THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 253, 5 March 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

The; following is the Customs Tariff, including tlie-lat-esMecisions by -ihe^OfuninissioDer ofCustoms: — . • Alp, porter, beer of nil sorts, cider, andpesry, in botlle, -Is 3d per gallon'; do. do'.-- do., in* bulk, Is per ga'lon; almond*, in shell, 'ld per 11); do, shelled, 3d per lb: alum,"33 per cubic foot; am-' munition — sporting powder, (id perlb; npparel, not otherwise described, 'Ss per cubic foot; apples, dried, Id p<r lb; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms — firearms, os ei<ch'; axles, axle amis, antt boxes, 2s per cwt) arrowroot, in bujk, \d per'lb; do, in bottles, jars or tins, 2s.<sil.peT cubic : loot ; arsenic, 4s theewt. ' Bacon, and hnins, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpucks, ctnpty, 1 s Cd per cubic foot , baskets and wickerware, tidper cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt j beer, engines and fittings, 4s per cwt:' bellows,' Is per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate of.sodii, 22s per cwt; biscuits, plain . and unsweetened, 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per.qubic foot ; do, Abcrnethy, and arrowroot, 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blacklead, Is do ; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and lnccup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; dp, youths' watertight and lace up, os do: do, shooting, 5s do ; boot and . shoe vamp and uppers, os do; brass", 'and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushware and brooms, Is per cubic foot; buckcte,' of wood, '2s per dozen; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, Id pcrlb. • • Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candle's, tallow, $d do; do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 25.6 d per cubic foot ; cops; apparel/ 3s do ; c^ps, percussion, ]s 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 (Id .do ; carriages, carts, drays, and waggous, 5 perc ent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, os per pair; catsup, 2s 6:1 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 pariart ware, Is per cubic foot ; China preserves (not being fruit), os do.; chocolate, 3d per lb; cb.uti.oy, 2s 6dp<r cubic foot ; cigars, oS per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; cofiee, raw, 3d do ; do, roasted, 5d do ; do. essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; collars and cuft% of paper, os do ; combs, Is do ; composition gas pipiug, Is per cwt; confectionery, ' 5s per cubic foot; capper manufactures, not otherwire described, ii 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 niude of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cottou counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tartar, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot ; curry powder and paste, 2s 6d do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is caoh; drapery, not otherwise* I

