Ministry of Works—Schedule of Civil Engineering, Building, and Housing Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Building—

New Plymouth Power Project: supply and installation of passenger and goods lifts The Electric Construction Co. Ltd. .. 83,833.00
Upper Waitaki Power Development: Twizel community centre .. Naylor Love Construction Ltd. .. 249,905.00
Mangere hospital and training school: boys' multiple handicap villa .. McLeod Construction Co. Ltd. .. 264,391.00
Wellington Boys’ College: supply and installation of passenger/goods lifts .. Otis Elevator Co. Ltd. .. 50,821.00

Housing—

Contract No. 22/482: five single units at Hamilton .. Dalbeth and Young Ltd. .. 41,091.00
Contract No. 185/12/43: two single units at Timaru .. Highfield Builders Ltd. .. 28,630.00
Contract No. 185/13/89: two single units at Cromwell .. E. Coudret .. 24,272.64
Contract No. 185/22/142: extensions to hostel at Whakamaru .. J. Gower Ltd. .. 31,200.73

J. H. MACKY, Commissioner of Works.

Tariff and Development Board Notice No. 202—Inquiry into Continuous Filament Polyester Yarn of Tariff Items 51.01.43, 51.01.44, and 51.01.45

1. Following receipt by the Minister of Customs of a report from the Emergency Protection Authority, the Government has accepted the recommendation of the Authority that, in respect of certain continuous filament polyester yarn, additional temporary duties should be imposed for a period of 1 year, during which time the question of protection should be re-examined to decide whether or not the additional duties should be continued. The duties recommended are as follows:

(a) On continuous filament polyester yarns which are not bulked, stretch, or texturised, exceeding 65 denier but not exceeding 85 denier, a duty equal to the amount by which the c.i.f. value is less than $1.27 per lb.

(b) On continuous filament polyester yarns which are not bulked, stretch, or texturised, exceeding 140 denier but not exceeding 160 denier, a duty equal to the amount by which the c.i.f. value is less than $1.15 per lb.

2. In accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Development Board Act, the Minister of Customs has requested the Board to inquire into and report as to the nature and extent of any protection it considers necessary for the New Zealand manufacture of continuous filament polyester yarn now classified in Tariff items 51.01.43, 51.01.44 and 51.01.45. These goods are included in Item Code 50.135 of the Import Licensing Schedule and are at present exempted from import licensing. A description of the goods included in the Inquiry, and the duty rates prevailing before and after the imposition of the temporary duties mentioned above, may be seen in the Schedule to this Notice.

3. The Board will, in accordance with its normal procedures, conduct a public inquiry in the Board Room, First Floor, Law Society Building, 26 Waring Taylor Street, Wellington, on Thursday, 6 May 1971, commencing at 10.30 a.m.

4. Any person who intends to tender evidence should lodge 12 copies of a typewritten statement of the evidence, to be presented under oath at the public inquiry, at the Board’s office no later than Friday, 23 April 1971. In preparing this evidence the “Notes for Guidance of Witnesses” prepared by the Board may be of assistance. Copies of these notes may be obtained from the Board’s office.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of February 1971.

O. A. BLACK, Secretary, Tariff and Development Board.
P.O. Box 5070, Wellington.

SCHEDULE

*Plus a duty equal to the amount by which the c.i.f. value is less than $1.27 per lb.
†Plus a duty equal to the amount by which the c.i.f. value is less than $1.15 per lb.
‡Item not included in terms of present inquiry.