8.—17.

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

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1887. 1890. Articles. Rate. Duty collected. Duty collected. Increase in 1890. Decrease in 1890. Rate. Paper — continued. Hangings Wrapping PeelCandied Dried Perfumery Photographic goods Pickles Picture-frames and mouldings Pipes (tobacco) Plaster of Paris Plate, of silver Platedware Portmanteaux and travelling-bags Potatoes Provisions (preserved) Precious stones, &c. Pumps Putty .. Railway-plant Rugs (opossum, &c.) Saccharine Saddlery and harness 15 per cent. .. 2s. and 2s. 6d. per cwt. 3d. per lb. free 25 per cent, free .. 9d. per doz. pts. 15 per cent. .. 15 Is. per cask .. 15 per cont. 15 16 free £ 2,785 1,066 15 per cent. .. 4s. and 5s. per cwt. 5d. per lb. 3d. „ 25 per cent. .. 20 2s. per doz. pts. 15 per cent. .. 15 free 20 per cent. .. 20 20 20 20 free 20 per cent. 2s. per cwt. 20 per cent. 20 5s. per oz. 15 and 20 per cent. 10s. per ton .. 3s. per doz. pts. 20 per cent. 25 20 £ 1,877 1,675 £ "609 £ 908 1,366 "972 585 603 865 26 199 726 102 315 770 719 435 1,381 504 1,524 "770 "435 790 1,051 "253 "659 99 182 1,177 323 5 4G3 26 17 451 221 5 463 15 per cent. .. free 31 396 240 403 1,520 1 4,042 396 240 403 1,295 1 990 31 15 per cent. .. "225 15 per cent. .. 3" 052 Salt .. Sauces.. Sausage-skins Silks .. Skins (furs and pelts) Soap— Common Fancy Spices Spirits — Brandy free 2s. per doz. pts. free 15 per cent. 15 „ .. [ 1,605 4,109 2,057 815 19,151 4,109 452 815 18,043* l"l08 29 29 2s. Od. per cwt. 25 per cent. .. 3d. and Id. per lb. 246 1,227 2,184 5s. per cwt. 25 per cent. .. 4d.and2d. per lb. 85 1,905 3,115 "678 931 161 Bitters and cordials Geneva Gin .. Methylated Perfumed Rum Whiskey 14s. Gd. per gal. 14s. Gd. 14s. Gd. 14s. Gd. free .. .. i 21s. per gal. .. 14s. 6d. per gal. 80,713 521 39,153 8,320 L254 27,386 (15s. per gal. .. (10s. (15s. 116s. (15s. (16s. (15s (16s. Is. 21s (15s (16s. (15s. j 16s. J15s. 116s. 16s. 15 per cent. .. 2d. per lb. (15 per cent. .. -! 20 I 25 lid. per lb. 20 per cent. .. 48,142 24,028 41 310 1,661 37,158 522 6,143 152 893 23,091 2,301 138,374 47,831 1,337 18 2,898 119 0,606 4,063 155 5,264 3 182 ) ) " I ) " J - 1 I 152 I J '" I 13,067 ) ) 8,543 170 334 1,655 "361 1,994 14s. 6d. 173,138 Spirits of wino 14s. 6d. 2,958 1,603 Unenumerated Sponges Starch 14s. Gd. 15 per cent. 3s. per cwt. 3,549 145 935 651 26 5" 671 Stationery 15 per cent. .. 6,711 [ 2,771 Stearine (see also wax) Stone (wrought) Sugar— Raw Refined Glucose Molasses and treacle Sulphur Tarpaulins and tents Tea Textile piece-goods, unenumerated Id. per lb. free .. 207 "l82 264 id. per lb. Ad. „ |d. „ id Is. per cwt. free .. 4d. per lb. 15 per cent, un headings 15 per cent, un headings (2s. per 100ft... (4s. . various free 15 per cent. (2s, per lb. 13s. Gd. per lb. 6s. per lb. Os. „ 6s. „ 15 per cent, free .. 6d. per gal. 2,614 101,282 1,563 1,552 126 Jd. per lb. id. „ Id. „ id. . Gd. per cwt. 15 per cent. Gd. per lb. 20 per cont. 390 111,130 1,357 2,356 179 216 98,785 13,826 9," 848 804 53 216 18,530 13,82G* 2,224 206 der various Textiles, articles made up from (other than apparel) der various 25 857 857* Timber Posts, rails, &c. Shafts, spokes, &c. Tinware Tobacco 1,335 136 436 305 1,117 197,709 16,993 9,850 878 435 2s. per 100ft. .. 4s. various 15 per cent. .. 25 2s. per. lb. 3s. Gd. per lb. .. 7s. „ .. 7s. „ .. 7s. „ .. 20 per cent. .. 20 per cent. Gd. per gal. 2,234 577 342 86 2,508 1,075 202,860 18,870 18,241 1,044 439 18 879 899 441 86 2,203 5,151 1,877 8,391 160 4 18 242 94 42 Cigars Cigarettes Snuff Toys Tramway-plant.. Turpentine 637