Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933 (Cth)

 

CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE).

No. 26 of 1933.

An Act relating to Preferential Duties of Customs on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand and for other purposes.

[Assented to 24th November, 1933.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933.

 

Commencement.

2. This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Repeal.

3. The following Acts are repealed as from the time and date fixed by the Proclamation issued under section five of this Act as being the time and date from and after which duties of Customs shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of that section:—

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922;

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922 (No. 2);

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1926; and

The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1928.

Definitions.

4. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Proclamation” means a Proclamation by the Governor-General, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, published in the Gazette; and

“the British Preferential Tariff” means the British Preferential Tariff in force in the Commonwealth of Australia on the date on which any goods in relation to which the expression is used are entered for home consumption.

Rates of duty on Imports from the Dominion of New Zealand.

5.—(1.) From and after a time and date to be fixed by Proclamation, there shall be payable on the importation into Australia of the undermentioned goods (being the produce or manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand), when—

(i) those goods have been shipped from that Dominion to Australia and have not been transhipped, or

(ii) those goods, having been so shipped have been transhipped, and it is proved to the satisfaction of the Collector of Customs that the intended destination of the goods when originally shipped was Australia,

Duties of Customs as follows:—

(a)On all goods specified in the Schedule to this Act in the column headed “Tariff Item”—duties at the rates indicated in that Schedule in the column headed “Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand”, and

(b)on all goods other than those provided for in the last preceding paragraph—duties at the rates in force under the British Preferential Tariff.

(2.) The duties imposed by this section on the goods specified therein shall be in lieu of the duties payable upon those goods under the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference)1922, as amended by the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference)1922 (No. 2), the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference)1926 and the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1928.

 

Rates of duty on goods re-exported from New Zealand.

6. Duties of Customs on the undermentioned goods (not being goods the produce or manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand) namely, goods—

(a)which are imported into Australia from New Zealand, and

(b)upon which, if they had been imported into Australia direct from the country of origin there would have been payable duties of Customs at the rates in force under the British Preferential Tariff,

shall be payable at the rates of duty in force under the British Preferential Tariff.

Exemption from duty of publicity films.

7. Publicity films (either positives or negatives), as to which a certificate is given by a Department of State of New Zealand that they were produced in New Zealand by or for the Government of New Zealand for publicity purposes, shall be admitted free of duty, irrespective of the ownership of the films at the time of importation.

Exemption from duty of cocoa beans the produce of Western Samoa.

8. Cocoa beans the produce of Western Samoa shall not be subject, upon importation into Australia, to any higher duties of Customs than those paid on cocoa beans the produce of any British non-self-governing Colony or Protectorate or of any Territory governed under British mandate.

Exemption of goods from primage duty.

9. Goods, the produce or manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand, shall be exempt from primage duty.

Goods from Cook Islands.

10. Nothing in this Act shall apply to goods, being the produce or manufacture of Cook Islands, imported into Australia.

Conditions of preference.

11. For the purposes of this Act goods shall be deemed to be the produce or manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand if conforming with the laws or regulations in force in Australia which apply to such goods when imported under the British Preferential Tariff, except that, in relation to such goods imported from New Zealand, paragraph (b)of sub-section (1.) of section one hundred and fifty-one a of the Customs Act 1901-1930 shall be read as if the words “fifty per centum” were substituted for the words “seventy-five per centum”.

Time of imposition of duties.

12. The rates of duty imposed by this Act shall be charged collected and paid to the King for the purposes of the Commonwealth on all goods subject to those rates which are imported into Australia after the time and date fixed by the Proclamation issued under section five of this Act, or are imported into Australia before that time and are not entered for home consumption until after that time.

