IMPORT CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23996, 20 June 1941, Page 9

IMPORT CONTROL

PLANT AND MACHINERY

THE NEW PROCEDURE

ESSENTIALITY CERTIFICATES

[BY TKi.K(iI!AI"H--I'll K.SS ASSOCIATION] riiur-iiiiv Iho .Minister ot Customs, the ]lun. W . Nash, to-day drew attention to the procedure being instituted through the Secretary of ,Supply tor the issue ot certificates ot* essentiality in respect of plant and machinery for which orders might he placed hv importers with manufacturers in Great Britain.

I his procedure was being adopted, said Mr. Nash, at the suggestion of the British Government, with a view to assisting the authorities in the t'nited Kingdom in controlling production to the best advantage, this course having become increasingly necessary for the successful prosecution of the war effort. These certificates of essentiality would be made available by the New Zealand Ministry of Supply for issue with import licences, and it would be necessary for importers, when lodging their applications for import licences with the collectors of customs, to give the following details regarding the plant and machinery which it was desired to import: —Description and nature of plant and machinery, purpose for which required; whether an extension or replacement of existing plant; name of manufacturer or supplier. ''lt is recognised." continued Mr. Nash, ''that when making an application for an import licence it is not possible to quote the order number, nor in some particular cases would it bo possible to give the name of the prospective supplier, but as soon ns this information is available it should be sent immediately, together with the import licence number, direct to the Secretary of Supply, so that stops might be taken by him to acquaint the representative in the I nitod Kingdom of the New Zealand Ministry of Supply with the full details. ''Similar information should be furnished to the Secretary of Supply regarding • any orders for plant and machinery which it is proposed to place in the United Kingdom under licences already granted."