New Zealand Gazette – 1943 – No. 78

Page 1084

✨ Customs Decisions and Reserve Bank Statement



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 78

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts

Customs Department, Wellington, 31st August, 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.

Record. Goods. Classified under Tariff Item No. Rate of Duty.
British Preferential Tariff.
73-4/287/91 Animal glands or tissues, preparations made from, viz.:—
73-4/287/61 “Gonan” (The British Drug Houses, Ltd., London) 120 (1) ..
“Heparin” } (Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., U.K.) 120 (1) ..
73-4/287/54 “Luteostab”
73-4/287/92 “Methyl-testosterone B.D.H.” (The British Drug Houses, Ltd., London) 120 (1) ..
“Synapoidin” (Parke, Davis, and Co., Sydney) 120 (1) ..
73-4/294/39 Antiseptics, viz.:—
†73-4/360/38 “Isoflav Solution” tablets (Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., U.K.) 100 ..
“Sulphaguanidine” 100 ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on “Sulphaguanidine” (Burroughs, Wellcome, and Co.) in M.O. 71.)
A. and m.s., viz.:—
73-5/47/3 Apparel, articles and materials for the manufacture of, viz.,—
Fasteners, plaquet, &c., viz.—
“Fade-out lacing” for use as a substitute for corset eyelets 448 Free
73-4/533 Chemicals, &c., used in manufactures, viz.—
73-4/69/35 Amino glycol (Methyl amino propanediol) 448 Free
“Glyoxal” 448 Free
73-4/82/18 Metal-workers’ compounds, viz.—
73-4/471 “Houghton’s Houghto Draw No. 250” 448 Free
“Pectinol A”, a preparation for use in the filtration of fruit juice 448 Free
73-9/19/69 Tanning extracts, tanners’ bates, &c., viz.—
73-4/371/9 “Koreon” 448 Free
“Thanite” 448 Free
73-20/129/28 Cordage and twine, viz.—
Heald or heddle twine, of qualities approved by the Minister, specially suited for use on looms 448 Free
Tinsmiths’ materials, viz.—
73-3/4/26 Spouts, viz.—
Spouts, synthetic resin, for oil-cans 448 Free
Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, &c., for use as culture media, microscopic stains, indicators, &c., viz.:—
73-4/317/41 Diodone (“Pylumbrin” Brand) (Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., U.K.) 107 ..
73-4/317/43 Pheniodol 107 ..
Pheniodol meal } (The British Drug Houses, Ltd., London)
†73-13/19/2 Printed books, papers, &c., n.e.i., viz.:—
Painting-books (not being drawing-books or books of postcards) containing skeleton pictures to be coloured by children 301 ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 142 of the Tariff-book.)
†73-13/19/2 Painting-books (not being drawing-books or books of postcards) containing hidden pictures or designs which are brought out by applying water or crayon 301 ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 142 of the Tariff-book.)

Minister’s Order No. 73.] E. D. GOOD, Comptroller of Customs.

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY, 23rd AUGUST, 1943

Liabilities £ s. d. Assets £ s. d.
1. General Reserve Fund .. 1,500,000 0 0 7. Reserve—
2. Bank-notes .. 33,343,894 0 0 (a) Gold .. 2,801,877 10 0
3. Demand liabilities— (b) Sterling exchange* 24,725,954 1 7
(a) State .. 15,773,715 7 7 (c) Gold exchange
(b) Banks .. 27,582,838 7 10 8. Subsidiary coin 44,838 7 10
(c) Other .. 449,117 13 6 9. Discounts—
4. Time deposits .. (a) Commercial and agricultural bills ..
5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency .. 24,222 12 5 (b) Treasury and local-body bills
6 Other liabilities .. 1,547,994 7 6 10. Advances—
(a) To the State or State undertakings—
(1) Marketing Department 6,211,504 10 4
(2) For other purposes .. 32,753,000 0 0
(b) To other public authorities
(c) Other ..
11. Investments .. 10,313,631 6 2
12. Bank buildings
13. Other assets .. 3,370,976 12 11
£(N.Z.)80,221,782 8 10 £(N.Z.)80,221,782 8 10

*Expressed in New Zealand currency.

Proportion of reserve (No. 7 less No. 5) to notes and other demand liabilities, 35·650 per cent.

W. R. EGGERS, Chief Accountant.



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