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Grey River Argus, Issue 103, 8 September 1866, Page 4

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 MTitteri thereon ; as every letter must be delivered to the person to whom it is directed, and him alone. : , List of Money Order Offices in New Zealand. Money Orders may be obtained and madepayable at the following offices in the Colony of >\ew Zealand: ■..-.-. % .; Province of Auckland— Auckland, Alexandra, Cambridge, Mongonui, Newcastle, Onehunga, Otahuhu, P\irt Waikato, Eaglan, ltussell, Wangarei. ; x Province ot Taranaki -New Plymouth. Province of Hawke's Bay-^ Napier. Province of Wellington — Wellington, Wanganui. Province of Nelson-r-Nelson, Collingvvood, .Proraice of Marlborough — Picton, Blenheim, Havelock. Province of Canterbury — Christchurch, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Akaroa, Hoki--tika, and Greymouth. Province of Otago — Duriedin, Arrow River, Balclutha, Clyde,. Hamiltons, Manuherikia, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Queeiistown, Tokomairiro, Tuapeka, Waikouaiti, West Taieri. ~ Province.of Southland— lnvercargill, Riverton, Campbelltown. . „ .. And at Money Order Offices in the following Australian Colonies :—New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. _ MONEY ORDER BRANCH. . . ' The conunission charged on Money Orders is as follows. Onthe United Kingdom : — , ,".'.' »• (1. For sums not exceeding L 2 - • - 1 0-■ For „ „ L 5 - - 2 G For „- , „ in - - 3 6 : For „ „ LlO - - 5 0 On Victoria, New . South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Western "Australia :— - For sums not exceeding L 5 - - 1 0 - For, „ „ LlO - - 2 0 Within New Zealand : — > .. For sums not exceeding L 5 - ' *- ■ 0' 6 For „ „ LlO - -10 THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF ACT, . 1804. . W WHEREAS it is expedient to alter the duties of Cnstoms payable on the importation of goods, wares, and iherchandise into the Colony of New Zealand : — Be it therefore enacted v 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(J4. --.... 2. The duties of Customs chargeable upon goods, M'ares,'and merchandise imported into the Colony of New Zealand, shall cease and determine from and after the Sth day of December, 18b'4. • i_.''. 3. From and after the Bth day of December, one thousand eight * hundred and. sixty -four, in lieu of such duties the following.duties of Cuatoms shall be charged on all goods, wares, -and merchandise" hereinafter specified, imported into the Colony of New Zealand, or cleared from any Avarehouse for home consumption, that is to say : — , . £ s. d.. 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in . Mood — the gallon - - -0 0 9 Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in . bottle— the gallon - - - 0' 1 6 2. Cigars and snutf— thelb- - 0 4 b 3. Coffee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate— the lb - - -.0 0 3 4. Cutlery, hardM'are,' plateM'are, holloware, and ironmongery of ' all sorts, and candles and soap of all sorts — the cwt - -~ 0 4 0 __ 5. Firearms of every descrii>tion ; — each - - - - 5 0 6. GunpoM'der- the lb. - -0 0 3 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton, linen, and Avoollen, and all articles manufactured therefrom ; drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, . nulinery., furs, hats, boots, shoes, confectionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, . ' mustard, olive oil, pickles, preserves, sauces, spices,' and ■ oilmen's stores of nil kinds, nieasxiring outside the packages — the cubic foot - - 0 5 0 8. Spirits, and strong M*,aters of every kind, SMeetoned or other- , wise, 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 l>rooE— the gallon - - "; 012 0 "■9. Sugar, raw amb refined, of all kinds, and treacle and molasses —thelb- - •f'^- - 00 1^ 10. Tea— the lb .- - " - - 0 0 G 11. Tobacco— the lb - - - 0 2 6 12. Wine, in M r ood, containing less than twenty-five per cent of alcohol, of a specific gravity of 82.5, at the temperature of GO degrees Fahrenheit's . ther- v 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 GO « degrees Fahrenheit's thermometer— the gallon • -050 14. Anchors and chains, and rod, , bolt, bar, and sheet, hoop, and pig iron; and nails, sailcloth, cordage, twine, cotton, yanv bags, sacks, aud Avoolpacks, " spirits of tar and turpentine, - tobacco for sheepwash, nuts of all kinds, powder fit only for blasting purposes, and all unenuinerated goods, wares,. and merchandise - - . - - """Free. 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's navy serving on board any of Her Majesty's ships in the seas adjoiniug. thereto, or such wines may be lauded, on first importation, or delivered out of bond* free of duty, subject in all cases to such, regulations as the Governor shall from time to vtime prescribe, provideci -always,- ' that if any such Mines shall be subsequently sold in : the said colony, except for the use or consumption of any ot Her Majesty's military or naval officers as aforesaid, the same shall be forfeited and Kable to seizure accordingly. 5. All- duties of Customs under this-Act shall be charged and paid according to the standard imperial M;eights.and measures, and M-here such duties are charged according to any specific, quantity, weight, or size, the same shall be chargeable -rateably on any greateror less quantity, weight; or size. . G. The uluties of the Customs imposed by this Act shall be raised, ' levied, collected, and paid under the provisions of " The Customs Regulation Act, 1858," and subject also to all sucii provisions and regulations as may for the time being be in iorce for the collection, management, and receipt of the duties of import ia the Colony' of New Zealand. " • A 7. The "CustomsDuties Amendment' Act, 1801," and the " iVilitaiy Supplies Customs Act, 18(>2," shall apply to all duties Custoius payable under this Act. ~"