 

THE SCHEDULE.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
1	Ex 12	Wine, New Zealand, containing not more than 40 per cent. of proof spirit, viz.:—
	Ex 13
(1) Sparkling, all kinds: per gallon or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity..............................................................	10s.
(2) Other kinds: per gallon or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity..............................................................	4s.
2	37	Bacon and Hams, partly or wholly cured...............................	2d. per lb.
3	Ex 41 (a)	Cheese, viz.:—
(1) Stilton.......................................................................	Free
(2) Other kinds...............................................................	6d. per lb.
4	43 (b)	Coffee, roasted or ground; in liquid form; or mixed with milk or other substance.....................................................................	6d. per lb.
5	44 (e)	Confectionery, n.e.i., including Cocoa and Chocolate prepared for edible use, or potable use (not in powdered or granulated form); Bon-bons and mixed packets of Confectionery containing trinkets (gross weights); Sugar Candy; Medicated Confectionery; Cachous; and Crystallized or Candied Fruits.......................................	2d. per lb.
6	51	Fish, viz.:—
(b) Fresh, smoked or dried (but not salted), or preserved by cold process.............................................................................	Free
(c) Preserved in tins or other air-tight vessels including the weight of liquid contents—...................................................
(1) Salmon......................................................	Free
(2) Crustaceans...............................................
(3) Sardines.....................................................
(4) Other.........................................................
Ex (d) Fish Pastes.............................................................	Free
(e) Oysters, fresh, in the shell........................................	Free
(f) N.E.I.......................................................................	Free
7	54 (a)	Fruits and vegetables, n.e.i., including Ginger, n.e.i., (preserved in liquid, or partly preserved or pulped)—
(1) Quarter-pints and smaller sizes................................	35 per cent. ad val.
(2) Half-pints and over quarter-pints.............................	35 per cent. ad val.
(3) Pints and over half-pints.........................................	35 per cent. ad val.
(4) Quarts and over pints..............................................	35 per cent. ad val.
(5) Exceeding a quart...................................................	35 per cent. ad val.
(6) When preserved in spirituous liquid, additional duty to be paid on the liquid...........................................................	30s. per gal.
8	57	Grain and pulse, not prepared or manufactured, viz.:—
Ex (d) Oats..................................................................	1s. 6d. per cental
Ex (d) Peas, viz.—
(a)Wrinkled garden seed peas............................	Free
(b) Other.............................................................	1s. 6d. per cental

