Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act 1933
Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act 1933
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Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act 1933
Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act 1933
Public Act |
1933 No 10 |
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Date of assent |
27 November 1933 |
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Contents
An Act to ratify an Agreement for Customs Reciprocity made between the Governments of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Dominion of New Zealand.
Preamble
WHEREAS a Customs agreement has been entered into for and on behalf of His Majesty’s Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and for and on behalf of His Majesty’s Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, for the purpose of promoting trade between the said countries: And whereas the said agreement is an agreement to which section ten of the Customs Amendment Act, 1921, applies: And whereas by the said section it is provided that no such agreement shall have any effect unless and until it is ratified by Parliament: And whereas it is desired to ratify the said agreement accordingly:
Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
This Act may be cited as the Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act, 1933, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Customs Act, 1913.
2 Ratification of agreement.
(1)
The agreement set out in the Appendix hereto (being an agreement to which section ten of the Customs Amendment Act, 1921, applies) is hereby ratified and confirmed. The ratification by this section of the said agreement shall extend to the alteration of the New Zealand General Tariff (in respect of raisins) referred to in Schedule B to the said agreement, and such alteration shall take effect accordingly on the date fixed pursuant to Article XV of the agreement.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section ten of the Customs Amendment Act, 1921, any agreement modifying the agreement as ratified by this Act may be given effect to by Order in Council under that Act, notwithstanding that such modifying agreement may not have been ratified as required by that section, and every such Order in Council shall come into force according to its tenor.
(3)
If at any time hereafter a reduction in the rate of duty is made in respect of confectionery being the manufacture of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland below the rate prescribed in respect thereof in the First Schedule to the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1932, a corresponding reduction shall by virtue of this subsection and without further authority be deemed to be made in the rate of duty fixed in respect of confectionery being the manufacture of the Commonwealth of Australia and imported into New Zealand or entered therein for home consumption on or after the date on which such first-mentioned reduction takes effect.
(4)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Customs Acts, and while the agreement ratified by this Act remains in force, dried tree-fruits being the produce of the Commonwealth of Australia and imported into New Zealand or entered therein for home consumption on or after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-four, shall be admitted at a rate of duty not exceeding the rate for the time being in force on similar dried tree-fruits imported into New Zealand from any other country.
3 Commencement of operation of agreement.
The date on which the agreement ratified by this Act is brought into force in accordance with Article XV thereof shall be notified by the Governor-General by Proclamation, and the duties and exemptions from duty provided for in the agreement shall, subject to the provisions of section one hundred and forty-three of the Customs Act, 1913, be imposed and allowed on all goods being the produce or manufacture of the Commonwealth of Australia imported into New Zealand or entered therein for home consumption on or after the said date.
4 Repeal.
(1)
The Tariff Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act, 1922, shall be deemed to be repealed on the date on which the agreement ratified by this Act is brought into force in accordance with the last preceding section, and all Orders in Council, notices, and other acts of authority from time to time made, given, or done pursuant to or for the purposes of the agreement to which that Act relates and subsisting immediately prior to that date shall thereupon be deemed to be revoked.
Saving of existing rights of action.
(2)
All duties of Customs that have become due and payable and all penalties and forfeitures that have been incurred prior to the date on which the agreement ratified by this Act is brought into force as aforesaid shall be recovered and enforced in the same manner as if this Act had not been passed.
APPENDIX
TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND THE DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND
His Majesty’s Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and His Majesty’s Government in the Dominion of New Zealand, being desirous of improving and extending the commercial relations existing between Australia and New Zealand, and affirming the principle of granting tariff preferences the one to the other on goods of their produce or manufacture for their mutual advantage, have agreed upon the following Articles:—
Article I
(1)
The terms “British Preferential Tariff”
and “General Tariff”
as used in this Agreement and the Schedules hereto shall in relation to any goods be deemed to mean the British Preferential Tariff and the General Tariff of Australia or of New Zealand in force on the date on which such goods are entered for home consumption in Australia or New Zealand, as the case may be.
(2)
The items in Schedule A or Schedule B hereto shall, where taken from the Tariff of Australia or New Zealand, be interpreted in the same way as they would be interpreted in the Tariff from which they are taken.
Article II
(1)
Subject to the provisions of the Customs Tariff of Australia, and except as hereinafter in this Agreement provided, Australia grants:—
(a)
To goods of the kinds or classes enumerated in Schedule A hereto, being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand, when imported into Australia, the tariff rates indicated in the said Schedule A;
(b)
To all other goods being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand, when imported into Australia, the benefits of the British Preferential Tariff.
(2)
The tariff advantages conceded by Clause (1) of this Article shall apply only to goods which have been shipped from New Zealand to Australia and have not been transhipped, or, if transhipped, then only if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Collector of Customs that the intended destination of the goods when originally shipped from New Zealand was Australia.
Article III
(1)
Subject to the provisions of the Customs Tariff of New Zealand, and except as hereinafter in this Agreement provided, New Zealand grants:—
(a)
To goods of the kinds or classes enumerated in Schedule B hereto, being the produce or manufacture of Australia, when imported into New Zealand, the tariff rates and provisions indicated in the said Schedule B;
(b)
To all other goods being the produce or manufacture of Australia, when imported into New Zealand, the benefits of the British Preferential Tariff.
(2)
The tariff advantages conceded by Clause (1) of this Article shall apply only to goods which after shipment from Australia have not entered into the commerce of or been subjected to any process of manufacture in any country the produce or manufactures of which are not entitled to be entered for duty under the British Preferential Tariff.
Article IV
(1)
With respect to goods of the kinds or classes enumerated in Schedule A hereto, and being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand, the Government of Australia shall not impose any Customs duty on any such goods admissible free of duty or increase the rate of any Customs duty on any other such goods entering Australia from New Zealand, except in either such case by mutual agreement or until after six calendar months’ notice to the Government of New Zealand.
(2)
With respect to the goods of the kinds or classes enumerated in Schedule B hereto, and being the produce or manufacture of Australia the Government of New Zealand shall not impose any Customs duty on any such goods admissible free of duty or increase the rate of any Customs duty on any other such goods entering New Zealand from Australia, except in either such case by mutual agreement or until after six calendar months’ notice to the Government of Australia.
Article V.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the right of Australia or of New Zealand to impose new duties upon any goods for the protection of any new industry established or proposed to be established in Australia or New Zealand as the case may be; provided that such new duties do not exceed the duties for the time being in force with respect to similar goods imported from the United Kingdom into Australia or New Zealand as the case may be.
Article VI
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to affect the right of Australia or New Zealand to collect or impose dumping duties or analogous special duties to meet abnormal trading conditions.
Article VII
(1)
Goods, the produce or manufacture of New Zealand, shall on importation into Australia be exempt from primage duty.
(2)
Goods, the produce or manufacture of Australia, shall on importation into New Zealand be liable to the primage duty for the time being in force in New Zealand, provided only—
(a)
That such duty does not exceed the primage duty chargeable on similar goods, the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom; and
(b)
That New Zealand undertakes to abolish such duty insofar as it relates to goods being the produce or manufacture of Australia as soon as financial conditions permit.
Article VIII
(1)
Goods imported into Australia and thereafter shipped to New Zealand, which if they had been imported direct from the country of origin to New Zealand would have been entitled to be entered under the British Preferential Tariff in New Zealand, shall, upon production of a certificate from the Customs Department of Australia stating the country of origin of the goods and such other information as is required, be entitled to be entered under the British Preferential Tariff in New Zealand.
(2)
Goods imported into New Zealand, and thereafter shipped to Australia, which if they had been imported direct from the country of origin to Australia would have been entitled to be entered under the British Preferential Tariff in Australia, shall, upon production of a certificate from the Customs Department of New Zealand stating the country of origin of the goods and such other information as is required, be entitled to be entered under the British Preferential Tariff in Australia.
Article IX
(1)
Where with respect to any specific class of goods not enumerated in Schedule B to this Agreement and imported into New Zealand the rate of duty thereon under the New Zealand British Preferential Tariff is less than the rate of duty under the Australian British Preferential Tariff the following provisions shall apply—
(a)
His Majesty’s Government in New Zealand may request His Majesty’s Government in Australia to admit into Australia goods of such class being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand at the rate of duty chargeable on goods of that class under the New Zealand British Preferential Tariff.
(b)
If within three calendar months after the receipt of such request His Majesty’s Government in Australia does not comply therewith His Majesty’s Government in New Zealand may, without further notice, impose on goods of such class being the produce or manufacture of Australia a rate of duty not greater than the rate of duty for the time being in force in Australia on the like goods under the Australian British Preferential Tariff.
(2)
Where with respect to any specific class of goods not enumerated in Schedule A to this Agreement and imported into Australia the rate of duty thereon under the Australian British Preferential Tariff is less than the rate of duty under the New Zealand British Preferential Tariff the following provisions shall apply—
(a)
His Majesty’s Government in Australia may request His Majesty’s Government in New Zealand to admit into New Zealand goods of such class being the produce or manufacture of Australia at the rate of duty chargeable on goods of that class under the Australian British Preferential Tariff.
(b)
If within three calendar months after the receipt of such request His Majesty’s Government in New Zealand does not comply therewith His Majesty’s Government in Australia may, without further notice, impose on goods of such class being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand a rate of duty not greater than the rate of duty for the time being in force in New Zealand on the like goods under the New Zealand British Preferential Tariff.
Article X
For the purposes of this Agreement, goods shall be deemed to be the produce or manufacture of Australia or of New Zealand, as the case may be, if conforming with the laws or regulations in force in the country of importation which apply to such goods when imported under its British Preferential Tariff, except that:—
(1)
In relation to goods imported into New Zealand which have been partially produced or partially manufactured in Australia the expenditure in material produced in Australia and/or labour performed within Australia in each and. every article shall not be less than one-half of the factory or works cost of such article in its finished state.
(2)
In relation to goods imported into Australia from New Zealand paragraph (b) of subsection one of Section 151A of the Customs Act 1901–1930 shall be read as if fifty per centum were substituted for seventy-five per centum.
Article XI.
(1)
If in Australia goods of any class or kind the produce or manufacture of Australia are exempt from sales tax, goods of that class or kind the produce or manufacture of New Zealand shall, if imported into or sold in Australia, be exempt from sales tax.
(2)
If in New Zealand goods of any class or kind the produce or manufacture of New Zealand are exempt from sales tax, goods of that class or kind the produce or manufacture of Australia shall, if imported into or sold in New Zealand, be exempt from sales tax.
Article XII
No special rebate or bounty shall be granted by Australia or any State Government or any officially constituted body in Australia or by the Government of New Zealand or any officially constituted body in New Zealand in respect of the sugar contained in any goods exported from Australia or New Zealand as the case may be to New Zealand or Australia, if the result of such rebate or bounty would in effect be to reduce the price of refined sugar below the import parity of similar types of sugar (such import parity to include the amount of import duty on refined sugar for the time being levied in New Zealand).
