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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 34

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts

Customs Department, Wellington, 11th May, 1943.

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.

Acriflavine ..
Brilliant green
Crystal violet
Euflavine ..
Methylene blue
(a) In aqueous solution, or in tablet form.
(b) In solid (powder or crystal) form when packed in containers not exceeding 1 oz. (avoir.) net weight.
(NOTE.—Revises the undermentioned decisions :—
“ Acriflavine and acriflavine neutral (euflavine) in tablet form ”, on page 18 of the Tariff-book :
“ Brilliant green in tablet form ”, on page 18 of the Tariff-book :
“ Acriflavine solution in distilled water ”, in M.O. 3 :
“ Tabloid Methylene blue ”, in M.O. 1.) | 100 | .. | .. |
| 72-4/294/37 | “Mepacrine”
“Mepacrine methanesulphonate”
“Pamaquin”
“Proflavine”
Sulphanilamide
“Sulphonamide E.O.S.”
“Sulphamethazine”
}Imperial Chemical (Pharmaceuticals), Ltd., Manchester | 100 | .. | .. |
| 72-4/294/28 | Sulfathiazole sodium sesquihydrate (Eli Lilly and Co., U.S.A.) | 100 | .. | .. |
| †72-4/418/2 | A. and M.S., viz. :—
Chemicals, &c., used in manufacture, viz.,—
Naphthenic acid ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 16.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 72-4/38/47 | Oils, emulsifiable or soluble, viz.—
Soluble oils for wool batching, &c., viz.—
“Lubrol W” | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 72-20/253/8
72-20/253/8 | “Vulcanizing preparations, viz.—
“Dispersol L”, a dispersing agent
“Vulcafor DDCN”
“Vulcafor SPX”
“Vulcafor ZDC”
}Rubber accelerators | 448
448 | Free
Free | Free.
Free. |
| 72-4/38/47 | Weaving, dyeing, and cleaning of textiles, materials used in connection with, viz.—
Degreasing, scouring, and “wetting out” preparations, viz.—
“Dispersol R.T.” | 448 | Free | Free. |
| †72-9/122 | Leather, viz.,—
Glove leathers of such descriptions as may be approved by the Minister, and under such conditions as he may prescribe
(NOTE.—Revises decision in M.O. 40.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| †72-6/135/15 | Pictures of descriptions approved by the Minister on declaration by a manufacturer that they will be used by him solely in the manufacture of jig-saw puzzles or children’s blocks
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 39 of the Tariff-book.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 72-4/38/47 | Articles n.e.i., viz. :—
Synthetic resins and gums, viz.,—
“Bedafin H” | 449 (2) | Free | Free. |
| †72-4/519 | Chemicals, drugs, and druggists’ sundries n.e.i., viz. :—
“Aldersone” with kaolin powder
“Anthralin” ointment
(NOTE.—Revises decisions in M.O. 64.) | 121 (1) | .. | .. |
| 72-4/294/4
72-4/294/37 | “Dettol Obstetric Cream”
“Loricide”
“Phemitone”
“Pethidene hydrochloride”
“Pamaquin compound”
“Quino-Pamaquin” | 121 (1)
121 (1) | ..
.. | ..
.. |
| †72-4/333/2 | Chlorinated hydrocarbons n.e.i., viz. :—
“Paradow”
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 215 of the Tariff-book.) | 105 | .. | .. |
| †72-4/294/37 | Dyes, manufactured, viz. :—
Acriflavine
Brilliant green
Crystal violet
Euflavine ..
Methylene blue
}In solid form in containers exceeding 1 oz. (avoir.) net weight
(NOTE.—Revises decision on “Acriflavine and acriflavine neutral (euflavine) in powder form” on page 139 of the Tariff-book and decision on “Methylene blue” on page 140 of the Tariff-book.) | 110 | .. | .. |