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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1568, 21 December 1865, Page 2

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CUSTOMS EETUBm The following art the imports, stocks in bond and datiM collected, at the port of Lyttalton, ftr til* week ending Pec. 16: — IMPOSTS. lor b, read bushels; c, ewt.; g, gallons; p, packages; f, feet; t, tons; bs, bottles. I t Al» and Beer— Ship chandlery,— Bulk, 178 g ... 30 Cordage, 49 c ... 156 Ammunition — Tar, 2 p 3 Blasting powder, Seeds—Plants,l p... St 99101b 770 Bpirits~ Fuse, lp 10 Brandy, 145 g ... 120 Sun— Geneva, 60 g ... 60 Woolpaeks, 15 p 100 Bwt, gin, 90 g ... 100 Cornsacks 11 p... 210 Bum, 90 g 30 Books, 3 p ... 36 Stationery, 4 p ... 70 Boots, 0 p 185 Paper, 2 p 25 Carts ana Carriages, Stock—Horses, 7... 300 86 625 Sugar, 63,840 lb ...1336 Felloes, 2700 ... 100 Tea, 7300 lb ...830 Waves, 40 pairs... 20 T0bacc0,40,8221b...1656 " Shafts, 37 pairs... 60 Woodware, 5 p ... 25 Coals, 1001, 250 Timber, 13,400 f 116 Drapery, 16 p ... 621 Woollens, 8 p ... 280 £8368 Earthenware, 3 p... 30 Bops,3pk 30 IMPOSTS COABTWISI. Ironmongery, 13 p 45 Tobacco, 252 lb ... 28 Lead, 42 c 75 Cigars, 240 lb ... 30 Leather, 6 c 40 01— £58 Ksrosine, 180 g... 70 ixpoxts. Oilmen's stores, 6 p 30 Spirits— Provisions—Beef,lp 10 Bum, 60 g 16 ddtiis. * s » ■pints ... ... 661 9 0 Wm» 112 0 0 Al« and beer ... ... ... 48 0 9 Tobacco and cigars ... ... 217 3 9 Otksr duties ... ... ... 762 9 8 £1781 9 8 STOCKS IV BO*D.

Melbourne.—-The Australasian,oi December Ist states :— Our ever-fluctuating tariff of Customs duties has undergone several changes during the last two days. The s ale of units of entrj promulgated on the 17th inst., after having been modified by a proclamation which appeared on the 20th, has been altogether replaced by a new scale, which was proclaimed on Tuesday. The most remarkable feature in th« new tarilf is its abandonment of the duties on soft goods, plate, jewelry, carriages, «c.~mfact, all the protective duties imposed bv j BiH > and subsequently enforced under the Units of Entry Act. And now, the object for which this obsolete act was disinterred ana revived having thus been surrendered, the question is being generally asked, for what purposes are charges on units of entry maintained at •" r it cannot be for the revenue which, as at

present fixed, they will produM, u it ii rery doubtful whether they will do more than pay the cost of their own collection; it cannot be for , tho party principle they were in the flnt place imposed to uphold, for that has now been conceded; and it certainly cannot bo for any beneficial influ•ftce which they exert upon the operations of trade. Another ehanf ein the tariff of an equally important character came into play yesterday, as aoonsequenee of the prorogation of Parliament. Tho reduction of tho duties on tea, sugar, opium, dried fruit and gold, introduced sererel months ago, on the basis of resolutions of the Legislative Assembly, terminated with the Parliamentary sossion, and these duties on Wodnesday returned to their old rate. In anticipation of those changes, all goods on which tho reduced duties were payable have been cleared out of bond, and two vessels from China arrived just in time to allow of thoir cargoes being entered while tho lower rates wore in torce. Their doing so saved the consignees a sum of about £0,000, which would havo been paid to tho revenue had tho vessels arrived a day or two later. The result, therefore, of all tho changes lately made is to bring the tariff precisely to the same state as beforo the commencement of last session, with tho exception of tho vexatious chargos upon units of entry.

Delivered • 1 T"I m * -g-c , | » til Goofo, 1 tj 2 J® a 1 1 1 l! 1 3 I I !l I Brandy, g ... 13674 146 298 13621 Geneva, g ... 2582 214 2368 Sir. Gin, g ... 6073 90 209 6964 Bum, g ... 2496 90 2680 "WMikey, g ... 6068 806 6363 Other (pints, g 1248 9 1239 Wine, bulk, g 22316 609 21806 Do. bottled, g 2540 46 2494 Ale & Beer, bk 27996 126 664 27666 Do. bottled, g 18041 46 17996 198748 40838 wJ mm Cigars, lbs ... 2855 240 633 2362 Sugar, lbs ... 149674 26880 89991 86663 Tea, lbs ... 22192 6036 4002 24226 Coffee, lbs ... 1398 682 816 Oilmen's strs,p 821 13 808 Drapery, p ... 6 6 Boap, candles 34 84 Fcing mtls, p 101 101 Boots, p ... 23 23