New Zealand Gazette – 1953 – No. 29

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✨ Customs and Trade Notices



28 MAY]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Decisions Under the Customs Acts

THE following decisions in interpretation of the Customs Tariff are published for public information:-

PART I--DECISIONS IN INTERPRETATION OF THE TARIFF

Tariff Item. Decision. Record No.
107 Radio-active isotopes of non-metallic elements, e.g., carbon, phosphorus, iodine 71-4/30
124 (5) Radio-active isotopes of metallic elements, e.g., cobalt, iridium 71-4/30
338 (1) (b) Generator sets, wind driven, comprising propeller, wind vane, tower, and any instruments mounted on the structure 71-2/186/3
338 (5) Communication receivers, radio, of approved types 71-3/28/16
342 Indicator boards comprising (1) electric lamps mounted on panels (with or without audible signalling devices such as buzzers or bells) or (2) mechanical signals such as pendulums, and having provision for labelling the lamps or other devices to show the origin of the signals received. (If complete signalling systems, such as burglar alarms, staff locators, or hospital call systems are imported, the components are to be classed separately under the appropriate Tariff items) 71-3/407/5
Bakers---Pie making machines 71-2/237/12
Sulphite of lye (Lignin pitch) 3% 3%
Water softening agents as may be approved 3% 3%

PART II--INDEX TO DECISIONS

Tariff Item No. Goods.
338 (1) Generators---Electrical, wind driven.
342 Indicator---Boards and panels.
448 Sulphite---Lignin pitch.
352 Bakers' Making machines.
107 Radio---Active non metallic elements.
338 (5) Communication receivers.
338 (5) Receivers---Radio Communication.
448 Sulphite---Lye.
448 Water softening agents.
338 (1) Windmills for electric generating sets.

PART III--DECISIONS WHICH ARE CANCELLED

Tariff Item No. Cancelled Decisions.
352 (a) Bakers' Pie-making machines . . . or moulds. (See revised decision.)
352 (a) Insulators Insulators, glass or porcelain, all voltages. (See revised decision.)
353 (8) (c) Bakers' Pie-making machines. (See now Tariff item 352-Bakers'.)
353 (8) (c) Electric generating sets . . . Tariff item 342). (See now Tariff item 338 (1) (b).)
448 (3) Insecticides Wetting agents for insecticides---Lignin pitch. Sulphite of lye liquor. (See now Tariff item 448, Sulphite.)

Customs Department, Wellington C.1, 28 May 1953.

(Tariff Order 71)

Board of Trade Notice No. 66.--Public Inquiry Into Import Duties on Celluloid Envelopes and Bags

  1. The Board of Trade proposes to inquire into and report upon the question of what rates of import duty should be imposed under Tariff Item 275 which reads as follows:

"Envelopes and bags of celluloid or similar material'.

The present rates of import duty are--

British Preferential, 3%.

General, 45% plus surtax at the rate of nine-fortieths of the amount of duty.

  1. During the course of this inquiry the Board will consider the desirability of re-classifying the goods in question for the purposes of the Customs Tariff. In addition, the Board will consider whether the goods in question should be exempted from the requirements of import licensing.

  2. For the purpose of taking evidence on the review of this tariff item, the Board will hold a public inquiry commencing on Tuesday, 4 August 1953, at 10.30 a.m., in the Board Room, First Floor, Departmental Buildings, Stout Street, Wellington.

  3. Any person who intends to tender evidence should comply with the notes for the guidance of witnesses which have been approved by the Board. A copy of these notes may be obtained from the office of any Collector of Customs or from the undernamed.

  4. A typewritten statement of the evidence to be tendered, compiled in accordance with these notes of guidance, should be lodged with the undernamed on or before Tuesday, 21 July 1953. Each statement will, in general, need to be presented under oath at the public inquiry by the person tendering it.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of May 1953.

R. F. WILSON, Secretary, Board of Trade.

C.P.O. Box 2424, Wellington C 1.

D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Decisions Under the Customs Acts

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
28 May 1953
Customs Tariff, Decisions, Radioactive isotopes, Generator sets, Communication receivers, Indicator boards, Bakers' machines, Sulphite of lye, Water softening agents
  • C.1, Customs Department, Wellington

🏭 Public Inquiry Into Import Duties on Celluloid Envelopes and Bags

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
25 May 1953
Board of Trade, Import duties, Celluloid envelopes, Celluloid bags, Public inquiry, Tariff review
  • R. F. WILSON, Secretary, Board of Trade
  • D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs