THE TARIFF.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume x, Issue 1942, 30 May 1888, Page 2

THE TARIFF.

Resolved, that the following duties of Customs shall, on and after the 30th day of May, 1888, bo charged :— Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider and sherry in bulk, at the rate of duty of Is Gd the gallon (instead of Is 3d) ; aerated and mineral

waters, 20 per cent ad valorem (previously free) ; butters, cordials, and liqueurs, ' 15s the gallon (instead of 13s 6d) ; spirits and strong waters o£ every kind of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof hy Sykes hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof of such hydrometer, 15s (instead of 14s 6d) gallon, provided, however, that until the 30th November, 1888, an allowance shall be made for any less strength than the strength of proof as aforesaid, spirits and strong waters mixed with any ingredient in any proportion exceeding 33 per cent of proof spirit, and although thereby coming under the designation of patent medicines or any other designation, 15s (instead of 14s 6d) gallon; spirits and strong waters, sweetened or mixed so that the degree of strength cannot be ascertained as aforesaid when not exceeding the strength 15s the gallon, spirits methylated 15s gallon.; spirits in cases shall be charged as follows on and after the Ist December, 1888 : — Namely two gallons and under as two gallons ; over two gallons and not exceeding three as three gallons ; over three gallons and not exceeding four as four gallons; and so on for any greater quantity contained in any case, 20 pea v ; lime and lemon juice, ssveetened or derated, 20 p oa v ; syrupß 20 (instead of 15) p c a v ; tea, 6d lb (instead of 4d) ; wine, sparkling, 8s (instead of 0s Gd) gallon; wine, Australian, containing not more than 35 per cent of proof spirit, verified by Sykes' hydrometer, gallon or for six reputed quart bottles, or for twelve reputed pint bottles, 5s (instead of 4s 6d) ; wine, other than sparkling and Australian, containing less than 40 per cent of proof spirit, verified by Sykes 1 hydrometer, gall, or for six reputed quart bottles or for twelve reputed pint bottles, 6s gall.; beef and pork, salted, 20 p c a v (previously free) ; biscuits, ships, plain and unsweetened, 3s the cwt (unchanged) ; biscuits, other kinds, 2d (unchanged) the lb ; chocolate, confectionery, and all preparations of chocolate or cocoa, 3d lb (unchanged) ; capers, 20 (instead of 15) p c a v ; catsup, 20 (instead of 15) p ea v ; cheese, 20 (previously free) pea v ; chutney, 20 (previously 15) p c ay ; confectionery, not otherwise enumerated, 2d lb (previously 15 p c a v) ; curry, powder, powder, and paste, 20 p c a v ; drained peel (?), 3d lb; fish— dried, pickled, or salted, 10s (instead of 2s) cwt ; fish, iueluding sardines (pottod or preserved), 2d lb (instead of Id), or reputed package of that weight ; fruits — preserved, 20 (instead of 15), p c a v; fruit, pulp and partially preserved (free before), lid lb ; fruit, fresh, including apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, quinces, and toDiatoes, -\d lb ; glucose, Id lb (previously id); jams, jellies, marmalade, and preserves, '26. lb (previously lid) ; meats, potted or preserved, 20 p c a v (previously 15) ; milk, preserved, 20 pc a v (previously 15) ; mustard, 2d lb (previously Id) ; peas, split, 2s cwt (previously Is) ; pepper and pimento, "unground, 2d lb (previously Id) ; pickles, 2s the dozen (previously 9d), pints or reputed pints, and in the same proportion for larger or smaller sizes. Provisions, preserved, n.o c., 20 p c, a v (previously free) ; rice and rice flour, Gs (previously 4s 2d) the 1001b ; rice, uudressed and dressed, in bond, 4s the 1001b; rice, manufactured into starch, in bond, 2a 1001b ; salt, except rock, £1 ton (free) ; sauces, 20 p c, a v (previously 2s doz pts) ; opium, £2 (previously 20s) the lb ; cigars, cigarettes, and snuff, 7s (prey. Gs) the lb ; tobacco, unmanufactured in the colony at the time of removal from the bonded warehouse, or from any importing ship to any licensed tobacco manufactory for manufacturing purposes