THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 348, 25 June 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

The following is tho Customs Tariff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs:— Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider, and pc- ry, 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, Gd per lb ; 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, nnd boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, _d per lb; do, in bot tics, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, nnd hams, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sneks, and woolpacks, empty, Is 6d per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, Gdper cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwfc: bellows. Is per cubic foot; bicarbonate nnd carbonnle of soda, 2s per cwt; biscuits, plain and unsweetened, 3s per cwt; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot; do Abernethy, nnd arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blacklead, Is do ; blankets nnd rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hats, trimmed, os do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and laceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do ; do, youths' watertight and laceup, Gs do : do, shooting, os 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, ld per lb. Cundicd 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, Is per thousand; cards, plnying, Gd per pack; carpet bngs, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do ,- do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do ; carriages, enrts, drays, and waggons, 5 per ceut. nd valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair ; catsup, 2s 6 1 per cubic foot; cement and plaster cf Paris, Is por barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, „!ks of an inch di_mcter and under, 2s per cwt ; cheese, Id per lb ; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and p-irian wnre, la per cubic foot; Chiua preserves (not being fruit), os do ; chocolate, 3d per lb ; chutney, 2s 6d p r cubic foot ; c'gars, 6s per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; cofl'oe, raw, 3d do; do, roasted, 5d do; do. essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot; collars and cuffs, of paper, 5s do ; combs, Is do ; composition gas piping, Is per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 4s per cwt; cop-ring presses, 4s do; cordngc, three inches in circumference and under, 3s do; cordials, 12s per gallon ; clocks and watches, £10 per £100 value; cotton manufactures, not ot ..erwi c described, and all articles made of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s por cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s do; cream of tartar, ld per lb ; Ti'.-fc bottles, 1 s per cubic foot ; curry powder and pas .c, 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, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do; essences, flavouring, 2s 6d do. Pish, dried, pickled, or 'salted, 2s per cwt; do, potted and preserved, 2s Gd *cr cubic foot; fish pnste, 2s 6d do ; fis... red herrings, in casks nnd tins, 2s per cwt; floorcloth, Is per cubic foot; Foifav sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s Gd do; do, dried, ld pei. lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; furs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s Gd per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s Gd do ; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superfic'al feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; glooes and chimnej.s, for atd with lamps, Is do; glassware, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, la per cubic foot ; grindery, Is do ; gutta percha manufactures, not being apparel, Is ao. Hardware, 4s per cwt; haberdashery, os per cubic foot ; hair seating, Is do; hair cushions, Gd do; hams, ldperlb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do, men's, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do; hollownre, 4s per cwt; hops, ld per lb; horseshoes, Is per cwt; hosie -.-, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is per cubic foot; iron fi-ncing wire, staples nnd 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, epo ting, rivets, washers, screw nails, nnd wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams,, jellies, nnd marmnlade, 2s Gdper cubic foot ; iapunncd 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; Insts, nnd shoo makers' woodrn pegs, Is per cubic foot ; lend — sheet, pig, and pipicg, Is per cwfc; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, ldperlb; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do ; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do ; liucn man ufacturcs, not otherwise described, nnd 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 Gd per cubic foot ; looking glasses, Is do. Maccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot; inaizena nnd corn flour, Is do ; malt, 6d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantc'pieees, Jsdo; marbles, (toys), Is do ; marblo or alabaster ornaments, la 'do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mots (door mnte), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, Od do ; mattrnsses, spring, Od do ; meats, potted nnd preserved, 2s Gd do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 5s do ; musical instruments, la do; mustard, 2s Gd do. Noils, 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 Gd per cubic foot; do, mineral, 6d per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s Gd do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do; do, not otherwise described, Gd per gallon; olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot; opium, £lpur lb; do, tincturo'of, 3s per cubic