THE NEW TARIFF.

Grey River Argus, Issue 112, 29 September 1866, Page 3

THE NEW TARIFF.

, [By Electric Telegraph,] Wellington, Friday, Sept. 2S. The following is the schedule of duties on the various . items just passed by the General Assembly. The duties come into force to:day (Saturday). A. •. Ale an^ beep of all sorss, ami cider- and perry in bottle and hulk, Is pen gal ; almonds per lb, Id ; ammunition— sporting powder, 3d per lb ; blasting powder, Id per lb ; apparel (not qtherwjse described), ss, per. cubic foot ; apples (dried), Id per 1b ; apothecaries wares (nqt qtherwjse described), 3s per cubic llfet ; arms (fire], 5s eaph ; axles, axle-arms, and boxes, 4s. per qwt ; arrowroot in bulk, Id per lb, ii\ bqttles, jars, or- tins, 2,s 6d per cubic foot ; arseiu'c, 2s per cwt. '' • B t Bacqn a,nd hjuns, Id per lb ; bagging, hajjs sacks, and wgohjacks (empty), Is 6d per cubic foot ; baskets and wjekerware, Gd. per cubic foot ; baking nowder, Is per cubic foot ; beef (salted), 2s per cwt; bellows, Is per cu.bic •loot ; bi-carbemate a^d carbonate of soda, 2s per cubic foo.t j biscuits, plain and sweetened Is per cwt; fancy do, Is per cubic foot ; bitters, 12s. per gal ; blacking, Is per cubic foot ; black lead, Is per do j blankets and rugs, 3s per cubic foot ; bonnets, trimmed or silk, 5s per cubic fop_t ; do, other than silk and untrimmed, 3s per cubic foot ; boots, shoes, slippers, and golosh ess. 5s per cubic foot ; boot and shoe vamps and uppers, 5s per cubic foot boots — common watertights, lace-ujp, and diggers' long, 3s per cubic .foot ; brass manufactures, 4s per cwt ; brushware and bropms, Is per. cubic foot ; buckets pf wood, 2s per dog ; iron do, 4s per cwt ; gutter, Candied p.eej, \i p.erlb; candles tallow, iperlb; other than , tallow, Id; capers, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; caps (apparel), 3s per cubic foot ; percussion do, Is per thousand ; cards (playing), Is per cubic foot ; carpetbags, 3s per cubic foot; Carpets woolen, 2s per cubic foot ; do of hemp, coir, or jute, is ; carraway seeds, 2s per cubic foot ; carriages and carts with springs, or appliances }n Ecu therepf, each, L 2; do without springs each, Ll ; carriages and cart wheels, ' 5s each ; catsup, 2s Jsd per cubic foot ; cement and plaster of paris Is per barrel; chains, except gold and silver, |ths of an inch diameter,' and under, 2s per cwt; cheese, £d per IV; chicory 3dperlb; china, porcelain, and parian ware, Is per cubic foot; chocolate, 3d per lb ; cuhtney, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; cigars, 5s per lb ; cocoa, 3d per lb ; coffee, do; coffee essence of, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; collars and cuffs of paper, 5s per pubic foot; combs, Is per cubic foot; confectionery, 5s do ; copper manufactures, not ptherwise described, 4s per cwt ; copyingpresses, 4s per cwt ; cordage, 3in circumference anduiider, 3.s perqw^; cordials, 12 s per" gallon ; clocks and watches, LlO per cent value ; cotton manufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made on cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic "foot ; cotton counterpanes, 3s per cubic foot; cream of tartar, Id per lb; curry powder ami paste, 2s 6d per cubic foot'; .Cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors (wood) each, Is; drapery (except silk), not" otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; drugs, druggists' sundries^ nqt, osierwis.e described, 3s per cubic foot. • ••-•■• v . : - - E Earthexrware, 3d per cubic foot; en£ra,vjngs, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures. Is, per cubic fppt ; essences (f^avqring)^ 2s 6d per 'cubic foot. "■'■..' \ ." f. .' Fish (dried, pickled or salted.), 2s, per cwt ; do, potted or preserved, 2s*6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s 6d per cubic foot; floorcloth, lss^F cubic foot ; forfar sheeting, unbleached, *"j^er cubic f op.t .; fruits, bottled or preserved \ri syiup, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; do, dried, Id per lb ;" furniture and cabinetware of wood, 6dp.er iiubic foot • furs, 5,s per cubic foot. G ■ . . Gate? (iron), 4s per cwt ; gektine, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; glass, crown and sheet, Is war. supe? ; dp, plate, Is p.er- cubic foot - K

