The New Tariff.

Wairarapa Standard, Issue 2067, 13 May 1887, Page 2

The New Tariff.

On the conclusion of the Statement, which occupied two hours, the Colonial Treasurer moved the following resolutions :—That, in lieu of the duties of Customs now charged on the undermentioned articles, the following duties of Customs shall, on and after the Hth day of May, 1887, be charged thereon on importation into New Zealand, or on being cleared from suy warehouse for borne consumption namely (Here follows a list of articles). The duty on a great number of articles is doubled, amongst them being tartaric acid, cement, dried apples, paints (mixed), mustard, rice and varnish. Acetic acid is reduced from 6d to Id. This is ths only reduction made. Tallow caudles appear to be trebled and other sorts increased 25 per cent. Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, is raised from 2s to 5s pet owt. Galvanised and plain iron sheets is raised 25 per cent. Maizena and cornflour is raised frtan la per cwt to I.JJ per lb, aud macaroni, rermiooli, sago, tapioca, and semolina, from being tree have to pay 2d per lb. Coidage and rope raised 50 per cent., and an extra (id put on pickles and sauces. Barbed fencing wire, instead of la per cwt, is to pay Is lid. Doors and sashes are all tabid one-third, and paper bags one half. Boiled fruit and pulp, pairi.s of certain descriptions, glue, and honey am all taken off the free lists ami subjected to specific duties ; while fresh fruit, cardig.

wle-els, shafts, timber, ilv., white ami guy calicoes, coloured cotton aud uuiou shininga, cotton dress prints of low value, brown Miami. gasp) peg and machinery, and wat-r----inl<t r,, all free hitherto, are now to p.rv op -r ivni ,■/ valorem. Fresh vegetables ami slu op dip, formerly free are to pay lO per cant, ad valorem. ami o rated waters and certain kinds of twiue are to nry 15 per cent, instead of being free. Basket ami wicker ware, earthen pipes, iron bridge „ -k, gates aid gate posts, lamp posts, chaff emit;. corn i ruahere, horse rakes, pumps, steam engir..,erase cocks and valves, c.rlcudars aud show cards, and perambulators, are to he taxed 20 pet cent, ad valorem, instead of being free, ~ud all articles heretofore charged 15 per cent, are to be raised to 20 per cent. Patent medicines are to pay 25 per cent,, aud boots aud shoes, instead of being classified, are all to pay a uniform 20 per cent, ad valorem Spirits are not to be altered as to amount of duty, but the duty is to be charged on the liijtt 1 galiuu when under proof, instead of on (he proof strength,