COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 1931, 26 February 1867, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following is an abstract of the quanf tity of land sold in the various districts at the Waste Land Office yesterday Lincoln district; 35 acres • Mandeville'do, 1 acre l rood 15 parches; Tlakaia do, 73 acres; Malvern do, 45 acres. Total, 154 acres:! rood 115 1 perches, realising £3OB 13s 9d.

Yesterday .100 bales of wool and two half} bales were offered for sale at auction, in various Into, by Mr G. D. Lockhart, at the rail way , warehouses. ' 4 bales of ewes' wool in the grease realised per lb ; 4 bales ojf greasy, half hoggett and half e,wes', fetched lOil per lh; a number of tales of wether and hogm-tt, greasy, were bo gilt in at lOjd per Ib.iand some washe i wool was bought in a|: 17jd, | I'Messrs.Matson andro; will hold a sale 6t ' vwool at their stores, Ijichfieldßtreet,this day, at 3 p.m. . "j 4 TnE' NEW TARtFF OF VICTORIA j The'following are the resolutions carried on the iiiotion of Mr Verdon,in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria,

Resolved That, 'towards raising the I supply. grantpl to Her Majesty, in lieu-of the duties of customs now clv.i r 'i.<eable on Jbe articles undermentioned iiiiplir- l into Vicioria the following duties shall 1* nhargedH--Spirits or strong waters of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes* hydrometer, and s on in proportion for ai.y greater strength than the strength of proof—10s per gallon. ; . ,■> From Jolt 1. 1867.. I SFApparM and slops, and all fabrics made up wholly or in part:.from fabrics of silk, wool; cotton, .linehj. or itoixed. materials, excepting corn and wooVbags; boot? and.shoes, .djcjors, anil' window sashes, gloves, bats, caps, and bonnets, hosiery, leatherware, saddles, and harness—£lo per cent ad valorem. i

Itesolved~-?!That; the following:: ;diitleaJ of customs be charged' 'on- ,'the.'; ! artic]fli9 ' ■' meitidneS 4mppr,ted into'Vi^tpriaV^Tiz- ■ ■■ druggets,: tapipcfi;,, sago, spices, pepper, ginger, castings, and all manufactures co'ntabMrig silk—£lo; per cent, ad valorem. All imported goods (including corn and wool bags), not otherwise chargeable with

duty, nor included in ; the appended list of exemptions—£s per cent, ad valorem. Oils of all kinds, in bulk—6d per gallon. Grain and pulse of ..every. kind, not otherwiseenumerated—9dper cwt. :. . Grain and pulse, when ground,, or in any way prepared or manufactured—ls per cwt. : LIST OF ARTICLES EXEMPTED FROM THE 'PAYMENT OF IMPORT DOTT. Animals (living), printed books and newspapers, specimens of natural history and curiosities; coal, coke, and fuel; alkali, sulphur, and resin; hemp, flax, jute, cocoa nut fibre; fresh meat and fish; guauo and other manures,, plants, and seeds; wool) tallow, hides and skins, horns and hoofs; coin and bullion; timber in the log; shooksand staves; metals of all sorts in the ore, _ and in pig, bar, sheet, Or plate; hoop iron,, iron pipes, and railway iron rails; passengers' luggage, cabin and other furniture or personal effects; which liave been in use and are not imported for sale; carriages used in the conveyance of goods or passengers aeross the frontier; and all packages in which 'goods are ordinarily imported-shall be exempt from duty.