Article XIII
(1)
Nothing in this Agreement shall apply to goods being the produce or manufacture of Norfolk Island imported into New Zealand or to goods being the produce or manufacture of New Zealand imported into Norfolk Island.
(2)
Nothing in this Agreement shall apply to goods being the produce or manufacture of the Cook Islands imported into Australia or to goods being the produce or manufacture of Australia imported into the Cook Islands.
(3)
Cocoa beans the produce of Western Samoa imported into Australia shall not be subjected to any higher duties of Customs than those paid on cocoa beans the produce of any British non-self-governing Colony or Protectorate or of any Territory governed under British mandate.
Article XIV
(1)
Publicity films (either positives or negatives) produced by or for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia or produced by or for the Government of any State of the Commonwealth of Australia shall be admitted free of duty into New Zealand.
(2)
Publicity films (either positives or negatives) produced by or for the Government of New Zealand shall be admitted free of duty into Australia.
(3)
The exemption from duty stipulated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article shall have effect, irrespective of the ownership of the films at the time of importation or whether or not they are to be exhibited through public theatres, provided that a certificate is given by a Department of State in the country in which the films were manufactured that such films were produced by or for the Government of that country for publicity purposes.
Article XV
This agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Parliaments of Australia and New Zealand. Upon approval being given it shall be brought into force upon a date to be agreed upon between the Governments of Australia and New Zealand and shall remain in force until the expiration of six months from the date on which either Government shall have given to the other notice in writing of its intention to terminate the Agreement.
Article XVI
On this Agreement being brought into force as herein provided, the Agreement made between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Dominion of New Zealand on the eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, shall cease to have effect.
Dated this fifth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.
Signed on behalf of His Majesty’s Government in the Commonwealth of Australia.
J. A. LYONS.
THOMAS W. WHITE.
Signed on behalf of His Majesty’s Government in the Dominion of New Zealand.
J. G. COATES.
E. A. RANSOM.
SCHEDULE A
| Consec. No. | Item No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Kates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex 12 |
Wine, New Zealand, containing not more than 40 per cent, of proof spirit, viz.:— |
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| Ex 13 |
(1)Sparkling, all kinds: per gallon or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity. |
10s. | |
(2)Other kinds: per gallon or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity |
4s. | ||
| 2 | 37 | Bacon and Hams, partly or wholly cured | 2d. per Ib. |
| 3 | Ex 41(A) |
Cheese, viz.:— (1)Stilton |
Free. |
(2)Other kinds |
Free. 6d. per lb. | ||
| 4 | 43(B) | Coffee, roasted or ground; in liquid form; or mixed with milk or other substance | 6d. per lb. |
| 5 | 44(E) | Confectionery, n.e.i., including Cocoa and Chocolate prepared for edible use, or potable use (not in powdered or granulated form); Bon-bons and mixed packets of Confectionery containing trinkets (gross weights); Sugar Candy; Medicated Confectionery; Cachous; and Crystallized or Candied Fruits | 2d. per lb. |
| 6 | 51 |
Fish, viz.:— (B)Fresh, smoked or dried (but not salted), or preserved by cold process |
Free. |
(C)Preserved in tins or other air-tight vessels including the weight of liquid contents— |
Free. | ||
(1)Salmon | |||
(2)Crustaceans | |||
(3)Sardines | |||
(4)Other | |||
| Ex |
(D)Fish Pastes |
Free. | |
(E)Oysters, fresh, in the shell |
Free. | ||
(F)N.e.i. |
Free. | ||
| 7 | 54(A) |
Fruits and vegetables, n.e.i., including Ginger, n.e.i., (Preserved in liquid, or partly preserved or pulped)— (1)Quarter-pints and smaller sizes |
35 per cent. ad val. |
(2)Half-pints and over quarter-pints |
35 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Pints and over half-pints |
35 per cent. ad val. | ||
(4)Quarts and over pints |
35 per cent. ad val. | ||
(5)Exceeding a quart |
35 per cent. ad val. | ||
(6)When preserved in spirituous liquid, additional duty to be paid on the liquid |
30s. per gal. | ||
| 8 | 57 |
Grain and pulse, not prepared or manufactured, viz.:— Ex (D) Oats |
1s. 6d. per cental. |
|
Ex (D) Peas, viz.— (a)Wrinkled garden seed peas |
Free. | ||
(b)Other |
1s. 6d. per cental. | ||
| 9 | Ex 58(D) |
Grain and pulse, prepared or manufactured, viz.:— Oatmeal and Rolled Oats |
2s. 6d. per cental. |
| 10 | 59 | Hay and Chaff | Free. |
| 11 | 61(B) | Jams, and Jellies, including Calves’ Foot, but not Meat Jellies | 2 1/2d. per lb. |
| 12 | 62 | Hops | 9d. per lb. |
| 13 | 66 | Linseed | Free. |
| 68 | |||
| 14 | Ex 74 |
Meats, viz:— (A)Fresh or Smoked |
10 per cent. ad val. |
(B)Potted or concentrated, including extracts of, and Meat Jellies. |
20 per cent. ad val. | ||
(C)Preserved in tins or other airtight vessels, including the weight of the liquid contents |
2d. per Ib. | ||
(D)Preserved by cold process |
10 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 15 | Ex 74(B) and (C) |
Soup, viz.:— (a)Toheroa soup, oyster soup and other fish soup, in powder or otherwise and whether in admixture with other substances or not |
Free. |
(b)Preparations other, in dry form for making soup |