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Hates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
9	Grain and pulse, prepared or manufactured, viz.:—
Ex 58 (d)	Oatmeal and Rolled Oats............................................	2s. 6d. per cental
Ex 79
10	59	Hay and Chaff.....................................................................	Free
11	61 (b)	Jams, and Jellies, including Calves’ Foot, but not Meat Jellies	2½d. per lb.
12	62	Hops...................................................................................	9d. per lb.
13	66	Linseed...............................................................................	Free
	68
14	Ex 74	Meats, viz.:—
(a) Fresh or Smoked........................................................	10 per cent. ad val.
(b) Potted or concentrated, including extracts of, and Meat Jollies	20 per cent. ad val.
(c) Preserved in tins or other airtight vessels, including the weight of the liquid contents..........................................................	2d. per lb.
(d) Preserved by cold process...........................................	10 per cent. ad val.
13	Ex 74 (b)	Soup, viz.:—
and (c)	(a) Toheroa soup, oyster soup and other fish soup, in powder or otherwise and whether in admixture with other substances or not	Free
(b) Preparations other, in dry form for making soup.......	20 per cent. ad val.
10	Ex 75 (a)	Milk, preserved, condensed, or concentrated, sweetened or unsweetened	25 per cent. ad val.
17	75 (b)	Milk, dried or in powder form, and the same in combination with caseine, sugar of milk, or other milk products.....................................	25 per cent. ad val.
18	80	Onions in their natural state..................................................	£1 per ton
19	93	Seed—Lucerne....................................................................	Free
20	94	Soap:—
(a) Toilet, fancy, or medicated..........................................	30 per cent. ad val.
(b) N.E.I.; Soap substitutes and compounded detergents for washing and cleansing purposes, not including saponaceous disinfectants	30 per cent. ad val.
21	Ex 102	Vegetables, fresh, including beans and peas in pod................	25 per cent. ad val.
22	104	Waxes:—
(b) Beeswax....................................................................	Free
23	Ex 105 (f)	Textile piece-goods, of wool or containing wool....................	25 per cent. ad val.
24	110 (a)	Apparel, other than knitted, viz.:—
(1) Overcoats and Suits:—
(a) Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement of 34 inches and over	25 per cent. ad val.
(b) Boys and Youths........................................................	25 per cent. ad val.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
24— contd.	110 (a)	Apparel, other than knitted—continued.
(2) (a) Trousers or Knickers with waist measurement of 31 inches and over, imported separately............................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b) Trousers or Knickers with waist measurement less than 31 inches, imported separately........................	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Coats and Vests, Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement of 34 inches and over, imported separately—
(1) each Coat..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) each Vest..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(d)Coats and Vests, Boys’ and Youths’, i.e., with chest measurement less than 34 inches, imported separately—
(1) each Coat..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) each Vest..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(3) Blouses or Skirts imported separately—
(a) Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i..................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b) Wool or containing wool..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Silk or containing silk but not containing wool.	25 per cent. ad val.
(4) Coats—
(a) Girls’, n.e.i., i.e., measuring 42 inches or less from collar seam to foot of coat, viz.:—
(1) Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) Wool or containing wool............	25 per cent. ad val.
(3) Silk or containing silk but not containing wool.............................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b) Women’s, n.e.i., viz.:—
(1) Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) Wool or containing wool............	25 per cent. ad val.
(3) Silk or containing silk but not containing wool.............................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(5) Costumes, Dresses, or Robes, but not including Dresses or Robes for infants in arms or such articles when not exceeding 22 inches in length, viz.:—