glassware, Is per cubic foot ; glue, 2s per cwt ; groats (prepared), Is per cwt; grindery, Is per cwt ; gutta percha goods, not being apparel, Is per cubic foot. H Hardware, 4s per cwt ; haberdashery, not containing silk, 5s per cubic foot ; do, of silk and velvet, 6s per cubic foot ; hair seating, Is per cubic foot ; hams, Id per lb ; harness, 2s per cubic foot ; hats, 3s "per cubic foot; hbllowarc, 4s per cwt ; hops, ldperlb ; horse shoes, Is per cwt 5 hosiery, 5s per cubic foot. Ink (writing), Is per cubjc foot ; iron, bar, rod, hoop, and sheet. Is per cwt ; iron fencing, wire staples, and standards, Is per cwt ; iron gates and gate-posts, 4s per cwt ; galvanised iron, Is per ewt ; ironmoiv gery 4s per cwt ; isinglass, 2s 6d pc? cubic foot. J " ■ ■'■ Jams, Jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; japanned and laoquered ware, 4s per cwt; jewelry, LlOper cent advaloreni. L Lamps, lanterns, and lamp-wicks, Is per cubic foot; lasts and wooden pegs, Is per oubit' foot ; lead, sheet, pig, and piping, Is per cwt ; lead manufactered. not otherwise described, 4s per cwt ; leather sole, £dper' lb ; other kinds, Id ; leather bags, -5s per pubic foot, M.Mats (door), Is per cubic foot ; matting, cocoa, &c. , 2s 6d per cubic foot ; milinery, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot ; musical instruments, Is per cubic foot ; mug; tard, 2s 6d per cubic foot, N Nails (iron), Is per cwt ; nuts, all sorts except coooa-nuts, Id per lb. 0 Oil— vegetable in bulk, 6d per gallon; in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; animal do, Gd per cubic foot ; oil in bottles, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; do perfumed do, 2s 6cl do ; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gal ; olives, 2s Cd per cubic foot ; opium, Ll per lb ; oysters (preserved), 2s 6d per cubic foot. P Paints and colors, 2s per cwt ; paper (writing), Is per cubic foot; do (wrapping and bags), Is do ; paper-hangings, Is do ; paper-machieware, Is do; pearl barley, Is per cwt; peas (split) Is do; pepper and pimento, unground in bags, Id per lb ; pepper (cayenne), 2s Gd per cubic foot ; pc: -. ambulators, 6d do ; percussion caps per 1000, Is; perfumery, not otherwise described, 2s Gd per cubic foot; pickles, do 2s Gd do ; picture frames, Is j>er cubic foot ; pipes (tobacco) Is do ; pitch, per barrel, Is ; plate, gold and silver, for every LSOO value, L 1 0; plated ware per lb 3d ; pork (salted), 2s per cwt ; portmanteaus, Is per cubic foot. R Easpberry vinegar, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; rice, 2s per cwt ; do, ground, 2s Gd p°r cubic fo.ot ; resin, 2s per cwt ; rugs (woolen, cotton or fur), 3s per cubic foot. S Saddlery, 2s per cubic foot ; sad irons, Is per cwt ; safes (iron), 4s per. cwt.; sago, in bulk, 2s per cwt ; do, in bottles or canisters, 2s per cubic foot ; salt, Is per cwt; saltpetre, 2s per cwt ; sauces, 2s Gd per cubic foot ; sashes (window) Is per. pair ; scrim cloth, 2s per cubic foot ; sewing machines, 10s each; shirts, woolen, navy, serge, 3s per cubic foot ; stripped and checked ootton, 2s per do ; shot, 3s per cwt ; silk, r'anufactured, and all articles made of silk mixed with any other materials, 6s per cubic foot ; snuff, 5s per lb ; soap, common, 2s Gd per cwt ; do, scented. fan'ty I s P er cubic foot ; soap powder and washing powder, Gd per cubic foot ; soda crystals, Is per cwt; spices, cassia and cinnamon, cloves, nutmegs, mixed andground, 3d per lb ; spirits, of any strength not exceeding proof by Sykes's hydro* meter, and so on in proportion for any greater strength, 12s per gallon ; spirits of tar and turpentine, Gd per gallon ; starch and blue, 2s per cwt ; stationery, account books, Is per cubic foot; steel, Is per cwt ; sugar, treacle, and molasses, Id t per lb ; sulphur, Is per cwt ; swords, 5s each ; syrups, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; sacks, 4s per cwt. T Tapioca, in bulk, 2s per cwt ; do, in bottles, jars, and tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot ; tar, Is per barrel ; tartario acid, Id per lb ; tea, Gd per lb ; tinware, 4s per cwt ; timber, sawn, 100 feet superficial, Is ; do, shingles and laths, Is per 1000 ; do, palings, Is per 100 ; do, posts, 4s per 100 ; do, rails, 2s do ; tobacco, 2s Gd per lb ; do, sheepwash, subject to its being rendered unfit for human consumption, and to such regulations as the. Commissioner of Customs shall from time to time prescribe on that behalf, 3d per lb ; tools, carpenters and others not otherwise described, 4s per cwt ; toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, Is per cubic foot ; trousers, moleskin and cord, 3s per cubic foot; twine, 2s per cwt; tubs, of wood, 2s per nest. U Umbrellas and parasols (cotton), 5s per cubic foot ; ditto, silk, 6s per cubic foot. V Varnish, 6d per gal ; vermicelli, 2s Gd per cubiofoot; vinegar, 2s Qd per gal. W Weighing machines, 4s per cwt ; whips and walking sticks, Is per cubic foot ; whiting and chalk, Is per cwt ; wine, containing less than 25 per cent of alcohol, specific gravity 825, at a temperature of 60° Fahr. per gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles, or 12 reputed pint bottles, 4s per gal j woolen manufactures, not otherwise described, and all articlesynade of wool, mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot. - . Z Zinc, tiles, ridging, guttering, piping and roll, Is per owt; zinc manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s per cwt-