20 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 16 | Ex 75(A) | Milk, preserved, condensed, or concentrated, sweetened or unsweetened | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 17 | 75(B) | Milk, dried or in powder form, and the same in combination with caseine, sugar of milk, or other milk products | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 18 | 80 | Onions in their natural state | £1 per ton. |
| 19 | 93 | Seed—Lucerne. | Free. |
| 20 | 94 |
Soap:— (A)Toilet, fancy, or medicated |
30 per cent. ad val. |
(B)N.e.i.; Soap substitutes and compounded detergents for washing and cleansing purposes, not including saponaceous disinfectants |
30 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 21 | Ex 102 | Vegetables, fresh, including beans and peas in pod | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 22 | 104 |
Waxes:— (B)Beeswax |
Free. |
| 23 | Ex 105(F) | Textile piece-goods, of wool or containing wool | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 24 | 110 |
(A)Apparel, other than knitted, viz.:— (1)Overcoats and Suits:— (a)Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement of 34 inches and over |
25 per cent. ad val. |
(b)Boys’ and Youths’ |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)(a)Trousers or Knickers with waist measurement of 31 inches and over, imported separately |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Trousers or Knickers with waist measurement less than 31 inches, imported separately |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(c)Coats and Vests, Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement of 34 inches and over, imported separately— (1)each Coat |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)each Vest |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(d)Coats and Vests, Boys’ and Youths’, i.e., with chest measurement less than 34 inches, imported separately— (1)each Coat |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)each Vest |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Blouses or Skirts imported separately— (a)Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Wool or containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(c)Silk or containing silk But not containing wool. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(4)Coats— (a)Girls’, n.e.i., i.e., measuring 42 inches or less from collar seam to foot of coat, viz.:— (1)Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)Wool or containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Silk or containing silk but not containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Women’s, n.e.i., viz.:— (1)Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(4)(b)(2)Wool or containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Silk or containing silk but not containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(5)Costumes, Dresses, or Robes, but not including Dresses or Robes for infants in arms or such articles when not exceeding 22 inches in length, viz.:— (a)Cotton, linen, or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Wool or containing wool |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(c)Silk or containing silk but not containing wool. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(B)Apparel, knitted, and Apparel made from knitted or lock-stitched piece goods, viz.:— (1)Blouses, Skirts, Underwear, and Bathing Costumes— (a)Cotton or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Wool or silk or containing wool or silk |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)Coats, Jumpers, Cardigans, Sweaters, and similar garments— (a)Girls’ or Boys’, i.e., with chest measurement under 34 inches |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Women’s or Men’s, i.e., with chest measurement 34 inches and over |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Costumes, Dresses or Robes— (a)Cotton or other material n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(b)Wool or containing wool but not containing silk |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(c)Silk or containing silk |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(C)Corsets |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(D)Apparel, n.e.i. for the human body, partly or wholly made up, including materials cut into shape therefor; also material bearing any pattern design or marking for the purpose of indicating that it is to be made up into separate articles of apparel; Boxed Robes; Apparel not otherwise subject to a lower rate of duty and not imported for sale or trade and not exceeding a total value of £5 |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(E)Neck Ties for human wear |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 25 | 112 |
Furs and other skins and Articles made thereof:— (A)Apparel or Attire or other Articles in part or wholly made up, including Furs or other Skins sewn together, parts of furs or other skins sewn together, fur trimmings and imitation fur tails |
25 per cent. ad val. |
| 26 | 113 |
Gloves (except of rubber), viz.:— (A)Harvesting, Driving, Housemaids’, and Gardening |
25 per cent. ad val. |
| 27 | 114 |
Hats, Caps, and Bonnets— (B)Wool Felt Hats in any stage of manufacture for men and boys, including wool felt hoods therefor |
25 per cent. ad val. |
(C)Fur Felt Hats in any stage of manufacture for men and boys, intruding fur felt hoods therefor |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(D)Caps n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(E)Hoods for girls’ and women’s hats, viz.:— (1)Wool Felt Hoods |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)Fur Felt Hopds and Velour Hoods For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subitem the term |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(F)(1)Felt Capelines for girls’ and women’s hats. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)Felt Hats for girls and women; Berets; Girls’ and Women’s Caps (other than bathing) of any material; Hats n.e.i. and Bonnets |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(G)Hoods other than of felt |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 28 | Ex 118(A) | Floor rugs of wool or containing wool | Free. |
