THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 349, 26 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 ffa-lon; almonds, in shell, Id per lb; do, shelled, 3dperlb; alum, 3s per cubic foot; ammunition—sporting powder, Cd per lb ; apparel, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; apples, dried, Id p»r 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,' £d per lb; do, in bottles, jars, or tins 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and wooipaeks, empty, Is 6d per cubic foot, baskets and wickcrware, 6d per cubic foot baking powder Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: Icllows Is per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate of sod.>, 2s per cwt; biscuits, pla-'n and unsweetened, 3s per cwt; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, Is per cubic foot ; blaeklerul, Is do; blankets and rugs, 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, os do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, shf es. slippers, and goloshes, os do ; boots, men's common watertight and Uceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laceup, osdo: do, shooting, 5s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, osdo; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushwarc nnd brooms, Is per cubic foot; buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen; buckets and tub?, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, Id per lb. Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candles, tallow, Jd do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Od per cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; cips, percussion, 1g per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bugs, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 28 do ; do, of hemp, coir, orjnt»», Is do ; earraway seeds, 2s Gd do ; earringc*, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair; catsup, 2s G<i per cubic foot; cement and plaster of Paris, Is per barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, gtha of an inch diameter and under, 2a per cwt ; cheese, ' d per lb ; chicory, 3d do; ehinn, porcelain, and piriaa ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6d p r cubic foot ; c : gars, 5s per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; coffee, raw, 3d do ; do, roasted, od do ; do. ossence of, 2s Gd per cubic foot; collars find cuffs, of paper, 6s do; combs, Is do; composition gas p : pi"g, Is p"r cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; c-pper 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 por £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, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2a fid 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; engrevings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 6s do; essences, flavouring, 2s Gd do. fish, dried, pickled, or snltcd, 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 per cubic foot : Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s Cd do; do, dried, lcl f.oi lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot ; furs, 6s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s Gd do ; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for acd 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 apparci. Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt; haberdashery, 5s per cubic foot; hair seating, Is do; hair cushion", Gd do; haras, Id per lb ; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do, men's, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do; hollownre, 4s per cwt; hops, Id per lb; horseshoes, Is per cwt; hos-icry, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is por cubic foot ; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, Is per cwt ; iron gate 3 and gate posts, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4s do ; ir o n, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw nails, and wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6d per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, nnd marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foot; japrnncd and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, and lump wick', Is per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoo makers' wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and piping. Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags.. 5s per cubic foot; do, loggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do ; linen man ufuclures, not otherwise described, and oil articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, os do; linseed meal, 3s do; iithographs, Is do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon; liquorice, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; looking glasses, Is do. Maccarom, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena 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, 6d do ; mattrasses, spring, Gd do ; meftts, potted and preserved, 2s Gd do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 5s do; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, 2s 6d do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, Is per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gaUon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, mineral, Gd per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, Gd per gallon ; olives, 2s 6d per cubic foot; opium, £lpcr lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2s Gd do. Paiu-killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cwt, 28. ; paper, writing, per cubic foot, Is; do, wrapping, and bags, do, la; do, hanging?, do, la ; papier macho ware, do, Is ; pearl barley, per cirt, Is ; pe\rl ash, per cubic foot, 3s ; peas, split, per cwt, la ; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; do, ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6.1 ; percussion cap«, per thousand. Is perfumery, not otherwise de-cribed, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s Gd; photographic chemicals, do, 3fl ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do, 1s ; pickles, 2a 6d ; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacc*, do, 2s; pitch, per barrel, Is ; plnte, gold and surer, for every £100 value, £10 ; plated ware, per lb, 3d ; ■poti, galted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; pre--Borre d; «oups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id.

i Baspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rice per cwt, 2s ; dr.to, ground, per cubic foot, 29 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 cu'ic foot, 3s; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s ; sa3h weights, per cwt, '2s 6d ; saltp- tre, do, 2s ; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s : suuccs, do, 2s Cd ; sausage machines, per cwfc, 4s j sh?lics, window, the pair, Is; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, narj, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s: do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, 6s ; shot, per cvt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 pvr cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, os ; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif toot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, Cd ; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is ; sp : ecs, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmeg*, mixed and ground spices, por lb, 3d; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of auy strength not esc eding the strength of proof by Sykes' hydrometer, and so on in proportion for auy 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; tteol, per cwt, Is; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, Id; sulphur, per cwt. Is; swords, each, os; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cw', 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2a ; do, in boLtles iarj, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; tar, the barrel, Is; tartaric acid, per lb, Id; tea, do, Cd ; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 fcefc superficial, Is ; do, shingles and laths, ths 1000, Is; do, palings, the 100, Is; 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 timo to time prescribe in that behalf, do, 3d; do juice, do do, do, 3d; tools, carpenlers' and others, not otherwise described, per cwt, 4s ; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, Is; trousevs, moleskin and cord, do, 3s; do, woollen j cord, do, 3s ; truss?s, 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. Od ; vinegar per gallon, 6d. Weighing rna-hiue;?, per cwt, 43; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting and uha'ik, per cwt, Is ; wine, in wuod 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 bottle 3, or twolvo reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 4s ; wine_, ginger, do, 4s; woollen manufactures, not otherwise enumerated, and nil articles made of wool mixed with auy other materials, the cubic foot, sd. i iJinc sheets, tiles, rjdging, guttering, piping, and roll, tho cwt, Is ; do manufactures, not otherwise described, do, 4d. List of Exemptions. — Anchora; anvils; bla-ksmiMis' bellows; blasting powder; bottles of all kinds, empty; cabin furniture and effects which have been, in use, and not imported for sale; canary seed; caniago springs, mountings, and trimmings; carriage fittings of iron; chain c>tble3 and shackles over fths of an inch diameter ; cheese presses ; churns ; cotton waste ; copper and composition rod, bolt?, sheathing, and nails ; coriander feels; corn sieves and riddles; chaffcutter; 1 ; crab winches; cranes'; capstans and windlasses ; disinfecting fluids ; drainage pipes and tiles; emery cloth ; earth and patent water cioscts ; felt, for sheathing ; filters ; fire engines and hose ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; ga&pipos ami machinery, and all material wlreh mny bo specially imported for (he construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmets for fire brigades ; indiarubber sheets ; iron bridges, and all material which may r-e specially imported for tho construction of bridges, wharves, jetties, or patent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sheet, and pig : iron lamp posts; iron tanks; iron plates, rivets, bolts, huts, screws, and eastings for ships ; iron weighbridges for carts; lard; lawn mowers: lime juice; machinery for ogiicultural purposes ; machinery for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartzcrushing ; machinery for mills ana looms ; machinery for steam vessels ; machinery for wood and liny pressing; machine saws; maps and charts; medals, gold and silver, prize; mouldings, gilt ; nicotine ; oil, coeoanut, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, harmoniums, bulls, and furniture, specially imported for places or public worship ; passengers baggage ; printing machinery, presses, ty.ie, and materials, printing ink ar.d pnper ; printed book«, paper, and music ; ploughs nnd 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 abovo three inches in circumference; sailcloth ; sewing machines ; ships' blocks ; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriages ; so la ash and caustic soda ; soda water machines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of 6team engines ; sulphate of copper ; sulphuric acid ; tarpaulins ; tallow ; telr-ecopes ; theodolites ; watch movements and parts of un-fiui.-hi'd watches ; water 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' u^e ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.