The Tariff Again Altered.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 69, 18 September 1895, Page 2

The Tariff Aga in Altered.

PROPOSED DUTY ON ISLAND FRUIT WITHDRAWN. DUTY ON BOOTS AND SHOI.S REDUCED. The following are tbe new T;:vi!r ms - lutions adopted in Committc .• i i Ways and Means in tbe House yesterday : FIRST RESOLUTION. 1. That in lieu of the duties of Customs imposed by a resolution passed by this House on tbe 13th September on j oranges, guavas, passion fruit, bananas, pineapples and cocoanuts, those articles be transferred to the free list. 2. That the duty on linseed oil imposed by tbe above named resolutions be reduced to one shilling tbe gallon. SECOND RESOLUTION. 1. That in lieu, of the <iuty of Customs ! imposed on tea by a resolution of this House passed on tbe 13th day of Sep- [ tember, the duty on tea whether in bulk or packed ready for retail sale, be charged at 5d per lb until the 31st day of December, 1895, aud thereafter at 4d per lb. 2. That in lieu of the duty similarly imposed on boots, shoes, and slippers, there be imposed the following : — Men's boots and shoes invoiced at and under lls the pair, sizes 6 to 11, 7| per cent ad valorem ; fixed duty 2s per pair. Youths' boots and shoes, invoiced at and under lls the pair, sizes 1 to 5, 7A- per cent acl valorem : fixed duty Is 6d per pair. Women's boots and shoes, invoiced at and under 8s the pair, sizes 2 to 7, 7^ per cent ad valorem ; fixed duty Is 6d per pair. Girls' and maids' boots and shoes, invoiced at and under 8s the pair, sizes 7 to 1, lh per cent ad valorem ; fixed dutj' Is per pair. Children's boots and shoes, sizes 4 to 6, 1\ per cent ad valorem ; fixed duty 6d. Infants' boots aud shoes, sizes 0 to 3, free. Slippers, men's, 7? per cent ad valorem ; fixed duty Is per pair. Slippers, women's, 1\ per cent ad valorem, fixed duty 9d per pair. Slippers, all others, Ik per cent ad valorem ; fixed duty 6d per pair. Boots and shoes n.o.e. 25 per cent. Boot uppers, men's and youths, sizes Ito 11, 7^ per cent ad valorem, fixed duty Is per pair : women's 7£ per cent ad valorem, fixed duty 9d per pair. Leggins, 7i per cent ad valorem, fixed duty Is per pair.