| 29 | Ex 117 | Blankets, Blanketing, and Rugs (other than floor rugs), of wool or containing wool | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 30 | 136 |
Iron and Steel— (A)Pig Iron |
Free. |
| 31 | Ex 141 | Lead Piping, and Composition Piping Agricultural Machines and Implements, namely:— | 4s. 6d. per cwt. |
| 32 | Ex 176(F) | Wool-presses | Free. |
| Ex 208(A) | |||
| Ex 303(A) | |||
| 33 | Ex 161(A) | Hay and Straw Baling Presses | |
| 34 | Ex 160(A) | Threshing-machines and Threshing-mills | |
| 35 | Ex 161(A) | Fibre-scutching Machines, Fibre Strippers Washers and Presses | |
| Ex 176(F) | |||
| Ex 208(A) | |||
| 36 | Ex 161(A) | Ploughs, Harrows other than disc, Potato Diggers and Sorters, Grubbers other than spring tined, Ridgers for preparing ridges, and without any sowing attachments, Turnip-thinners, Turnip-pickers, Turnip-cutters, and Root-pulpers | |
| Ex 162 | |||
| Ex 163 | |||
| 37 | Ex 163(A) | Stump Jump Ploughs | |
| 38 | Ex 162 | Chaff-cutters, with or without bagging attachments, also parts and fittings peculiar to the foregoing | |
| 39 | 171(A) | Hay-rakes (Horse) | |
| 40 | Ex 162 | Spring-tined Cultivators, Disc Harrows, Seed and Fertilizer Sowers or Drills combined or separate | 10 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 163(A) | |||
| 41 | Ex 161(A) | Seed-cleaners and Seed-separators | |
| Ex 176(F) | |||
| 42 | Ex 164 | Dairying Machines and Implements, viz.:— Chums, Cheese-presses, and Dairy-coolers | Free. |
| 43 | Ex 176(F) | Curd-mills, Curd agitators, Curd mixers, Butter-packers, Butter-workers, Butter-pounders | Free. |
| 44 | Ex 161(A) | Milking Machines | Free. |
| 45 | Ex 164 | Pasteurizers | Free. |
| 46 | Ex 153(C) | Knees, bends, elbows, junction and inspection boxes and covers, and other fittings, of cast-iron, for pipes, tubes, and tubing exceeding 3 in. in internal diameter | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 153(D) | |||
| Ex 208(A) | |||
| 47 | Ex 161 or 176(F) | Earthscoops and Ditching Machines | 10 per cent. ad val. |
| 48 | Ex 170(A) | Machinery, Dredging, and Excavating; and Grabs | 10 per cent. ad val. |
| 49 | 172(B) | Clothes wringers for household use | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 50 | Ex 176(F) | Washing-machines, clothes-washers, mangles, and clothes-wringers, other than for household use | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 51 | Ex 176(F) | Wool-scouring Machines | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 52 | 173(A) | Weighing Machines, including Computing Weighing Machines; Weighbridges; Scales and Balances, n.e.i., including Computing Scales and Balances; Tanners’ Measuring Machines; Chemists’ Counter Scales; Spring Balances and Steelyards; Weights n.e.i.; Combined Bagging, Weighing, and Sewing Machines | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 53 | Ex 176(F) | Pumps for raising or distributing liquids; vacuum-pumps, excluding those suitable for use with milking machines | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 54 | Ex 176(F) | Vacuum pumps suitable for use with milking machines, imported separately | Free. |
| 55 | 176(I)(1) | Pumps of the type used for vending petrol Mechanical pumping units for pumps of the type used for vending petrol | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 56 | Ex 176(F) | Coil Pipes | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 213 | |||
| 57 | Ex 176(F) | Machines for mixing, such as Concrete, Cement, or Manure Mixers. | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 58 | Ex 176(F) | Transmission Gear including plummer-blocks, couplings, collars, and friction-clutches, to connect engines with machinery for whatever purpose the machinery may be used | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 59 | Ex 176(D) | Stone-crushing Machines, viz.:—Jaw-crushers (not including Elevators, Screens, or Separators) | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 60 | Ex 176(F) | Coal-screening Machinery; Screens, Metal, all kinds. | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 208(A) | |||
| 61 | Ex 176(D) | Elevators, and Conveyors, including Mechanical Stokers | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 176(F) | |||
| 62 | Ex 176(D) | Winches, Cranes, Capstans, Windlasses, and Hoists | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 176(E) | |||
| Ex 176(F) | |||
| 63 | Ex 176(F) | Hydro-extractors, Wool-drying Machines, and Manure-drying Machines, not including Fans or Blowers | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 64 | Ex 177(A)(2) | Locomotives | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 65 | Ex 178(E) | Boilers, land, and marine; Feed-water Heaters; Steam Superheaters. | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 66 | Ex 178 | Oil-engines not exceeding 100 brake-horse-power | 15 per cent. ad val. |
| 67 | Ex 176(F) | Suction-gas Producers, Digesters | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 178(E) | |||
| 68 | Ex 178(E) | Windmills | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 69 | Ex 180(C) | Gas Cooking and Heating Appliances, including Gas Ranges | 35 per cent. ad val. |
| 70 | 187 |
Nails, viz.:— (B)Rail-dogs or Brobs, Spikes |
£2 per ton. |
|
Ex (C) Wire and other Nails n.e.i. |
£2 per ton. | ||
| 71 | Ex 187(C) | Lead-headed Nails, and Galvanized Cup-headed Roofing nails | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 72 | 191(A) | Metal Bedsteads and Cots | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| (B) | Metal Fenders and Fire-irons | 25 per cent. ad val. | |
| 73 | 192 | Brasswork Bronzework and Gunmetal work for general engineering and plumbing and other trades (other than Valves, Taps, Tobies, Hydrants, and similar articles of any material) | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 74 | Ex 192 | Valves, Taps, Tobies, Hydrants, and similar articles, of any material | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 208(A) | |||
| 75 | 197(A) | Platedware, n.e.i.; Spoons, Forks, Butter Fish and Fruit Knives, plated or of mixed-metal; Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, partly or wholly of gold or silver, except when gold ferruled or silver ferruled only | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 76 | 199 | Stereotypes, Electrotypes, Matrices, Half-tone and Line Blocks | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 340(D) | |||
| 77 | Ex 208(A) | Galvanized-iron manufactures, made up from galvanized iron, or from plain sheet-iron, and then galvanized | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 78 | Ex 208(A) | Japanned and Lacquered Metalware | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 79 | Ex 208(A) | Tinware, and Tin Manufactures | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 208(D) | |||
| 80 | Ex 208(A) | Upholsterers’ spiral sofa-springs and similar upholsterers’ springs | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 81 | Ex 208(A) | Vacuum-pans, other than glass, porcelain, or enamel-lined, Heating Boilers, Washing Boilers | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 204(B) | |||
| 82 | Ex 227(A) | Tallow, inedible— In packages exceeding 4 1b. net weight | Free. |
| 83 | Ex 228 | Whale Oil | Free. |
| 84 | Ex 229(I) | Oils in vessels exceeding one gallon— Compounded rust resisting oil for the treatment of metal |
Free. |
| 85 | 231 |
Paints and Colours, viz.:— (D)Kalsomine, Water Paints and Distempers, in powder form |
20 per cent. ad val |
(G)(1)Ground in liquid; Paints and Colours prepared for use; Sheep Marking Oils; Enamels; Enamel Paints and Glosses |
20 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 86 | 232(A) | Varnishes; Varnish and Oil Stains; Lacquers; Japans; Berlin, Brunswick and Stoving Blacks and substitutes therefor; Liquid Sizes; Patent Knotting; Oil and Wood Finishes; Petrifying Liquids; Lithographic Varnish; Printers’ Ink Reducer; Terebine; Liquid Dryers; Gold Size; Liquid Stain for Wood | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| (B) | Damp Wall Compositions including compositions for waterproofing cement. | 20 per cent. ad val. | |
| (C) | Compounded Thinners for nitro-cellulose and acetylcellulose varnishes and lacquers, n.e.i. | 20 per cent. ad val. | |
| 87 | Ex 255(B) | Caseine | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 88 | 255(A) | Glue and Gelatine | 20 per cent. ad val. or 2d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty. |
| 255(C) | |||
| 89 | Ex 269 | Insecticides for agricultural uses | Free. |
| 90 | 269(A) | Sheep, Cattle, and Horse Washes, in liquid or powder form | Free. |
| 91 | 277 | Carbonic Acid Gas, including the liquefied or compressed gas | 11/2d. per lb. |
| 92 | 281 |
Drugs and Chemicals, viz.:— (E)Lactose (Sugar of Milk) |
15 per cent, ad val. |
| 93 | Ex 285(A). |
Medicines, viz.:— Preparations made from animal glands or tissues, viz.:— Liver extracts |
Free. |
| 94 | 291 |
Timber, viz.:— (C)Logs, not sawn |
Free. |
(E)New Zealand White Pine, undressed, n.e.i., for use in the manufacture of butter boxes |
Free. | ||
(F)Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:— Redwood (Sequoia sempernirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)— (1)In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over |
Free. | ||
(2)In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) |
Free. | ||
(3)In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) |
Free. | ||
(G)Timber, undressed, viz.:— Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii) in sizes 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over, for use underground for mining purposes |
Free. | ||
(H)Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:— Other— (1)In sizes of 12 inches x 10 inches (or its equivalent) and over |
Free. | ||
(2)In sizes of 7 inches x 21/2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 10 inches (or its equivalent). |
Free. | ||
(3)In sizes less than 7 inches x 21/2 inches (or its equivalent) |
Free. | ||
(I)(1)Timber, undressed, n.e.i., in sizes not less than 4 inches in width and not less than 3 inches in thickness for the manufacture of boxes |
Free. | ||
(2)Timber, undressed, cut to size for making boxes |
Free. | ||
| 95 | 293(A) | Timber, undressed, in sizes less than 7 feet 6 inches x 101/2 inches x 21/2 inches for use in the manufacture of Doors | Free. |
| 96 | 299(A) | Broom Stocks, being square timber rough sawn into sizes suitable for the manufacture of broom handles | Free. |
| 97 | Ex 292(G) | Picture and room mouldings | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 292(H) | |||
| 98 | Ex 314 | Jewellery, rolled gold and imitation | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 99 | Ex 315 | Jewellery, n.e.i., and Plate, gold or silver | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 100 | Ex 320(B) | Kinematographs n.e.i., including sound reproducing apparatus | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 101 | Ex 179(C) |
Accessories for kinematographs, viz.:— Amplifiers, volume controls, loud speakers and switchboards, whether imported with kinematographs or separately |
