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Comparative Customs Duties of the Australasian Colonies.

Note. —The rates in the first column represent proposed alterations. The rates not affected by these alterations remain as column headed " Ni !W Zealand." Proposed Tariff. Articles. New Zealand. South Australia. Victoria. New South Wales. Queensland. "Western Australia. Tasmania. 3d. per lb. Acid, Acetic 6d. per gallon 3d. per lb. or pint; for every extra 10 per cent, or part of 10 per cent, of acidity, Id. per lb. Citric 10 per centum, muriatic 5s. per cwt. and tartarie free 5s. per cwt. 25 per centum 3d. per pint or lb. .„ [Free 7J per centum 12J per centum 10 per centum Acid —Citric, muriatic, tartaric Tartaric, Id. per lb.; citric, 15 per centum; muriatic, free Free 15 per centum 5s. per cwt. Free 7J per centum] 12J per centum Tartaric, 4d. per lb.; others, free Acid, Sulphuric and nitric Air brick 5s. per cwt. 25 per centum (iron), Is. 4d. ft. earthen 220 per centum Free Free 7| per centum 7J per centum 12J per centum 12J per centum Free 10 per centum 25 per centum Is. 6d. per gallon Agricultural implements, unenumerated Albums Ale, porter, spruce, or other beer Free 15 per centum In wood, Is. 3d. per gal.; in bottle, Is. Cd. per gallon 15 per cent.; free for carriage-building Free 15 per centum 25 per centum Is. per gallon 20 per centum 9d. per gallon Free Free In wood or jar, 6d.per gal.; in bottle, 9d. per gallon Free 5 per centum 7J per centum Is. per gal. in bottle ; 9d. per gal. in wood 5d. per centum 12J per centum Is. per gallon 5 per centum 10 per centum In wood, 9d. per gal.; in bottle, Is. 3d. per gallon 10 per centum American leather cloth Free Free 7J per centum 12J per centum Anchors of every description 3 cwt. and under 25 per cent., others free 5s. each Free . Free Free 10 per centum Free Animals, Living, viz. —Horses, mares, geldings, colts, and fillies over the age of six months, except in saddle or harness Horned cattle, cows, oxen, heifers, bulls, steers, calves over six months old, except working bullocks in teams Sheep Pigs Not enumerated Antifouling composition Antimony —in ingots Anvils Apparel and slops (except mole clothing and imitations thereof) Free 5s. each ■ Free Free Free Free Free 5s. each 5s. each Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free 15 per cent, (including mole clothing) 6d. each 2s. each Free Free Free Free 25 per. centum, and mole clothing 15 per centum 25 per centum 25 per centum 10 per centum Free 10 per centum Free 6d. each 2s. each Free Free Free Free 3 25 per centum Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free 2s. per cwt. 7J per centum 7J per centum All kinds, 7J per centum Free Free Free 12J per centum 12J per centum 5 per centum 12J per centum Free Free Free Jd. per lb. Free Free 10 per centum 25 per centum 25 per centum Apparel and slops, all wool.. Archery materials Arms —Sporting Arrowroot Arsenic Artists' colours, canvas, and pallet knives Asphalt Atlases 15 per centum 15 per centum 15 per centum Free Free 15 per centum 30 per centum 25 per centum Free 2d. per lb. Free Free Free Free Free Free Free 7J per centum 7J per centum 7J per centum Id. per lb. 7J per centum 7J per centum 12J per centum 12J per centum 12J per centum 12J per centum 12 j per centum 12J per centum 10 per centum 10 per centum 10 per centum 2d. per lb. Free (crude) 10 per centum Free Free ■ Free Free Free Free unf ramed (other 20 per centum) Free Free 7J per centum 7J per centum 12J per centum Free 10 per centum Free