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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

COMPARATIVE TABLES OF CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED DURING THE YEARS 1887 AND 1890.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Comparative Table of Customs Duties collected during the Years 1887 and 1890.

r>. — x i. Sess. II.—1891. NEW ZEALAND. OMPAMTIVE TABLES OF CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED DURING THE YEARS 1887 AND 1890. Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. Comparative Table of Customs Duties collected during the Years 18i 17 and 1890. 18f Rate. 1887. )87. Duty collected. 1890. Increase | Decrease in 1890. in 1890. Articles. Duty collected. Rate. I Acid — Acetic Tartaric Aerated and mineral waters AlkaliSoda ash „ carbonate „ hioarbonate crystals Apparel and slops Arms — Sporting Pistols, &c. Caps (percussion) Cartridges Catridge-cases Powder (sporting) Shot Bacon and hams — Hams Bags and sacks — Flour-bags Unenumerated Bagging Basket- and wicker-ware Beer — Bottled Bulk Biscuits Fancy Plain Blacking Blacklead Blue Boots and shoes Brassware Bricks (fire) Brushware and brooms .. Buckets and tubs — Iron Wood Candles Caramel (brewers') Cards (playing) Carpeting and druggeting Carriages and carts Perambulators Bicycles and tricycles Carriage-materials Casks (empty) Cement Cheese .. 6d. per gal. .. Id. per lb. .. free .. .. 2s. per cwt. .. Is. ..Is. .. 15 per cent. .. ..15 ..15 „ .. ! Is. per 1,000 .. .. : various .. Is. per 1,000 .. .. | 6d. per lb. .. 10s. per cwt. .. .. | 2d. perlb. .. free .. .. 15 per cent. .. free .. .. Is. 6d. per gal. .. Is. 3d. . . 2d. per lb. .. 3s. per cwt. .. 15 per cent. .. ..15 .. Id. per lb. .. various .. 15 per cent. .. .. free .. .. 15 per cent. .. ..15 ..15 .. ljd. per lb. .. 6d. per pack .. .. 15 per cent. .. ..15 .. free .. .. 15 per cent. .. free .. .. Is. per barrel .. .. free .. £ 219 749 ljd. per lb. Id. 20 per cent. .. £ 522 354 152 £ 303 "l52 £ "395 6 213 823 25,952 Is. per cwt. Is Is. 2s. 25 per cent. 133 37 193 258 78,751 133 31 20 565 52 \ 799* 977 21 378 85 50 1,249 1,654 15 15 Is. per 1,000 .. 15 per cent. .. 15 6d. per lb. 10s. per cwt. .. 1,018 14 332 472 184 1,158 1,380 41 ",387 134 7 46 91 274 24 2d. per lb. 11 13 149 20 per cent. 15 and 20 per cnt. 15 per cent. .. 20 58 458 4 196 58 309 4 190 20,305 1,702 Is. 6d. per gal. Is. 6d. 19,195 661 1,110 1,101 315 25 481 361 621 15,720 275 2d. per lb. 3s. per cwt. 20 per cent. .. 20 2d. per lb. 20 per cent. .. 20 20 20 68 5 551 277 1,161 23,960 754 21 1,512 70 540 8,240 479 21 403 247 20 84 i',109 I 182 8 8,140 1,217 2,647 622 25 20 2d. per lb. 3d. „ Gd. per pack .. 15 per cent. .. 20 20 20 20 15 2s. per barrel .. 20 per cent. .. 430 10 11,689 78 980 4,858 436 272 454 62 50 4,682 7 I 254 2 3,549 78 2J211 "272 302 G2 50 385 7 "237 "l86 "l52 L297