mission of any Enclosed literary or artistic matter, ; but exclusive ■• ofpglass- in anyvfbrmVi Name and address of sender may appear, pn thecoyer; , '.-'.'..' ~. I Posian'asters areuot allowed to return a^Y letter to the writer or . sender, or tp any pne. else, or to dslav, forwarding it to jts destiij.tvtiph aecordingto the address, 'even-though* a ; request, to that effect, be writtw ' thereon ;: as . eyery letter must Ye deliVered to ' |he person to whom it is directed, 1 and him aloiie. R;■ List of Money Order Offices ix New '. • : . .. Zealajjd;. ...•;.,....,. Money^ Orders, may be" obtained and made payable. 'at the following offices in the'Colohy of iNew Zealand;' r. . . . , . . '...-. Province of Auckland— Auckland, Alexalidra, Cambridge, Mongdnui,-. Newcastle^ Oiiehunga, h'u, . Port ; Waikatp, ■•. Raglan, Russell, Wangarei, />.-.-.- Pl'pVinee' ot Taranaki -New Plymouth i" t Province of Hftwke's :Bay— N apier. i ; ;• ! Province . of ; ..Wellington '.—^Wellington, .Wanganui. " ;,'-.>_*. • . ' '". ' , Province of Nelson— Nelson, Coiliiig^ybod, " Province of Mailborough^Pictpn, \:Blen~heiih,^lavelock, : ; ;>: ;i ■:)■■■■.. v ■:^\-: ;.■ ' '■■}?.•:- --i Province of Canterbury.-— Chnstchurch, -Lyttelton, Kaiapoi,. Timaru, Akarba, Hbkitikp,, and Greyniouth, • '- ' :•.•-•■ '■ '■' _'-- - ! -'--- Province pfOtago—Dunedjn, Arrow River, Balclutha, Clyde, Hamiltpns, Manuherikia^ Oamaru, Port. Chalmers, Queenstbwn, Tokp-, niairiro, Tuapeka, WaikbuaitC West Takrii;" " Province of Southland— In vercarigilli Riverton, Campbelltown. ; '. ■ ': -. '• ■ ; v ■<-; y-~> ■--. ~And at" Mpney Order" Ollfices in the follow*, ing Australian ! Colonies :— New South :' Wales, . Queensland,; -"Victoria, South ; 'Australia; Western Australia, and/Tasmania. -: i : ; i MONEy^OIIDER^BPvANCH, The commission charged on Money Orders is as follows, On the. United Kingdom :-r- --' /_ ; ...-;.••.'.■ •/' .-. ; .0'.:;_.5.;;a,\.-. : . For sums not exceeding L 2 - ■'■> i.O For •„'. "•■",;"■ L 5 -"■ -? 6" For. „ t> ; L 7 -;■■ .^:';6:-. , For *'■ \ „ - LlO - ■..-■', 5 0 , On Victoria, $ew South Wales, iQneenaland, South Australia, and Western AW tvalia;— -- ;; : ' : ; '- '■■■ "■ ••■ .■••"■ =:-v .^-'' ;: -' ' ! 'For sums not exceeding L - .■■ , 1 0 For.y ...•,/■':,.- C"U ; LlO-; - 2 0 :-, Witnin New -Zealand :^_ --; ; '- ■..- For sums not exceeding. L 5 • --OS I'or "; „ : '„: LlO-. : : 1 0' THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, * .■'.■'.■ '1804. ■■■'ih-i .• : a-;,v,:' WHEREAS it is expedient to alter, the ; duties of - Customs 'pay able : on' the importation bf goods, wares, and merchandise into the Colony of New Zealand';-^- ■ : :;1 Be it itHerefpre enaciiedTby the General Assembly; of. New Zealand, ;in Parliament assembled, as follows : — •■-■■• v ■ -;,.. ; 1. The Short Title of this Act shall be the New Customs Duties. A.ct, 1864. .' (: : :- : 2. The duties' of Cus'tpnis chargeable upon \. goods,' wares, aridlnerchandise imported into the Colony of New Zealand, shall cease; and determine from and after' the Bth" day of Dp- ! cember,,lßb'4. • ! '::-.. r : y ; .. :,,,^-;; 3.;- l<Vom*and after the Bth day of December, one thousand <eight : hundred and. sixty -four, in lieu of such duties the following ji duties of Ciistpms shail'.be charged! von ,;ajl ; goods, wares, and : merchandise, hereinafter ; specilied, imported into the Colony of. New ! Zealand; .or cleared. -from any warehouse for home consumption, that is to say :■ — ; i '•••; ■-.-■• -}' r< - : ','"' -'V.'£ : 5..: d.: 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perryj in wood— the gallon -;".-.' .'-' 0 09 ' Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in/ . bottle— the gallon - - - 0 ' 1 G 2. Cigars and snu^ft l - 1 the lb-' - 0 4 (5 3. Coli'ee, chicory, : cocoa, and chocolate— the ib - - - 0.0 3. 4. Cutlery, hardware, plateware, • -.. ':■!■; ~ holloware, and ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and soap' -x of all sorts-— the cwt -, .- 0 4_ 0 5. Firearms of every description— . '.''