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mission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form. - Name and address of sender may appear on the cover! . Postmasters are not allowed to return any "letter to the writer or" sender, or to any one else, or to .delay forwarding it to its destination according to the address, even though a request to that effect be written thereon ; as every letter must be delivered to the person to whqm it is directed, and him alone. List of Money Ojspeb Offices jn New" , Zealand. Money Orders may be obtained and made payable at the following oflicfes in the Colony of iSew Zealand: -, - Province of Auckland— Auckland, Alexandra, Cambridge, Mongonui, -^Newcastle, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Port- Waikatp, Raglan, Russell, Wangarei. Province of Taranaki- -New Plymouth, ' Province pf Hawke's Bay- Napier, Province, of Welluigton — Wellington,Wanganui. . . / r Provinceof Nelson— Nelson, Collingwood, Prpyinee pf Marlborpugh^-Picton, Blen^heim, Hayelock, Province of Canterbury — Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru,-Akaros., Hokitika, and Greymouth. * Province of Otago— Duneclin, Arrow Riyer, " Balclutha, Clyde, Hamiltons, ManuheriJsia, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Queenstown, Tokoj mairiro, Tuapeka, Waikouaitii WesVi'aieri. - Province of Southland— Invercargill, Riverton, Campbelltown. . - And at Money Order Offices in the follow* ing Australian Colonies : — New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Australia, and Tasmania. MONEY ORDER BRANCH, I The commission charged on Money Orders is as follows. On the United Kingdom : — - ' s - d ' For sums not exceeding L 2 - - 1 0 For „ „ L 5-" ,2 6 For „ „ L 7*' 3-tt' For v „ „ LlO - -5 0 On Victoria, I 1 ew South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Aus<tralia: — • For sums not exceeding L 5 - , % - 1 0 For r „ „ LlO - -_ 2 0 Within New Zealand : — . For sums not exceeding L 5 - - 0 6 For „ „ LlO - -TO THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, 18G4. . : WHEREAS it is expedient to alter the duties of Customs payable on the importation of goods, wares, and merchandise into the Colony of New Zealand : — Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand, in Parliament assembled, as follows : — 1. The Short Title of this.Act shall be the New Customs Duties Act, 18(54. 2. The duties of Customs chargeable upon .goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the Colony of New Zealand, shall cease and determine from and after the Bth day of December, 1864. ' - ' 3. From and after the Bth day of December, oue thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, in lieu of such duties the following duties of Customs shall be charged on all goods, wares, and merchandise hereinafter specified, imported into the Colony of New Zealand, or cleared from any warehouse for home consumption, that is t° say : — * ■ ■ m £ s. d. 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in . • wood — the gallon - -'-009 Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in bottle— the gallon - - -0 16 2. -Cigars andsnuff— the lb -•■-.. 0 4 "•% 3. Coffee, chicory, cocoa, ' and * chocolate—^th'c lb - - -003 4. Cutlery, hardware, plateware, holloware, and ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and soap ' ♦ of all sorts — the cwt - - 0 4 0 5. Firearms of every description — each - - - - - 0* 5 0 6. Gunpowder— thelb. - - 0 0' 3 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton, „ linen, and woollen, and all articles manufactured tliere- • from ; drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, nnlinery, furs, hats, boots^ shoes, confectionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, mustard, olive oil, pickles, ' preserves, sauces, spices, and oilmen's "stores of all kinds, measuring outside the packages— the cubic foot .-.' ■ - 0 5 0 S. Spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened orotherwise, of any strength not exceeding the strength, of proof by Syke's hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof — the gallon. - - ' - 0 12 0 9. Sugar, raw and refined, of all kinds, and treacle and molasses —thelb- -■■■-■ -'■■"-■ 0 0 1 10. Tea-^thelb - -- - . 0 o'6 11. Tobacco-^the lb -_ - "- 0 2 6 12. Wine, in wood, containing less than twenty-live per cent of . - , alcohol, of a specific gravity of 82.5, at the temperature of 60 degrees -Fahrenheit's : ther- . mometer— the gallon >. - - 04 0 13. Wine, in bottle, containing less than twenty-five per cent of . alcohol of a specific gravity of ; 82.5, at the temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit's ther- . mometer — the gallon - --0 5 0 14. Anchors and chains, and rod, - bolt, barj "and sheet,h6dp, -and •. : pig iron ; and nails, sailcloth, cordage, twine, cotton, yarn, bags, sacks, and woolpacks, . . spirits of tar and turpentine,' tobacco for sheepwash, liuts of . all kinds, powder lit .only for , - blasting purposes, and all unenumerated gcods, wares, and merchandise - - - - • Free. V 4. A drawback of the whole of such duties shall be allowed for wines intended for the consumption of the officers of Her Majesty's troops in the Colony of New Zealand^ and of the officers of Her Majesty'snavy serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships inthe seas adjoining thereto, or suqh :wines may. be landed oil first importation, or delivered.ouV of bond free of duty,, subject, in all csfees to such regulations as the Governor shall from time to time; prescribe. Provided: always, that if any such wines shall bo subsequently sold in the said colonj', except for the use or consumption of any. ot Her Majesty's military or navai officers as aforesaid, the same "shall be forfeited and liable to seizure'accordihgly. 5. All duties of Customs under this Act shall be charged and paid, according to the standard imperial -weights and measures; and whCTe such duties aae charged according to any* specific quantity, weight, or .size, the . same shall be chargeable- rateably on any greater or less quantity, weight, or size. ' (5. The duties of the Customs imposed by this -Act- shall be raised, levied; collected and paid under the provisions of '' The Custonis Regulation' Act, 1858," and subject"^ also to all such provisions and regulations as may lor the time being be in force for the colleotion, management, and receipt of the duties ot import in the Colony, of Lew Zealand. \ ; : ! . 7. The " Customs Duties Amendment Act, 1861," and" the " Military Supplies Customs Act, 1862,'' shall apply to all duties. Customs payable under "this Act, j