FULL TEXT OF ORDER

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22339, 1 March 1938, Page 10

FULL TEXT OF ORDER

CLASSIFIED LIST OF ITEMS AMENDMENTS MADE TO DUTIES INCREASED RATES ON FOOTWEAR (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, February 28. * The full text of the statement on the new tariff amendment is as follows: “Orders-in-Council have been passed bringing into force on and from March ,1, 1938. a number of amendments to the duties at present payable in respect of goods imported from Australia and Canada, and also to the general tariff rates. The duty on footwear under the British preferential tariff, and on South African and Australian wines, other than sparkling, have also been amended. The present and amended duties insofar as they apply to Australia, Canada,- and the general tariff are set out in the enclosed schedules. It will be noted that except in respect of footwear, the Canadian goods mentioned in the schedule will not be subject to surtax. “Footwear, item 196, is the only item In respect of which an alteration has been made in the rates of duty

under the British preferential tariff. The item as amended reads as follows; British pref. General tariff. tariff, per cent. , per cent. (1) Boots and shoes n.e.i., composed of canvas with rubber soles soIvjtioned to the uppers, Including goloshes and overshoes .. 20 ad val. 50 ad val. (2) Slippers, n.e.i. 25 ad val. 53 ad val. (3) Boots, shoes, clogs, pattens, shoettes, sandals, and other , , footwear, n.e.i. *25 ad val. *55 ad val. or 3s pair or 6s pair •Whichever rate returns the higher duty. “The duty on Australian wine, other than sparkling, has been increased from 4s to 5s 6d a gallon, and on South African wine from 3s 6d to 5s Sd a gallon. “The alterations are subject to section 143 of the Customs Act.” Items in which Increases in duty have been applied to Australian goods only. GOODS Old New Rate. Rate P.c. P.c. Preserved peas, etc. .. 20 25 or 2d lb*

Jams, jellies, marmalade. 2Jd 3d and preserves, per lb Pickles •- - ■ 20 30 Sauces, chutney, soy, and catsup, in vessels of 10 gallons capacity and 2S 4s under, a gallon Soups, other than oyster soup and other fish soup, in powder or otherwise, and whether in admixture with other 10 20 substances or not .. Plain tablecloths, tablenapkins, towels, quilts. sheets, and similar plain articles, which have been manufactured merely by cutting. hemming, or any similar operation, wholly from textile piece goods of cotton, linen, jute. hemp, other vegetable fibre, silk, imitation silk, artificial silk, or of combinations of these materials with one another, or with any other material (except 10 wool or hair) Free Textile piece-goods, of wool or containing 25 30 wool, n.e.l. Blankets of wool or con25 30 40 taihlng wool Upholstery, n.e.l. •• 25 Leather laces, vamps, and uppers, leather cut into shapes, clog and pattern soles, leather leggings 35 40 Leather manufactures, n.e.l. • • • • 20 35 Portmanteaux, trunks, bags of leather or of leather 30 33 cloth, etc. Drainage-pipes, drainagetiles, conduit - pipes, and chimney-pots of earthenware, concrete, 20 25 or similar materials .. Fancy goods and toys. sporting, gaming, and athletic requisites, n.e.i. etc. 20 25 Jewellery: plate, gold, or 20 25 silver: plate-ware Lay figures, busts, and 20 25 dress stands Mouldings, in the piece. and panels, composed wholly of wood, suited for picture frames, cornices, walls, or ceil25 30 ings . Toilet preparations, and per fumery, n.e.i., including 25 35 30 perfumed oil Envelopes, paper, n.e.i. 25 Ink, printing, n.e.l.; stencilling and similar inks; showcard or poster col15 25 ours in liquid form Switches (including bellpushes), of a rated cur-rent-carrying capacity not exceeding 35 amperes, wall-plugs, and shoes or sockets therefor, flush boxes for switches or wall-plugs, fuses, and wire or 20 cable connectors Free Table - lamps, reading lamps, bedside lamps. of stand or clamp type Valves, taps, tobies, hy10 30 drants, and similar articles, of brass or 30 40 other copper alloy .. Electric cooking and elec20 30 tric heating appliances Porcelain enamelled 'cast 25 45 iron baths Stereotypes, electrotypes. matrices, half-tone and 20 30 line blocks •• Tinware, and tin manufactures, n.e.i. 20 33 Furniture and cablnetware, n e i and other than metal, including chairs of wood with wicker. bajnboo, or cane seats; 25 40 billiards tables • • Brushes, brushware, and brooms, n.e.i. including knots or tufts for 25 30 brushmaking Items In which Increases have heen appllM to Australian “nMlan gona, ana also t. goods. goods. tariff. 0) q> *c3 2 4> 2 T) 4) 2 . 6 1 2 u £ 2 £ $ i) 2 £ 2 1 O Z s Z O % Soap, cleansing, all kinds, etc. . ■ 30 35 20 30 30 05 Apparel, clothing. and hosiery, viz.— Shirts, pyjamas. and nightdresses, not being knitted or made up from knitted materials: collars and cuffs 20 40 50 65 for shirts ■ • 20 40 Braces, suspenders. garters, belts. and similar ar20 40 50 65 ticles •• 20 40 Gloves and mittens, wholly or princi20 40 50 t pally of leather 20 40 Neckties • • 20 40 20 40 50 65 Men’s and ■ boys’ overcoats n.e.i.. suits, coats, trousers, waistcoats. • and similar ar25 45 50 65 ticles .. 25 40 N e i .. 25 40 25 45 50 65 Canadian silk and art silk hosiery .. oo Hats and caps, in any stage of manufacture, including hat-hoods, 20 50 65 nil 20 40 40 Millinery of all kinds, Including trimmed hats, caps, and bon50 65 nets •• 20 40 20 40 Knitted or lockstltched piecegoods of silk, or artificial silk, or of combinations of these materials with one another, . or with any other material (except 15 25 wooJ or hair) .. Tree 10 Free 10 Boots, shoes, clogs, pattens, shoettes, * sandals, and other footwear n.e.i. (other than boots and shoes of canvas with rubber soles solutloned to the uppers, including goloshes 20 25 50 55 and overshoes) .. 35 40 or 4s or 3s or 6s pair* pair* pair* Slippers n.e.i. .. 35 40 20 25 50 55 Hose, tubing, or piping, wholly of 23 35 rubber, n.e.l .. Free 15 Free 15 Leather, viz.— Hide leathers, crust or rough tanned, 20 10 30 but undressed .. 5 20 5 or 3d or 3d or 5d lb* lb* lb* Leather, japanned, or enamelled, other than patent leathers; also such other leather specially suited for furniture and upholstery work, as may be approved by the Minister, and under condition.- prescribed by him .. Free 20 Free 20 Free 30 Leather ‘ n.e.l.; belts (not being apparel), and belting, wholly or partly com20 25 30 posed of leather 15 20 16 or or or or or or x 3d 3d 3d 3d 5d 5d lb* lb* lb* lb* lb* lb* Cardboard boxes, and paper boxes, complete: paper, and cardboard, cut or shaped for wrappers, boxes, or other receptacles .. 20 30 20 30 50 55 tNo alteration. ♦Whichever higher. ■ i