foot; oysters, preserved, 2s 0d do. Pain-killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cttrt, 25.; paper, writiug, per cubic foot, Is; do, wrapping, and bags, do, Is; do, hangings, do, Is ; papier mache ware, do, Is ; pearl barley, per cwt, Is; peirl ftsh, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, split, per cirt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, ld; ditto, cayenne, per cubic font, 2s Gd ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6d ; percussion caps, per thousand. Is perfumery, not otherwise deicribed, and toilet vinegar, per cubit foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3s; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do. Is; pickles, 2s Gd; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacco, do, _s; pitch, per barrel, Is ; plate, gold ard silver, for every £100 value, £10 j plated ware, per lb, 3d ; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s ; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is ; prcserved^oups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass 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 bulb, do 2s ; do, in bottle or canister, per cu'dc foot, 3s; sago and tapioca, in jars do, 4s; sash weights, per cwt, 2s Cd ; saltp tre, do, 2s ; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s; sauces, do, 2s Gd; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s ; sashes, window, tho pair, Is ; scrim cloth, per cubic foot. Is; shirts, ravy, serge, a,id Scotch twill, do, 3a ; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, ss ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic Cot, oa: silver cups for presentation, £10 p-r cent, ad valorem; snuff, per lb, ss; soap, commonc por cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and farcy, per cubif foot, 2s Gd ; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is; spices, cassia, einnnmon, coves, ginger inaeo, nutmeg', mixed and ground spices, p;-r lb, 3d; spirits, and strong waters of evory kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not oxc eding the strength of proof bySyke-,' hydrometer, nnd so on in proportion for any greater'strength than tho strength of proof, per gallon, 12s; spirits of tav, do, Gd; starch nnd blue, 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, per cwt, ds ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles iars, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; tor, the barrel, Is; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; tea, do, 6d; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000,1s; do, palings, the 100,1s; do posts, -is; do; rails, do, 2s ; tobacco, per lb, 2s Gd ; do, for sheepwasli, subject to its being rendered unlit for human consumption, and lo such regulations as the Commissioner of Customs shall from time to time prescribe in (hat behalf/ do, 3d ; do juie<>, do do, do, 3d ; tools, carpenters' nnd others, not otherwise described, per cwt, 4s; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, Is; trousers, moleskin nnd 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 nnd parasols, per cubic foot, os. Vnrrsish, p.-r gallon, 6d; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar per gnllon, Gd. Weighing mn bines, per cwt, 4s ; whips nnd wnlki-g stick--, per cubic foot, Is; whiting nnd cha-k. per cwt, Is ; wine, in w-od nnd bottlo, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, at the teinprrature of GO degree-- 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; md nil articles made of wool mixed with another materials, the cubic foot, sd. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, Is ; do manufactures, not otherwife described, do, 4d. List of Exemptions. — Anchors; anvils; blavksruiths' bellows; blasting powder; bottles of all kinds, empty; cabin furniture and effects which havo been in uso, and not imported for sale; canary seed"; carriage springs, mountings, nnd trimmings ; carriage fittings of iron ; chain cables nnd shackles over $ths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses; churns; cotton wasto; copper nnd composition rod, bolts, sheathing, and nulls ; coriander see?s; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutters : crab winches ; cran-*3 ; capstans and windlnsses; disinfecting fluids; drainage pipes and tiles; tmery cloth; earth and pntent water closets; fe'fc, fur sheathing; filters; fire engines nnd hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and ti,l i material wlreh may be specially imported for the const-uction of gasworks; hayrnkes; helmets for fire brigndes ; indiarubber sheets ; iron bridges, nnd nil material which may be specially imported for the construction of bridges, wharves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sheet, and pig; iron lampposts; iron tanks ; iron plntes, rivets, bolts, huts, screws, nnd actings for ships; iron weighbridges for carts; lard; lawn mowers; lime juice; machinery for cgricultural purposes ; ma-chine-y fur boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartz crushing; machinery fur mills nnd 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, type, and mntcrials, printing ink and paper ; printed books, paper, and music ; ploughs and harrows; pumps and other apparatus for raising water; ptitly; railway plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the con-truction 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, slate*-, and apparatus; shafts for carts and carriages ; sola ash nnd caustic soda ; sodawater m -chines; 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 ; wator pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may bo specially imported for the purpose of constructing water works; wood hurdles; wire ropes for ships' uto; wooden spokes Cr wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.