REGISTERED No. D -28
The Gazette
of Endía
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI , TUESDAY , MAY 3 , 1949
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
RESOLUTION
New Delhi , the 3rd May 1949
No. 8 (1 ) -Τ.Β. / 49 . Representation having been received that the existing quantum of protection was inadequate , the Tariff Board was asked to conduct the necessary enquiries into the Sodium thiosulphate , sodium sulphite and sodium bisulphite industries . The Board , having considered the matter , has submitted its report , and has finally recommended that the existing specific duties should be increased as shown below:-
1. Sodium Sulphite :
( i) of British manufacture
from Rs . 8 per owt . to Rs , 23/ - per owt .
( ii ) not of British manufacture
from Rs . 12 /- per owt .to Rs . 26/- per owt .
2. Sodium Bisulphite :
( 1 ) of British manufacture
from Rs . 8 per owt . to Rs . 19 per ewt .
( ii ) not of British manufacture
from Rs . 12 per cwt . to Rs . 21/8 per owt .
3. Sodium Thiosulphate :
( i) of British manufacture
from Rs . 5 per owt . to Rs. 13/- per owt .
( ii ) not of British manufacture
from Rs . 7/8 per owt . to Ra , 15/8fper owt .
2. Government agree that the duties on the three chemicals should be raised in accordance with the recommendations . A Notification under Section 4(1) of the Tariff Act 1984 has been issued accordingly .
ORDER
ORDERED that a copy of this Resolution be communicated to all Provincial Governments , all Chief Commissioners , Ministry of External Affairs (External Affairs Wing) , Ministry of External Affairs (Commonwealth Relations Wing) ,
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and the several Ministries of the Government of India , Prime Minister's Secretariat , Cabinet Secretariat , the Private and Military Secretaries to His Excellency the Governor- General , the Central Board of Revenue , the Auditor General , the Director General of Employment and Resettlement , the Director General , Industry and Supply , the High Commissioner for India in London , Colombo , Ottawa , Karachi and Canberra , the Indian Ambassadors at Nanking , Moscow , Tehran , Kathmandu , Rangoon , Cairo , Kabul , Ankara , Washington , Prague , and Rio de Janerio , Commissioner Gen. for Commercial and Economic Affairs in Europe , Paris ; Charge d ' Affairs of India in Paris and Brussels , Envoys extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary of India, Bangkok and Berne ; Consuls General for India in Batavia; Buenos Aires , Shanghai , Pondichery , Saigon , Kashgir , New York , and San Francisco : The Deputy High Com- missioner for India in Lahore , London and Dacca ; The Secretary to the High Commissioner for India in the Union of South Africa; Johanseburg ; Agents of the Government of India in Kanday and Kuela Lumpat ; Consuls for India at Saigon , Goa, and Jedda ; Vice Consuls for India at Medan and Zehedan ; The Indian Political Officer , Sikkim ; The Representative of the Government of India in Singapur ; The Commissioners for the Government of India in Trinidad , Nairobi , Mauritius . and Fiji ; Head of the Indian Liaison Mission , Tokyo , Hoad of the Military Mission , Berlin ; Indian Government Trade Commissioners in Toronto , Sydney , Mombassa , Colombo , Paris and Karachi ; Assistant Indian Government Trade Commissioner , Dacca ; com. mercial Adviser to the High Commissioner in U.K. , London ; Commercial Secretaries to the Indian Embassies at Alexandria , Rio de Janerio , Rangoon , Tehran and Kabul ; His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in India ; United States Embassy , New Delhi : The Canadian Trade Commissioner in India; The Australian Trade Commissioner in India ; The Norwegian Consul General , Pombay ; The High Commissioner for Pakistan in India, New Delhi : The Directors of Industries of Saurashtra Union , Rajkot ; the Union State of Matsya , Alwar; the United State of Vindhya Pardesh , Rewa; the United State of Rajasthan . Udaipur , Gwalior , Indore , Malwa Union , Gwaliar ; Patiala and East Funjah States Union , Patiala: Editor , Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research , P - Block , Raisina Road , New Delhi ; Indian Consul of Agriculture Research ; Indian Standard Institution , Delhi ; Free India Service , Tamrind House , Tamrind Lane , Fort Bombay ; The Economic Adviser to the Government of India : Economic Adviser to the Rajasthan Union ; The Director General of Commercial. Intelligence and Statistics , Calcutta; The Secretary , Indian Tariff Board , Bombay; The Secretary , Industrial Finance Corporation of Indis . New Delhi : and All recoguised Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations .
ORDERED that a copy be communicated to the Government of Burma .
ORDERED also that it be published in the Gazette of India .
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NOTIFICATION
TARIFFS
New Delhi , the Brd May 1949
No. 8 ( 1 ) -Τ.Β. /49 .-- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 4 ( 1) of the Indian Tariff Act , 1984 (XXXII of 1984 ) , the Central Government has decided that the customs duties leviable under Item 28 ( 18 ) of the First Schedule to the said Act on scdium sulphite , sodium bisulphite and sodium thiosulphate as specifted in the second column of the table below shall be raised as indicated in the third column of the table .
TABLE
Existing rates
2
Articles 1
Sodium Sulphite :
( i) of British manufacture Increased rates 3
Rs . 8 per owt .
Rs . 23 per cwt .
Re . 12 per owt .
( ii) not of British manufacture
Sodium Bisulphite :
( 1 ) of British manufacture Rs. 26 per owt .
Rs . 8 per cwt .
Rs . 19 per owt .
Rs. 12 per owt .
( ii) not of British manufacture
Sodi um Thiosulphate :
( i ) of British manufacture Ra . 21-8-0 per cwt .
Rs . 5. per owt .
( ii) not ofBritish manufacture Rs. 13 per owt .
Rs . 7-8-0 per owt .
Rs . 15-8-0 per owt .
S. RANGANATHAN , Joint Secy
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