THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 353, 1 July 1869, Page 4

THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

The following is the Customs Tariff, including tbe latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs: — Aid porter, beer of all sorts, cider, and pesry, m bottle, 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, Cd per lb ; apparel, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; apples, dried, Id per lb ; apothecaries' wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot ; arms — firearms, 5s eocb ; 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 the cwf. Bacon, and hams, Id per lb ; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolsacks, empty, Is 6d per cubic foot , baskets and wickerware, 6dper cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot ; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, Is per cubic foot ; bicarbonate and carbonate of soda, 2s per cwt ; biscuits, plain 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 ; blacklead, Is do; blaniets and rugs, 3s do ; bonDets and hats, trimmed, 6s do: do, unlrimmed, 3s do: b:>ots, shoes, slippers, and golosbes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and luceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do; do, youths' watertight and laceup, 6s do: do, snooting, os do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do ; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushwarc 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, id do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Cd per cubic foot ; caps, apparel, 3s do ; c .ps, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, Gd per pack; carpetbags, 3s per cubic foot; carpets, woollc-n, 2s do; do, of hemp, coir, or jute .Is do ; carraway seeds, 23 Gd do ; carriage?, carts, drays, and_waggons, 6 per «ent. ad valorem ; carriage and cart wheels, os per pair ; catsup, 2s 6<\ per cubic foot; cement and plaster of Paris, Is per barrel ; chains, except gold and silver, iftlis 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 (not being fruit), os do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6dp-.r cubic foot ; c : gars, os per lb ; cocoa, 3d do ; coffee, raw; 3d do ; do, roasted, 5d do ; do, essence of, 2s Gd 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, 4a 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, aud all articles made of ''cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s do ; cream of tnrtar, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s fid 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 do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engraving?, prints^ drawings, painting?, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do; os'je'ncos, flavouring, 23 Gd do. . Fish, dried, pickled, or Bnlled, 2s per cwt; do, potted and preserved, 2s Cd per cubic foot ; fish paste, 2s fid do ; fish, red herrings, in casks and tins, 2s per cwt ; noorcloth. Is per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in Syrup, 2s 6d do; do, dried, Id per lb ; furniture and. cabinet ware, of wood, Gd per cubic foot ; ftirs, 5s do. Gelatine, 2s fld per cubic foot; ginger, proserved, 2s fid do ; glftss, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet; do, plato, Is per cubic foot; globes nnd chimnejs,' for and with lamps, Is do; glassware, Is do; £lue, 9s p«r cwt; groats, prepared, Is per eubi« fbot ; grindery, Is do ; gutta percba manufactures, not being tppArel, Is do. Hardware, 4s per #«t ; haberdashery, 5s per cubic foot; hair Setting, Is do; hair cushions, Gd do; hams, Id pet lb ; hnrness, ts per cubic root; hats, 38 do; do, m«n*9, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do ; hollo^ftre, *3 per »wt; hops, Id per lb; horseshoes, Is p'«r «wt; horieTj, 6s p*r •übi« fbot. Ink, trriti*£, Is pef cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples ««1 standards, strßiftitif posts «nd apparatus. Is per ♦* t ; iron f#te3 and f*ti post*, 4s do ; iron hurdles, 4& do; ir o n,. galvanised Bhe«r,s, tiles, ridging, guttering , ijpo tine, rivets, washers, acrew nails, and wire netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do ; isinglass, 2s 6tl per cubic foot. Jams, jellied, tnd marmalade, Is 9d per cubic foot ; jepanned *nd Inaquereil metal irarc, 4s per ewt ; jewelry, 910 per mOO value. Lamps, lanterns, and Ismp wi«k, Is per cubit foot; lamp black, ft per ewt; lusts, Imd stioo makers' troodrn p*gs, Is per cubic foot ; leadsheet, pig, and pipisßi Is per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise de**ribed, 4s do ; leather, sole, do, other iinds, Id do; do, bags, 6s per cubi# foot ; do, loggings, 5e do ; do, manufactured, not otberwis* described, Is do.; linWft man ufnetures, n«it otherwise described, and nil articles made of linen mixed •with Any other materials, 5a do; linsee.d mrtl, Ss do; lithograph*, Is do; liqueurs, lft ft* § allot! ; liquorice, 2b 6d per cubi« foot ; looking glasses. It do. Mactaroni, Is 6d per *übi* foot ; tnaieena and corn flour, Is do ; malt, <W per bushel; mangles, (patent), 48 pet «übi» foot; inafctc'pietcs, Is do; marbles, (toy*), Is do; *arble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matthesJ and wnx vestas, Is do; mots (door nvit«), Is do; matting, of cocoa ffbre and other kinds, W do; matfraascs, spring, 6d do; meat«, potted *»d presorted, 1 s fid do ; millinery, not otherwise described, os do ; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, Is ffd do. Nails, of iron, Id per ewt; nuts, of all kinds, except #o»oa nuts, Is per lb. Oil -tetpl able, in bulk, ftil per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, f» Sd p«* cubic root ; de, mineral, 6d per gallon ; oil, in bottle, Is Bd **r cubic foot ; do, perfumed, 2S fid do ; do, fcid lite*, in bottles, 2s Od do ; do, not otherwise described, (Jd per gallon ; olives, ts (5d per «übic foot ; opiam, £l per lb ; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2s Gd do. y*h: -killer, per enbic foot, 3s; paints and eoltmrt, Jiet flrt, fc. ; r-*p6'. writing, per cubic fbof, It; #0, wrrpjr«£, and b«£S, do, Is; do, tfhftfing^, <5», Is 1 pupier mtche ware, do, Id; p«rl bar^, »* #tt, Is ; pwrl ash, ppr cubic foot, Is; p«fts, «jplit, »c*#*t, 1*; pef per »r.d pimeato, angrau'id, p*t lft, Id; ditto, cayenne, p*- «ibi# fbot, flb #cl ; Aft, frevmd, ver lb, fid ; f-r*mbnktor9, fit c»tbi« footj 64 1 ptri*iMon Mp?, fer (h»uß«nd, is «ot •theTwise *e?»ir*d, «nd toilert vincg«f, pet «ibi» foot, fc 6d ; pbotojftapbi* chemical?, do, 8s ; f\«t«gT*pki» fo«d«, other tbaa ekenieds, do, 1»; pie%ln, 9s fld; picttv* frames, do, Is ; pipes, tob«««, do, Js ; pitch, pet fcaml, Is; plaie, fold a*rl ItlVer, for every #100 value, £10; pktedware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per ewt, 2s; portm«nt-f«»t, per cubic foot, Is; preserved.senpe, do, 8a Cd; prunes, in glass j*rs, per lb, Id, ' ; •

