8.—17.

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

Articles grouped in Classes for Purposes of Comparison under the Tariff of 1888.

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1887. 1890 Articles. Increase in 1890. Decrease in 1890. Rate. Duty collected. Rate. Duty collected. Twine .. „ reaper-and-binder Umbrellas and parasols Varnish Vegetables— Fresh Preserved Vinegar Waterworks' materials other than iron pipes Watches Wax .. Whiting and chalk Wine — In wood Bottled Sparkling Australian Woodenware Woollens „ blankets Woolpacks 15 per cent. .. 15 15 Gd. per gal. I £ 691 1,096 916 655 20 per cent. 15 20 Is. 6d. per gal. £ 2,565 659 2,720 1,098 £ 1,874 L804 1,043 £ "437 free 15 per cont. Gd. per gal. free 78 2,321 20 per cent. 20 6d. per gal. 20 per cent. 195 56 1,799 23 195 22 522 23 15 per cent, under Stearine Is. per cwt. 3,149 20 lid. per lb. Is. per cwt. 2,753 1,672 610 L672 53 396 "557 5s. 6d. per gal. 5s. 6d. „ 6s. 6d. „ 4s. Gd. „ 15 per cent. 15 15 2s. 6d. and Is. 3d. per dozen under Woollens 17,551 5,347 2,458 6,105 582 12,033 2,525 j 4,883 6s. per gal. 6s. 9s. 5s. 15 per cent. .. 20 20 2s. Gd. and Gd. per dozen 20 per cent. .. 16,689 4,492 2,734 9,602 1,362 25,734 4,182 2,347 276 3,497 780 13,701* 1,657 862 855 2^536 Yarn Zinc— Perforated (sheet) Manufactures Parcls post 946 946 15 per cent. .. 15 76 3 25 25 109 74 2,376 33 71 2,376 Total Customs duties 1,280,586 1,500,084 Increase in 1890, as compared with 1887, exclusive of primage Primage 219,498 41,311 Total increase including primage.. £260,809 Exoise— Tobacco Cigars and cigarettes Is. per lb. Is. 445 344 Is. per lb. Is. 6d. per lb. .. 731 271 286 73 789 902 286 73 * These figures represent increase joods for duty, some of the amounts an ,nd decrease under trade-return not reliable for purposes of com] headings, but, owiiii parison. to changes in the mod< of entering

Note. —The tariff of 1888 altered the duty on certain lines of goods which were previously enter* headings, such as "drapery," "hardware," &c. In the following return, articles are therefore grc more accurately the general effect of the changes, a comparison of the general headings only beinj apparel was, for instance, entered as " drapery " in 1887-88. id at uniform rates under general »uped in classes, in order to show g misleading. A large amount of Articles. 1887-88. ; Value or quantity I entered for homeconsumption. 1887-88. Duty. Value or quantity entered for homeconsumption. 1600-91. Duty. Apparel .. .. ..... Collars and cuffs Furs Cotton dress-prints, &e. Cotton piece-goods Drapery Shawls Textile piece-goods, including woollens and linens Hosiery Millinery Feathers Haberdashery 1 £ 125,520 £ 18,828 ( £ 319,020 188 3,472 £ 79,755 47 868 46,608 16,380 2^457 ( 1 ( \ 109,970 238,935 1,365 195,485 71,520 23,100 4,040 10,505 34,875 37,212 22,245 48,350 8,560 10,997 47,787 273 39,097 14,304 4,020 1,010 3,313 1 564,027 84,604 54,040 40,233 8,106 6,035 1 t 27,307 4,096 Sewing-cottons, silks, and threads Blankets Hats and caps Rugs—woollen, cotton, opossum, &c. 42,700 3,519 20,870 10,300 22,780 460 6,414 1,554 3,417 69 4,449 9,070 1,712