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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 23

Minister’s Decisions under Customs Acts

Customs Department, Wellington, 22nd April, 1948.

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.

{ Intraval sodium (Sodium Thiopentone) }
{ V.A.M. (Vinsthene and ethyl ether) } May and Baker, Ltd.
{ Planoform .. .. .. } | 100 | .. | .. |
| 99-4/554/-
99-4/294/28 | Antiseptics, viz.:—
{ Chloroxylenol .. }
{ Phenyl-mercuric Nitrate } May and Baker, Ltd.
Soluthiazole .. .. .. } | 100 | .. | .. |
| 99-4/98/7 | A. and m.s., viz.:—
Chemicals, &c., used in manufacture, viz.,—
Lacquers, cellulose and pyroxyl in, chemicals for making, viz.—
Octyl alcohol .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | 10 per cent. |
| | (NOTE.—“Stock 1027” may be admitted under the above decision.)
Oils, essential, mixtures containing, viz.—
Mixtures of natural and synthetic oils, viz.—
“New Mown Hay” perfume .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | 20 per cent. |
| 99-4/15/132 | Sulphonated higher alcohols and their salts, viz.—
“Cetynol” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-9/5/78 | Oils, emulsifiable or soluble, viz.—
Soluble oils for wool batching, &c., viz.—
“Combing Oil No. 2” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-9/5/78 | Weaving, &c., of textiles, material used in connection with, viz.—
Degreasing, scouring, and “wetting out” preparations, viz.—
{ Vatsol .. .. }
{ Levellex .. .. }
{ Olive Cream .. .. } .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-4/390/10 | Emulsifiers “D” and “J” }
Rubber compounds, materials used in connection with the preparation of, viz.—
“Santomere D” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-20/253/16 | Vulcanizing preparations, viz.:—
{ Mixed mercapto alkyl thiazole (1578) .. }
{ V.D.H. (Vacuum distilled hoboken) (1522) }
{ M.P.T. (567) .. .. .. }
{ Erie (1588) .. .. .. }
{ Isopropoxy Diphenyl Amine (1585) .. } | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-20/253/17 | Textile piece-goods, viz.,—
Fabric woven from plastic threads, on declaration by a manufacturer that such material will be used by him solely for the manufacture of handbags | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-20/221/- | Tires, rubber, materials for the repair of, viz.,—
Cord fabric in the piece (not a textile) gummed or ungummed .. ..
(NOTE.—Revises decision on page 41 of the Tariff-book.) | 448 | Free | Free. |
| 99-20/131/13 | Bacteriological products, sera, vaccines, &c.:—
“Bactules” oral vaccine capsules (Crown Capsule Co., Ltd., Scotland) .. | 97 | .. | .. |
| 99-4/44/76 | Chemicals, drugs, and other substances, &c., for use as culture media, &c., viz.:—
Papanicolaou smear stains .. .. .. .. .. .. | 107 | .. | .. |
| 99-4/317/49 | { “B.B.L.” Anaerobic Agar .. .. }
{ ,, Anaerobic agar without dextrose }
{ ,, Cooked meat—phytone medium }
{ ,, Desoxycholate citrate agar .. }
{ ,, Flagella stain .. .. }
{ ,, Fluid thioglycollate medium .. }
{ ,, Loefflers medium .. .. }
{ ,, Medo peptone .. .. }
{ ,, Nutri peptone .. .. }
{ ,, Nutrient agar .. .. }
{ ,, Nutrient broth .. .. }
{ ,, Selenite-F-enrichment .. }
{ ,, Thio peptone .. .. }
{ ,, Thioglycollate medium (Brewer) }
{ ,, Trypticase agar base .. } | 107 | .. | .. |
| 99-4/44/20 | The following preparations, provided that such are imported in containers of not more than one pound net weight and that a declaration under the Customs Acts is made that they will be used only as culture media:—
{ “B.B.L.” Agar Agar, granulated }
{ ,, Beef blood serum .. }
{ ,, Beef extract .. }
{ ,, Gelatine .. .. }
{ ,, Phytone .. .. }
{ ,, Sodium acid selenite.. }
{ ,, Trypticase .. .. }
(Baltimore Biological Laboratory, Inc.) | 107 | .. | .. |
| 99-2/38/26 | Educational apparatus, appliances, &c., viz.:—
Link Trainer (an appliance in the nature of a dummy aeroplane cockpit, and fitted with the instruments and controls used in actual flight) | 416 | .. | .. |