THE NEW SCHEDULE

Evening Star, Issue 22895, 1 March 1938, Page 5

THE NEW SCHEDULE

The present and amended duties insofar as they apply to Australia, Canada and to the General Tariff are set out in the following schedules. It will be noted that, except in respect of footwear, the Canadian goods mentioned in the schedule will not be subject to surtax. Footwear (item 196) is the only item in respect of which an alteration has been made in the rates of duty under the British Preferential Tariff. The item as amended reads as follows:

The old and new rates under the general tariff and the old rates on Canadian goods are subject to the addition of surtax of nine-fortieths of the duty otherwise chargeable except in respect of item 407 (2), doors, in which case the surtax is one-twentieth of the duty. The new rates on Canadian goods are not subject to surtax except in respect of footwear, item 196.

Tariff British preferen item No. Goods. tial tariff. General tariff. 196 Cl) Boots and shoes n.e.i., composed of canvas with rubber soles ' solutioned to the uppers, ineluding goloshes and overshoes 20 per cent. ad. val. 50 per cent. ad. val. (2) Slippers n.e.i 25 per cent. ad. val. 55 per cent. ad. val. (3) Boots, shoes, clogs, pattens, shoettes. sandals, and other footwear, n.e.i. .. • 25 per cent. ad. val. 55 per cent. ad. val. or 3s per pair, or 6s per pair, whichever rate re- whichever rate returns the higher turns the higher duty. duty. The item in the old tariff schedule read as follows: Boots, shoes, shoettes. sandals, clogs, pattens, slippers and golosaes and other footwear n.e.i., 20 per cent. ad. val. (British preferential tariff), 50 per cent. ad. val. (general tariff). The duty on Australian wine, other than sparkling (item No. 90, 2) has been increased from 4s to os 6d per gallon and on South African wine from 3s 6d to 5s 6d per gallon. Items in respect of which increases in duty have been « applied to Australian goods only. Old 1. / Tariff Hate. Rate. Item. Goods. Per cent. Per cent. 11 (1) Preserved peas, etc 20 *25 or 2d per lb. higher. 45 Jams, jellies, marmalade, and preserves .. 2Jd per lb 3d per lb 56 Pickles 20 30 57 Sauces; chutney; soy, and catsup, in vessels of 10 gallons capacity and under 2s per gal. 4s per 61 Ex (1) Soups, other than oyster soup and other ££--• fish soup, in powder or otherwise and whether in admixture with other substances or not 10 20 ex 180 Plain tablecloths, table-napkins, towels, quilts, sheets, and similar plain articles, which have been manufactured merely by cutting, hemming, or any similar operation, wholly from textile piece goods of cotton, linen, jute. hemp, other vegetable fibre, silk, imitation silk, artificial silk, or of combinations of these materials with one another, or with any other material (except wool or hair) Free 10 183 Ex (2) Textile piece-goods, of wool or containing wool, n.e.i 25 30 ex 184 Blankets of wool or containing wool ,, ,. ., 25 30 189 Upholstery, n.e.i 25 40 202 Leather laces; vamps, and uppers; leather cut into shapes; clog and patten soles; leather leggings 203 Leather manufactures, n.e.i. 35 20 40 35 204 Portmanteaux; trunks, bags of leather or of leather cloth, etc. 30 35 216 Drainage pipes, drainage tiles, conduit pipes, and chimney pots, of earthenware, concrete, or 25 similar materials 20 239 Fancy goods, and toys; sporting, gaming, and athletic requisites, n.e.i., etc 20 25 242 Jewellery; plate, gold or silver, plated ware 20 25 243 Lay figures, busts and dress stands 20 25 ex 246 Mouldings, in the piece, and panels, composed wholly of wood, suited for picture frames. 25 30 cornices, walls or ceilings 262 Toilet preparations and perfumery, n.e.i., 25 35 including perfumed oil ex 274 Envelopes, paper, n.e.i 25 30 279 Ink, printing, n.e.i.; stencilling and similar inks: showcard or poster colours in liquid 25 form 15

