THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 342, 18 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 bottlej is 3d per gallon ; do. do. do., in bulk, Is per gallon; almonds, in shell, Id per 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, Id 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, id per lb; do, in bottles, jorq, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolsacks, empty, Is 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 : bel- ! lows, Is per cubic foot ; bicarbonate and carbonate of soda 2s per cwt ; biscuits, plain and unsweet- | ened, 3s per cwt; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, Is per cubic foot ; blacklead, Is do ; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do; boots, ! shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and liceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laceup, 5s do: do, shooting, 5s do ; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s 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 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, 1b per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do ; carriage 0 , carts, drays, and waggons, 6 per cent, ad valorem : carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair ; catsup, 2s fid per cubic foot ; cement and plaster of Paris, Is 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, and pariaa ware, Is per cubic foot; Chin* preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6dihr 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 nnd cuffs, of paper, os do ; combs, Is do ; composition gas piping, la per cwt ; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot ; copper manufactures, not otherwire de?cribcd, 4s 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, not otherwise described, and all articles made of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s por cubic foot ; cotton counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tartar, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot ; curry powder and paste, 2s fld do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 5s do; dyes, 3s rlo. 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 nnd tins, 2s per cwt ; floorcloth, Is por cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do ; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do ; do, dried, Id poi lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; fuvs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d 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 ar.d with lamps, Is do; glassware, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, Is per cubic foot ; grindery, Is do ; gutta percha manufactures, not being apparel, Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, 6s per cubic foot ; hair seating, Is do ; hair cushions, 6d do; hams, Id per lb ; haraess, 2s per cubic foot; 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, os per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is per cubic foot ; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, Is per cwt ; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; iron, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, Bpo ting, rivets, washers, screw nails, and wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; iapiinncd 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 shoe makers' wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and piping, Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s 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, Is do ; linen mau ufactures, not othorwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, 6s do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, Is do; liqueurs, 12s per gallou ; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot; looking glasses, Is do. Maccaroni, 2s Gd per cubic foot; maizona and corn flour, Is do ; malt, 6d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, Is do; •marbles, (toys), Is do ; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mots (door mat>), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, Cd do ; mattrasses, spring, 6d do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s 6d do ; inillinery, not otherwise described, 6s do ; musical instruments, Is do ; mustard, 2s 6d do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa huts; 1b per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, mineral, 6d per gallon ; oil, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon ; olives, 2s 6d per cubic foot; opium, £lper lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2s 6d do. | Fain-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 burley, per cwt, Is; pearl ash, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, split, per cwt, Is; pepper and pimento, ungrcmnd, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, por cubic font, 2s 6d ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic loot, tfJ ; percussion caps, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwise de-cribed, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, othor than chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 2s Cd; picturo frames, do, Is ; pipes, tobneco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel, Is ; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10 ; 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.

Easpberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rice per cwt, 2s ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6d rugs, ■woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, per cwt, Is ; safes, iron, do, 4s ; sago, in bulk, do 2s : do, in bottle or canister, per cubic foot, 3s ; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s ; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d ; saltp-tre, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausnge 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 p-.r cent, ad valorem : snuff, per lb, ss : soap, common c 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 Sykes' 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 j 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 6i 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, 6d ; tinware, per cwt, 4s ; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, Is ; do, palings, tbc 100, Is ; do posts, 4s ; do, rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d; 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 ftincy 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, ss. Varnish, pir gallon, 6d ; vermicelli, per cubio foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar, per gallon, Gd. Weighing machines, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting and chalk, per cwt, 1» ; wine, in wv;od i»nd 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, 43 ; woollen manufactures, not otherwise enumerated, nnd all urticles made of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, sd. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, 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 cables and shackles over -Jibs of an inch diameter ; I cheese presses ; chums ; 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 pipes and tiles ; emery cloth ; earth and pntent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire engines nnd hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and all material whJch may be specially imported for the construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmets for fire brigades ; iodiarubber 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, tvnd 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, nud 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 of public worship ; passengers' baggngn ; printing 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 ; 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; eailcloth ; sewing machines ; ships' blocks ; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriages ; soda ash and caustic soda ; sodawater machines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam 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 constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' use ; -wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles