THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 344, 21 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 gallon; almonds, in shell, ld per lb; do, shelled, 3d per lb; alum, 3s per cubic foot; ammunition—sporting powder, 6d perlb; apparel, not otherwise described, 5s 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, *d per lb; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsenic, 4a the cwt. Bacon, and hams, ld per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, Is 6d per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, 6dper 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, ls per cubic foot; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, ls per cubic foot ; blacklead, la 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 Uceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laceup, 6s do; do, shooting, 6s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 6s do ; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushware and brooms, ls per cubic foot ; buckets, of wood, 2a per dozen ; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, ld per lb. Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candles, tallow, _d do, do, other than tallow, ld do; capers, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do; <wps, percussion, ls per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do ; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, ls do ; carraway seeds, 2a 6d do ; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem ; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair ; catsup, 2s 6d 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, and pariaa ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves (nofc being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6dner cubic foot ; cigars, 5s per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; coffee, row, 3d do ; do, roasted, 6d do ; do, essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot; collars and cuffs, of paper, 6s do ; combs, ls do ; composition gas piping, ls per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 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 per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tartar, ld per lb ; cruet bottles, ls per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s 6d do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, ls each; drapery, nofc otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, and druggists' sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do ; duck, 6s do ; dyes, 3s do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engravings, prints, drawings, pain tings, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do; essences, flavouring, 2s 6d do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwfc ; do, potted and preserved, 2s 6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 28 6d do ; fish, red herrings, in casks and tins, 2s per cwfc ; floorcloth, la per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do ; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d do ; do, dried, ld por lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; furs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s 6d do ; glass, crown and sheet, ls per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, ls per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for and with lamps, ls do; glassware, lsdo; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, ls per cubic foot ; grindery, ls do ; gutta percha manufactures, not being apparel, ls do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, 6s per cubic foot ; hair seating, ls do ; hair cushions, 6d do; hams, ld per lb ; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do ; do, men's, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do ; holloware, 4s 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 ana apparatus, ls per owt ; 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 nails, and wire netting, lsdo; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foofc ; japanned and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwfc ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, ls per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwfc; lasts, and shoe makers' wooden pegs, ls per cubic foofc ; lead — sheet, pig, and pipicg, lsper cwfc; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, _d per lb ; do, other kinds, ld do ; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do ; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, ls do ; linen man ufuctures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, os do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, ls do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot; looking glasses, ls do. Maccaroni, 2s Cd per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, ls do ; malt, 6d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foofc; mantelpieces, lsdo; marbles, (toys), ls do ; marble or alabaster ornaments, la do; matches and wax vestas, ls do; mats (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, 6d do ; mattrasses, spring, 6d do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s 6d do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 6s 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, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s Cd per cubic foot ; do, mineral, 6d per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Cd per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2a Cd do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon ; olives, 2s Cd 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, ls; do, wrapping, and bags, do, ls; do, hangings, do, ls; papier mache ware, do, ls; pearl barley, per cwt, ls ; pearl 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, Gd ; percussion caps, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographio goods, other* than chemicals, do, ls; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frames, do, ls ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s ; pitch, per barrel, Is; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10 ; plated ware, per lb, 3d ; pork, salted, per cwt, 28; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; preserved soups, do, 2s Od ; prunes, in glasa jars, per lb, ld.

Raspberry 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; saltpetre, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s ; sashes, window, the pair, ls ; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, ls; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s ; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, 6s ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, 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 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d ; soda, crystals, per cwt, ls ; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground spices, per lb, 3d; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength nofc excseding 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 ; stationery and account books, per cubic foot, ls; steel, per cwt, ls; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, ld; sulphur, per cwt, ls; swords, each, ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwt, 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles iars, or tins, ncr cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, Is; tartano acid, per lb, Id; tea, do, 6d ; tinware, per cwt, 4s ; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, ls; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, ls ; do, palings, the 100, ls ; 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 fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, ls; 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, 6s. Varnish, per gallon, 6d ; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar, per gallon, 6d. Weighing machines, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting and chalk, per icwfc, Is ; wine, in wood 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 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 all articles made of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, 6d. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, ls ; do manufactures, not otherwise described, do, 4d. List op Exemptions. — Anchors; anvils; blacksmiths' bellows ; blasting powder; bottles of all kinds, empty; cabin furniture and effects which have been in use, and nofc 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, sheathing, and nails ; coriander seeds; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters; crab winches; cranes; capstans and windlasses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipes and tiles ; emery cloth ; earth and patent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gospipes and machinery, and all material which may be specially imported for the construction of gasworks; hayrakes ; helmets for fire brigades ; indiarubber sheets ; iron bridges, and all material which may be specially imported for the construction of bridges, wbarves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sheet, and pig ; iron lamp posts ; iron tanks ; iron plates, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, and castings for Bhips ; iron weighbridges for carts ; lard ; lawn mowers ; lime juice; machinery for agricultural purposes ; machinery for boring, brick and tilo making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartzcrushing; 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, cocoanufc, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bells, and furniture, specially imported for places oi public worship; passengers' baggage; 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 inches in circumference; sailcloth; 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 bo specially imported for tho purposo of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' use ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.