(a) Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i..................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b) Wool or containing wool..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Silk or containing silk but not containing wool...	25 per cent. ad val.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
24— contd.	110 (b)	Apparel, knitted, and Apparel made from knitted or lock-stitched piece goods, viz.:—
(1) Blouses, Skirts, Underwear, and Bathing Costumes—
(a) Cotton or other material n.e.i...............................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b)Wool or silk or containing wool or silk................	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) Coats, Jumpers, Cardigans, Sweaters, and similar garments—
(a) Girls’ or Boys’, i.e., with chest measurement under 34 inches....................................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b)Women’s or Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement 34 inches and over.............................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(3) Costumes, Dresses or Robes—
(a) Cotton or other material n.e.i...............................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b)Wool or containing wool but not containing silk..	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Silk or containing silk..........................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Corsets..............................................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(d) Apparel, n.e.i., for the human body partly or wholly made up, including materials cut into shape therefor; also material bearing any pattern design or marking for the purpose of indicating that it is to be made up into separate articles of apparel; Boxed Robes; Apparel not otherwise subject to a lower rate of duty and not imported for sale or trade and not exceeding a total value of £5.........................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(e) Neck Ties for human wear.................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
25	112	Furs and other skins and Articles made thereof:—
(a) Apparel or Attire or other Articles in part or wholly made up, including Furs or other Skins sewn together, parts of furs or other skins sewn together, fur trimmings and imitation fur tails.........................................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
26	113	Gloves (except of rubber), viz.:—
(a) Harvesting, Driving, Housemaids’, and Gardening.....	26 per cent. ad val.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Bates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
27	114	Hats, Caps and Bonnets—
(b) Wool Felt Hats in any stage of manufacture for men and boys, including wool felt hoods therefor....................	25 per cent. ad val.
(c) Fur Felt Hats in any stage of manufacture for men and boys, including fur felt hoods therefor.......................	25 per cent. ad val.
(d) Caps n.e.i..............................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(e) Hoods for girls and women’s hats, viz.:—
(1) Wool Felt Hoods................................................	26 per cent. ad val.
(2) Fur Felt Hoods and Velour Hoods.......................	25 per cent. ad val.
For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this sub-item the term “Hoods” includes hoods in any stage of manufacture up to but not including the defining of the brim.	25 per cent. ad val.
(f) (1) Felt Capelines for girls’ and women’s hats..
(2) Felt Hats for girls and women; Berets; Girls’ and Women’s Caps (other than bathing) of any material; Hats n.e.i. and Bonnets...........................	25 per cent. ad val.
(g) Hoods other than of felt.................................	25 per cent. ad val.
28	Ex 118 (a)	Floor rugs of wool or containing wool................................	Free
29	Ex 117	Blankets. Blanketing, and Bugs (other than floor rugs), of wool or containing wool...........................................................	25 per cent. ad val
30	136	Iron and Steel—
(a) Pig Iron.........................................................	Free
31	Ex 141	Lead Piping, and Composition Piping................................	4s. 6d. per cwt.
Agricultural Machines and Implements, namely:—	Free
32		Ex 176 (f)	Wool-presses
		Ex 208 (a)
		Ex 303 (a)
33		Ex 161 (a)	Hay and Straw Baling Presses
34		Ex 160 (a)	Threshing-machines and Threshing-mills
35		Ex 161 (a)	Fibre-scutching Machines, Fibre Strippers Washers and Presses
		Ex 176 (f)
		Ex 208 (a)
36		Ex 161 (a)	Ploughs, Harrows other than disc, Potato Diggers and Sorters, Grubbers other than spring tined, Ridgers for preparing ridges, and without any sowing attachments, Turnip-thinners Turnip-pickers, Turnip-cutters, and Root-pulpers
		Ex 162
		Ex 163
37		Ex 163 (a)	Stump Jump Ploughs
38		Ex 162	Chaff-cutters, with or without bagging attachments, also parts and fittings peculiar to the foregoing
39		171 (a)	Hay-rakes (Horse

