THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 305, 6 May 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

The following is the Customs Tariff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs: — Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider, andpe*ry, in bottle, Is 3d per gallon ; do. do. do., in bulk, Is per gallon; almonds, in shell, ld per lb; do, shelled, 3d per lb : alum, 3s per cubic foot ; ammunition — sporting powder, 6d per lb ; apparel, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; apples, dried, ld per lb; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms — firearms, 5s each ; axlos, axle arms, and boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, £d per l->; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s Gd per cubic foot; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams, ld per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, 1 s 6d per cubic foot , baskets and wickerware, 6d per cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, ls per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate of soda, 28 per cwt ; biscuits, pla ; n and unsweetened, 3s per cwfc-; do, fancy, ls per cubic foot ; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, ls per cubic foot ; blacklead, ls do; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do ; do, untrimined, 3s do ; boots, Shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and lueeup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laceup, osdo; do, shooting, 5s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, os do ; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; br.ushware and brooms, ls per cubic foot.; buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen ; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, ld per lb. _ Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candles, tallow, £d do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do ; c <ps, percussion, la per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; oarpet bogs, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, orjute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do ; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair ; catsup, 2s 6 I per cubic foot ; ■cement and plaster of Paris, ls p^r barrel ; chains, except gold and -silver, -jHhs of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt ; cheese, 1 d per lb ; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and parian wore, ls per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6d p r cubic foot ; c gars, 5s 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, 5s do ; combs, ls do ; composition gas piping, ls per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otkerwire described, 4s per cwt.; coptmg presses, ds do; cordoge, 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 cottm mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot ; cotton counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tartar, ld per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s 6d do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, 1 s each ; drapery, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do ; dyes, 3s do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engraving.-:, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, ls.do enamelled cloth, 6s do; essences, flavouring. 2s Cd do. Fish, dried, pickled, or suited, 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, ls per cubic foot; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruite, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do ; do, dried, ld pc; lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, Gd per cubic foot ; furs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s Gd 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 a- d with lamps, ls do; glass wave, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, ls per cubic foot ; grindery, ls do ; gutta percba manufactures, not being apparel, ls do. Hardware, 4s per cwt; haberdashery, 5s per cubic foot; hair seating, ls do; bair cushions, Gd do; hams, Id per lb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do ; do, men's, with plain ribbon binding, 38 do ; holloware, 4s per cwt ; hops, ld per lb ; horseshoes, ls per cwfc ; hoti cry, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, ls per cubic foot ; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, stmining posts and apparatus, Is per cwt ; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; iron, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, 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 ; japrfnned and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, ls per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoe makers' woodn pegs, ls per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and pipi g, ls per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 43 do ; leather, sole, _d per lb; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, ls do ; linen man ufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, 5s do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, ls do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon ; liquorice, 2s Od per cubic foot ; looking glasses, ls do. Maccaroni, 2s Gd per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, Is do ; malt, Gd per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mante'pieces, Is do; marbles, (toys), ls do ; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, ls do; mats (door mat*), ls do; matting, of cocoa fibre and otliorkindß, Gd do; mattrasses, spring, Gd do; meats, potted and preservcd._2s Gd do ; millinery, not otnerwi-e described, 5s do"; musical instruments, ls do; mustard, 2s 6d do. Nails, of iron, ld per cwt ; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, ls per lb. Ofl vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; do, mineral, Gd per gdlcn ; oil, in bot" le, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; do, perfumed, 2s Gd do ; do, cod liver, in bot ties, 2s 6d do; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon; olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s por 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, ls ; do, hangings, do, ls; papier maehe ware, do, Is; pearl barley, por cwt, ls ; pc irl ash, per cubic foot, 3s ; peas, split, per cwt, Is ; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, ld; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; do, ground, per lb, 3d; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6.1 ; percussion caps, per thousand, ls perfumery, nofc otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frames, do, ls ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel, ls ; plato, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10 j plated ware, per lb, 3d ; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; preserved soups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id.

Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6.1 ; rice,per cwt, 23 ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot. 2s Gd : rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, por cw*. ls; safes, iron, do, 4s; sago, in bulk, do "-•«; do in bottle or canister, per cu'-ic foot, 3s; sa-,'o and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s; sash weights, per cwt. 2s 6d ; saltp tre, do, 2s ; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s; sauces, do, 2s Gd; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, ihe pair, ls; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s ; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, 5s ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic fiOt, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 p r cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, ss; soap, commone per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif foot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, fid; soda, crystals, per cwt, ls; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmegs, 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 Sykes' hydrometer, and so on in propor. ion for any greater strength than the strensth of proof, per gallon, 12s ; spirits of tar, do, 6d ; starch and blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account books per cubic foot, ls; steel, per cwfc, Is; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, ld ; sulphur, per cwt. ls; swords, each, ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwt, 4s : tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles iars, or tins, ver cubic foot, 2s Gd ; tar, tho barrel, ls; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; tea, do, 6d ; tinware, per cwfc, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the j 1000, ls; do, palings, the 100, Is; do posts, 4s; do, rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, 2s Gd ; 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 fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, ls; trousers, moleskin anl cord, do, 3s; do, woollen cord, do, 3s ; trusses, do, 3s ; twine, per cwt. 2s ; tubs of wood, the nest, 2s ; turpentine, the gallon, Gd. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, ss. Varnish, per gallon, Gd ; vermicelli, per cubic foot. 2s. Gd ; vinegar per gallon, 6d. Weighing ma hines, per cwt, 4s ; whips and wnlking sticks, per cubic foot, ls; whiting ond chalk, per cwt. ls ; wine, in wod and bottle, containing loss than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, afc the temperature of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermomeler the gallon; or for six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s ; wine, ginger, do, 4s: woollen manufactures, nofc otherwise enumerated, and all articles ma.lc of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, sd. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, ls ; do manufactures, not otherwise described, do, 4d. List of Exemptions. — Anchors; anvils; blacksmiths' bellows ; blasting powder; bottles of all kinds, empty; cabin furniture and effects, which have been in use, and nofc imported for sale; canary seed; carriage springs, mountings, and trimmings; carriage fittings of iron; chain ctbles and shackles over fths of an inch diameter; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper and composition rod, bolt?, sheathing, and nails ; coriander see's; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans nnd windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipes and tiles; . mery cloth; earth and patent water closets; fe'fc, for sheathing ; filters ; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipos and machinery, and ail material wh'ch may be specially imported for be 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 she. t, 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 jirce; machinery for ngricul tural purposes; machine! y for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartz crushing; machinery for mills and looms; machinery for steam vessels ; machinery for wood and hay pressing; machine saws; maps and charts; mcd tis, gold and silver, prize ; mouldings, gilt ; nicotine ; oil, coeoanut, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bells, and furniture, specially imported for places of public worship; passengers' baggage; prining machinery, presses, ty; c, and materials, printing ink and paper ; printed b00k.., paper, and music ; ploughs and harrows; pumps and other apparatus for raising water; putty; railwiy plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the construction of railways and tramways ; resin ; 1 rennets ; rope above three i ches in circumference; sailcloth; sewing machines; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slate?, and apparatus; shafts for carts and carriages; sola ash and caustic soda; sodawater m chines; spirits, meth) luted; 6team engines and parts of st.am engines ; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric acid; tarpaulins; tallow; telescopes; theodolites; watch movements and parts of unfinished watches; water pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may be specially imported for the purpose of construct'ng water works; wood hurdles; wire ropes for ships' v.-c; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.