Baspberry 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 ; snfe3, 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 ; sallp tre, do, 2s ; sarsajiarilla, per cubic foot, 3s ; sauces, do, 2s 6d ; sausage machines, per cv.t, 4a ; sashes, window, the pair, Is ; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, os; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic Ciot, 6s; silTer cups for presentation, £10 pnr cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, ss ; soap, commonc per ewt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubil' toot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d ; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is ; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cioves, ginger, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground spices, pc-r lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong ■waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not esc eding tlie 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, Is; steel, per cwt, Is; sugar, treacle, aud molasses, the lb, 1d ; sulphur, per cwt. Is; swords, each, ss; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwf, 4s ; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s ; do, in bottles iars, or tins, Der cubic foot, 2s 6d; tar, the barrel, Is; tartanc acid, per lb, Id; tea, do, fid; tinware, par cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is; do, shingles and laths, the 1000, Is; do, palings, tlio 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 Cuvtoms shall from time to time prescribe in that behalf, do, 3d ; do juice, do do, do, 3d; tools, carpenters' and otbers, 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, 6d. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, os. Varnish, per gallon, Gd ; vermicelli, per cubic foot, 2s. Gd ; vinegar per gallon, 6d. Weighing ma lunes, per cwt, 4s; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, Is; whiting nnd chalk, per cwt, Is ; wine, in wcod nnd 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 tho gallon: or for six reputed quart bottles, or twolve reputed pint bottles, per gallon, 43 ; wine, ginger, do, 4s; woollen manufactures, not otherwise enumerated., and all articles made of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, sd. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, 1b ; do manufactures, not otherwise described, do, 4d. List of Exemptions.— Anchors ; anvils; blacksmiths' bellows; blas'ing powder; bottles of all kinds, empty ; cabin furnituro and effects which have been in use, and not imported for sale; canary seed; carriage springs, mountings, and trimmings; carringo fittings of iron; cbain cables and shackles over $ths of an inch diameter; cheese presses; churns; cotton waste; copper and composition rod, bolts, sheathing, and nulls; coriander see- is; corn sieves nnd 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; firo engines and hose; fish oil in bulk; forges; gaspipes and machinery, and all material wh'ch may be specially imported for the construction of gasworks; hayrakes; helmets for firo brigades; indiarubber 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 shoot, and pig : iron lamp posts; iron tanks; iron plntcs, rivets, bolts, buts, screws, nnd castings for ships ; iron weighbridges for carte; lard; lawn mowers: lime juice; machinery for agricultural purposes; machinery for boring, brick and tile making, pinning punching, sawing, shearing, turning, nud. quartz crushing; machinery for mills nnd looms; machinery for Steam vessels.; machinery for wood and hflj pressing; machine htifs; maps and •htrts ; medals, gold and silver, prize ; mouldings, (pit; nicotine; oil, cocoanut, olive, and palm, in bulk; opera glasses; organs, hnrmoniums, bells, and furniture, specially imported for plnce3 01 fublic worship; passengers' baggnge; prjn'ing 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 ; railwoy plant, and all materials which may be specially imported for the construction of railways and tramways ; resin ; renaettf; rope above Ihreo i- ches in circumference; sailcloth; sewing machines; ships' blocks; ship chandlery not otherwiso described ; school books, slates, and apparatus; shafts for carts nnd carriages ; soJft ash. imd caustic soda ; sodawntor machines; spirits, methylated; steam engines and parts of steam engines ; sulphate of copper ; J sulphuric tcid ; tarpaulins ; tullow ; teh-scopes ; theodolites; watch movements and parts of unfinished watches ; water pipes n;>t otherwise described ; and all material which may be specially imported for the purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' up o ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and nil other articles not otherwise described.