THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 315, 18 May 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Tlie following is the Customs Tariff, including tbe 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., iv bulk, ls pet- ga'lon; almonds, in shell, Id per lb; do, sbe'led, 3d per lb; alum, 3s per cubic foot; ammunition—sporting powder, Gd pcrlb; apparel, not otherwise desenbed, 5s per cubic foot; apples, dried. ldp»r lb; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, Hs per cubic foot ; arms— firearms, os eoch ; axles, nx'e arms, and boxes. 2s per cwt: arrowroot, in bulk, id per 1 ; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot; nrsemc, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hnms, ld per lb ; bagging, bags; sucks, nnd woolpacks, empty, 1 s 6<l per cubic foot, baskets nnd wickerwnre, Gd per cubic foot baking powder, ls per cubic loot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: 1 ellows, ls per cubic foot; bicarbonate nnd carbonate of sod *>, 2s per cwt ; bi-cuits, plan and unsweetened, 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot ; do Ahemethv, nnd arrowroot,' 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, 1 s per cubic foot ; blauklead, ls do; blankets nnd rugs. 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, os do; do. untrimmed, 3s do: boots, sh es, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and 1 ccup, ami diggers' long, 3s do; do, you' hs' watertight and laceup, os do: do. shooting. 5s do; boot and shoe vamp and upprrs, 5s do; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushware and brooms, ls per cubic foot: buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen; bucket, and tub% of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, ld per lb. Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candles, tullow, £d do. do, other than tallow, id do; capers, 2s Gd per cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; c ps, percussion, ls per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpetbags, 3« per cubic foot; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, ls do ; carraway seeds, 2s Gd do ; carriage*, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage aid cart wheels, 5s per pair; catsup, 2s 61 per cubic foot.; cement nnd plaster of Paris, lsp-r barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, „lhs of an inch diameter nnd under, 2s per cwt ; cheese, 1 d per lb ; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, nnd pariun ware, Is per cubic foo' ; Chin* preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chut-ey, 2s Gd p r cubic font ; 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 poper, 5s do; combs, ls do; composition gas piping, ls per cwt.; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; c >pper mnnufiictures. not othcrwire described, 4i 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, nut otherwise described, and all articles made of colt m mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot ; cotton counterpanes, 3s <\o ; cream of tartar, ld per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s rid do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise describ d, 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries, noi otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do ; dyes, 3s to. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, ls do enamelled cloth, 5s do; essences, flavouring 2s 6d do. fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwt; do, potted and preserved, 2s Gd per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s 6d do ; fish, red herrings, in casks nnd tins, 2s per cwt; floorcloth. Is per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do; do, dried, ld poi lb : furniture nnd cabinet wa-*e, of wood, Gd per cubic foot ; fu; s, 5s do. Gela'i'-c. 2s Gd per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s Gd do ; glass, crown and sheet, ls per K'O supeificinl feet: do, plate, Is per cubic foot; globes and chimneys, for a: d with lamps, lsdo; glasswaie, lsdo; glue, 2s per ewt ; groats, prepared, Is per cubic foot; grindery, lsdo; gutta pei'cha manufactures, not being apparel, ls do. Hardware, 4s per cwfc; haberdashery, 5s per cubic toot; hnir seating, ls do; hair cushion*, Gd do; hams, ldperlb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; bnts, 3s do; do. men's, with plain ribbon binding, 38 do; holloware, 4s per cwt: hops, Id per lb; horseshoes, ls per cwt; hosieiy, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, ls per cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples anl standards, staining posts and oppnratus, ls per cwt ; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; iron, gulvunised 3heet3, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw nail-, and wire netting, lsdo; ironinong. ry, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s fid per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s Gd per cubic foot; jap nncd and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, nnd lamp wick, ls per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt: lasts, and shoe makers' wood n pegs, ls per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and pipi g, Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, id per lb ; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, laggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, ls do; linen man ufuctures, not otherwise described, nnd all articles mndo of linen mixed with any other materials, 5s do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, ls do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon ; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot; looking glasses, Is do. Mnccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena and cornflour, lsdo; malt, Gd per bushel; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mante'pieces, lsdo; mnrbles, (toys), ls do; marble or nlabaeter ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, ls do; mats (door mat-), ls do; matting, of cocoa fibre nnd other kinds, 6d do; znattrasses, spring, Gd do; meats, potted and preserved, 2s 6d do; millinery, not othcrwi c 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. Oil vegetable, in bulk. Gd per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; do, mineral, Gd per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s (-d do ; do, cod liver, in bottles.^ 2s Gd do; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gnll.-n ; olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot: oysters, preserved, 2s6ddo. Painkiller, 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 macho ware, do, ls; pearl b irley, per cwt, Is ; pc .rl ash, per cubic foot. 3s; peas, split, per cwt, ls; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, ld; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6,1 ; percussion caps, per thousand, ls perfumery, not 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 ; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 valucj £10 j plated ware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, ls; preserved soups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, ld.

Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rice, per cwt, 2a ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, per cwt, ls; s; i'ei. iron, do, 4s ; sago, in bulk, do 2s; do, in boitlo or canister, per cu v >ic foot, 3s; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s ; sash weights, per cwt, 2s Gd ; saltp tre, do, 2s ; sarsa; arilla, per cubic foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s ; sashes, window, (he pair, Is; sc-im cloth, per cubic foot, ls; shirts, navy, serge, ard Scotch twill, do, 3s; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, 5s ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic f >ot, ss ; silver cups for presentation, £10 per cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, ss; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif foot, 2s Gd ; do powder and washing powder, do, Gd ; soda, crystals, per cwt, ls ; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmeg--, mixed and ground spices, p»r Ib, 3d ; spirits, nnd strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise., of any strength not cxc eding the strength of proof by dykes' hydrometer, nnd so on in proportion for nny greater strength than the strength of proof, per gallon, 12s; spirits of tar, do, 6d; starch nnd blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account books per cubic foot, ls; steel, per cwt, ls; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, Id; sulphur, per cwt. ls; swords, each. ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. ' Tacks, per cwt, 4s: tapioca, in bulk, do, 2. ; do, in bottles lars, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, Is; tartaric acid, per lb, Id; tea, do, 6d ; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, ls ; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, Is; do, pnlings, the 100, la; do posts. 4s; do, rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, :2s Gd : do, for shrepwnsh, subject to its being rendered unlit for human consumption, aud to such regulations us 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, do, 3s; do, woollen cord, do, 3s ; 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, prr gallon, 6d ; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar per gallon, 6d. Weighing ma bines, per cwt, 4s ; whips and wnlkiig sticks, per cubic foot, ls; whiting nnd chalk, per cwt. ls ; 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 i'or six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s; wine, ginger, do, 4s : woollen manufactures, not otherwise, enumerated, and nil articles made of wool mixed with any other materials, tho cubic foot, od. 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 ff 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 § ths uf an inch diameter; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper and coinposit'on rod, bolts, sheathing, and nulls: coriander sees; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans and windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainago pipes and tiles; emery cloth ; ennh nnd patent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and a.i material wh eh may be specially imported for ho construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmets for fire brigades ; indiarubber sheets ; iron bndg s, and all material wliich may ie specially imported far the construction of bridges, wharves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sbe^t, and pig: iron lump posts; iron tanks ; iron plates, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, ond castings for ships ; iron weighbridges for ca-ts; lard; lawn mowers; lime ju'cc; machinery for agricultural purposes ; machinery for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartzcrushing ; machinery for mills ana looms ; machinery for steam vessels ; machinery for wood and hay pressing; machine saws; maps and charts; medils, gold and silver, prize; mouldings, gilt; nicotine; oil, cocoanut, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bells, und furniture, specially imported for places of public worship; passengers' baggage; prin ing mnchinery, presses, tyi c. nnd materials, printing ink and paper ; printed books, paper, and music ; j 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; shafts for carts and carriages ; so la ash and caustic soda ; sodawnter midlines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins ; tallow ; tel scopes ; 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 constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' u.-e ; wooden spokes for wheels ; aud all other articles not otherwise described.