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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 50

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th July, 1938.

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 (2), 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.

Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.—
Button Stripping consisting of satin backed with buckram and gauze, and having each of the two edges folded in over the back, imported in short lengths sufficient for a single garter, for use in the manufacture of suspenders | 448 | Free | Free. |
| | Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.:—
Rubber in sheets, having a proprietary, trade, or manufacturer’s name moulded thereon, such moulding being distributed at intervals over the whole surface of the material, on declaration (a) that it will be sold only to boot manufacturers or repairers for use as soles or (b) by a manufacturer that it will be used by him only in the manufacture of rubber heels or rubber soles | 488 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| | (NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 24 of the Tariff-book respecting “Rubber in sheets, ribbed, grooved, or similarly surfaced, not exceeding 390 square inches in area, &c.”)
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 39 of the Tariff-book respecting “Rubber in sheets, ribbed, grooved, or similarly surfaced, not exceeding 390 sq. in. in area, &c.”) | | | |
| 39-4/153/58 | Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.:—
Dowicide, “H” and “P” for use in the prevention of sap stain and mould in timber. (E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co., Inc., Delaware, U.S.A.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 39-4/153/58 | Lignasan, for use in the prevention of sap stain and mould in timber. (E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co., Inc., Delaware, U.S.A.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 39-7/147/9 | “Metal-Prep.” used for de-rusting metal sheets prior to use in manufacture. (Hardie Trading Pty., Ltd., Melbourne) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 39-4/10/52 | “T.D.A.” for use with cement, in the making of concrete, as a water-proofing agent. (Dewey and Almy Chemical Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 39-7/148/21 | Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.:—
“Velan PF,” a permanent finish and water repellant agent. (Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand, Ltd., Melbourne) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| †39-8/36/9 | Textile piece-goods, viz.:—
Quilted piece-goods, being backed and embroidered textiles, on declaration by a quilt-manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of down quilts
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 35.) | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| †39-9/5/67 | Articles n.e.i., viz.:—
“Blandola,” a vegetable albumen used as a flesh-finish for leather. (James Hardie Trading Co., Ltd., Sydney)
(NOTE.—Cancels decision under T.I. 448 on page 30 of the Tariff-book.) | 449 (2) | Free | Free. |