2786
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts.

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th October, 1940.

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.

Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.,—
Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.—
Degreasing, scouring, and “wetting-out” preparations, viz.—
Houghton’s “Surfax” .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| †59-3/633/2 | Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.,—
Knobs for kettles, teapots, coffee-pots, and urns, other than knobs composed of casein, synthetic resin, and similar moulded materials
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 4.) | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| 59-4/317/24 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, for use as culture media, indicators, &c., viz.:—
The following stains in the form of solutions, or in solid form in containers of not more than 1 oz. net weight, viz.,—
Diaminotoluene .. .. ..
Diaminotoluene dihydrochloride .. ..
Dibromoquinonechloroimide .. ..
Methyl Thionene Thiocyanate .. .. .. | 107 | .. | .. |
| 59-3/663/2
†59-3/663/2 | Electrical machinery, appliances, and materials, viz.:—
Knobs for electric toasters .. .. .. ..
Thumb-rests for electric irons .. .. .. ..
(NOTE.—Cancels decision on page 40 of the Tariff-book.) | 353 (3)
338 (10) (a) | .. | .. |
| †59-2/484 | Machinery, &c., and appliances, viz.:—
Agricultural, viz.,—
N.e.i., viz.—
Header Harvester, the “Sunshine” engine functioned ..
(NOTE.—The “Hercules” oil engine forming part thereof is to be separately classified under T.I. 352.)
(NOTE.—Cancels decision in M.O. 1.) | 333 (2) | .. | .. |
| 59-2/145/6 | Manufacturing, industrial, &c., viz.,—
Fruit-preparing and vegetable-preparing, viz.—
“Qualipak” bean snipper, including the picking table forming an integral part thereof | 352 | .. | .. |
| 59-2/256/23 | Laundry machinery, viz.—
“Norris” puffers, steam heads for .. .. .. ..
(NOTE.—The table or benching with foot pedal controls is to be separately classified under T.I. 356 (1) (b).) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 59-2/256/67 | Trouser cuff brushing machine, the “Bishop” Jiffy Electric
(NOTE.—The electric motor is to be separately classified under T.I. 338 (1) (a), and the spare or replacement brushes under T.I. 419 (2) ) | 352 | .. | .. |
| 59-2/281/2 | Sewage revolving sprinkler, the “Simplon,” for use in distributing sewage effluent over a percolating filter bed | 352 | .. | .. |
| 59-3/404/17 | Transmission gear, viz.—
Pulleys, viz.—
Pulleys, metal, rubber-faced .. .. .. .. | 352 | .. | .. |
| 59-3/222/5 | Valves, cocks, and taps, viz.—
Drain cocks composed of gunmetal .. .. .. .. | 352 | .. | .. |