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British Preferential Tariff. General Tariff. Tariff Items. . | Remarks. ®°* Column No. 1. Column No. 2. j I Class XIV. —Miscellaneous —continued. 440 j Returned empties identified as such to the satisfaction of a Free ! Free Collector of Customs 441 | Eocket life-saving apparatus and such other life-saving Free Free apparatus, n.e.i., as may be approved by the Minister ; diving-dresses, and dresses and other apparatus suited | solely for use in poisonous gases or smoke, with appliances peculiar to use therewith 442 Roofing-material n.e.i., including paper felts water-proofed Free 15 per cent, ad val. with tar, bitumen, or similar material 443 Sausage skins, and casings, including brine or salt . . 3d. per lb. 3d. per lb. 444 Shipbuilders' models of vessels, suited only for exhibition ; Free Free models of inventions, as may be approved by the j Minister 445 Ships' rockets, blue lights, and danger signals .. .. Free Free 446 Stained glass windows . . .. • • • • Free Free 447 Tanning-materials, crude . . . . . . .. Free Free 447a Asphalt and bitumen .. .. -. ■ ■ Free 10 per cent, ad val. A request was made to the Commission for the imposition of duty under the British Preferential Tariff on asphalt and bitumen. As these raw materials are used in the Dominion for constructional purposes, the Commission is of opinion that the request should not be granted. 448 Articles and materials, specified by the Minister, and on Free Free, or at such rate Application was made for the imposition of duty at the such conditions as he may prescribe, suited for, and to be not exceeding 25 per following rates on cheese colour which is admitted free used solely in, the fabrication or repair of goods within cent, ad val. as the of duty under this item :— j New Zealand. All decisions of the Minister in reference Minister may, in Under the British Preferential Tariff, 10 per cent, to articles classified under this heading shall be any case, direct ad val. published in the Gazette ' Under the General Tariff, 20 per cent, ad val. The applicants commenced the manufacture of this article in 1930, since when the output has increased each year. The principal materials used in manufacturing are imported. As cheese colour is essential for the dairy industry, we think that the existing position should be maintained. 449 All articles n.e.i. .. .. .. .. .. Free Free, or at such rate of duty not exceeding 25 per cent, ad val. as the Minister may, in any case, direct