■'■[ :• each - '""- - .-".' - 0,5 0 6. Gunpowder-' the lb. - -00 '1 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton,: _,-: "_ linen, and woollen,' and all "'.; articles manufactured there- . from ;;drapery, haberdashery, '■'," hosiery, niilineryi furs, hats, '■■ boots, shoes, confectioneryi :; . bottled fruits, dried' fruits; / ■ mustard, olive oil, -pickles; -.■-,.■;• preserves, sauces, spices, 'and: .. ■ oilmen's stores^ of all kinds, r . : measuring outside the packages— the cubic foot -". - 0 5 0 8. Spirits, and strong waters of ' | every kind, sweetened orOther- '; wise,;of. any strength not exceeding the strength -of. proof . ..;»•■■ ' by Syke's hydrometer, and so ■>■ " on iuprpportibnf or toy : greater; ;', ' strengih ",'thon the strength of {" pi-pot^— the gallon ; " - ; -~0 12 Q 9. tSugarj raw and refined; of all : j kinds', and treacle and molasses -H^elb;- '-' -• - ;; -■ :•; .0 0" I 10. Tea— the lb - : r . . o { 0-^ t> 11. Tobacco^— the lb - i . o 2-6 12. Wine; in wood, containing less '\\.;;::-k ! i v than .twenty-nve. per -cent of, .. , alcohol, of a specific gravity of : ; . j -f - temperature of C 0.. ., , :r ; . . degrees Fahrenheit's v ther- .^ ' mometer— the ga110n [",.■• ..". "".'-" 0-4 0' 13. Wiiie, in bottle,, containing less .' , : than twenty-tivev pcr x c'ent of ' alcohol of a specific "gravity of - : 82.5, atthe.teihperatureofiUO .■".') ■ .'; degrees 1 v Fahrenheit's; ' thert mometer— the gallon. :--_- 0 5 0 14.' Anchors and 'chains,' and- roil, ; ..v.i , _ bolt, ;bar, and sheet, hoop,- aridi; ■■/■. -.■..:■■■. : pigiron; and nails> sailcloth, ,; ?. J cordage, ■ twine, : cottoii^yai'i),.: - : ■, h • : .'" . bags, sacks, and woplpacks,. ..'.'.'.,, ,. spnits of tar turjjentinej . ; tobacco, for sheepwash, huts of r all kinds, powder ; fit pnly'fbr ■"*'. •!.'.■' blastmg purposes, ajud/ali un- ' " enumerated goods; wares, and.^' merchandise' - -;■ \ : '- : ''•■'•.'■' Free. 4. A" drawbabk of the whole of such duties shall be-allpweU for wines intlended for the consumptioii- of ' the officers, of Her Majesty's trbopsr in the Colony of NewiZealantl, and of thepmcers of Her Majesty's navy^serving on ; board^nyiof -Her.Maj^sty'sships in the seas adjoining- thereto, or such wines may : Ee landed on first, importation, pr delivered put of bond ;free of .!'duty| subject in alt cases to , such regulations as the Goverabr siall^i'rom time ,io.'.tme : ''sresCrib : e.'.-'¥royideu always;; -that ii any such wines shall be subsequently sold in the, said colonj', except for the use oir 1 consumption of any bt -Her !kajestyfs military or haS'albnicers as lifbfesaid, the same- shall: be .'forfeited and liable to: seizure accoitHiglyV' s'. All duties of Customs under- this/AQt: shall be -charged andj paid according to;the ; | staiidard imperial weights and nieasiu:e£;, jand where . such duties aie charged according tb; any specific (j[uantitj'", weight, pr size,rth.e. siune shall be chargeable^ rateably on' ;ahy greater :or--less quanlity,'. weight,, or size. '. -,:■ ii.. The duties pf the.C^t^oms : .imp.oSed by : ; tLis Act shall be raised,' levied; '.'coile^ted,' and paid under the provisions, of ** The; Cus-; toms Eegu}ation :; Ac^ 1858,"; and- ; subject • also to »Jl such : provisions and Regulations is may" '■ for the ' time being --be 'in torce'fof the : collection, ■ management," and Treceipt. of* the.. duties of import in the- "Colony r:pf'i>JSew ■ Zealand.' ■■■;^' : ■■;.,■•■■ '■■.:■■. .•.■.!,-;-•;;.-.!.;':. :;" v ;. ?.;/■. 7. The " Customs Dut^gs Amendment Act, 1801," and the ;!| Military; SuppUes C'wstoms Act, 1862," shall. apply^o.allo^ie^ : tvs- r tpms. payable uider; -this Act;';' . ;';'' "."''■' . .. .
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Grey River Argus, Issue 88, 4 August 1866, Page 4
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1,014Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 Grey River Argus, Issue 88, 4 August 1866, Page 4
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