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Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1920, Page 8

.PUBLIC NOTICES. Customs Department, /ellington, Ist November, 1920. PROPOSED REVISION OF CUSTOMS. TARIFF. JT is hereby notified for public information that it is proposed to make inquiries during the recess with a view to revising the Customs TurilT during the session of 1!)21. All persons nuking contracts for the delivery of imported goods either subject to duty or which may be'ome subject to duty, should protect' themselves cither (1) by introducing therein a clause Governing possible change of duty, or (af by giving immediate notice where contract's are already in force, or. where there are running contracts, that, in tl, o event of alteration of the duty, the provisions of Section]; 10 of the Customs Act, 1913 must apply. ' ' It is proposed to amend this Section to cover alteration not only in the liability of goods to duty or the rate ofduty, but also in the amount of duty. Copies of Section 130 referred to above will be supplied on application to the nearest Collector of Customs. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs. SURPLUS ADMIRALTY STORES. SALE BY TENDER OF SHIP!? HIGHCLASS FURNITURE. QN account of the Imperial Admiralty, the Defence Department (Transport Expenses Office), invites tenders for the purchase of the following lines of exceptionally high-class ships' furniture dismantled ex-troopship "Willochra." The articles will b e found of special value for use where space is limited. Handsome Cedar Wardrobes, with Al E. P. Fittings. Several sizes, but averaging, height Oft 9in, width 2ft 3in, depth Ift Bin. Single and Double Compactums (complete toilet fixtures with folding basins, mirror, etc., in cedar, with Al E.P. fittings). Saloon all-iron Beds, with E.P. rails and fittings. Superior quality Garden Seats in heavy teakwood. Quantity of Wooden Garden Seats. Canvas Swinging Cots, with lashings, ready for use. The goods are stored in "K" Shed, Waterloo Quay, Wellington, where they may be inspected daily between the hours of 1 to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 to ' noon. Catalogues containing full descriptions, quantities, and conditions of tender, may bp obtained by post from or on personal application to Defence Office at New Plymouth and Hawera, or from the undersigned. Each article is numbered, and is open for separate tender only. Tender* close with the undersigned, in i Wellington, at noon on loth December 1920. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. OFFICER TN CHARGE, Transport Expenses Office, G.P.O. Box 1254. Wellington. Wellington, Ist December, 1020. NOTE.—Only those stores included in the Catalogue are for sale at present. All other furniture and fittings in store will be ready for sale towards the end of January next, and will be duly catalogued and advertised. THE PRESTON COW-DETECTING SYSTEM. THE KAUPOKOXn: CO-OPERATIVE DAIRY FACTORY CO, LTD, KAUPOKONUI. •JHE Directors of the above Company wish to notify their Suppliers that they have purchased the rights from the Preston Cow-Testing Machine Co, N.Z, to have manufactured ateoat price whatever number of these machines the Company's suppliers may require. With Preston Detectors, on Releaser Plants, the labor and time taken in getting weights of milk and testing samples are reduced to a minimum. In view of the difficulties in getting supplies *of these machines, the Directors strongly recommend suppliers requiring same for next season's testing to place their orders with the Secretary of the Company on or before December 31, 1920. For and on behalf of the Kaupokonui Dairy Co, Ltd. E. C. BARLEYMAN, Secretary.

P.O. Box 1481. THE PRESTON COW-TESTING - MACHINE CO., N.Z. 7, Palmerston Building*, Auckland. Telegraphic Address: "Live Wire," Auckland. 'THE above Company wish to notify the Directors of all Dairy Companies in Taranaki that they are prepared to enter into contracts for sale of the rights of these Machines. By SALE OF RIGHTS we mean the right of ORDERING TO BE MANUFACTURED any number of Preston Detector Machines that any Dairy Company purchasing such rights may 'require for their suppliers. The advantages accruing to the Dairy Farmer, when his Company has secured such right, are, that the price of the Machine is immediately reduced by £7 per machine, or £2B on a 4-cow plant, and that the supplier is able to get his machine direct from his own company just when he requires it. Mr. R. J. Preston, the manager, will be pleaded to meet Directors of Dairy Companies who are interested in the scheme during this week at the Egmont Hotel, Hawera. All communications addressed to P.O. Box 1481, Auckland, will be promptly attended to. R. J. PRESTON, Manager, Preston Cow Testing Machine Co., N.Z, MOTOR LORRIES FOR FARMERS. One man with a motor lorry can haul as much farm produce as three men with waggons and cover three times the distance. The British-built "Dennis" is eminently suitable for country use. It has great capacity, is strong and a splendid climber. The New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., Agents. White Glass Stoppered Bottles of the famous No. 52 Lavender Water m-ik? (UliitMfUl Xuias nr«i«»U. ,M