THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7232, 19 October 1901, Page 8

THE FEDERAL TARIFF.

TRADE WITH NEW SOUTH WALKS, y A COMPARISON. [FSOM OXTB CORRISI'ONDKNT.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 18 "Hie following isa return tabled to-day ot the principal items of Neiy Zealand rx» ports to New South Wales during 1900, showing a comparison of the amount of duty payable under the old ra.tes with the amount that would b« collected under ihe Federal tariff :■— s |§ i hi i U Cwt. pet Ib. £ £ Hl««i9 , 8590 3d 6028 Free — sals. Beer , 4143 1b to la 6d 207 CdtoSa 103 ton*. perca^Wl? {Br&a «a 4 „.„ _ ' ttAard 2014 1» 2256 Free — cwk. per lb. $Wse? , 1525 8d 2055 Free — ' ■- ' cwt. per lb. (Steesa .13,144 Bd> 18,401 Free — cwt. por cirt. iroiso . OSSI '2s 258 Free ~ lb. per lb. ©thw . 44,133 I'd i 183 Free — . cwt. per cwt. OjlUn . 191 2s . 19 Fre* — ton*. per lb. flour . *70 W 6320 Free — bat. per cental. (Barley .81,178 lsßdi 8044 Free — (Beans und qsm .86,893 Is6d 1655 Free — W*iz» 170,640 Is6d 7674 Free — (&I«J4 216,905 6s 26.02S Free — Oti». 1,017,824 Is6d 80,534 Free — .Wi*** 84,«51 l»6d 8804 Free — evtt per lb. Hop* ' . 1336 6a 5741 Froe — pet cental. -M«*l(c«-t) 25,072" Id 10,447 Free — owt. • ■ t>octe<l . 1201 2a 1121 Free — ISieatfl, ■ ■ • ' .other . 631 Id 852 Free ~ £ per cent ad va'.. Sfinftril "W*t«rs . 147 20 • 80 -- CWt. pST Cwt. Ocicn* 25,554 la 3273 Free — ton*. Potaiow 12,114 Is 12,114 Free — • ib. per cwt." Cugar 12.656 6s to 10s 673 Free ~ cup.ft. per 100 svep. iv Tnrober (sawn) , . . <■ . ■ .' dressed 1,458,520 8§ 21S8 Free — Un- . '■ . . drwed 26,127,662 per cent. ! WooHen« . 6757 20 or 10 670 Frea — DSitinkets . 797 20 or 10 79 Free — To^al revenue rates, £165,254. Toital revenue at former rates, £103. ) A KETURN OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. [Fkom Our Cobrespondent.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 18. A Customs return tabled to-day shows the principal it-ems of N«w Zealand produce and manufacture sent to Australia during th© year 1900, the summary showing the revenue collected in Australia thereon under the old and roew tarjff : — (Revenue' at Revenue at State. former rates. Federal raies. £ £ !N«w Sonth Wales . 103 ' 165,254 Victoria . . . 62,820 63,346 Queensland . . . 9,616 12,894 South Australia . 5,101 9,105 Western Australia . 10,752 19,813 Tasmania . .. 2,019 2,d10 £1-10,614 £277,622 The imports of. Auelralian produce into New Zetland duri-n^ 1900 were: — Sugar, refined; at ii duty, to the value of #118,000. ; Coal, free, £120,000. Timber, logs, v £ree, £5886. Timbar, "iiewti, Nfree, £36,143. Timber, sawn, undressed, at 2s per 100 ft, *$5,757. Ma-Bura, tree, £46,257, Barks, free, £35,525. Fruto, green, «fe ad *nd ajd per lb, £13,923. Lemenw, id, £5961, . O&er fruits, free, £24,768. Wine, 5s per gallon, £17,854, Bait,< free, £10,551. T^al, £470,144. Qi th« <totaJ, £191,575 carried duty.

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