Oct. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2283

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 4th October, 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, 443, 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.

Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.:—
Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylín, chemicals for making, viz.:—
“Clophen A60,” a plasticiser for use with cellulose lacquers, &c. (I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Germany) | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 29-9/19/50 | “Pandol A,” a liquid for use in hardening and improving the polishing quality of crinoid and similar synthetic bone substances. (I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., Germany) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 29-7/101/12 | Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.:—
“Migafar P” (Society of Chemical Industry, Basle) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 29-15/17/11 | Timber, viz.:—
Veneers and plywood on declaration by a manufacturer of radio cabinets that the veneers and plywood will be used by him solely in the manufacture of such cabinets in New Zealand | 448 | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 29-9/2/3 | Leather, hide, &c., crust or rough tanned:—
The following note is to be added to the decision in M.O. 12 respecting leathers admissible under Tariff item 200 (4):—
(NOTE.—For the purposes of this decision, a “Lightly tanned” leather means a leather that has been subjected only to pit tannage, without strong agitation, in cold tan liquors, the final tan liquor not to exceed 1·051 in specific gravity (7° Baumé or 51° barkometer).) | | | |
| 29-2/1/6 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:—
Boring and well-drilling, viz.:—
Earth boring machine and pole setter, the “Highway” model D. (Highway Trailer Co., Edgerton, Wis., U.S.A.)
(NOTE.—The engine is to be separately classified under T.I. 352 and also admitted free of duty under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.) | 351(3) | Free | Free. |
| 29-2/123/2 | Dairying, viz.:—
Casein, machinery for manufacture of, viz.:—
Curd press for extracting liquid from curd in the manufacture of casein (A. Pilet and Fils, Bordeaux, France) | 334(2) | .. | .. |
| +29-18/4/3 | Milking machines and fittings for, viz.:—
Air tubes and milk tubes in lengths not exceeding 5 ft.
Claw tubes being plain pieces of rubber tubing in lengths not exceeding 12 in.
Straight inflations being plain pieces of rubber tubing in lengths not exceeding 12 in.
Rubber parts of teat-cups
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 209 of Tariff-book respecting “Inflations for milking-machines, being plain pieces of rubber tubing.”) | 334(2) | .. | .. |
| 29-2/44/5 | Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.:—
Bookbinders’ machines, viz.:—
Wire stitching machines, “Boston” model No. 7 (Boston Wire Stitcher Co., New York)
(NOTE.—The electric motor is to be separately classified under T.I. 333 (1) (a).) | 352 | Free | Free. |
| 29-2/34/78 | Bootmaking and leather-working, viz.:—
Vulca-Soling press, the “Dandy” electric, including “Hilo” pad lasts therefor, for use in the repairing of shoes made by the cement process | 352 | .. | .. |

• Under section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.