only into tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or snuff, 2s 6s (previously Is) lb, from 31st December, 1888, to 3lst December, 1890. Candles, 2d (previously 1A) lb or reputed packages of that weight; glue and size 1M (previously free) lb ; matches, wooden in boxes, containing 100 matches to praction thereof, Is the gross or boxes ; for every addittional 50 matches, or fraction thereof, 6d the gross of boxes; wax. in boxes, containing 100 matches or fraction thereof, 2s gross of boxHS, for every additional 50 matches or fraction thereof, Is gross of boxes (previously 25 pea v), paints, colors, mixed ready for use 4s (previously 2s) owt ; paints and colors, ground in oil, 2s (unchanged) cwt ; soap, common, 5s (previously 3s 6d) cwt; soap powder, extract of soap, dry soap, and soft soap, 20 (previously 15) p c a v; starch, 2d lb (previously 3s cwt); atearine, lid (previously Id) lb; varnish, la 6d (previously 6d) gallon; washing powder, 20 (previously 15) p c a v; wax, paraffin, mineral vegetable, and Japanese, Id lb (prey. 6d g) ; furniture and upholstery, not otherwise enumerated, 25 p c ; fancy goods and toys 20 p c ; fireworks 20 (previously 15) pea v ; boots, shoes, slippers, goloshes, clogs, and patten's, not otherwise enumerated, 20 p c (previously 3s per doz. pairs) ; boot and shoe ramps aud uppers 20 (previously 15) pea v ; harness and saddlery 20 (previously 15) p c a v; harness oil and composition and leather dressing, 15 pc a v (previously GJ per gallon) ; leather belting and belt harness, bridle, legging, and bag leather, Gd (previously Id) lb; kip, other than East India kip, cordovan, buff, split, kangaroo, tanned, levant, cow, and horse hides 3d (previously not enumerated) lb ; ronns, persians, sheepskins or basils, lambskins and goatskins, dressed, 2d (previously not enumerated) lb ; not otherwise enumerated, including sole leather, Id (previously -id) lb; patent and proprietary medicines and medicinal aud other preparations and compounds not otherwise enumerated, recommended to the public under any general name or title as specifics for any disease or affection whatever affecting the human or animal bodies, 25 p c a v (previously 15); stationery manufactured, 25 p c a v (previously 15) ; ink, writing, 20 p c a v (previously 15) ; paper bags, 7a 6d cwt ( previously ss); paper wrapping, brown, 4s cwt (previously 2s 6d); paper wrapping, other kinds, 5s cwt (prey. 2s 6d); pictorial calendars (prev.free),<«how cards, aud other pictoral lithographs and prints (previously 15 p c), on and after Ist Dec, 1888, 25 p c a v; pipes and tiles, 20 (previously free), p c a v; earthen flooring and garden tiles, 20 (previously free), p o a v; earthen ware, stone ware, and brown ware, 20 p ea v ; fire bricks aud fire clay goods, 20 p c a, v ; china ware aud porcelain, 20 (previously 15) p c a v ; apparel aud ready-made clothing, and all articles made up wholly or in part from silk, cotton, linen or wool, or of mixed material, 25 (previously 15) p c ay; bonnets, trimmed, 25 pea v ; drapery inado up, 35 p en v ; drapery, not otherwise enumerated, 20 (previously 15) p c ay ; haberdashery, not otherwise enumerated, '20 (previously 15) p c a v ; hats and caps, 20 (previously 15) p c a v; millinery, viz., trimmed hats, caps and bonnets, 25 (previously 15) p c a v ; millinery, not otherwise pnumerated, 20 (previously 15) p c a v ; shirts of all kinds, 25 15) p c a v ; trousers ditto, 25 (previously 15) p c a v ; ulankets, rugs, and shawls 20 (previously 15) p c a v ; hosiery woollen, and mixed with wool, 20 (previously 15) p c a v; woollen piece goods containing wool 20 (previously 15) p c a v ; cotton linen, silk, and other textile piece goods, not otherwise enumerated, 20 (p. 15 p c or free) p c a v ; cotton 20 (previously mostly free) p c a v ; galvanised iroD manufactures, 25 p c a v (previously free); tin, stamped into shapes, 25 pea v; tinware, 25 p c a v (previously 15) ; japanned and lacquered metal ware, 25 p c a v (previously 15) ; zinc ware, 25 p c a v ; iron and zinc tiles, ridging, guttering, and spouting, 20 p c ay ; iron, plain galvd. sheets, .£l los ton;