Free. |
| Ex 180(E)(17) | |||
| Ex 180(F) | |||
| 102 | Ex 324 |
Leather, viz.:— (A)Chamois Leather |
15 per cent. ad val. |
(C)(3)Calf, other than Patent and Enamelled |
15 per cent. ad val. or 3d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty. | ||
(4)N.e.i. | |||
(D)Belt Butts | |||
| 103 | 325(A) | Leather Manufactures n.e.i.; Leather cut into shape; Harness n.e.i.; Razor Strops; Whips, including handles, keepers, thongs and lashes | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| (B) | Harness and Buggy Saddles | 20 per cent. ad val. | |
| 104 | Ex 326 | Leather belting | 15 per cent. ad val. or 3d. per lb. whichever rate returns the higher duty. |
| 105 | 329 | Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Clogs, Pattens, and other Footwear (of any material), n.e.i.; Boot and Shoe Uppers and Tops (except of felt); Cork, Leather, or other Socks or Soles n.e.i. | 35 per cent. ad val. |
| 106 | 334(G)(3) | Paper Bags, n.e.i. | 35 per cent. ad val. |
| 107 | Ex 334(D)(2) | Wrapping-paper, all kinds, glazed, mill-glazed, or unglazed, including browns, caps, casings, sulphites, sugars and all other bag papers, candle carton paper, tissues, and tinfoil paper, not printed, viz.: In sheets not less than 20 in. by 151/2 in. or the equivalent, or in rolls not less than 10 in. wide | 6s. per cwt. |
| Ex 334(K) | |||
| Ex 334(G) | |||
| 108 | 340(A) | Stationery, manufactured; Bill Files and Letter Clips; Papers ruled or bordered by waterline or likewise; Date Cases and Cards; Albums of all kinds; Cards, and Booklets, viz., Printers’, Menu, Christmas, and similar kinds; Scraps; Ink Bottles; Ink-wells; Ink Stands; Paper Knives; Memo. Slates and Tablets; Sealing and Bottling Wax; Postcards n.e.i.; Bookmarkers; Writing Desks (not being furniture); Writing Cases; Stationery Cases; Paper Binders; Card Hangers; Pen Racks; Bookbinders’ Staples | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 109 | 340(B) | Books, viz.: —Account, Betting, Cheque, Copy, Copying, Drawing, Exercise, Guard, Letter, Memo., Pocket, Receipt, Sketch, and the like | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 110 | Ex 357 | Carriages, Carts, Drays, Wagons, Perambulators, and the like Vehicles, and wheels for the same | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| Ex 359(F)(1) | |||
| Ex 360 | |||
| 111 | Ex 360 | Cars, Wagons, and Trucks, Railway and Tramway | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 112 | Ex 376 | Camera Covers and Cases of Leather | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 113 | Ex 376 | Leather Bags, Cases, Trunks, Portmanteaux, Purses, Wallets, Handbags, Purse-bags, Companions, Reticules, Satchels, or Valises, with or without fittings | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 114 | 381 |
Brushware and Materials therefor: — (C)Brushmakers’ Horsehair Drafts |
25 per cent. ad val. |
(E)(1)Hair and Cloth Brushes |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(2)Tooth, Scrubbing, Paint and Varnish Brushes |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(3)Nail Brushes |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
(4)Brushes n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 115 | Ex 390(A)(1) | Cordage, Rope, and Twine, n.e.i. (excepting Reaper and Binder Twine and Yarn) | 20 per cent. ad val. |
| 116 | 391 | Reaper and Binder Twine and Yam | 6s. per cwt. |
| 117 | Ex 397(A) | Cartridges, viz., shot gun | Free. |
| 118 | Ex 424 | Ships which are to the satisfaction of the Minister of Customs of Australia, bona fide owned and registered in New Zealand, when employed in Australian waters for the replacement of New Zealand owned and registered ships, or for any other purpose as approved by the Minister for any continuous period not exceeding six months | Free. |
SCHEDULE B
| Consec. No. | Item No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Kates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex2 | Cotton seed meal | Free. |
| 2 | Ex2 | Hay | Free. |
| 3 | 3 | Chaff | Free. |
| 4 | 4 |
Grain and pulse, unground and unmanufactured, viz.:— Ex (4) Oats |
1s. 6d. per cental. |
|
Ex (4) Peas, viz.:— (a)Wrinkled garden seed peas |
Free. | ||
(b)Other kinds |
1s. 6d. per cental. | ||
| 5 | 5 |
Grain and pulse, ground or manufactured, viz.:— Ex (6) Oatmeal and Rolled Oats |
2s. 6d. per cental. |
| 6 | 6 | Hops | 9d. per lb. |
| 7 | 7 | Onions | £1 per ton. |
| 8 | 8 | Potatoes | £2 10s. per ton. |
| 9 | Ex 11 | Vegetables, viz.:— (2)Fresh n.e.i. |
25 per cent. ad val. |
| 10 | 18 | Coffee, roasted | 5d. per lb. |
| 11 | 19 | Coffee, essence of, and essence of coffee mixed with milk or with any food substance whatsoever | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 12 | 25 | Bacon and hams | 2d. per lb. |
| 13 | 32 | Confectionery including medicated confectionery, liquorice n.e.i., and sugared or crystallized fruits | 27 1/2 per cent. ad val. |
| 14 | 35 |
Fish, viz.:— (2)Fish, fresh, smoked, dried, pickled, salted, preserved by cold process, or preserved by sulphurous acid, n.e.i. |
Free. |
(3)Fish, potted, and preserved—viz., salmon, including any liquor, oil, or sauce |
Free. | ||
(4)Fish, potted, and preserved, n.e.i., including any liquor, oil, or sauce (Note.—The term |
Free. | ||
| 15 | 36 |
Fruits, dried—viz.:— Ex (1) Raisins With respect to raisins, the rate of Customs duty set forth in the General Tariff shall be deemed to be repealed and the following shall be substituted therefor, viz., Id. per lb. |
Free. |
| 16 | 37 |
Fruits, fresh—viz.:— (2)(a)Apricots, grapes, medlars, nectarines, passion-fruit, peaches, plums, quinces, tomatoes |
2d. per lb. |
(b)Cherries |
3d. per lb. | ||
| 17 | 39 |
Fruits preserved in juice or syrup, viz.:— (1)Pineapples and prunes |
25 per cent. ad val. |
