous, viz.—
Mineral oil denatured in New Zealand under such conditions and for such purposes as the Minister may prescribe | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 23-3/649 | Insulators, pin type, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of electrical switch-gear including fuses | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 23-3/143/3 | Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,—
Steel stampings and channels of such descriptions and on such conditions as the Minister may approve, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of steel filing cabinets suited for office use | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 23-3/479/2 | Welding “Inserts” (or welding shims) for use in the welding of tramway or railway rails by the “Thermit” method | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 23-4/317/29 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, &c., for use as culture media, microscopic stains, indicators, &c., viz.:—
“Thorotrast,” an X-ray indicator | 107 | .. | .. |
| †23-3/501/3 | Fire-engines, chemical fire-extinguishers, fire-extinguishing appliances, &c., viz.:—
“Pacific” portable pumpers, types “N,” “U,” “Y,” and “Z,” including pump, oil-engine, and pack-saddle therefor if imported therewith (Pacific Marine Supply Co., Seattle, U.S.A.)
(NOTES.—(1) Hose, couplings, nozzles, valves, knapsack tanks, and back-pack gasoline tanks are to be separately classified under the appropriate tariff items.
(2) Revises decision on page 174 of Tariff-book.) | 325 | Free | Free.* |
| †23-2/314/2 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:—
Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.,—
Air filters of such types as may be approved by the Minister ..
(NOTE.—The decisions under T.I. 356 (1) respecting the undermentioned filters are cancelled:—
Air filters, “Ventex” (M.O. 18);
Air filter, the “Visco” (M.O. 19);
Air filters for purifying the air in theatres, work-rooms, &c. (page 322 of Tariff-book).) | 352 | .. | .. |
| †23-2/18/114 | Cardboard-box making machines, viz.—
Printer-Slotters, being machines for printing and slotting cardboard in the manufacture of cardboard containers
(NOTES.—(1) The printing portion of the machine is to be separately classified under T.I. 351 (13);
(2) Revises decision respecting “Slide-cutting and reel-printing machine” on page 261 of Tariff-book.) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 23-18/2/2 | Pumps, viz.—
Rings “N.P.” (never pass) of rubber composition, for the manufacture of pump-pistons | 352 | .. | .. |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.