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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 54

_The Standards Act, 1941.—Amendment of Standard Specifications_

NOTICE is hereby given that, on the dates stated in the first column hereunder, the undermentioned standard specifications were amended by the Minister of Industries and Commerce by the incorporation of the amendments shown hereunder:-

| Date of Declaration. | Number and Title of Specification.                                                                                           | Amendment.                                                                    | Price of\nCopy\n(Post Free). |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 25th July, 1950       | N.Z.S.S. 512 : Cast iron spigot and socket soil, waste and ventilating pipes, fittings and accessories (being B.S. 416- 1944) | Amendment No. 1, P.D. 983, December, 1949                                      | s. d.\n5 0                 |
| 9th August, 1950      | N.Z.S.S. 169 : Classification and grading of New Zealand building timber (National Grading Rules)                               | Amendment No. 5, 1950                                                         | 2 6                              |

Applications for copies of the standard specifications so amended should be made to the New Zealand Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 3049), Wellington C. 1. Copies of the amendments will be supplied free of charge to all purchasers of the standard specifications.

R. T. WRIGHT, Executive Officer, Standards Council.

Decisions Under the Sales Tax Act, 1932–33

Customs Department, Wellington, 14th August, 1950.

THE following decisions in interpretation of the Sales Tax Act, 1932–33, are published for public information:-

| Record No.         | Exemption.                                                             | No. of Decision. | Goods Regarded as Included Under the Exemption.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (s) 21/113/6        | Apparel                                                                | 101              | Cap badges of metal, and shoulder brooches, which form an essential part of a prescribed band uniform.                                                                                                                          |
| (s) 20/10/2         | Chalk, school                                                           | 101              | Crayons, being coloured chalks.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (s) 21/280          | Chilled shot                                                            | 101              | Lead shot, chilled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (s) 21/13           | Chemicals, &c., for X-ray examination                                  | 101              | Oleum iodisatum (iodised oil of poppyseed).                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (s) 2/6/11          | Dairying machinery and appliances                                     | 101              | Appliances for fitting rings into milking machine inflations or teat cups. (The decision in M.D. 45 reading “Cup assembling tool for inserting rings or mouthpieces into milking machine inflations”, is cancelled.)                  |
| (s) 4/7/49          | Disinfectants                                                           | 101              | Watz antiseptic detergent.                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (s) 20/10/14        | Educational appliances                                                 | 101              | Alphabet blocks, being cubes of wood or other material, having on one or more of the faces a letter of the alphabet, whether or not in association with pictures.                                                              |
| (s) 20/10/2         | Educational appliances                                                 | 101              | Crayons other than coloured chalks, when purchased for use solely for educational purposes in a school, college, or university.                                                                                                |
| (s) 3/118/14        | Furniture                                                               | 101              | Trays with or without handles (except those trays of which the body portion is composed wholly or principally of precious metal, metal plated with precious metal, or of china or earthenware). (The decision in M.D. 91 reading “Household trays, &c.” is cancelled.) |
| (s) 3/118/39        | Furniture                                                               | 101              | Chair and table legs. (The decision in M.D. 77 reading “Turnery; table and chair legs”, is cancelled.)                                                                                            |
| (s) 26/65           | Metal foil                                                              | 101              | Gold leaf.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

The following decisions are cancelled—
M.D. 87.—“Crayons, being coloured chalks.
M.D. 90.—“Alphabet blocks, consisting of wooden blocks, &c.”
M.D. 100.—“Crayons, all kinds.”

D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs.

Decisions Under Customs Acts

Customs Department, Wellington, 21st August, 1950.

IT is hereby notified for public information that it has been 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, 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.   | General Tariff.          |
| A. and m.s. :—     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                |                               |                         |
| 124-40/28/3        | Bags, trunks, &c., materials used in making— Frames, metal, wooden, celluloid, and similar, for trunks, cash boxes, portmanteaux, travelling bags, and satchels, whether or not veneered or inlaid, including metal or celluloid chains therefor when imported therewith (The decision on page 23 of the Tariff Book reading “Frames, metal, wooden, &c.” is cancelled.) | 448 (3)                        | 3 per cent.                   | 10 per cent.            |
| Metal, manufactured articles of, &c., n.e.i. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                |                               |                         |
| 124-40/28/3        | Frames of metal or celluloid, for use in making handbags and purses                                                                                                                                                        | 356 (1) (c)                   |                               |                         |

D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs.

M.O. 124.]