338 Ex (2) Switches (including bell-pushes) of a , rated current carrying capacity not exceeding 35 amperes, wall-plugs and shoes or sockets therefor, flush boxes for switches or wall-plugs, fuses and wire or cade conFree 20 nectors bedside lamps, ex 340 Table lamps, reading lamps. 10 30 of stand or clamp type hydrant ,s and 353 Ex (1) Valves, taps, tobies. similar articles, of brass or ■ other copper 30 40 (3) Electric cooking and electric heating 20 30 baths 356 (2) Porcelain enamelled cast iron JtO 45 363 (2) Stereotypes, electrotypes, matrices, half-tone 20 30 and line blocks 375 Tinware and tin manufactures ;, n.e.i. other 20 35 407 (1) Furniture and cabinetware, n.e,i M and than metal, including chairs of wood with wicker, bamboo or cane seats; billiard 25 40 tables 419 (2) Brushes, brush ware and brooms, n.e.i.. 25 30 including knots or tufts for brushmakmg ,. Items in respect of which increases i have been applied to Australian and Canadian goods sflnd also to general tariff rates. Australian Canai dian General Goods. Goods. Tariff. Tariff Old New Old New Old New Kate. Rate. Rate. Rate. Rate. Rate. No. Goods. ( Per Per Per Per Per Per :ent. cent. cent. cent. cent. cent. 63 Soap, cleansing, all kinds, etc. 30 35 20 30 50 55 136 Apparel, clothing and hosiery, viz.:— (2) Shirts, pyjamas and nightdresses, not being knitted or made up from knitted materials; collars and cuffs 50 65 for shirts 20 40 20 40 (3) Braces, suspenders, garters, 20 40 20 40 50 65 belts and similar articles .. Ex (4) Gloves and mittens. wholly or principally of 20 40 20 40 50 leather ♦No alteration. 65 (5) Neckties 20 40 20 40 50 (6) Men’s and boys’ overcoats n.ei., suits, coats, trousers. waistcoats and similar 40 25 45 50 65 articles 25 (7) 25 40 25 45 50 65 Canadian silk and art silk 324 55 hosiery — — — — 164 Hats and caps, in any stage of manufacture, including hat20 40 20 40 50 65 hoods n.e.i 170 Millinery of all kinds, including trimmed hats, caps and 40 40 50 65 bonnets 20 20 ex 180 Knitted or lock-stitched piecegoods of silk, or artificial silk, or of combinations of these materials with, one another, or with any other material (except wool or Free 10 15 25 hair) Free 10 196 (a) Boots, shoes, clogs, pattens. shoettes, sandals, and other footwear, n.e.i (other than boots and shoes of canvas with rubber soles solutioned to the uppers, ineluding goloshes and overshoes) 35 ♦40 20 *25 50 *55 Griper pair Or 3/per pair Or 6/per pair ‘Whichever higher. 50 55 (b) Slippers, n.e.i 3i > 40 20 25 ex 199 Hose, tubing, or piping, Free 15 25 35 wholly of rubber, n.e.i. .. Free lo 200 Leather, viz.:— Ex (4) Hide leathers, crust or rough tanned, but un5 *20 5 *20 10 ♦30 Or 3d lb > Or 3d lb Or 5d lb ♦Whichever higher. Ex (6) Leather, japanned or enamelled, other than patent leathers; also such other leather specially suited for furniture and upholstery work, as may be approved by the Minister, and under conditions Free 20 prescribed by him .. .. Free 20 .tree <su (8) Leather n.e.i.; belts (not being apparel), and belting, wholly or partly composed of leather *lj> Or 3d *20 1 Or 3d *15 Or 3d *20 Or 3d *25 Or 5d *30 , Or5d lb lb lb lb lb lb ♦Whichever higher. 268 Cardboard boxes and paper boxes, comolete; paper and cardboard, cut or shaped for wrappers boxes or other receptacles .. .. 20 30 20 30 50 55 297 Paper, celluloid or similar materials, and wrappers made from such materials, printed, lithographed, or ruled, n.e.i. . . .. •• 20 30 20 30 55 60 303 Showcards . and calendars, all kinds, including glacier ■ stickers suited for exhibition on windows .. • • • • 20 30 20 30 50 55 304 Stationery and paper, manutac305 Stationery n.e.i., etc. • • • • • • Ex 310 Washers wholly of rubber .. 20 30 20 30 Free 15 20 20 Free 30 30 15 50 45 20 55 50 30 Ex 331 Lawn mowers of the hand roller type .. .. •• •• 20 30 20 ’ 30 45 55 334 Ex (2) Milking machine parts wholly of rubber • • • • Free 15 Free 15 Free 25 338 Machinery or appliances, electrical, viz.— Ex (1, a) Storage batteries (including parts thereof) Free 20 Free 20 25 40 (3) Carbons or electrodes for arc lamps, for electric furnaces or for electric welding .. Free 10 25 35 Free 10 (9, a) Wireless broadcast receiving sets, built up, but Free 20 35 50 not mounted in cabinets Free 20 (b) Wireless broadcast receiving sets, mounted in 30 Free 30 45 65 10 Ex (10) Electric irons 20 30 20 30 45 50 353 Machinery, machines, engines, and other appliances, n.e.i., * viz.— (4) Stone crushing machines, 30 10 30 35 50 viz., jaw crushers .. .. 10 (5) Concrete mixers 15 30 15 30 40 50 (6) Other kinds. excluding vacuum-pumps suited for 30 20 30 45 50 use with milking machines 20 356 Ex (1) Hardware, holloware, and ironmongery, n.e.i., manufactured or partly manufactured articles of metal, and manufactured or partly manufactured articles of metal in combination with any other material, n.e.i. (excluding pumps or mechanical units for pumps of the type 397 (2) used for vending petrol) 20 30 20 30 45 50 Paints and colours, ground in liquid, n.e.i., etc .. 15 25 15 25 35 45 (3) Varnishes, lacquers, etc. 15 25 15 25 35 45 • (4) Preparations for removing 407 (2) paint and varnish .. .. 15 25 15 25 35 45 Doors, wooden, plain or glazed ♦25 35 25 35 55 65 Or 4/. ■ Or 6/Or Or6/Or 7/6 Or 9/6 Ex 414 ♦Per door, whichever higher. Wooden ware and turnery, n.e.i.; saddletrees; wooden tackle blocks 20 30 20 30 45 50 Ex 449 Rubber (not including sponge rubber) in sheet, strip, cord or channel, being composed wholly of compounded or vulcanised rubber; also all articles n.e.i. wholly of rubber Free 15 Free 15 Free 25