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The next Kesolution safeguards the Trade Agreements with Canada, Australia, and Belgium. The fifth Resolution saves the arrangement with the Union of South Africa, and the next Resolution is the usual one providing that the new duties do not come into force in the Cook Islands until determined by the Governor-General in Council. The succeeding Resolution provides that where a reference is made in other Acts (for example, the Sales Tax Act) to tariff items such references shall be deemed to refer to items in the Second Schedule to the Resolutions. The next Resolution imposes excise duty on cigarette tubes, papers, and paper manufactured in a manufacturing warehouse. The last Resolution provides for the new Excise duties on tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes made in licensed tobacco-factories in New Zealand. The First and Third Schedules contain lists of the enactments and other authorities prescribing Customs and excise duties which are abolished by the Resolutions. The Second Schedule contains the new duties and exemptions. It will be noticed that for the convenience of honourable members this Schedule has, in addition to the new tariff, a statement after each item as to the old rates and also the rates under various Trade Agreements and Arrangements where these differ from the proposed new rates.

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