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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 31st May, 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 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.

Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Pyroxylin Cement No. 578
Pyroxylin Cleaner No. 515
Pyroxylin Softener No. 810
} (Boston Blacking Co.) On declaration that they will be used only in the manufacture of boots and shoes | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 25-4/293
25-7/147/9 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylin, chemicals for making, viz.,—
“Carbitol”
“Metal Prep No. 300” used for derusting metal sheets prior to use in manufacture (Neilson Chemical Co., Detroit, U.S.A.) | 448
448 | Free
Free | Free.
Free. |
| 25-20/162/3 | “Rosin Size,” produced by the saponification of rosin with caustic soda, on declaration that it will be used only in the manufacture of emulsified asphalt and bitumen | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 25-4/277/3 | “Royzine” (Non-Foaming), a chemical inhibitor used in pickling iron sheets (Sir S. W. Royse and Co., Ltd., Manchester) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 25-4/422/2
25-10/20 | Weaving, dyeing and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.—
“Tetrol” (Victorian Chemical Co. Pty., Ltd., Melbourne)
Gherkins in brine when imported in containers of 10 gallons capacity and over | 448
448 | Free
Free | Free.
Free. |
| †25-13/9/2 | Gramophones, fittings for, viz.,—
“Simpson’s electric turntables” consisting of a synchronous electric motor in mechanical combination with a turntable, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture of gramophones
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 194 of the Tariff-book respecting “Simpson’s electric turntables.”) | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 25-3/582 | Iron and steel, articles of, viz.,—
Bar steel, of such descriptions as the Minister may approve, on declaration by a manufacturer that it will be used by him only in the manufacture of heel-tips for boots and shoes | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 25-3/27/16 | Jewellers’ materials, viz.,—
Gold stampings in the rough for the manufacture of cuff-links | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 25-4/44/9
25-4/287/78
25-4/44/60 | Bacteriological products, &c., viz. :—
Diphtheria Toxins (Parke, Davis, and Co.)
“Lantigen” (Edinburgh Laboratories, Sydney)
“Petein” whooping-cough vaccine (Schering-Kahlbaum A.G., Berlin) | 97
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| 25-4/317/31 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, &c., for use as culture media, indicators, &c., viz. :—
Kaylenema
Kaylene Opaque Meal
} For use in X-ray photography (Kaylene Ltd., London) | 107 | .. | .. |
| 25-3/189/7 | Electrical machinery, appliances, and materials, viz. :—
Cooking and heating appliances, viz.,—
“Calrod Hairpins” for use in the manufacture of elements for electric immersion heaters | 353 (3) | .. | .. |
| 25-2/484/3 | Machinery, &c., and appliances :—
Agricultural, n.e.i., viz.,—
Hay and straw combine baling machine, the “Ann Arbor pick-up”
(NOTE.—The “Lycoming” 4-cylinder oil-engine forming part thereof is to be separately classified under T.I. 352 and admitted free of duty under the provisions of section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1927, provided that a declaration is made by the importer that the engine will be used only in a “Pick-up” hay and straw baling machine.) | 333 (2) | .. | .. |