THE CUSTOMS TABLET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 352, 30 June 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TABLET.

The following is the Customs Tariff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs: — Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider, andpesry, m bottle, ls 3d por 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; am-munition-sporting powder, 6d per lb ; apparel, nofc otherwise described, 5s per cubic foofc; 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, id per lb; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsenic, 4s tbe cwt. i Bacon, and haras, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, 1 s 6d per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, 6d per cubic foot baking powder, ls per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4a per cwfc: bellows ls per cubic foot; bicarbbnate and carbonate ofsodn, 2s per cwt; biscuits, pla"n and unsweetened, 3s per cwt; do, fancy, Is per cubic foofc; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, ls per cubic foot; hlaculead, ls do; blankets ftnd rugs, 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do; boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, racn's common watertight and laceup, aud diggers long, 3s do; do, youth's' watertight and laceup, os do; do, shooting, 5s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do; brass, and brass manufactures, ds per cwt; brushwaro and brooms, ls per cubic foofc ; buckers, of wood, 2s per dozen ; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, Id perlb. Candied peel, 3d per lb ; candles, tallow, _A do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Bd per cubic foot; caps, apparel 3s do; cips, 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 .Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do; carriages, carts, drays, and^waggons, 6 per cent, ad valorem; carnage 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 cwfc ; chcert, Id per lb ; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and parian ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s Cdp-r cubic foot ; c-ears, os per lb ; cocoa, 3d do; coffee, raw, 3d do ; do, roasted, 5d do ; do, essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot; collars and cuffs, of paper, 5s do ; combs, ls do ; composition gas piping, ls per cwt ; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot ; copper manufactures, nofc other wire described, 4a per cwt ; copying presses, 4s do ; cordage, throe inches in circumference and under, 3s do ; cordials, 12s per gallon ; clocks and watches, £10 per £100 value; cotton manufactures, nofc 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, Is per- cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s 6d do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, 1 8 each; drapery, not otherwise described, 5s 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, ls do enamelled cloth, 6s do; essences, flavouring, 2s 6d do. Fish, dried, pickled, or anlted, 2s per cwt; do, potted and preserved, 2s 6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s 6d do ; fish, red herrings, in casks and tins, 28 per cwt; floorcloth. Is per cubic foot; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s Od do ; do, dried, Id pet lb ; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, 6d per cubic foot; furs, 6s do. Gelatine, 2s 6d per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s fld do ; gloss, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimney*, 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. Hardwaro, 4a 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 ; hollow*re, 4s por cwt ; hops, ld per lb ; horseshoes, ls p*r ewt; hosiery, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, la per cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, ls per emt ; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do; iron hurdles, 4s do; ir on,0 n, galvanised Sneets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washera, screw nails, and wire netting, lsdo ; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, Is (Jd per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 3b 0d per cubic foofc ; japanned and lnoquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per sl<X) value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, la per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per ewt; lasts, and shoe makers' wooden pegs, ls per cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and piping, Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4a do ; leather, sole, per lb; do, other kinds, ld do; do, bags, 6s per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, nofc otherwise described, ls do ; linen man ufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, 6s do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, Is do; liqueurs, 19s per gallon; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foofc; looking glasses, Is do. Maccaroni, ts fld per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, ls do ; malt, 0d per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4a per cubi« foot; mante'pieees, lsdo; marbles, (toys), la do; marble or alabaster ornaments, ls do; matohes and wax vestas, ls do; mots (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kinds, Od do ; mattrasses, spring, fld do ; meats, potted »nd preserved, 2s 6d do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 6s do; musical instruments, ls do; mustard, 2s fld do. "Nails, of iron, ld per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, ls per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, fld per gallon; do, do, in bottle, 2s fld per cubic foot; do, mineral, fld per gallon ; oil, in bottle, Js fld per cubic foot ; do, perfumed, 2s fld do ; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, fld per gallon ; olives, 2s fld per cubic foot ; opium, £1 per lb ; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, , 2soddo. , Pain-killer, per cubio foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cwt, Sb. ; paper, writing, per cubic , foot, ls; do, wrapping, and bags, do, Is; do, b«-»ffing_, do, li ; papier mache ware, do, ls ; pearl bar!«y, p« ctrt, ls ; pearl ash, per cubic foot, j 3b; ps^B*, split, per *wt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, ld; ditto, ewyenne, per cubic foot, 2s fld ; d; ground, per lb, 3d ; perambulators, , per oubie foot, 6d ; permission caps, per thousand. ls perfumery, »ot otherwise described, and toilet -vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s fld; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photogr»phi« goods, other than * chemicals, do, Is; pickles, 3s fld; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacco, do, Ss; pitch, per barrel, ■ ls ; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10; plated, wjure, Zper lb, 3d,; pork, salted, per •. cwt,. 2s; portmanteaus,, per cubic, foot, ls;'pre- - - 'served .Beiips/doj 2b 0d; prunes, in glass jets, pei ' lb. 14.'

Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d ; rice per cwfc, 2s ; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6d rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 2s ; sad irons, per cwt, ls; 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; salfcp tre, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foofc, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cwfc, 4s ; sashes, window, the pair, ls ; scrim cloth, per cubic foofc, ls ; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s ; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, ss ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic fcot, ss ; silver cups for presentation, £10 pir cent, ad -valorem ; snuff, per lb, ss ; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6cl ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif loot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, Gd ; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is'; 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 not cxc cdine the strength of proof by Sykes' hydrometer, ana so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, per gallon, 12s; spirits of tar, do, 6d; stnrch and j blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account- books, j per cubic foot, Is ; steel, per cwt, ls ; sugar, j treacle, and molasses, the lb, ld; sulphur, per cwfc, 1s ; swords, each, os ; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwt, 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles iar3, or tins, ncr cubic foot, 2s 6d; tar, the barrel, ls; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; tea, do, 6d ; tinware, por cwfc, 4s ; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, ls ; do, shingles nnd laths, tho 1000, Is ; do, palings, the 100, ls ; do poata, 4s ; do, rails, do, 2s; tobacco, per lb, 2s 6d; do, for sheepwash, subject to its being rendered unfit for human consumption, aud to such regulations as the Commissioner of Customs shall from time to time prescribe in that behalf, do, 3d ; do juico, do do, do, 3d; tools, carpenters' and others, not otherwise described, per cwt, 4s ; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, per cubic foot, 1s ; trousers, moleskin and cord, do, 3s ; do, woollen cord, do, 3s; trusses, do, 3s; twine, per cwt. 2s; tubs, of wood, tho nest, 2s; turpentine, the gallon, 6d. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot-, ss. "Varnishj.per gallon, 6d; -vermicelli, per cubic foofc, 28. Cd ; vinegar, per gallon, Gd. Weighing ma -limes, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, ls; whiting and chalk, per cwt, ls ; wine, in w^od and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, at the temperature of 00 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 another materials, the cubic foot, sd. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, ls ; do manufactures, nofc 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 fit tin <js 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 pipes and tiles ; emery cloth ; earth and patent water closets; felt, for sheathing; filters; fire engines and hose; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and all material wh : ch may be specially imported i'or 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, wharves, jetties, or pntent slips ; iron — rod, bolt, bar, hoop, black sheet, and pig; iron lamp posts ; iron tanks ; iron plates, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, nnd castings for ships ; 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 quartz crushing; machinery for mills and looms; machinery for steam vessels ; machinery for wood and hay pressing; machine saws; maps and charts ; medals, j^old 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; printing machinery, presses, type, and materials, printing ink and paper ; printed books, paper, and music ; ploughs and harrows ; pumps and othor apparatus for raising water; putty; railway plant, aud 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 nofc otherwiso described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for cart 3 and carriages; soda ash and caustic soda; sodawater machines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper ; Bulphuric acid; tarpaulins; tallow; telescopes; theodolites; watch movomonts and parts of unfinished watches ; water pipes not otherwise described ; and all material which may bo specially imported for the purposo of constructing water works; wood hurdles; wire ropes for ships' use ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.