169. PIECE-GOODS.-“Piece-goods such as are ordinarily sold by length or by the piece” (hereinafter referred to as ‘piece-goods’) shall for the purposes of Sec. 74 of the Act or Sec. 18 of the Sea Customs Act, 1878 include cotton piece-goods, woollen piece-goods, silk piece-goods, art silk piece-goods, piece-goods of synthetic fibre and other piece-goods, of mixed fabrics, but shall not include the following description of goods, namely:
6. (a) Alhambras, except Alhambras quiltings.
Blankets.
Blind cloth in cut-pieces.
Book-binding cloth in cut-pieces.
Buckrams in cut-pieces.
Carpets (in rolls).
Counterpanes.
Decatising wrappers.
Dusters in woven pieces.
Embroidered all-overs and embroidered saris of all sorts.
Embroidered flounces.
Filter cloth.
Glass cloth in woven pieces.
Handkerchiefs in woven pieces.
Laces and nets including cotton brettone nets.
Lace curtain cloth.
Pillow Calico (Tubular).
Prayer mats.
Press cloth in cut-pieces.
Quilts.
Rugs.
Sarongs up to 2 1/2 yards or 2.28 metres in length.
Shawls (finished) with ends hemmed or fringed, imported singly of in pieces containing two or more shawls.
Sponge cloth (for swabs).
Teddy Bear or imitation Seal skin cloth.
Towels in woven pieces.
Woollen cleaner cloth.
Woollen knitted cloth.
Woollen roller cloth.
Woollen sizing flannel.
(b) (i) Cotton remnants or cut lengths measuring less than 15 yards (or 14 metres) which are not in current ordinary trade practice sold by length or by the piece ;
(ii) Fents regardless of their length, which are so defective owing to accidents in the weaving, dyeing or printing that they are not ordinarily capable of being sold by length or by the piece.
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