THE NEW INTERCOLONIAL TARIFF.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1885, 23 June 1863, Page 2

THE NEW INTERCOLONIAL TARIFF.

As many political speakers have lately expressed a desire to see the action of the proposed Intercolonial Tariff, extended to New Zealand, we publish the details, though we believe that the mercantile community generally does not coincide with these gentlemen in their opinion of the necessity or advisability of our being parties to any uniform tariff that may be agreed upon in Australia. The new tariff is aa follows :— Imported^ Spirits .. .. 10s a gallon Wine {in wood) .. .. 2s do Wine (in bottle) „. , ... .. ,4s, per dozen Beer (in wood) .. .. 6d per gallon Beer (in bottle) . . . . Is doz quarts Beer (in bottle) .. „ 6d doz pints Malt .. „ ..,...< 6d bushel Hops 3d pound Tobacco (manufactured) , ; 2s pound Do (unmanufactured) . . Is pound Sheepwash . . . . . . 3d pound Cigars and Snuff . . . . 4s pound Tea . . Cd pound Refined sugars 7s owt Unrefined .. .*.■ i. 5s 6d do Molasses and treacle . . . . 3s fid do Coffee .. .... .. 3d poundj Dried fruits, nuts, almonds . . 10s cwt > Chicory, cocoa, chocolate .. 3d pound Opium, (manufactured) . . 20s pound Opium (unmanufactured) . . lOa'pound Rice .4s cwt Candles Id pound All oils.. 6d gallon Salt .. 40s ton On this subject the Argus says :— -This list! contains two imposts which will not be likely to; . receive the sanction of the Victorian publio-r-the addition of 2a per cwt on rice, bringijfig the, charge to M per ton ; and the new duty, of JE2 pet ton on salt. In the latter case the tax;wotild ■ amount to i a prohibitory duty, and would interfere very materially with several branches of productive industry, Some astonishment* is expressed that 1 the results of the .Conterence have not been" made simultaneously in all the Australian Coibme'sV It ,■'":' appears to be generally understood that the, 'VJoV, "torian Government are not disposed to , press for-, ward the new scale very strongly,"' ' ' •.#,. Opinions according, to the JEEerM were* ex. pressed in Melbourne that^the Boutin Auslraliair ,; Government having ," acted contrary ; ,,to ;.the ad-;,;f ;. vice of ;f heir neighbours in. bringing. the >inait,«r «>,. :, ■';'''< speedily. bjbfqf'e the public, '•the f-d6ii.be^.tionßl^f;;tKi;. ; -f(-V {. Delegates' will, so for asthe tariffa m; w^?|iea) i|^; prova Abortive." I /,V: ■>.