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
Agricultural Machines and Implements—continued.		10 per cent. ad val.

40	Ex 162	Spring-tined Cultivators, Disc Harrows, Seed and Fertilizer Sowers or Drills combined or separate
	Ex 163 (a)
41	Ex 161 (a)	Seed-cleaners and Seed-separators
	Ex 176 (f)
42	Ex 164	Dairying Machines and Implements, viz.:—Churns, Cheese-presses, and Dairy-coolers................................................................	Free
43	Ex 176 (f)	Curdmills, Curd agitators. Curd mixers, Butter-packers, Butter-workers, Butter-pounders.............................................................	Free
44	Ex 161 (a)	Milking Machines..............................................................	Free
45	Ex 164	Pasteurizers.......................................................................	Free
46	Ex 153 (c)	Knees, bends, elbows, junction and inspection boxes and covers, and other fittings, of cast-iron, for pipes, tubes, and tubing exceeding 3 inches in internal diameter.............................................	30 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 153 (d)
	Ex 208 (a)
47	Ex 161 or	Earthscoops and Ditching Machines....................................	10 per cent. ad val.
	176 (f)
48	Ex 170 (a)	Machinery, Dredging, and Excavating; and Grabs................	10 per cent. ad val.
49	172 (b)	Clothes wringers for household use.....................................	20 per cent. ad val.
50	Ex 176 (f)	Washing-machines, clothes-washers, mangles, and clothes-wringers, other than for household use...........................................	20 per cent. ad val.
51	Ex 176 (f)	Wool-scouring Machines....................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
52	173 (a)	Weighing Machines, including Computing Weighing Machines; Weighbridges; Scales and Balances, n.e.i., including Computing Scales and Balances; Tanners’ Measuring Machines; Chemists’ Counter Scales; Spring Balances and Steelyards; Weights n.e.i.; Combined Bagging, Weighing, and Sewing Machines.....	20 per cent. ad val.
53	Ex 176 (f)	Pumps for raising or distributing liquids; vacuum-pumps, excluding those suitable for use with milking machines...........................	20 per cent. ad val.
54	Ex 176 (f)	Vacuum pumps suitable for use with milking machines, imported separately.....................................................................	Free
55	176 (i) (1)	Pumps of the type used for vending petrol	20 per cent. ad val.
(2)	Mechanical pumping units for pumps of the type used for vending petrol.....................................................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
56	Ex 176 (f)	Coil Pipes..........................................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 213
57	Ex 176 (f)	Machines for mixing, such as Concrete, Cement, or Manure Mixers.....................................................................................	20 per cent. ad val.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
58	Ex 176 (f)	Transmission Gear including plummer-blocks, couplings, collars, and friction-clutches, to connect engines with machinery for whatever purpose the machinery may be used	20 per cent. ad val.
59	Ex 176 (d)	Stone-crushing Machines, viz.:—Jaw-crushers (not including Elevators, Screens, or Separators)...................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
60	Ex 176 (f)	Coal-screening Machinery ; Screens, Metal, all kinds............	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 208 (a)
61	Ex 176 (d)	Elevators, and Conveyors, including Mechanical Stokers......	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 176 (f)
62	Ex 176 (d)	Winches, Cranes, Capstans, Windlasses, and Hoists..............	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 176 (e)
	Ex 176 (f)
63	Ex 176(f)	Hydro-extractors, Wool-drying Machines, and Manure-drying Machines, not including Fans or Blowers........................................	20 per cent. ad val.
64	Ex 177 (a)	(2) Locomotives.................................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
65	Ex 178 (e)	Boilers, land, and marine; Feed-water Heaters; Steam Superheaters	20 per cent. ad val.
66	Ex 178	Oil-engines not exceeding 100 brake-horse-power................	15 per cent. ad val.
67	Ex 176 (f)	Suction-gas Producers, Digesters.........................................	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 178 (e)
68	Ex 178 (e)	Windmills..........................................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
69	Ex 180 (c)	Gas Cooking and Heating Appliances, including Gas Ranges	35 per cent. ad val.
70	187	Nails, viz.:—
(b) Rail-dogs or Brobs, Spikes.........................................	£2 per ton
Ex (c) Wire and other Nails n.e.i...........................................	£2 per ton
71	Ex 187 (c)	Lead-headed Nails, and Galvanized Cup-headed Roofing-nails.	25 per cent. ad val.
72	191 (a)	Metal Bedsteads and Cots....................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b)	Metal Fenders and Fire-irons................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
73	192	Brasswork Bronzework and Gunmetal work for general engineering and plumbing and other trades (other than Valves, Taps, Tobies, Hydrants, and similar articles of any material)..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
74	Ex 192	Valves, Taps, Tobies, Hydrants, and similar articles, or any material	30 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 208 (a)
75	197 (a)	Platedware, n.e.i.; Spoons, Forks, Batter Fish and Fruit Knives plated or of mixed-metal; Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, partly or wholly of gold or silver, except when gold ferruled or silver ferruled only.....	25 per cent. ad val.
76	199	Stereotypes, Electrotypes, Matrices, Half-tone and Line Blocks	25 per cent. ad val.
	340 (d)
77	Ex 208 (a)	Galvanized-iron manufactures, made up from galvanized iron, or from plain sheet-iron, and then galvanized.........................................	30 per cent. ad val.
78	Ex 208 (a)	Japanned and Lacquered Metal ware......................................	30 per cent. ad val.
79	Ex 208 (a)	Tinware, and Tin Manufactures.............................................	30 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 208 (d)
80	Ex 208 (a)	Upholsterers spiral sofa-springs and similar upholsterers’ springs	25 per cent. ad val.