described,. 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries,' not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do; dyos, 3mlo. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engraving?., prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures. Is do ; ! enamelledcloth, 5s do; essences, flavouring. 2s tid do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwt ; • do, potted and preserved, 2s (3d per cubic foot ; fish paste, 2s 6d do;. fish, red .herrings, in casks and tins, 2s 'per cwt; floorcloth. Is per cubic foot; I Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or" preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do; do, dried, Id per lb ; furniture and cabinot wave, of wood; 6d pur cubic foot ; furs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; ginger, preserved, 2s 6d do; glass, crown and sheet. Is per 100 superficial feec ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for at>d (J wita lumps, 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, 5s 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 dp.; iron hurdles, 4s do; irop,. galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spouting, rivets, washers, screw nail*, and wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; japHrined and lncquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; ■ jewelry. £1 0 per £ 100 value. Lamps, lanterns, und lamp wick, Is per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoernakers'r wooden pegs, ' Is per cubic foot; lead — sheet, pig, and pipi :g, Is per cwt; do, manufactures, Dot otherwise described, 4.s do ; leather, sole, idpcrlb; do. other kinds, id do; do, bags, os per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s dp ; do, manufactures,'not otherwise described, Is do ; linen manufactures, not otherwise described,' 'and' nil 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. ■ ' ■ • ■ Maccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena and corn Hour, Is do ; nmlt, (id per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mante'pieces, Is do; marbles, (toys), Is do; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches' aud Wax vestus, Is do; mots (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, <5d do ; mattrasses, spring,' 6_d do; meats, potted and preserved, 2s Od do _; millinery, not otherwise described. f>s do; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, 2s 6d do. . ■ Kails, 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 hottlo, 2s (3d per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do; do, cod liver, in bottles, 12s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d pergallon ; olives, 29 6d per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2s6ddo ... ■ . . Pain-killer, per cubic foot, 3s ; paints and colours, 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 cwt, Is ; pe.irl ash, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, 'split, per cwt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, Id ; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators) per cubic foot, (>J ; percussion caps, per thousand, la perfumery, not otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per. cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals,, do, Is; pickles,, 2s 6d; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s; pitch, per barrel, Is;' plate, gold and' silver, for every £100 value, i>10; plated ware, per lb, 3d; pork; salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, 'per cubic footi Is; pre-' served soups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id. : ' . Raspberry vinegar, per cubic: foot, 2s Od : rice, per cwt, 2s ; dilto, groundi per; cubic foot, 2s 6d; rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. ■ i- Suddlery, per cubic .-foot, 2aj sad irons, per cwt, Is; sofes'/i^pn,, do) 4s; sago, in bulk, dp 2s; do, in bottle oi 1 canister, per cubic foot, 3s; sago and tapi&ca, in jars, do, 4s'; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d ; saltp tre, do, 2s ; ' sarsd'parilla, pet cubic foot,' 3s ; sauces, do,' 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cwti 4s-; sashes,' window,- the pair, Is ; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy ; eergo, and Scotch twill, do, 3s; do, -white, regatta, Crimean, do, ss; shot, per , owt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic toot, 5s | silver cups for presentation, .-610; p»r cent, ad, valorem; snuff, per lb, os; spap, common, per cwt, 2s 6d ; , ditto, scented and fancy, per cubic tbdt, 2s;6d; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmeg?, mixed and ground spices, per lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not cxc eding the strength of proof by Sykcs 1 hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, per gallon, 12s ; spirits of tav, 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,' ls; swords, each, 6s; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. ' Tacks, por 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, 8d; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, Is ; do, palings, the 100, Is ; do posts. 4s ; do, rails, do, 2a ; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d ; do, for sheepwash, subject; to its being rendered 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 faucy i goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, Is ; trousers, moleskin and cord, do, 3s; do, woollen oord, do, 3e ; trusses, do, 3s ; twine, per owfc. 2s ; tubs, of wood, -tho nest, 2s; turpentine, the gallon, 6d. . Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, os. Varnifh, per. gallon, : 6d ;. vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d; vinegar, per gallon, 6d. ■ Weighing mamincs, per cwt, 4s; whips and wnlkiog 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 gravity of .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, do, 4s ; 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 Exemptions. — Anchors; anvils; blacksmiths' bellows ; blasting powder ; bottles of

fill 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 cibles and shackles over ijths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; cooper and epinposit'on rod, bolt', sheathing, and nails ; coriander seels; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters: crab winche;; cranes; capstans and ■windlasses; disinfecting fluids: drainage pip?s and tiles ; emery clo'tli ; earth nnd patent water closets; felt, for sheathing: filters; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk; forges; gaspipes and machinery, and all material wh'ch 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 eastings 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 ; machinery for wood and hay pressing; machine saws; maps and charts; medala, gold and silver, prizo; mouldings, gilt ; nicotine ; oil, cocoanut, olivo, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, hurmoniums, bells, und furniture, specially imported for pluces of public worship; passengers' baggnge; printing machinery, presses, tyoc, and materials, printing ink and paper; printed books, paper, and music ; ploughs and harrows; pumps and other apparatus for raising water; putty; railw.iy plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the construction of railways and tramways; resin; rennets ;.ropo above three i ches in circumference ; sailcloth ; sewing machines ; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwise described; school books,, states, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriage?; so 'a ash nnd caustic soda ; sodawator m chines ; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins : tallow ; telf scopes ; theodolites; watch movements and parts of unfinished watches; water pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may be specially imported for the purposs of constfucting water works; wood hurdles; wire ropes for ships' use ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.