"PREFERENTIAL AND RECIPROCAL TRADE ACT, 1903" (EXTRA DUTY COLLECTED AND AMOUNT OF DUTY REMITTED UNDER).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, B-25a

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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

"PREFERENTIAL AND RECIPROCAL TRADE ACT, 1903" (EXTRA DUTY COLLECTED AND AMOUNT OF DUTY REMITTED UNDER).

Return to an Order of the Home of Representatives dated the sth day of October, 1904. Ordered, " That ther* be laid before this House a return showing the total amount of remissions of Customs duties on tea and other article* since the coming into operation of 'The Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 1903,' up to the 30th Juiie, 1904 ; the return to give separately the articles and the difference as tc what would have been collected had the law not been altered."—(Mr. Wood.)

PREFERENTIAL DUTY. Return showing the Extra Duties collected and the Amount of Duty remitted under " The Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act, 1903," distinguishing the Various Articles mentioned in the Schedules to that Act (up to 30th June, 1904). Extra Duties collected. First Schedule. £, s. d. Cement 29 16 0 Second Schedule. Basket and wicker ware, n.0.e., not being furniture .. .. .. .. 46 18 0 Bicycles, tricycles, and the like vehicles ; also finished or partly finished or machined parts of same, n.0.e., including weldless steel tubing cut to short lengths.. .. 246 1 4 Boots, shoes, and slippers, n.o.e. ; goloshes, clogs, pattens, vamps, uppers, and laces .. 915 0 2 Candles 210 0 9 Carriages, carts, drays, wagons, and perambulators, and wheels for the same .. 487 14 0 China, porcelain, and parian ware .. .. .. .. .. .. 238 14 0 Clocks 266 7 9 Cordage and rope, n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 21 5 4 Cream of tartar .. .. .. .. •. . • •. • • 478 4 1 Earthenware, stoneware, and brownware .. .. .. .. .. 85 3 0 Fancy goods and toys .. .. .. .. .. • •. • • 1,397 17 1 Firearms, all kinds .. .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • 108 8 0 Fish, potted and preserved .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 98 12 10 Furniture and cabinetware, n.0.e., and other than iron .. .. .. .. 610 3 0 Glass, crown, sheet, and common window .. .. .. .. .. 344 11 6 Glassware ; also plate glass, and glass polished, coloured, and other kinds, n.o.e. ; globes and chimneys for lamps .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 496 10 8 Hardware, ironmongery, and holloware .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,268 1 7 Hops 45 8 6 Iron nails .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 507 15 7 Iron pipes and fittings for same, including main-oocks .. .. .. .. 40 2 0 Lamps, lanterns, and lamp-wick .. .. .. .. .. .. 560 15 1 Musical instruments —viz., pianos .. .. .. .. .. 1,194 0 0 Paperhangings .. . . .. .. .. .. • • • • 95 9 9 Paper, wrapping—viz., blue candle, glazed cap, glazed casings, small kind, lumberhand, and tissue .. .. .. .. .. .. ••••• 49 14 2 Paper, wrapping, other kinds, including brown, cartridge, and sugar papers Plate and plated ware .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 102 8 0 Pumps and other apparatus for raising water .. .. .. .. .. 93 4 0 Total £10,008 10 2

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Third Schedule. Bicycles and tricycles, fittings for —viz., rubber tires, pneumatic tires, outside covers and inner tubes ; rubber and cork handles, and pedal-rubbers ; also drop-forgings and stampings, ball-bearings, weldless steel tube in full lengths, rims, forks, and spokes & 3 - din the rough .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 0 0 Gas-engines and hammers, and oil-engines .. .. .. .. .. 2,358 410 Gumboots .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. .. 184 0 0 Iron and steel cordage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 312 0 Iron, plain black sheet, rod, bolt, bar, and plate .. .. .. .. .. 250 6 0 Printing-paper .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 281 12 0 Rails for railways and tramways .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 16 0 Sailcloth, canvas and unbleached double-warped duck .. .. .. .. 37 8 0 Surgical and dental instruments and appliances .. .. .. .. .. 575 9 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. £3,807 7 10 £ s. d. Total extra duties collected .. .. .. .. 13,845 14 0 Duty tea .. .. .. .. 29,856 13 4 W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 22nd August, 1904. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, uot given; printing (1,425 copies), XI ss.

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