LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 251, 3 March 1869, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

(Before W . Donttldi Esq,, R.M.) ■, John 'Campbell, seaman on .board the j schooner Lady Don,, was charged ..with comr mitting an aggravated assault on John Carte, mate of the vessel. Complainant stated that on Tuesday night, the accused wanted him to fight. He would not do so, and accused J;hen struck him in the eye. In reply to ii question from accused, complainant. said he had reported him to the .captain for taking away the boat belonging to the vessel! Sentenced to one month's imprisonmejit, with hard labour,, .!'.'.. [ ; , „ „ „...;., .■•...-. '

A professor in one of the Parisian collepreß was, a few days agoy presented with twins. The nurse asked him.at the same time, to come and congratulate hiS wife on herhap^y accouchement. The professor, engrossed in his thoughts, looked at the woman anil.' !ie,r basket, and, after a. . moment, ' seriijualy iir-Jf^tl, ''Was he to. make a selection of .tiifj babies?";

Dr Haast wishes to thank sincerely those who have bo readily and liberally answered the appeal ■ made by him in favour, of the Museum. , - - Dr Haast hopes that further subscriptions will be added, sufficient to carry out Mr Mountfort'a plans. Following the suggestions of a correspondent in the Lyttellon Times, he begs to invite the teachers of public and pri--1 vate schools to make collections for the same | purpose among their pupils for the instruc--1 tion of whom the Canterbury Museum will in future be always available. . He begs that the Working Classes will particularly understand that he will be happy to receive the Smallest Contributions. Fpr the convenience of Subscribers, Lists have been opened at the following places :~- ----; The Bank of New Zealand Messrs Miles and Co., \» '■ ■-:!■,• E. S. Dalgety and Co., ■ 1I . Wilson and Alport, • y,' ■■> ■ ■■'■ < J. P. Jameson, ■•(■ '• - ' Cook and Hbss, • . Lyttelton- Timts, ; ( , ; •■:.-.- ■'. Preat,' ''■■■■ . ' •■• ; •■-■'■'' >*■■•■ '■;■ :■;!'' Evening Mai *< "■■ ■■■'■<■'.- ■••■.<-.', ; -•;_,.■. JStcu-i' ■ ■ •■■■■-: ■■ - v '■•■ '■■■" •- U- Institute. ' ;: ! •'■ THE ; CUSTOMS „ TARIFF."', TARIFF. "' The following -is the Customs Toriff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Custotnsi*- :.<; -.:•!.■ ■•■■-• ,• '■'■■• ■" ■ " ■ '■■"' " ; " f ■; Ale; porter,- beer of all sorts, cider, andpesrjv in bottle, Is 3d per, gallon.;- do. do.' do., in bulk, Is j per gallon^ almonds, in shell, Id per.lbj do, shelled, "3d per lb"; alum, 3s per cubic foot; ammunition — sporUng; powder^. 6d. per lb ;- apparel, not otherwise described, os'pjjr cubic foot ; apples, [dried, Id per lb; apothecaries' wares, not otherj wise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms — firearms, os ench ; axles, axle arms, and boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, £d per lb; do, in bottles, jars or tins, 25,,6 d por cubic foot,; arsenic, 4s the cwt. .Bacon, and hums, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; Backs, : and woolpacks, empty, Is6d per cubic foot, 1 basket^ and wickerware, tJd per cubic foot baking jpowdpr ; ls per cubic foot ; : beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, Is per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate lof sodii, 2s per cwt ; biscuits, plain and unsweetened; 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot ; do, Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per fallon ; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blaoklead, Is o ; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hatsj trimmed, 6s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do; boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 6s do ; boots, men's common watertight and laceupj aud diggors' long, 3s do ; do, youths' watertight and iaceup, os do ; do,, shoo I ing, 6s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 6s do; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt ; brushware and brooms, Is per cubic foot; buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen ; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt ; butter, Id per lb. Candied peel, 3d por lb ; caudles, tallow, £d do; dp, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Bd per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do ; caps, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6'd do ; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons,'o per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 6s per pair ; catsup, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; cement and plaster of Pans, Is per barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, £ths of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt ; cheese, Id per lb ; chicory, 3d do ; china, porcelain, and pariaa ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves {not being fruit), 5s do;, chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6dptr cubic foot ; cigars, 6s per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; coffee, raw, 3d do ; do, roasted, 5d do ; do. essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; collars and cuffs, of paper, 5b do ; combs, Is do ; composition gas piping, Is per cwt ; confectionery, os per cubic foot ; copper manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s per cwt; copying presses, 4s do; cordage, three inches in circumference and under, 3s do; cordials, 12s per gallon ; clocks and watches, £10 per £100 value; cotton manufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tartar, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, 1b per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s 6d do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise

described, .os per cubic foot; drugs, and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do; dyes,. 3s do. Earthenwaro, - 3d per cubic foot; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, Is do ; enamelled cloth, os do; essences, flavouring, 2s 6d do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwt ; do, potted and preserved, 2s 6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s 6d do ; fish, red herrings, in casks and tins, 2s per cwt; floorcloth, Is per cubic foot; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, '23 6d do ; do, dried, Id por ib ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; furs.. 5s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s 6d do ; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for and with lamps, Is do ; glassware, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, Is per cubic foot ; grindery, Is do ; gutta percha : manufactures, not being apparel, Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, os per cubic foot; hair seating, Is do ; hair cushions, 6d do; hams, Id per lb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do ; do, men's, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do ; holloware, 4s per cwt ; hops, Id per lb ; horseshoes, Is per cwt ; hosiery, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is per cubic foot ; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, Is per cwt ; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; iron, galvanised Bheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spouting, rivets, wa«hers, screw nails, and wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 48 do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic, foot ; papunned and lacquered metal ware, 4s per ,cwt; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. . Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, Is per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per. cwt; lasts, and shoemakers' wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and piping,' Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do ; do_, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do ; linen manufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, 5s do ; linseed meal, 3s do ; lithographs, Is do ; liqueurs, 12s per gallon ; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; looking glasses, Is do. Maccarom, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, Is do ; malt, 6d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, Is do; marbles, (toys), Is do; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mats (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, 6d do ; mattrasses, spring, 6d do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s 6d do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 6s do ; musical instruments, Is do ; mustard, 2s 6d do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt ; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, Is per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, mineral, 6d per gallon ; oil, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon ; oliyes, 2s 6d percubic^foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2aßddo. . Fain-killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints and colpurs, per cwt, 25.; paper, writing, per, cubic foot, Is; do, wrapping, and bags, do, Is; do, hangings, do, Is; papier mache ware, do, Is; pearl barley, per ewt, Is ; pearl ash, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, split, per ewt, Is; peppef and pimento, unground, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6d; percussion caps, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chomicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s; pitch, per barrel, Ts ; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10; plated ware, per lb, 3d ; pork,, salted, per cws, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubio foot, Is; .preserved soups, do, 2s 6d;, prunes, in gloss jafs,.per lb, Id. ' " .... Easpberry'vinegar; per cubic, foot, 2s 6d; rice, per, cwt, 2s ; ditto, ground; per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. r. Saddlery, por cubic foot,- 2s<; sad irons, per cwt, Is; safes, iron, do, 4s; sago, in bulk, do 2s; do, in bottle or canister, per cubic foot, 3s; sagoand tapioca, in. jars, do, 4s j sash weights, .per owt, 28 6d;saltp-trc, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per, cubic "foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, the, pair, Is; scrim cloth^ per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3a ; do, white, regatta," Crimean, do, 5s ; shot, per cwt, los; silk manufactures, per cubic fuot, ss; silver • cups for presentation, £10 ' per cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, ss; soap; common, per cwt, 2s 6d; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, Cd; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, gingor, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground spices, per lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength nbt exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes' hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, per gallon, 12s; spirits of tar, do, 6d; starch and blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account books, per cubic foot, Is; steel, per cwt. Is; sugar, treacle, and molasses, ■ the lb, Id ; sulphur, per cwt, Is; swords, each, os; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwt, 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles, iars, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, Is; tartaric acid, per lb, Id; tea, do, 6d; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timbor, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, Is ; do, palings, the 100, Is ; do posts, 4s ; do, rails, do, 2s; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d; do, for sheepwash, subject to its being rondered unfit for human consumption, and to such regulations; as the Commissioner of Customs shall from time to time prescribe in that behalf, do, 3d ; do juice, do do, do, 3d ; tools, carpenters' and others, not otherwise described, per cwt, 4s ; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, Is ; trousers, moleskin and cord, dp, 3s ; ; do, woollen cord, do, 3s ; trusses, do, 3s ; twine, per cwt. 2s ; tubs; of wood, tho nest, 2s; turpentine, the gallon, 6d. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, ss. Varnish, per gallon, 6d; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar, per gallon, 6d. Weighing machines, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting and chalk, per cwt, Is ; wine, in wood and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravityof .825, at the temperature of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer the gallon; or for six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s ; wine, ginger, doj 4s j woollen manufactures, not otherwise enumerated, and all articles made of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, od. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, Is ; do manufactures, not otherwise described, do, 4d. List of Exemptiokb. — Anchors; anvils; blacksmiths' bellows; blasting powder; bottles of

all kinds, empty ; cabin furniture and effects, which have been in use, and not imported for sale; canary seed; carriage springs, mountings, and trimmings ; carriage fittings of iron ; chain cables and shackles over fths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper and composition rod, bolts, sheathing, and nails ; coriander seeds; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters ; crab winches ; cranes ; capstans and windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipes and tiles ; emery cloth ; earth and patent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and all material wheh may be specially imported, for the construction of gasworks; hayrakes ; helmets for fire brigades ; indiarubber sheets ; iron bridges, and all material which may be specially imported for the construction of bridges, wharves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sheet, and pig ; iron lamp posts ; iron tanks ; iron plates, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, and castings for ships ; iron weighbridges for carts; lard; lawn mowers; lime juice ; machinery for agricultural purposes ; machinery for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartzcrushing; machinery for mills and looms; machinery for steam vessels j machinery for wood and hay pressing ; machine saws ; maps and charts ; medals, gold and silver, prize ; mouldings, gilt ; nicotine ; oil, cocoanut, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bells, and furniture, specially imported for places of public worship; passengers' baggage; priming machinery, presses, type, and materials, printing ink and paper ; printed books, paper, and music ; ploughs and harrows ; pumps and other apparatus for raising, water ; putty ; railway plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the construction of railways and tramways; resin; rennets ; rope above three inches in circumference; sailcloth; sewing machines; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriages; soda ash and caustic soda; sodawater machines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper; sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins ; tallow ; telescopes ; theodolites ; watch movements and parts of unfiuished watches; water pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may be specially imported for the purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' use ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.