THE CUSTOMS TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 366, 16 July 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, m bottle, Is 3d per gallon ; do. do. do., in bulk, ls per gallon; almonds, in shell, ld per lb; do, shelled, 3d per lb ; alum, 3s per cubic foot ; ammunition — sporting powder, 6d 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, iss 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, ld per lb; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, ls 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, 4s per cwfc: bellows, ls per cubic foot ; bicarbonate and carbonnte of soda, 2s per cwfc ; biscuits, plain and unsweetened, 3s per cwt ; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot ; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do ; bitters, 12s per gallon ; blacking, ls per cubic foot; blacklead, ls do ; blankets and rugs, 3s do ; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do ; do, untrimmed, 3s do ; boots, shoos, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do ; boots, men's common watertight and laceup, aud diggers' long, 3s do ; do, youths' watertight and laceup, 6s do : do, shooting, 5s do ; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do ; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s i per cwt ; brushware and brooms, ls 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, £d do, do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Gd per cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; cips, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot ; carpets, woollen, 2s do; do, of hemp, coir, or juto .Is clo ; carraway ! seeds, 2s 6d do ; carriages, carts, dvays, 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 ban-el ; chains, except gold and silver, jjtlis of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt ; cheaae, ld per lb ; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and parian ware, ls per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6dp.r cubic foot ; c"gars, 6s 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, 6s do ; combs, ls do ; composition gas piping, ls per cwfc; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 4_ 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 cubi« foot; curry powder and paste, 2s fld do ; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, ls 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, 5s do; essences, flavouring, 2s Cd do. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwfc ; do, potted aud preserved, 2s Cd per cubic foot ; fish paste, 2s 6d do ; fish, red herrings, iv casks and tins, 2s per cwfc ; floorcloth, ls per cubic foot ; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s 6d 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, ls per 100 superficial feet ; do, plate, Is per cubic foot ; globes and chimneys, for and with lamps, ls do; glassware, lsdo; glue, 2s per cwfc; groats, prepared, ls per cubic foot ; grindery, ls do ; gutta percha manufactures, nofc being apparel, ls do. Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, os per cubic foot; hair seating, ls do ; hair cushions, Cd do; hams, ld per lb ; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do, men'jfc.with plain ribbon binding, 3s do ; holloware, 4s per cwt ; hops, ld per lb ; horseshoes, ls per cwfc; hosiery, 6s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, ls per cubic foot ; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, ls per cwt; 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 foot; japunncd and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt ; jewelry, £10 per £100 value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, ls per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoe makers' wooden pegs, ls por cubic foot ; lead — sheet, pig, and piping, ls per cwt; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s do ; leather, sole, £d per lb ; do, other kinds, 1 d do ; do, bags, os per cubic foot ; do, leggings, 6s 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, os do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, ls do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon ; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; looking glasses, Ib do. Maccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena and corn flour, ls do ; malt, Gd per bushel ; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, lsdo; marbles, (toys), ls do; marble or alabaster ornaments, Is do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mats (door mats), Is do; matting; of cocoa fibre and other kinds, 6d do ; mattresses, spring, Cd do ; meats, potted and preserved, 2s Gd do ; millinery, not otherwise described, 5s do ; musical instruments, ls do; mustard, 2s Gd do. Nails, of iron, ld per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, except cocoa nuts, ls per Ib. OH vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do, mineral, 6d per gallon ; oil, in bottle, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; dp, perfumed, 2s Cd do; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2s 6d do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon ; olives, 2s 6d percmbic foot; opium, £1 per lb; do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot ; oysters, preserved, 2s 6d do. Pain-killer, per cnbic foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cwt, 25.; paper, writing, per cubic foot, ls; do, wrapping, and bags, do, ls; do, hangings, do, la ; 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, 6d ; percussion caps, per thousand, ls perfumery, not otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chemicals, do, 3s ; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do. Is; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frames, dp, ls ; pipes, tobacco, do, 2e ; pitch, per barrel, le; plate, gold and silver, for every £100 value, £10; plated ware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, ls; preserved Mups, d; 2a Qd; prcnes, in glass jars, per ft, 14

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 cuhic foot, 3s ; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d ; saltp. tre, do, 2s ; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 38 ; 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, os ; shot, per cwt, 10s ; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £10 per cent, ad valorem ; snuff, per lb, os ; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6d ; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif foot, 2s 6d ; do powder and washing powder, do, Gd ; soda, crystals, per cwt, ls ; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground spices, por lb, 3d ; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not cxc eding 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, Cd; starch and blue, per cwt, 2s ; stationery and account books, per cubic foot, Is; s<teel, per cwt, Is; sugar, j treacle, and molasses, the lb, ld ; sulphift, per I cwfc, ls; swords, each, ss; syrups, por 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, ls; tartaric acid, per lb, ld; tea, do, 6d ; tinware, per cwt, 4s; timber, sawn, the 100 feet superficial, Is ; do, shingles and laths, tho 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 cwfc, 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, tbe nest, 2s; turpentine, the gallon, 6d. Umbrellas and parasols, per cubic foot, os. Varnish, per gallon, 6d ; vermicelli, por cubic foot, 2s. 6d ; vinegar, per gallon, 6d. Weighing ma -bines, per cwt, 4s ; whips and walking sticks, per cubic foot, ls; whiting and chalk, per cwt, ls ; wine, in wood and bottle, containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, of a specific gravity of .825, at tbo temperafcuro of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer tbo 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 ur tides made of wool mixed with any other materials, the cubic foot, od. Zinc sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping, and roll, the cwt, Is ; do manufactures, not 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; carriago fittings 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 hoso ; fish oil in bulk ; forges ; gaspipes and machinery, and all material which 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 tho construction of bridges, wliarves, 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 ships ; iron weighbridges for carts ; lard ; lawn mowers ; lime juice; machinery for agricultural purposes ; machinery for boring, brick and tile making, planing punching, sawing, shearing, turning, aud quartz crushing ; machinery for mills ana 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, coconnut, 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 other apparatus for raising water; putty; railway plant, and all materials which may bo specially imported for tbe construction of railways and tramways; resin; rennets ; rope above three irxhes in circumference; sailcloth ; sewing machines ; ships' blocks ; ship chandlery not otherwise described ; school books, slates, and apparatus ; shafts for carts and carriages; sola ash and caustic soda; sodawater m chines ; 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 be specially imported for the purpose of constructing water works ; wood hurdles ; wire ropes for ships' use ; wooden spokes for wheels ; and all other articles not otherwise described.