THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 314, 17 May 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

The following is the Customs Tariff, includine 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, Id per lb; do, shelled 3dpi>rlb; alum, 3s per cubic foot; atn-muaition-sporting powder, Gd perlb; apparel, not otherwise decibel. 5s per cubic ioot; apples, dried Id p<r lb; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms— firearms, os ench • axles, axle arms, and boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, *d per V- ; do, in bottles, jars, or tins 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsenic, 4s the cwi. Bacon, and hams, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpncks, empty, ls 6d per cubic toot, baskets and wiekcrware. Gd per cubic foot baking powder Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per ewt: bellows. Is per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate of sod-. 2s per cwt; biscuits, pla-n and unsweetened, 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot ; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, Is per cubic foot ; blacklciid, Is do; blankets and rugs, 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, sh^es, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and l.iceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laeeup, osdo: do, shooting, 6s do; boot anel shoe vamp and uppers, os 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 perlb. Candied peel, 3d per lb; candles, tallow, $ddo. do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do ; c ps, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpetbags, 3s per cubic foot; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do ; carriage?, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, os per pair ; catsup, 2s 61 per cubic foot ; cement and planter of Paris, Is per barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, £ths of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt ; cheese, 1 d per lb ; chicory, 3d do ; china, porcelain, and pariaw ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chut-ey, 2s 6d p r cubic foot ; c'gars, os prr lb ; cocoa, 3d do; coffee, r«w, 3d do; do, roasted, od do; do essence of, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; collars nnd cuffs, of paper, 5s do ; combs, Is do ; composition gas piping, Is per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 4* per ewt; copvmg presses, 4s do; cordage, throe 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, os per cubic foot ; cotton counterpanes, 3s 'lo ; cream of tartar, Id per lb ; cruet hottlcs, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s Gd do ; cutlery, 4a per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise doserib: d, os per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do ; dye-;, 3s do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do; es-ences, flavouring. 2s 6d do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwt ; do, potted and preserved, 2s Gd pnr cubic foot ; fish paste, 2s Gd do ; fish, red herrings, in casks und tin*. 2s per cwt; floorcloth. Is per cubic foot ; For'far sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruiis, bottleil or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do; do, dried, Id po^ lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, Gd por cuHc foot ; furs. 6s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s Gd do ; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes :md chimneys, for ai d with lamps, la do; fjla«*wme, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, Is per cubic foot; grindery, Is do ; gulta percha manufactures, not being apparel. Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, 5s per cubic loot; hair seating, la do; hair cushions, Gd i do; hams, Id perlb; hurucs?, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do, men's, with plum ribbon binding, 3s do; holloware, 4s per cwt; hops, Id per lb; horseshoes. Is per cwt; hosiery, os per cubic foot. Ink. writing, Is per cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples anl standards, st-uining posts and apparatus, la per cwt; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do; iron hurdles, 4s do ; iron, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw nails, and wire netting, lsdo; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s (id per cubic foot. Jarus, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foot; jap- nncd 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 shoo mukers' wood- n pegs, Is per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and pipi g, Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, per lb ; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, L-ggings, 6s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do; linen man ufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles mnde of linen mixed with any other materials, 5s do; linseed meal, 3s An ; lithographs, Is do; liqueurs, 12s por gallon ; liquorice, 2s Cd per cubic font ; looking glasses, Is do. Maccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; raaizena and corn flour, lsdo; malt, Gd per bushel; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mante'pieces, Is do ; marbles, (toys), lsdo; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vesfas, Is do; mots (door nat>), Is do; raattiug, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, Gd do ; mat trasses, spring, Gd do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s Gel do ; millinery, not otherw i;e described, os do ; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, 2s Gd do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, Is per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, Gd per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, minoral, 6d per gallon; oil, in boti le, 2s 6d per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s Gd do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do; do, not otherwise described, Gd per gall' n ; olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do. tincture of, 3s per cubic foot; oysters, preserved 2s6ddo. Pain-killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints nnd colours, per cwt, 25.; paper, writing, per cubic foot, Is; do, wrapping, and bags, do, Is; <10, hangings, do, Is; papier macho ware, do, Is; pearl barley, per cwt, Is ; pc .rl ash, per eulic foot. 3s; peas, split, per cwt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, per cubicfont, 2s Gd ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6-i ; percussion cap.-, per thousand Is perfumery, not otherwise de-criled, and (oi!e; vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frame.", do, Is ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel Is; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 ta'uc £10; plated ware, per lb, 3d; pork, 6al!ed, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; picserved soups, do, 2s Gd; prunes, in glass jars, jiw lb, Id.

Kaspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd ; vicp. per cwt, 2a ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s Gd ; rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, por cwt, Is; safes, iron, do, 4s; sago, in bulk, do ~'s; do, in bottle or canister, per cu'dc foot, 3s; sa^o and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s ; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6il ; saltp tve, do, 2s ; sarsavarilla, per cubic foot, 3s; sauces, do, 2s Gd; sausage mach : nes. per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, the pair, Is; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy, sorgo, and Scotch twill, do, 3s; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, ss ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic f ot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 p r ceut. ad valorem; snuff, per lb, 5s j soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubit' foot, 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' 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, 6s; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwf, 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, Gd ; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial; Is; do, shingles aud laihs, the 1000, Is; do, palings, the 100, Is; do posts, is; do, rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d ; do, for sheepwash, subject to its being rendered unfit for human Cijnsumption, and to such regulations as 1 the Commissioner of Cu^oms shall from time to time prescribe in that behalf, do, 3d ; do juice, do do, do, 3d; tools, cavpenters' and others, not otherwise described, per cwt, 4s; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, Is; trousers, moleskin and cord, do, 3s; do, woollen ' cord, do, 3a ; trusses, do, 3s ; twine, per cwt. 2s ; \ tubs of wood, the nest, 2s ; turpentine, the gallon, 6d. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, os. Varnish, per gallon, Gd ; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar per gallon, 6d. I Weighing ma hines, per cwt, 4s ; whipa and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting «nd chalk, per cwt, la; wine, in w od 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 oil articles rna^ of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, od. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, fluttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, Is ; 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 not imported for sale; canary seed; carriage springs, mountings, and trimmings; carriage fittings of iron; chain cibles and shackles over §ths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses ; churns ; cotton waste ; copper and composition rod, bolts, sheathing, aud nails ; coriander see's; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans and windlasses; di^iufecling fluids; drainage pipt's and tiles; imeiy cloth; earih and putent water closets; fe't, for sheathing; filters; fire engines and hose ; fish oil iv bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and al material wh eh may be specially imported for .he construction of gaswo<ks; hnyrakes; helmets for fire brigades; indiarubber sheets ; iron bndg. s, and all material which may i'O specially imported for the eonstruclipn of bridges, wharves, jetties, or patent slips; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black she.t, and pig : iron lamp posts; iron tanks ; iron plate 3, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, and castings for ships ; iron weighbridges for caits; lard; lawn mowers; lime juice; machinery for agricultural purposes; ma-i.-hinoiy for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, sheaving, turning, aud quartzcrushing ; machinery for mills and looms ; machinery for steum vessels ; machinery for wood and hay pressiug; machine saws; maps and charts; medals, gold and silver, prize ; mouldings, gilt ; nicotine ; oil, cocoanut, olive, and pulm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bells, and furniture, specially imported for places of public worship ; passengers' baggnge ; prin ing machinery, presses, ty* c, and materials, printing ink and puper; 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 i ches in circumference; sailcloth; sewing machines; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; ehufts for carts aud carriages ; so 'a ash and caustic soda; sodawater niichines; spirits, methylated; steam engines aud parts of Fteam engines ; sulphuto of copper ; .sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins : tallow ; tel scopes ; theodolites ; watch movements and parts of un-fiiiiblu-il w.Uclies; water pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may bo specially imported for the purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' ui-e ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.