THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 340, 16 June 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, andpesry, in bottle, Is 3d per gallon; do. do. do., in bulk, Is per ga'lon; almonds, in .hell, ld por lb; do, shelled, 3d per lb : alum, 3s per cubic foot ; ammunition — sporting powder, 6d per lb ; apparel, not otherwise described, os per cubic foot ; apples, dried, ld per lb : apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms — firearms, 5s each ; axles, axle arms, and boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, -Jd per _•>; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsonic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams, ld per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, Is Od per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, 6'd per cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot ; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, Is per cubic foot ; bicarbonate and carbonate of sodn, 2s per cwt ; biscuits, pla : n and unsweetened, 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot ; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3a do ; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blacklead, Is do; blankets and rugs, 3s do; bonnets nnd hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, un trimmed, 3s do: boots, sh" es, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and l.i.eup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laeeup, 5s do: do, shooting, 5s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do ; brass, and brass manufactures, 4_ per cwt; brushwarc and brooms, Is per cubic foot; buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen; buckefcand tubs of iron. 4s per cwt; butter, ld per lb. Candied peel, 3d per lb : candles, tallow, H do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do ; c ps, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, Gil per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do; do, of hemp, coir, orjut., Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s Ori do ; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair; catsup, 2s 61 per cubic foot; cement and planter of Paris, lsp^r barrel; chain*-, except gold and silver, #ths of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt; cheese, Id per lb; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and pariurc ware, Is per cubic foot; Chin_ preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d por lb; chut-ey, 2s 6d p.-r cubic foot ; c'gars, os per lb ; c0c0.., 3d do ; coffee, raw, 3d do; do, roasted, od do; do. essence of, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; collars' and cuffs, of paper, 5s do; combs, Is do ; composition gas piping. Is per cwt; confectionery, os per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 4s per cwt ; copying presses, 4s do ; corduge, 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 mado of cotton roised with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s <lo ; cream of tartar, ld per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s fid do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise describ "d, 'ss per cubic foot; drugs', and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, os do ; dyes, 3s do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot ; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do ; essences, flavouring. 2s 6d do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 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. Is per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do ; do, dried, ld poi lb; furniture and cabinet waie, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; furs, os do. Gelatine, 2s Gd per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s Od do ; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet ; do. plate, Is per cubic foot; globes und chimneys, for aid with lumps, Is do ; glassware, 1 s do ; glue, 2s per cwt ; groats, propared, Is per cubic foot ; grindery, Is do ; gutta percba manufactures, not being apparel, Is do. . Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdasbery, 5s per cubic foot; hair seating, Is do; hair cushions, Gd do; hams, ldperlb; harness, 2s per cub'efoot; 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 nnd apparatus, Is per cwt; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; ir on,0 n, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw nail", and wiro netting, lsdo; ironmongery, 4s do ; isin_lass, 2s Gd per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foot; japanned and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, and l;>.mp wick, Is per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoo makers' wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot ; leadsheet, pig, and pipir.g, lspercwfc; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, do, other kinds, ld do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do; linen man ufuctures, not otherwise described, and all 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 Cd per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, Is do ; malt, 6d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantc'picces, lsdo; ruurbles, (toys), Is do ; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mats (door mat^), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, Gd do; mattrasses, spring, 6d do; meats, potted and preserved, 2s 6d do ; millinery, not olhcrwi.-c described, os do; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, 2s Cd do. Kalis, 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, Gd per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2a (Sd do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s Gd do; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon; olives, 2s 6d per cubic foot; opium, £1 per lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot; oysters, preserved, 2s 6d do. 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 hurley, per cwt, Is ; pe-rl ash, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, split, per cwt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, ld; ditto, cayenne, por cubic foot, 2s Gd; do, ground, per lb, 3d; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6 J ; percussion caps, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwise de-cribed, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 2s Gd; picture frames, do, Is ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel, Is ; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10; platedware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; preserved soups, do, 2s 6d ; prunes, in giass jars, per lb, ld.

Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd ; rice per cwt, 2s ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s Gd rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, per cwt, Is ; safes, iron, do, 4s ; sago, iv bulk, do 2s ; do, in bottle or canister, per cv. ic foot, 3s; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s ; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d ; saltp trc, do, 2s; sarsa; arilla, per cubic foot, . s; saucL-s, do, 2s Gd; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, the pair, Is; 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 foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 pi.-r cent, ad valorem; snuff, per lb, ss; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s Gd ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubit' loot, 2s Gd; do powder and*wrisl_ing powder, do, Gd ; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is ; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmeg.-', mixed and ground spices, p-r lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not cxc edtug tho 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, Gd ; starch and blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account books per cubic foot, Is; steel, per cwt, Is; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, ld; sulphur, per cwt. Is; swords, each, ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s Gd. Tacks, per cwi, 4s; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles mrs, or tins, ncr cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, Is; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; tea, do, Gd ; tinware, per cwt, 49; timber, sawn, the 100 feefc superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000,1s; do, palings, tho 100,1s; 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 timo 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, Gd. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, ss. Varnish, p_r gallon, Gd ; vermicelli, per cubic foot. 2s. Gd ; vinegar per gallon, Gd. Weighing ma bines, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting and chalk, per cwt. Is ; wine, in w_od and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, at the temperature of GO degrees of Fahrenheit's thermomeier the gallon: or tor six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s ; wine, ginger, do, 4s; woollen manufactures, not otherwise enum. rated, and all articles made of wool mixed with auy other materials, the cubic foot, od. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt. Is ; do manufactures, nofc otherwise described, do, 4d. List of Exemi? _tok_. — Anchors ; anvils ; blacksmiths' bellows ; blasting powder; bottles of all kinds, empty ; cabin furnituro 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 fths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper and composition rod, bolts, sheathing, and nails ; coriander seels; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans and windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipos and tiles ; emery cloth ; earth and p. tent water closets; felt, for sheathing ; filters; fire engines nnd hose; fish oil in bulk; forges; guspipes and machinery, and all material wh eh may be specially imported for ihe construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmet, for fire brigades; indiarubber sheets ; iron bndg.s, and all material which may he 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, huts, screws, and castings for ships; iron weighbridges for carts; lard; lawn mowers; liuic 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; machinery 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, bells, and furniture, specially imported for places or public worship; passengers' baggage; priming machinery, presses, typo, and materials, printing ink and paper; 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 inches in circumference; sailcloth; sewing machines; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriages; soJa ash end caustic soda; sodawater ra -.chines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins ; tallow ; telescopes ; theodolites ; wfetsh movements and parts of unfinished watches ; water pipes not otherwise described; and all material which may be specially imported for tho purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wiro ropes for ships' U£6 ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.