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
81	Ex 208 (a)	Vacuum-pans, other than glass, porcelain, or enamel-lined, Heating Boilers, Washing Boilers...............................................		25 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 204 (b)
82	Ex 227 (a)	Tallow, inedible— In packages exceeding 4 lb. net weight...		Free
83	Ex 228	Whale Oil..........................................................................		Free
84	Ex 229 (i)	Oils in vessels exceeding one gallon— Compounded rust resisting oil for the treatment of metal....................................................		Free
85	231	Paints and Colours, viz.:—
(d) Kalsomine, Water Paints and Distempers, in powder form		20 per cent. ad val.
(g) (1) Ground in liquid; Paints and Colours prepared for use; Sheep Marking Oils; Enamels; Enamel Paints and Glosses		20 per cent. ad val.
86	232 (a)	Varnishes; Varnish and Oil Stains; Lacquers; Japans; Berlin, Brunswick and Storing Blacks and substitutes therefor; Liquid Sizes; Patent Knotting; Oil and Wood Finishes; Petrifying Liquids; Lithographic Varnish; Printers’ Ink Reducer; Terebine; Liquid Dryers; Gold Size; Liquid Stain for Wood...................................................		20 per cent. ad val.
(b)	Damp Wall Compositions including compositions for waterproofing cement .........................................................................		20 per cent. ad val.
(c)	Compounded Thinners for nitro-cellulose and acetyl-cellulose varnishes and lacquers, n.e.i..........................................................		20 per cent. ad val.
87	Ex 255 (b)	Caseine.............................................................................		20 per cent. ad val.
88	255 (a)	Glue and Gelatine..............................................................		20 per cent. ad val. or 2d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty
	255 (c)
89	Ex 269	Insecticides for agricultural uses.........................................		Free
90	269 (a)	Sheep, Cattle, and Horse Washes, in liquid or powder form..	Free
91	277	Carbonic Acid Gas, including the liquefied or compressed gas	l½d. per lb.
92	281	Drugs and Chemicals, viz.:—
(e) Lactose (sugar of milk).............................................	15 per cent. ad val.
93	Ex 285 (a)	Medicines, viz.:—
Preparations made from animal glands or tissues, viz.:—
Liver extracts	Free
94	291	Timber, viz.:—
(c) Logs, not sawn.......................................................	Free
(e) New Zealand White Pine, undressed, n.e.i., for use in the manufacture of butter boxes..................................	Free
(f) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—
Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata)—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over.....................................................	Free

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Bates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
94	291	Timber—continued.
(f)—continued.
(2) In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)	Free
(3) In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent)	Free
(g) Timber, undressed, viz,.:—Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii)in sizes 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over, for use underground for mining purposes	Free
(h) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:— Other—
(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 10 inches (or its equivalent) and over......................................................................	Free
(2) In sizes of 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 10 inches (or its equivalent)......................................................................	Free
(3) In sizes less than 7 inches x 2½ inches (or its equivalent)	Free
(i) (1) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., in sizes not less than 4 inches in width and not less than 3 inches in thickness for the manufacture of boxes.................................................................	Free
(2) Timber, undressed, cut to size for making boxes.....	Free
95	293 (a)	Timber, undressed, in sizes less than 7 feet 6 inches x 10½ inches x 2½ inches for use in the manufacture of doors.................	Free
96	299 (a)	Broom Stocks, being square timber rough sawn into sizes suitable for the manufacture of broom handles.............................	Free
97	Ex 292 (g)	Picture and room mouldings............................................	25 per cent. ad val.
	292 (h)
98	Ex 314	Jewellery, rolled gold and imitation..................................	25 per cent. ad val.
99	Ex 315	Jewellery, n.e.i., and Plate, gold or silver..........................	25 per cent. ad val.
100	Ex 320 (b)	Kinematographs n.e.i., including sound reproducing apparatus	20 per cent. ad val.
101	Ex 179 (c)	Accessories for kinematographs, viz.:— Amplifiers, volume	Free
	Ex 180 (e)	(17) controls, loudspeakers and switchboards, whether imported with kinematographs or separately.....................................
	Ex 180 (f)
102	Ex 324	Leather, viz.:—
(a) Chamois Leather..................................................	15 per cent. ad val.
(c) (3) Calf, other than Patent and Enamelled...............	15 per cent. ad val. or 3d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty
(4) N.E.I...............................................................
(d) Belt Butts.............................................................

