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CLASS I.— continued. FOODS AND AETICLES FOE HUMAN CONSUMPTlON— continued.

Customs Duties— continued. 260. Spices, including pepper and pimento, ground, 4d. the lb. 259. Spices, including pepper and pimento, unground, 2d. the lb. 272. Sugar, -|d. the lb. 288. Treacle and molasses, -|d. the lb. 296. Vegetables, fresh, dried, or preserved, 20 per cent.

Exemptions. 318. Almonds, Barbary, Sicily, and French, used in confectioners' manufactures. 321. Anchovies, salted, in casks. 324. Arrowroot. 358. Cocoanuts. 383. Groats, prepared. Mutton-bircls. 454. Sago and tapioca. Salt.

CLASS 11. TOBACCO, ETC.

Customs Duties. 56. Cigars, 7s. the lb. Cigarettes, not exceeding in weight 2-J-lb. per thousand, 17s. 6d. per thousand ; and for all weight in excess of 2Jlb. per thousand, 6d. per oz. 506. Cigars, cigarettes, and snuff, Is. 6d. the lb. Excise duty. 251. Snuff, 7s. the lb. 505. Tobacco, Is. the lb. Excise duty.

Customs Duties— continued. 285. Tobacco, 3s. 6d. the lb. 286. Tobacco, unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in the colony, at the time o£ removal from a bonded warehouse, or from any importing ship, to any licensed tobacco manufactory, for manufacturing purposes only into tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or snuff, 2s. the lb. until the 31st day of December, 1896.

CLASS 111.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND

Customs Duties. 4. Ale, beer of all sorts, porter, cider, and perry, the gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, 2s. 19. Bitters, 16s. the liquid gallon. Brewers' caramel, 3d. the lb. 68. Cordials, 16s. the liquid gallon. 130. Hops, 6d. the lb. 149. Isinglass, 20 per cent. 164. Liqueurs, 16s. the liquid gallon. 173. Malt of all kinds, Jd. the lb. 258. Solid wort, 6d. the lb. 264. Spirits and strong waters in cases shall be charged as follows: — Two gallons and under, as two gallons; over two gallons and not exceeding three, as three gallons.; over three gallons and not exceeding four, as four gallons; and so on for any greater quantity contained in any case. 262. Spirits and strong waters mixed with any ingredient in any proportion exceeding 33 per cent. of proof spirit, and although thereby coming under

MATERIALS FOR MAKING SAME

Customs Duties— continued. the designation of patent or proprietary medicines, or under any other designation, 16s. the liquid gallon. 263. Spirits and strong waters, sweetened or mixed, when not exceeding the strength of proof, 16s. the liquid gallon. 261. Spirits and strong waters, the strength of which can be ascertained by Sykes's hydrometer, 16s. the proof gallon. (No allowance beyond 165 under proof shall be made for spirits or strong waters of a less hydrometer strength than 16-5 under proof.) 307. Wine, Australian, containing not more than 35 per cent, of proof spirit verified by Sykes's hydrometer, the gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, ss. 308. Wine, other than sparkling and Australian, containing less than 40 per cent, of proof spirit verified by Sykes's hydrometer, the gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or twelve reputed pint bottles, 6s. 306. Wine, sparkling, 9s. the gallon.

CLASS IV.

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVEEAGES, AND Customs Duties. 3. Aerated and mineral waters, and effervescing beverages, 20 per cent. 51. Chicory, 3d. the lb. 53. Chocolate, 3d. the lb. 58. Cocoa, 3d. the lb. 61. Coffee, essence of, 20 per cent. 59. Coffee, raw, Id. the lb. 60. Coffee, roasted, sd. the lb.

MATEEIALS FOE MAKING SAME. Customs Duties— continued. 168. Lime and lemon juice, sweetened or aerated, 20 per cent. 232. Easpberry vinegar, 30 per cent. 274. Syrups, 30 per cent. 276. Tea, 4d. the lb.

Exemptions. 357. Cocoa-beans.