MERCANTILE CHARGES.

New Zealander, Volume XXI, Issue 2222, 13 September 1864, Page 6

MERCANTILE CHARGES.

TABLE OE MERCANTILE CHARGES, ADOPTED AMD RECOMMENDED BY THE AUCKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SALES AND PURCHASES. On private and public sale, or purchases of merchandize, colonial produce, &c. . 5 per cent. On ditto of ships, land, houses, live stock, stations—for residents . . 2J „ for non-residents . 5 „ On ditto of shares of public companies and go- - vernment securities (on proceeds) . 2j „ 9a ditto of bills of exchange, (including re--mittance,') . . . . . . 1 „ ®n ditto of gold, gold dust, bullion, and specie „ •n all property withdrawn or delivered to order, half the rate chargeable in case of sale . . . . On goods consigned for conditional delivery . 2J . „ On guaranteeing sales, bills, bonds, &c., by endorsemmt or otherwise , . . 2J „ . SHIPPING AGENCY. ©n procuring money on bottomry or respondentia 5 „ On goods received and forwarded (invoice value) 1 „ On procuring charter for vessels . . 5 „ On procuring vessels on charter . . . 2j „ On procuring freight and passengers . . 5 „ On collecting inward freight and charter money 5 „ On ship’s disbursements (including payments to captains while in port,) when in funds 2 J „ tto de. do. do. when not in fund#....... 5 „ Or entering vessels for Europe or elsewhere

(Australian colonies excepted) . .£330 For clearing ditto . . . . .330 For entering or clearing in ballast, or without breaking bulk . . . , . 11l 6 For entering vessels from Australian colonies 111 6 For clearing ditto ~ . 11l 6 For entering or clearing coasting vessels .076 For survey of damaged goods, not exceeding one hoar . . . . . . .110 Every additional hour 110 general agency. On management of estates as agent, attorney, executor, or administrator . . . 5 per cent. On leasing or letting land or houses— If by the year . I Town & suburban 2$ „ On one year’s rent j Country . 5 3 And in like proportion for any shorter j period. . ... On investing money on mortgage security . 2J „ On recovering debts, rents, and other accounts. 5 „ INSURANCE. On effecting insurance (on the amount insured) J „ On settling insurance losses,- total or partial, and on procuring return premiums on void interesf(on amount recovered) , 5 „ .‘^MISCELLANEOUS, Commission on cash advances , . .5 per cent Interest on account current . . .10 ~ Re-exchange.on inter-colonial bills dishonored, with notarial charges . . . 5 „ „ oh bill of any of the Australian colonies, with ditto • . 7J „ „ on English and all other foreign bills,with ditto . . . . . 25 „ Receiving and stowing general merchandize and colonial produce, per ton . .Is. 6d. Delivering ditto,.per ton, . . . .Is. 6d. Storage on measurement goods and liquids, per ton per week . . . . .2s. Od, Storage on rice, sugar, flour, salt, and other merchandize, per ditto, . . . . Is. 6d. Yard storage i. . . . . . Os. 6d. BONDED WAREHOUSE CHARGES.