iron, barbed fencing wire, 2s (Is before) cwt. ; iron pipes, wrought, spc ay ; iron columns, for building and other structural ironworks, 20 p c a v; pumps and other apparatus ior raising water, 20 p c a v ; railway and tramway plant and materials not otherwise enumerated, 20 p c a v ; steam engines not otherwise enumerated, 20 p c a v; water works pipe 3, 5 p c a v ; cement, 2s tbe barrel ; carriages, carts, drays, waggons, and perambulators, 20 p c a v; bicycles, tricycles, and the like vehicles, 20 p c a v ; bags, flour and others, 20 per cent ad val ; photographs, chemicals, 15 p c ; photograph goods, not otherwise enumerated, 20 p c a v ; tarpaulins, tents, rick and wagon covers, aprons, and elevators for reaping and binding machines, 15 p c a v. Resolved, That in the evenc of any of the duties hereby imposed not being confirmed, or of reductions being made in rates specified above, the amounts levied, collected, and paid in excess of tbe duties that may be imposed by the Customs Act based in these resolutions, sball be refunded.

EXEMPTIONS.

Resolved, tbat the duties of the Customs now charged on tbe undermentioned articles shall cease and determine — namely, artists' canvas colors, brushes and pallat knives, ash timber, unwrought brass tubes, blind tape, bolts and nuts under £in. in diameter, bags, seamless calico, braids, buttons, tapes, wadding, pins, needles, and such minor articles required in the making up of apparel; boots, * shoes, hats, caps, saddlery, may be enumerated in an; order of the Commissioner of trade and Customs, and published in the Gazette ; candle nuts and candle nut kernels, candle wick, carboard boxes ; materials for — namely, gold and silver paper, plain and embossed gelatine and colored papers known as box papers, carriage and cart shafts, spokes and felloes in the rough elm, hubs and poles if unbent and unplaned, children's boots, shoes, and slippers No. 0 to 3, cochineal, coil springs, cocoa, beans, cotton, piece goods and linen hollands invoiced at or under 5d the yard, dye stuffs and dyeing materials (crude), engineers' machine tools, glass makers' moulns. gum arabic and tragacanth gum, boots, iron and steel cordage, iron boiler plate and end plates for boilers, iron rolled girders, kangaroo skins undressed, locomotives, machinery for agricultural purposes; also materials for manufacturing tbe same — namely, reaper knife sections, fingers, brass and steel pins and till rakes, chaff-cutting knives, set screws, malleable castings, fittings for threshing mills, discs for harrows, forging ior ploughs, mould board plates and steel share plates cut to pattern, and skeith plates, machinery for dairying purposes, machinery for mining purposes, machinery for refrigerating and preserving meat, metal fittings for portmanteaux, travelling bags and leggings, metallic capsules, par§ sengers' baggage and effects, including only wearing apparel, jewellery and other personal effects that have been worn or are in use as personal ornaments by persons arriving in the colony ; also implements, instruments and tcols of trade occupation or employment of such persons, and household effects not exceeding LIOO in value used abroad for more than a, year by tbe persons or families bringing them to the colony, and not intended for any other person or persons or for sale ; also cabin furnishings belonging to such persons, perambulators, bicycles, tricycles, and like vehicles (fittings for) not otherwise enumerated, photographic cameras, portable engines, precious stones unset, rails for railways and tramways, rivets and washers of all kinds, steam engines (non-condensing, the area of whose cylinder or cylinders exceed 2500 circular inches, steam boiler tubes, 1000 circular inches), and condensing engines, the area of whose cylinder exceeds corrugated and welded flues and bowlings, expansion rings, steam fire enaines, shale, waste, or unrefined mineral oil, strychnine, mill, grind, oil, and whet stones, ship's rockets, blue lights, and danger signals, tacks of all kinds, tanning materials, crude umbrella silk and other fabrics when cut into pieces not larger than tbe size required for covering umbrellas, parasols and sunshades aud to be specially used for such purpose, upholsterer's imi« tation hair seating, brass, copper and lead, waterproof material in piece, box bottling yarn, flax and hemp.