SYDNEY. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, August 7.]

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 736, 21 August 1852, Page 3

SYDNEY. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, August 7.]

The New Tariff. — The following are the duties leviable under the new Customs/ Act, which came into force on Thursday morning :—: —

Ale, porter, and beer of all sorts, Hi wood, s. d. per gallon .. J) 1 Ale, poiter, and beer of all sorts, in bottle,^ pergallon 0" 2 Coffee, chocolate, and cocoa, per lb. . . . . 0 Of Currants, raisins, and other dried fruits, perlb. .., o Oh Spirits, or strong waters, of the strength of proof by Sykes' hydr >meter, and so on in proportion for any greater or less , strength, per gallon, viz. : — - Brandy .. 6 0 Gin.... .. " 6 0 Rum, whiskey, and all other spirits, pei gallon .-. . . 4 0

Perfumed spirits of- whatever strength, in bottles, for every gallon . • . . • • • • All spirits, liqueu'-s, cordials, bran died fruits, or strong waters, respectively sweetened or mixed with any article sothat the degree of strength theieof cannot bcascertained by Sykes' hydrometer, at the rate ot per gallon . . . » Refined sugar, per cwt Unrefined sugar, ditto Molasses, ditto >■ Tea,perlb. •• ,** j* ". Manufactured tobacco, per lb., 1 1s. 6d. until the 31st December, 1853, and thereafter per lb • Unmanufactured tobacco, per lb., Is. until the 31st December,-1553, and thereafter. . Cigars and snuff, per lb Wine, not containing more than 22 r >per cent, of alcohol of a specific gravity of 825, at the temperature of6o degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer, in wood or inbottl -, per gallon 4 6 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 6 1 8 li 0 8 0 0 Drawback upon the exportation- of refined sugar made in the colony, per cwt .. Drawback on refined sugar, known as Bastard sugar, per cwt 3 2 4 6