THE CUSTOMS TABLET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 339, 15 June 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TABLET.

The following is the Customs Tariff, including tbe latest decisions by tho Commissioner of Customs: — Ale. porter, beer of all sorts, cider, and perry, m bottle, Is 3d per gallon ; do. clo. do., in bulk, ls per gallon ; almonds, in shell, ld _ per lb ; do, shelled, 3d per lb ; alum, 3s per cubic foot ; ammunition—sporting powder, 6d per lb ; app:irel, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; apples, dried, ld per lb ; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms— firearms, os each ; axles, axle arms, and boxes. 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, id per 1 ; > ; do, in bottles, jan, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams, ld per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, Is Gd per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, 6d per cubic foot baking powder, ls 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, 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 gallon ; blacking, 3s per cubic foot; blacklead, ls do; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and bats, trimmed, 5s do; do", untrimmed. Ss do: boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and luceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do. youths' watertight and laceup, os do : do, shooting, os do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do ; brass, and brass manufactures. 4s per cwt; brushware 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, _ddo, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Gdper cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; cips, percussion, ls per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, orj uto, lo do ; carraway seeds, 2s Gd do ; carriages carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair ; catsup, 2s 6.1 per cubic foot; cement and plaster of Paris, ls 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, nnd puriaH ware, ls per cubic foot; Chin.i. preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chut-.oy, 2a 6dp*-r cubic foot ; cigars, 5s per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; coffee, raw, 3d do; do, roasted, 5d do; do. essence o(j 2s Gdper cubic foot; collars 'md cuffs, of paper, 5s do ; combs, ls do ; composition gas pipiug, ls per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not othenvire described, 4s per cwt; copying presses, 4s do; cordage, three inches in circumference and under, 33 do ; cordials, 12s per gallon ; clocks and watche3, £10 per £100 value; cotton manufactures, not otherwiso described, and all articles made of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s<io; cream of tartar, ld perlb; cruet bottles, ls per cubic foot ; curry powder and paste, 2s Gd 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. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot ; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, l's do enamelled cloth, os do ; essences, flavouring. 2s Gd do. Kisb, dried, pickled, or suited, 2s per cwt ; do, potted and preserved, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; fish paste, 2s Gd do ; fish, red herrings, in ensks nnd tins, 2s per cwt ; floorcloth, ls per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do; do, dried, ld pos lb; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, Gdper cubic foot ; furs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s Gd per cubic foot; ginger) preserved, 2s Gel do ; glass, crown and sheet, ls per 100 superficial feet ; do. plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for a> d with lamps, Is do; glassware, lsdo; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, ls per cubic foot ; grindery, ls do ; gutta percba manufactures, not being apparel, Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, os per cubic foot; hair seating, la do; Lair cushions, Gd do; hams, ldperlb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do. men's, with plain ribbon binding, 33 do ; holloware, 43 per cwt ; hops, ld per lb ; horseshoes, ls per cwt; hosiery, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, ls per cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, ls per cwt; iron gates and gate posts, 4« do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; ir on.0 n. galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo t ; ng, rivets, washers, screw nails and wire netting, lsdo; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s Gd per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; japanned 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' wood, n pegs, ls per cubic foot; lead — sheet, pig, and pipi' g, ls per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, _d per lb ; do, other kinds, J d do ; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, ls do ; linen man ufucturcs, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any othor materials, 5s do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, ls do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon ; liquorice, 2s Gd per cubic foot; looking glasses, 1 s do. Maccaroni, 2s Gd per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, ls do ; malt, Gd per bushel ; mangle.:, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, lsdo; marbles, (toys), ls do; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, ls do; mots (door mate), ls do ; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, 6d do ; mattrasses, spring-, Od do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s Gd do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 5s do ; musical instruI ments, ls do; mustard, 2s Gd do. Nails, of iron, Id' per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, ls per lb. Oii .egetable, in bulk, Gd per gallon ; do. do, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot; do, minc.al, Gd per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per. cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s Od do ; do, cod liver, in butties, 2s Gd do; do, not otherwise described, Gd per gallon; olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2sGddo. Pair. -killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cwt, 2?. ; paper, writing, per cubic foot, ls; do, wrapping, and bags, do, ls; do, hangings, do, la; papier mache ware, do, ls; pearl burlcy, per cwt, Is; peirl ash, per cubic foot, 3s ; peas, split, per cwt, ls ; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s Gd ; do, ground, perlb, 3d"; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6\l ; percussion cap?, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwiso de-cribed, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, ls; pickles, 2s Gd; picture frames, do, ls ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel, ls; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10 ; plated ware, per lb, 3d ; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, ls; preserved soups, do, 2s 6dj prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id.

Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rice per cwt, 2s ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6a rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, per cwt, ls ; safes, iron, do, 4s ; sago, in bulk, do 2s ; do, in bottle or canister, per cu 1 >ie foot, 3s; sago snd tapioca, in jars, do, 4s; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d; saltp tre, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6cl ; sausage machines, per cwi, 4s; sashes, window, the pair, ls; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, ls; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s ; do, whiie, regatta, Crimean, do, ss ; shot, por cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 p-.*r cent. ad valorem ; snuff, per lb. ss : soap, coninionc per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubit' foot, 2s Gd ; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d ; soda, crystals, per cwt, ls ; spices, cassia, cinnamoD, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmeg.", mixed and ground spices, per lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of nny strength not cxc eding 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, Gel ; starch and bluo, 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, ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s Gd. Tacks, par cwt, 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2a ; do, in bottles iurs, or tins, -ocr cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, ls ; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; ten, c!o, Gd ; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the ]0J feet superficial, ls; do, shingles and laths, the 1000,1s; do, palings, the 100,1s; do posts, 4s; do, rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d ; do, for sheepwash. subject to its being rendered uufifc for human consumption, and to such regulations as tbe Commissioner of Customs shall from time to time prescribo in that behalf, do, 3d ; do juice, do do, do, 3d ; tools, carpenters' and othera, not otherwiso described, per cwt, 4s; tojs and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, ls; trousers, 'moleskin and cord, do, 3s; do, woolen 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, por gallon, Gd; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. Gd; vinegar, per gallon, 6d. Weighing ma -nines, per cwt, 49; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, ls; whiting nnd chalk, per cwt, Is ; wine, in wood and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, at tho temperaturo of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer the gallon: or for six reputed quavt bottles, or twelvo reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s ; wine, ginger, do, 4s; woollen mnnufactures, not otherwiso enumerated, and all articles made of wool mixed with another materials, the cubic foot, od. Zinc shoots, 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 havo been in use, and not imported for sale; canary seed; carriage springs, mountings, and trimmings; carriage fittings of iron; chain cables and shackles over f ths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper | and composition rod, bolts', shef.thing, and nails ; coriander seels; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans and windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipes and tiioa ; emery cloth ; earth and patent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire ongines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and all material wh'ch may be specially imported for ihe construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmets for fire brigades; indiarubber sheets ; iron bridges, and all material which may ho specially imported for the construction of bridges, wbarves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bai-, hoop, black she-it, and pig : iron hirap 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 quartz crushing; machinery for mills and looms; machinery for steam vessels ; machinory 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, bolls, and furniture, specially imported for places or public worship; passengers' baggage; priniing 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; railwuy plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the construction of railways and tramways; resin; rennets ; ropo above three inches in circumference ; sailcloth ; sewing machines ; ships' blocks ; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carj riages ; so la ash and caustic soda ; sodawater in, chines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric ocid; tarpaulins; tallow; telescopes; theodolite.-; ; -natch movements and ports of unfinished watches; water pipes not otherwiso described ; and all material which may be specially imported for tho purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships* use ; ■wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.