(2)Other kinds (Fruits preserved in juice or syrup, fortified with alcohol to any extent exceeding 40 per cent of proof spirit, shall be charged 36s. per liquid gallon on such juice or syrup, in addition to the appropriate duty on the total value of the goods.) |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 18 | 45 | Jams, jellies, marmalade, and preserves | 2 1/2d. per lb. |
| 19 | 49 | Meats, potted or preserved (not including mutton birds) | 2d. per lb. |
| 20 | Ex 53 | Fish Pastes | Free. |
| 21 | Ex 61 | Meats, fresh, smoked or preserved by cold process | 10 per cent. ad val. |
| 22 | Ex 61 | Soup, viz.:— Oyster soup and other fish soup, in powder or otherwise and whether in admixture with other substances or not |
Free. |
| 23 | 63 | Soap, all kinds; soap-powder, extract of soap, dry soap, soft-soap, liquid soap, soap solution; washing or cleansing powders, crystals, pastes or liquids, n.e.i. | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 24 | Ex 72 | Sugar of Milk | 15 per cent. ad val. |
| 25 | Ex 90 | Wine, Australian, containing not more than 40 per cent of proof spirit, viz.:— (1)Sparkling, all kinds; per gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity |
10s. |
(2)Other kinds; per gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or the reputed equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed capacity |
4s. | ||
| 26 | 115 | Essential oils, viz.:— (1)Eucalyptus |
Free. |
| 27 | 116 | Gases, liquefied or compressed, viz.:— (2)Carbon dioxide or carbonic acid gas |
1 1/2d. per lb. |
| 28 | 128 | Rennet, in tablet form, or in liquid form in containers having a capacity of 1 pint or under; rennet in powder, in small packages suitable for retail sale | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 29 | 129 | Rennet n.e.i | 15 per cent. ad val. |
| 30 | Ex 173 | Rugs of wool or containing wool | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 31 | Ex 183 | Textile piece-goods, of wool or containing wool, n.e.i. | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 32 | Ex 184 | Blankets of wool or containing wool | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 33 | Ex 196 |
(1)Boots and shoes composed of canvas with rubber soles solutioned to the uppers, including goloshes |
25 per cent. ad val. |
(2)Boots, shoes, clogs, pattens, slippers, shoettes, sandals, overshoes, and other footwear n.e.i. |
35 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 34 | 200 | Leather, viz.:— (2)Chamois leather |
15 per cent. ad val. |
| 35 | 202 | Leather laces; vamps, and uppers; leather cut into shapes; clog and patten soles; leather leggings | 35 per cent. ad val. |
| 36 | Ex 204 | Portmanteaux; trunks; travelling-bags, brief-bags of leather or leather-cloth, attache-cases, suit-cases, and similar receptacles, 10 in. in length and upwards (not including basketware, wickerware, or similar receptacles) | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 37 | Ex 246 | Mouldings, in the piece, and panels, composed wholly of wood, suited for picture frames, cornices, walls, or ceilings | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 38 | Ex 282 | Paper bags, all kinds, n.e.i. | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 39 | Ex 298 | Wrapping-paper, all kinds, glazed, mill-glazed, or unglazed, including browns, caps, casings, sulphites, sugars and all other bag papers, candle carton paper, tissues, and tinfoil paper, not printed, n.e.i., viz.: In sheets not less than 20 inches by 151/2 inches or the equivalent, or in rolls not less than 10 inches wide | 6s. per cwt. |
| 40 | 212 | Building materials, viz.:— (1)Roofing tiles, ridging, and finials, glass, and earthen |
20 per cent. ad val. |
| 41 | Ex 327 | Galvanized-iron manufactures, n.e.i., made up from galvanized iron, or from plain sheet iron, and then galvanized; japanned or lacquered metalware | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 42 | Ex 346 | Vacuum pumps suited for use with milking machines, imported separately | Free. |
| 43 | 353 |
Machinery, machines, engines, and other appliances, n.e.i., viz.:— Ex (1) Gas heating and gas cooking appliances |
35 per cent. ad val. |
|
Ex (2) Oil-engines not exceeding 100 brake horse power |
15 per cent. ad val. | ||
|
Ex (1) and (5) Valves, taps, tobies, hydrants, and similar articles, of any material |
30 per cent. ad val. | ||
Ex (5) Elevators, and conveyors, including mechanical stokers |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
|
Ex (5) Heating boilers, washing boilers |
25 per cent. ad val. | ||
| 44 | Ex 356 | Brasswork, bronzework, and gunmetal work, for general engineering and plumbing and other trades | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 45 | Ex 356 | Metal bedsteads, cots, fenders, and fireirons | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 46 | 361 | Nails, lead-headed, and galvanized cup-headed roofing nails | 25 per cent. ad val. |
| 47 | 362 |
Pipes, piping, tubes, and tubing (except coil pipes), viz.:— (7)Lead or composition |
4s. 6d. per cwt. |
| 48 | 373 | Tinware, and tin manufactures, n.e.i. | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 49 | 394 |
Oils in vessels capable of containing 1 gallon or more, viz.:— Ex (11) Compounded rust-resisting oil for the treatment of metal |
Free. |
| 50 | 399 |
Timber, viz.:— Logs, round, unworked |
Free. |
| 51 | 404 | Timber rough sawn or rough hewn | Free. |
| 52 | 405 | Timber sawn dressed | 7s. 6d. per 100 super ft. |
| 53 | Ex 419 | Corn-millet brooms | 30 per cent. ad val. |
| 54 | Ex 425 | Reaper and binder twine and yarn | 6s. per cwt. |
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Trade Agreement (New Zealand and Australia) Ratification Act 1933
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