Aust’n Cana. General goods, goods. tariff. v (3 a! 13 <5 IS 3 <3 l-i 6 13 01 "ca u M ■o =5 QJ u •a £ HI ■o * o o A O A O A Paper, celluloid, or similar materials. and wrappers made 1'rom such materials. printed. lithograhed, or ruled, n.c.i. 20 30 20 30 55 60 Showcards and calendars, all kinds. including glacier stickers suited for exhibition on 30 20 30 50 55 windows •• 20 Stationery and paper, manufactured, etc. 20 30 20 30 SO 55 Stationery n.e.i.. etc. 20 30 20 30 45 50 Washers wholly of rubber ' Free .15 Free 15 20 30 Lawnmowers of the 20 30 20 30 45 55 hand roller type Milking machine parts wholly of rubber • • Free 15 Free 15 Free 25 Machinery or appliances. electrical viz;— Storage batteries (including parts 25 40 thereof) .. Free 20 Free 20 Carbons or electrodes for arc lamps, for electric furnaces, or for 10 25 35 electric welding Free 10 Free Wireless broadcast receiving sets, built up, but not mounted in cabi35 50 nets . • Free 20 Free 20 Wireless broadcast receiving sets, mounted In cabi45 63 nets 10 30 Free 30 Electric irons 20 30 20 30 45 50 Machinery, mach-. Ines, engines, and other appliances, n.e.i., viz:— Stone crushing machines, viz.. 30 35 50 Jaw crushers 10 30 10 Concrete -mixers 15 30 15 30 . 40 50 Other kinds, excluding vacuumpumps suited for use with milking 20 30 45 50 machines 20 30 Hardware, hollowware, and ironmongery, n.e.i.: manufactured or partly manufactured articles of */ metal, and manu1 factured or partly manufactured 'articles of metal in combination with any other material, n.e.i. (excluding pumps or mechanical units for pumps of the type used for 30 45 50 vending petrol) 20 30 20 Paints, and colours, ground in liquid, 25 13 25 35 45 n.e.i.. etc. 15 Varnishes, lac23 35 45 quers, etc. 15 25 13 Preparations for removing paint 13 25 15 25 35 45 and varnish Doors, wooden. 35 55 65 plain or glazed 25 35 25 or or or or or or 4s 6s 4s 6s 7/6 9/6 each door* Woodenware, and turnery, n.e.i. saddletrees, wood50 en tackleblocks 20 30 20 30 45 Rubber (not including sponge rubber) in sheet. strip, cord, or channel, being composed wholly of compounded or vulcanised rubber; also all articles n.e.i. wholly of rubber .. free 15 free 15 free 25 Note; The old and new rates under the general tariff and the old rates on Canadlan goods are subject to the addition of surtax of nine-fortieths of the duty otherwise chargeable except in respect of the item doors, in which case the surtax is one-twentieth of the duty The new rates on Canadian goods are not subject to surtax except In respect of footwear. Item 196. ♦Whichever higher.