15 JUNE

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Tariff and Development Board Notice No. 279—Inquiries Concerning Protection for Various Goods—Public Hearings

1. The Minister of Customs has referred to the Tariff and Development Board for inquiry and report the question of the nature and extent
   of the protection, if any, which it considers appropriate for New Zealand industry in respect of the importation of the goods listed in the
   attached Schedules. This reference arises from the publication, in a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, dated 7 October 1971, of a Notice
   of Proposed Exemptions from Import Licensing and from representations received in response to that notice.

2. For the purpose of taking evidence the Board will hold public hearings commencing at 10.30 a.m. on the dates shown below in the
   Hearing Room, Eighth Floor, Cumberland House, Upper Willis Street, Wellington.

Goods

Date of
Public Hearing

Closing Date for Receipt
of Representations

Tariff
Provisions
Item Under
Reference

Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in packages not exceeding 7 lb net weight
Enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning; Concentrated sulphite lye; Prepared glazings, prepared dressings and prepared mordants, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries
Certain timber of Tariff headings 44.03, 44.04, 44.05, 44.09, 44.11, 44.13 and T.I.s 44.07.000 and 44.12.000
Certain worked timber and articles of timber

Thursday, 7 September 1972 .. Thursday, 17 August 1972 .. Schedule A
Tuesday, 12 September 1972 .. Tuesday, 22 August 1972 .. Schedule B
Wednesday, 13 September 1972 Wednesday, 23 August 1972 .. Schedule C
Tuesday, 26 September 1972 .. Tuesday, 5 September 1972 .. Schedule D
Thursday, 28 September 1972 .. Thursday, 7 September 1972 .. Schedule E

3. Any person who intends to tender evidence should lodge, in typewritten form, 14 copies of public evidence and 12 copies of confidential
   evidence, to be presented under oath at the public hearing, at the Board’s office no later than the dates shown above. In preparing this evidence
   the “Notes for Information and Guidance of Interested Parties” prepared by the Board may be of assistance. Copies of these notes may be
   obtained from the Board’s office.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of June 1972.

C. H. S. RODDEN, Secretary, Tariff and Development Board.
P.O. Box 27046, Wellington.

SCHEDULE A

Number Description
25.22.000 Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide

Rates of Duty
BP MFN GEN
.. .. Free .. Free

SCHEDULE B

28.17 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium:
Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda):
28.17.001 In packages not exceeding 7 lb net weight

.. .. 10% .. 10%

SCHEDULE C

32.03 Synthetic organic tanning substances, and inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning materials; enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning (for example, of enzymatic, pancreatic, or bacterial origin):
32.03.001 Enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25% 45% 50%
38.06.000 Concentrated sulphite lye .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Free .. Free
38.12 Prepared glazings, prepared dressings and prepared mordants, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries:
38.12.001 Containing size of animal origin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22½% 42½% 50%
38.12.002 Containing shellac or artificial resins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27½% .. 55%
38.12.009 Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Free .. Free

SCHEDULE D

44.03 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of its bark or merely roughed down:
Sawlogs and veneer logs:
44.03.200 Of coniferous species
44.04 Wood, roughly squared or half-squared, but not further manufactured:
Of coniferous species:
44.04.001 Juniperus virginiana (red cedar), Pinus lambertiana, Pinus strobus, Pinus monticola
44.04.002 Sequoia sempervirens (redwood)
44.04.003 Pseudotsuga douglasii (Douglas fir, Oregon pine)
44.04.009 Other
Of non-coniferous species:
44.04.111 Ash, hickory, oak (Quercus), Juglans species
44.04.112 Tropical hardwoods
44.04.119 Other
44.05 Wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, but not further prepared, of a thickness exceeding 5 mm:
Of coniferous species:
44.05.001 Juniperus virginiana (red cedar), Pinus lambertiana, Pinus strobus, Pinus monticola
Sequoia sempervirens (redwood):
44.05.002 In lengths of not less than 25 ft and having a minimum cross-sectional area of not less than
150 sq. in.
44.05.009 Other sizes
Pseudotsuga douglasii (Douglas fir, Oregon pine):
44.05.011† In lengths of not less than 25 ft and having a minimum cross-sectional area of not less than
150 sq. in.
44.05.019† Other sizes

.. Free Free Free
.. Free Free Free
.. Free Free Free
.. Free Free Free
.. Free .. Free
.. Free .. Free
.. Free .. Free
.. Free .. Free
.. Free .. Free
per 100 su. ft. 75c 85c 95c
Aul Free
other sizes .. .. .. .. .. .. per 100 su. ft. 95c $1.05 $1.15
Aul Free
Pseudotsuga douglasii (Douglas fir, Oregon pine): .. .. .. .. .. .. per 100 su. ft. 75c 85c 95c
Aul Free
Other sizes .. .. .. .. .. .. per 100 su. ft. 95c $1.05 $1.15
Aul Free