New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 32

Page 1461

✨ Customs Decisions

May 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1461

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 9th May, 1939.

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.

Record.	Goods.	Classified under Tariff Item No.	Rate of Duty
			British Preferential Tariff.
48-4/427/39	Animal glands or tissues, liver, pancreas, pituitary and thyroid preparations, viz. :—
“Hepa Simplex with one per cent. Iron” (C. L. Bencard (1934) Ltd., London)	120 (2)	..	..
48-4/44/60	Antiseptics, viz. :—
Solganal B. Oleosum (Schering-Kahlbaum, A.-G., Berlin)	100	..	..
48-9/28	A. and m.s., viz. :—

Boots, shoes, &c., articles and materials for the manufacture or repair of, viz.,—
Cork sheets, felt coated, under ¼ in. in thickness, specially suited for making sock soles, or cork insoles for boots, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely for those purposes | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 48-9/120 | Fabrics, plaited and similar, in the piece, specially suited for the manufacture of shoe vamps, on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of boot and shoe vamps | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 48-4/495 | Chemicals &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxylin, chemicals for making, viz.,—
“Palatinol M” | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 48-4/495 | Triphenyl phosphate | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 48-4/286/13 | Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.—
“Irgamine L” | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 48-9/48/3 | Leather, viz.,—
Leathers of qualities approved by the Minister on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him only in the manufacture of picking bands, combing leathers, and gill box leathers, for use on weaving machinery | 448 | Free | 25 per cent. |
| 48-8/30 | Haberdashery n.e.i., viz. :—
Motifs, being lace or similar decorations for nightdresses or underclothing | 161 | .. | .. |
| †48-8/30 | Nightdress and slip tops being lace trimmings only | 161 | .. | .. |
| | (NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 20 of the Tariff-book respecting “Nightdress or pyjama tops, composed wholly of lace, but identifiable as parts of nightdresses or pyjamas.”) | | | |
| 48-3/476/16 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz. :—
Agricultural, n.e.i., viz.,—
Radial tiller, a rotary cultivating machine for deep tilling | 333 (2) | .. | .. |
| 48-2/144/21 | Knitting, viz.,—
Flat knitting jacquard and strapping machine, the “DOFAM” | 351 (9) | Free | Free. |
| 48-2/314/8 | Manufacturing, &c., viz.,—
Air filters, viz.—
“Richardson” Standard Viscous type air filters | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-2/154/3 | Concreting appliances, viz.—
Concrete vibrators, “Syntron,” internal and external types, including magnetic controllers, spuds, handles, and vise clamps when supplied therewith as standard equipment therefor
(NOTE.—Electric motors and gasoline engines incorporated in any of these appliances are to be separately classified under their appropriate Tariff items.) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-2/154/3 | Hammers, Electro Magnetic, the “Syntron,” including the controllers therefor
(NOTE.—Extension cord supplied therewith is to be separately classified under T.I. 338 (7).) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-3/404/8 | Hoists, viz.—
Yale “Pul-Lift” | 352 | .. | .. |
| †48-2/256/31 | Laundry machinery, viz.—
Benzine drying tumblers
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 310 of the Tariff-book.) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-3/153/30 | Lubricating appliances, viz.—
“PBR” Brake Cable greaser | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-2/318/16 | Photographers’ and similar, viz.—
Film cutting machine, the “Lebaud,” for cutting cinefilm lengthwise | 352 | .. | .. |
| 48-3/222/34 | Valves, cocks and taps, viz.—
“Chace” automatic control valves for regulating the flow of water to washing machines | 352 | Free | Free. |
| 48-4/427/42 | Vitamins, vitamin concentrates, &c., viz. :—
“Betaxan” (Bayer Pharma Pty. Ltd., Sydney) | 120 (3) | .. | .. |
| 48-4/427/40 | Vitamin B₁ Hydrochloride (Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (Australia) Ltd.) | 120 (3) | .. | .. |

*Under Section 11, Customs Amendment Act, 1927.

NOTE.—The decision on page 20 of the Tariff-book respecting “Garments, traced cotton material for, having trimming sewn thereto by spoke-stitching or otherwise but not cut to shape” is cancelled.

Minister’s Order No. 48.] E. D. GOOD, Comptroller of Customs,

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Dated9 May 1939
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E. D. Good, Comptroller of Customs

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