SIXTH LICENSING PERIOD

Southland Times, Issue 24650, 23 January 1942, Page 6

SIXTH LICENSING PERIOD

Extra Allocations Made

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 22. The Comptroller of Customs announces that in accordance with the intimation at the time of publication of the schedule of allocations for the sixth licensing period—that the question af additional allocations would be considered later—a revision-of that schedule has now been made by the Minister of Customs in the light of the existing circumstances. A list of modified items is Gazetted tonight and the additional import licences will be issued to importers upon formal application to collectors of Customs. The opportunity has been taken to include in the list modifications in the sixth period schedule which have been made since its publication before the present general revision. In order to economize in the use of paper it has been decided not to reprint the revised schedule for the sixth licensing period, but copies of the Gazetted list will be available to the public at Custom houses. throughout New Zealand.

Tonight’s gazetted list also announces that no licence will be granted for importation from the United Kingdom of any manufactured goods containing 50 per cent, or more by weight of rubber other than rubber tyres for motorvehicles and inner tubes for them. Consideration will, however, be given to special applications in respect of such goods supported by a full description of the goods required and the purpose for which they are to be used.

SHORT SUPPLY GOODS

The new revision grants increased allocations based in the main on 25 per cent, for some 240 items, including a number of goods and commodities which from time to time have been reported to be in short supply. For instance, an increase of 100 per cent, has been granted in respect of certain types of women’s stockings. In cases of imports from the United Kingdom and Crown colonies, 50 per cent, increases are granted for 35 items, including infants’ and invalids’ goods, sago, tapioca, gloves, mittens, children’s socks and stockings, women’s stockings other than cotton, silk and artificial silk, cutlery, photographic goods, bolts and nuts, typewriters, electric machines or appliances, gas heating and cooking appliances except gas ranges, safety razor blades, fishing nets and certain earthenware. ’ *

Twenty-five per cent, ’ncreases in the same section cover 31 items and include babies’ clothing, carpets, floor coverings, hairpins, safetypins, certain knitted piece-goods, woollen moquet and tapestry, certain sporting and athletic requisites, tobacco, pipes, electric lamp bulbs (where not made locally), clothes wringers and bicycles. In respect to imports from the United Kingdom and other British countries the increased allocations embrace 58 items. No limit is imposed for medicated cigarettes, surgeon’s rubber gloves and paperhangings. Among 50 per cent, increases in this section are tea, salt, arrowroot, spirits, sparkling wine, children’s footwear, infants’ feeding bottles, carbon paper, kapok and solid rubber tyres, while 25 per cent, increases include linoleum, certain yarns, clocks and printing materials.

IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES

With regard to imports from all sources, 65 classes are affected. No limit is imposed in respect of vaccines, anaesthetics, surgical and dentists’ instruments and materials, X-ray equipment and builders’ hardware. The allocation for rice is increased by 100 per cent. Among the 50 per cent, increases are wine essences, vitamins, spices, dyes, nails and tacks. In a further section applying to imports from all sources, 10 items are affected. There is no limit in respect of spectacle lenses, X-ray films and fish liver oils, while a 50 per cent, increase is made in respect of fishhooks. Twenty-four items are removed out of the “control” section and have been given specific allocations instead of applications for them having to be considered individually. These include bran, pollard, dates, dried apricots and peaches, certain preserved fruits, almonds and nuts, except peanuts, cornflour, certain textile piece-goods, gumboots, pneumatic rubber tyres, drinking glasses, wire netting, cod liver oil and certain timber. In the final section (items for which no allocation was previously made) there is now no limit in respect of batteries for hearing aids. One hundred per cent, increases are made in respect of spare parts for hearing aids, women’s stockings of cotton, silk and artificial silk and paint brushes. There is a 25 per cent, increase for macaroni and vermicelli. Items which are now subject to “control” include fruit pulp, domestic gas cookers and electric ranges.