NEW ZEALAND IMPORT DUTIES. 1. Ale, Beer, and Perry, in wood, tlie gallon £0 0 6 Ale, Beer, Cider, and Perry, in bottle, the gallon . . . . . ,010 2. Cigars,. and Snuff, the pound - . 0 3 0 3. Coffee, Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, the lb. 0 0 3 4. Cutlery, Hardware, Plate and Plated ware, Hollo wware, Ironmongery of all sorts, and Candles and Soap of all sorts, the cwt. 0 3 0 5. Fire arms of every, description, each . 0 5 0 6. Gunpowder, the lb. . . . ,003 7. Manufactures of Silk, Cotton, Linen, and Woollen, and all articles manufactured therefrom, Drapery, Haberdashery, Hoisery, Millinery, Furs, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Confectionery, bottled and dried Fruits, Oilmen’s Stores of all kinds, Mustard, Olive Oil, Pickles, Preserves, ’ Sauces, Spices, (measuring outside the packages), the cubic foot . . , 8. Spirits and Strong Waters of every kind, £0 4 0 sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not. exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes’ hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength of proof the gallon. . . . . . .090 9. Sugar, raw and refined, of all kinds, and Treacle and Molasses the lb. . .’ . 0 0 1 I 10. Tea, the lb .004 11. Tobacco, the lb 0 16 12. Wine, in wood and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity 0f'825 at the temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit’s thermometer, the gallon . . . . . .030 dutt feee. Anchors and Chains, . and Wrought, Bolt, Bat, Sheet, Hoop and Pig Iron and Nails, Sailcloth, Cordage, Twine, Cottonyarn, Bags, Sacks, and Woolpacks, , i; ■ i Spirits of Tar, and Turpentine, Tobacco for Sheepwash, Nuts of all kinds, Powder fit only for blasting purposes, and All other goods, wares, and merchandise, excepting those above mentioned. INTERPRETATION OF THE TARIFF BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS. Agricultural Implements,' Fencing wire and supports, free iron, free Almonds, shelled and in Fish, preserved, free husk, free Flavouring essences, free Anchovies, 4s. per cubic foot Floor-cloth, free Arrowroot, free ! Forges and Nozzles, 3s. per Axles* cart and -dtay, iron cwt. (loose) free Forks, digging and hay, 3s. Bathbricks, free per cwt. Beadsteads, iron, 3s. per Galvanized iron sheets, free cwt. „ „ wire, free Bellows, forge, free „ „ ware, as Biscuit, fancy, free buckets, tiles ’ Bitters, orange, 9s. per guttering, gutter angles, gallon* ridge caps, Blacking, free , and ornamental Pieces,, Blacklead, free 3s. per cwt. Blue, free Gallipoli oil, 4s. per cubic Bullock bows, 3s. per cwt. foot Candied peel, 4s. per cubic Gas apparatus, 3s. per cwt. foot Gelatine, free Capers, 4s. pdr cubic foot Gingerbread free Carraway seeds, free ’ Ginger cordials, 9s."per Carriage lamps, 3s. per cwt. • ’ gallon' Cart.harness chains, 3s. per Grindery, free ’ cwt. Groats, free Chain with anchors or for Gun barrels, ss. each || ship’s use, free Snns .whaling, free Chain, all other, 3s, per Gutta percha, free cwt. . Harrows, free Cherry cordial, 9s. per Hay forks, 3s. per cwt. gallon* Herrings, preserved, free Cheese, free Holloware (duty on net Clocks, free weights), 3s. per cwt. Clogs, garden, free Horse shoes, 3s. per cwt. Coffee, essence of free Hames (when imported Corrugated iron sheets, free separately), 3s. Cotton wick, free per cwt. Curry powder, free Hops, free Eau de Cologne, 9s. per Huckaback (hemp or fax) gallon 4s. per cubic foot urdles, iron, free Sash-machines marking ron chairs, 3s. per cwt. Sash weights. „ safes, 3s. per cwt. Screws, 3s per cwt. „ piping (not drain- Scythes & scothe sneads, 3s. ing) 3s. per cwt. per cwt Ironwork for ships’: use, free Sewing machines, free „ manufactured in Ship chandlery, free piece, 3s. per cwt, * Sheaves, brass, for ships’ use Isinglass, free free Jams and Jellies, 4s. per Shot, free cubic foot Shovels, 3s. per cwt. Jew’s Harps, free -Silver, plate, free Jewellery, free Soda and Soda crystals, free Lemon and lime juice free Soups (fish and vegetable, Linseed oil, free preserved), free Liquorice, free Spades, 3s. per cwt. Lobsters, preserved, free Starch, free Macearoni, 4s. per cubic foot Steel, bar, free Machinery, agricultural or Syrups, free other, free Table covers (oilcloth), 4s. Mangles, iron, 3s. per cwt. per cubic foot Meats, potted or preserved, Tanks, iron, free free Tapioca, free Night light, free Tarpaulins, free Oatmeal, free Tents (of fine cloth superior Oilcloth, free to sail cloth) „ table covers, 4s per 4s. per cubic foot cubic foot Timnan’s tools, 3s. per cwt. Olive Oil (perfumed), free Tinware, 3s. per cwt. Olives, 4s. per cubic foot Tin plates (in boxes), unmaOrange bitters, 9s. per nufactured, free ■ gallon* Tomb railings, 3s. per cwt. Paint, free Van springs, 3s. per cwt. Pearl barley, free Vermicelli, 4s. per cubic foot < Percussion caps, free Vesta matches, wax, free Picks, 3s. per cwt. Vinegar, in any package or Pepper, 4s. per cubic foot vessel, free

SPIRITS. Pipes, Puncheon, and Kent per week. Receiving. Delivering. 6d. Butts 6d. Is. 6d. Is. Hogsheads... 3d. 1 0 1 0 Quarter-Casks 3d. 1 0 I 0 Octaves .... ••• lid. 0 9 0 9 Large Cases Gin fd. 0 3 0 3 Small ditto... id. 0 2 0 2 TOBACCO. Tierces 6d. 1 0 I 6 Half-Tierces 3d. 1 0 1 0 Kegs and Cases 2d. 1 0 1 0 Large Cases Cigars 6d. 1 0 1 0 Small ditto... Sd. 0 9 0 9 WINES. Pipes and Butts ... 6d. 1 0 1 0 Hogsheads... 3d. 0 9 0 9 Quarter-Casks 2d. 0 6 0 6 Octaves , ... lid. 0 4 0 4 Cases, 6 dozen ... 3d. 0 6 0 6 lid. 0 4 0 4 tf * ff o 2 o 2