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.		Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
103	325 (a)	Leather Manufactures n.e.i.; Leather cut into shape; Harness n.e.i.; Razor Strops; Whips, including handles, keepers, thongs and lashes.....................................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(b)	Harness and Buggy Saddles..........................................	20 per cent. ad val.
104	Ex 326	Leather belting............................................................	15 per cent. ad val. or 3d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty
105	329	Boots, Shoes, Slippers. Clogs, Pattens, and other Footwear (of any material), n.e.i.; Boot and Shoe Uppers and Tops (except of felt); Cork, Leather, or other Socks or Soles n.e.i...............	35 per cent. ad val.
106	334 (g) (3)	Paper Bags, n.e.i..........................................................	30 per cent. ad val.
107	Ex 334 (d) (2)	Wrapping-paper, all kinds, glazed, mill-glazed, or unplazed, including browns. caps, casings, sulphites, sugars and all other bag papers, candle carton paper, tissues, and tinfoil paper, not printed, viz.:—In sheets not less than 20 in. by 15½ in. or the equivalent, or in rolls not less than 10 in. wide...................................	6s. per cwt.
	Ex 334 (k)
	Ex 334 (g)
108	340 (a)	Stationery, manufactured; Bill Files and Letter Clips; Papers ruled or bordered by waterline or likewise; Date Cases and Cards; Albums of all kinds; Cards, and Booklets, viz.. Printers’. Menu. Christmas, and similar kinds; Scraps; Ink Bottles; Ink-wells: Ink Stands: Paper Knives; Memo. Slates and Tablets; Sealing and Bottling Wax; Postcards n.e.i.; Book-markers; Writing Desks (not being furniture); Writing Cases; Stationery Cases; Paper Binders; Card Hangers; Pen Racks; Book-binders’ Staples..............	25 per cent. ad val.
109	340 (b)	Books, viz.:—Account, Betting, Cheque. Copy, Copying, Drawing, Exercise, Guard. Letter, Memo., Pocket, Receipt, Sketch, and the like.........................................................................	26 per cent. ad val.
110	Ex 357	Carriages, Carts, Drays, Wagons, Perambulators, and the like Vehicles, and Wheels for the same...........................	20 per cent. ad val.
	Ex 359 (f) (1)
	Ex 360
111	Ex 360	Cars, Wagons, and Trucks, Railway and Tramway.........	20 per cent. ad val.
112	Ex 376	Camera Covers and Cases of Leather............................	25 per cent. ad val.
113	Ex 376	Leather Bags, Cases, Trunks, Portmanteaux. Purees, Wallets, Handbags, Purse-bags, Companions, Reticules, Satchels, or Valises, with or without fittings	25 per cent. ad val.

 

The Schedule—continued.

Consecutive No.	Tariff Item.	Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand.
114	381	Brushware and Materials therefor:—
(c) Brushmakers’ Horsehair Crafts.............................	25 per cent. ad val.
(e) (1) Hair and Cloth Brushes....................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(2) Tooth, Scrubbing, Paint and Varnish Brushes.....	25 per cent. ad val.
(3) Nail Brushes....................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
(4) Brushes n.e.i....................................................	25 per cent. ad val.
115	Ex 300 (a)	(1) Cordage, Rope, and Twine, n.e.i. (excepting Reaper and Binder Twine and Yarn).........................................................	20 per cent. ad val.
116	391	Reaper and Binder Twine and Yarn..................................	6s. per cwt.
117	Ex 397 (a)	Cartridges, viz., shot gun..................................................	Free
118	Ex 424	Ships which are to the satisfaction of the Minister of Customs of Australia, bona fide owned and registered in New Zealand, when employed in Australian waters for the replacement of New Zealand owned and registered ships, or for any other purpose as approved by the Minister for any continuous period not exceeding six months...................................................................................	Free