THE TARIFF.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1921, Page 1

THE TARIFF.

XKW ItKSOU'TiON'S. tiik, ai/i'kratioxs matte. a ■.!•'! m-ai imi** aksociatm.n ! WrI.I.INCTON' November - Iti,, roiwii.* u()f i|„ priiK'i|>i>t alterations .'lb'ctod by ,mu TiirilV resolutions;: Power is provided to A'uaKle tin' Aln>!st,i- In exempt any country "ltli a depreciated ,11 i rency from ‘l"' •*l»«Tt»t ,,, n „f til, special duties imposed on N<"*t nib’M 11 th. r , Tli, iinportations from t lie Commonwealth of Australia ar, to f«H under the ,-,ii,ral tniifl' as from l>ecembm I. Tim principal alterations in th, tint i('< an’ as i Confection, ry. 2.1 per |h. lor British, fl.l |HT lh. for forcon. Eor dried apples, apricots, and poach,s. the duty on the foreign imports is increased from 2d to Id pm > Fresh apples and pears arc to lie: U p«.r 11. for British. 15 per lh. h.r foreign. all dm year round. The duty on macaroni and vei mm II is to he 20 per cent, on British and • •> tier cent- on foreign. That on walnuts i, to he 2d per It- for nil conntrms The cut pipe tobacco duty Is to r 110 |li. On plug tohaeco the duly is 1:8 per 11>. On cream of tartar for,inn importpav 20 per rent. Wool vai ns, declared for use m »iaki„„ tweeds. are to pay 20 per cnl inf British, and ltd pet rent on foreign imports. . Fur or felt hat-goods, are t« ho all free Cent skins. kid skins, Persians, hog-skins and hook lookers' leather, is to he 10 per cent. Foreign leather -V \: O ami leather belting pays !■> I *'i i-ent. or ltd per lh.. on-British imports, and 2d per cent or dd per lh. on foreign, [tooling, tiles, asheslos, sheets and slates pay HI per cent, for Britis.i and oil (.cut for foreign. The papei duty on foreign imports is . mised from 111 per vent to 20 per pent. Writing ink pays 20 per cent.. «r - - per gallon, for British and -id I m cent. hi ,’t (i per gallon for foreign. Incubators are to pay 2(3 per cent, duty oil British lines, and do per cent, on foreign. On dredging machinery there is a I" ])o| . cent duty on British imports and Id per emit, duty on foreign imports. Hock breaking machines pay 20 |mr cent for British and 3d per cent, lor foreign. . Vacuum nans are: 20 per cent. Ru- • fish: 3d per emit, foreign. Bill hooks and slashers at 20 pmi cut, Blitish; 3d per cent for foreign. Kugiueers' brushes, 2d per emit, llri- ‘ tisli. 10 per emit foreign. Oas cookers and heaters pay 2d |ier cent, for British and 10 per emit for - foreign lines. On carriage shall,s, spokes, etc., dressed, there is a 20 per rent, duty ■ on British, and 3d per emit on foreign Coal tnr oils. I f per gallon. Kerosene is to lie free; White lend in oil pays 10 per emit. - [o, British, and 20 per cent lor foreign, i All other paints, ground, in oil, or mixed, also varnishes, stains, etc., pay > Id per emit, for British and 2d per cent l for foreign. EXCISE BETTES. The excise duties are varied as folI. lows :—- The duties on tobacco manufactured i in Now Zealand for home consumption are as follows: , (1) On tobacco cut, 2/4 per pound - (2) On other tobacco, 2/2 per pound. (3) On tohaeco. cut. or uncut, containing not. |css than 75 per oept/,, by

eight of leaf grown in New Zealand. „rentered for home consumption not tor than on the 31st. day of Pcccmor 192-2. the duty shall Ik- one sluing a pound. ( |) On eicarettes. if manufactured , machinery, the duty shall lie 5/6 the mud. M KT)ICA h ALCOHOL T.AXF.Tb The second schedule to the vesolu(,f Noveu.her 3rd.. 1021, is amend--1 so far as it relates to medicinal reparations containing more than 50 cent of proof spirit, and it is projded that there shall he levied on the cohol used in the production of such edioinnl preparations, entered for Z consumption, after the 23rd day ' November. a duty at the rate of -Mb proof gallon of alcohol