JULY 5] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 963

Decisions Under Customs Acts

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th July, 1951.

IT is hereby notified for public information that it has been decided to interpret the Customs Acts in relation to the under-mentioned 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.

Chemicals—
Sulphonated higher alcohols, &c.—
Polyoxyethylene sorbitone esters (examples are G. 8916F and G. 1255 emulsifying agents for weedkillers, manufactured by American Chemical Paint Co.) | 448 (3) | 3 per cent. | 3 per cent. |
| 141-13/16/4 | Bags, leather or leathercloth, &c.—
Handbags, leather, leathercloth, or plastic
The following decision is cancelled—
T.O. 139—“Handbags and purses of leather, &c.” | 204 | .. | .. |
| 141-13/16/4 | Leather manufactures n.e.i.—
Purses, leather or plastic | 203 | .. | .. |
| 141-2/59/7 | Machinery, &c.—
Manufacturing, &c.—
Dredging and excavating, &c.—
Drain or trench digging machines, designed to dig perpendicular sided trenches
The following decisions are cancelled—
M.O. 82—“Trench digger, the Roteho, &c.”
M.O. 93—“Aveling Barford trench cutting machine.” | 352 (b) | .. | .. |
| 141-13/16/4 | Metal, manufactured articles of, n.e.i., &c.—
Bags, purses, or pouches, of metal foil or sheet, or of chain mesh | 356 (1) (c) | .. | .. |
| 141-13/16/4 | Textile, felt, &c., articles n.e.i. made of—
Handbags or purses, made wholly or principally of textile, even if beaded, sequined, or otherwise decorated.
The following decisions are cancelled—
T.O. 139—“Handbags of textile, &c.”
Page 63 of Tariff Index—“Cricket bags; tennis and hockey valises, &c.”
Page 230 of Tariff Index—“Schoolbags of canvas, &c.” | 184 (2) | .. | .. |

(T.O. 141.) D. G. SAVERS, Comptroller of Customs.

Declaration of Result of Election of Producers’ Representatives on the Canterbury Raspberry Marketing Committee

I, RONALD WILL IRWIN MILLAR, Returning Officer for the purposes of the election of four (4) producers’ representatives for appointment to the Canterbury Raspberry Marketing Committee, established under the Canterbury Raspberry Marketing Regulations 1950, made under the Marketing Act, 1936, and the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934, do hereby declare the following producers to have been duly nominated, namely:—

Colin Ivia Hobson,
Richard Alexander Mason,
Charles Robert Peck, and
Charles Ernest Pope

for the four vacancies on the Canterbury Raspberry Marketing Committee.

As the number of candidates nominated for the election does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I therefore declare the said Colin Ivia Hobson, Richard Alexander Mason, Charles Robert Peck, and Charles Ernest Pope to be duly elected for appointment to such office.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of June, 1951.

R. W. I. MILLAR, Returning Officer.

Declaration of Result of Election of Producers’ Representatives on the Nelson Raspberry Marketing Committee

I, RONALD WILL IRWIN MILLAR, Returning Officer for the purposes of the election of four (4) producers’ representatives for appointment to the Nelson Raspberry Marketing Committee, established under the Nelson Raspberry Marketing Regulations 1940, made under the Marketing Act, 1936, and the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934, do hereby declare the following producers to have been duly nominated, namely:—

Donald Irving Llewellin, and
Alexander William Ryder

for the two vacancies on the Northern Ward; and

Owen Douglas Griffith, and
Horace Charles Warnes

for the two vacancies on the Southern Ward.

As the number of candidates nominated for both the Northern and Southern Wards does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I therefore declare the said Donald Irving Llewellin, Alexander William Ryder, Owen Douglas Griffith, and Horace Charles Warnes to be duly elected for appointment to such office.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of June, 1951.

R. W. I. MILLAR, Returning Officer.

Land Surveyors’ Examination, August–September, 1951—Australia and New Zealand

The Survey Board of New Zealand,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1951.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Survey Board, in conjunction with the Australian Surveyors’ Boards, will conduct an examination of candidates for registration as surveyors, commencing at 9 a.m. on Monday, 27th August, 1951, at Wellington.

Candidates are notified that their applications, on the proper form, must reach the Secretary of the Board not later than Monday, 30th July, 1951, and that the examination fee must be paid at the same time to the Secretary, from whom application forms and other particulars may be obtained.

Candidates presenting themselves for examination in any written subject or subjects may present themselves for examination at any Chief Surveyor’s Office.

The oral and practical portion of the examination cannot be taken until the candidate’s term of indentureship has been completed.

Candidates for the oral and practical portion of the examination must sit in Wellington. Plans for this portion of the examination, the certificate, and other evidence required by regulation No. 31 of the Survey Examination Regulations 1943, must be forwarded not later than 10th September, 1951.

The fees for examination are as follows:—

Full examination .. .. .. £ 5 5 0
Part examination .. .. .. .. 3 3 0
Each subsequent part of examination .. .. .. 2 2 0
For each written paper in addition .. .. .. 0 10 6

R. C. AIREY, Secretary, Survey Board.
Government Buildings, Wellington.