CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 4 January 1864, Page 5 (Supplement)

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

cuargeable under the * customs duties Act, 1858,' in all PO&Ts of New 2 b ALAND. 1. Ale, beer, Cider and perry in wood, per gallon .. •. Of. Ale, beer, cider and perry, in bottles, per gallon 1 « 2. Cigars and snuff, per lb.. .. 3 0 3. Coffee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate, per lb. .. .. ...OH 4. Cutlery, hardware, plated ware, holloware, ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and soap of all sorts, per cwt. .. ... 3 0 5i Firearms of every description, each ... ... 5 ft 6. Gunpowder, per lb 0 3 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton, linen, and all articlps manufactured therefrom ; drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, mill|nery, furs, hats, boots, shoes^/cpn-* fectionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, mustard, olive oil, pickles, preserves, sauces, spices, and oilmen's stores of all kinds, measuring outside the packages, per cubic foot 4 0 8] Spirits and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than / the strength of proof; per- gallon 9 .0 9 Sugar (raw and refined) of. all kinds, and treacle and molasses, per lb. '.. ... .. ... 0 1 10. Tea, per lb. „ 0 * 11. Tobacco, per lb 1 G 12. Wine (in wood and bottle), containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol .ot a specific gravity of -825. at the temperature of 60 degrees thermometer, per gallon ... " 3- 0 13 Anchors and chains, and rod, bolt,- bar, sheet, .hoop, and -pig iron and sails, sail doth,* cordage,'twine, cotton* yarn," bags, sacks,- and wool packs, spirits - of tar and turpentine,^tobacco for sheepwash, mils of all kinds, powder fit- only for blasting purposeß,andallunenumeraled' . 7 goods, wares and merchandise JTre"

'N i:\iV 7.RALANO— RATES' OF POSTAGE ON ■'"LKTTKRS, BOOK-PACKETS," AND NEWS; ' - PAl'-Efts. ■ WITH. -TK!-: ttEUI'LATIONS Al-'-FKGTINf; TH K. POSTING, TRANSMISSION * AND DELIVERY OF THE SAME. IN FORCE ". FROM AND AFJfEit Ist OCTOBER, 1803. Letters.—!. Inland L-tters.-— Froni-Vny part bf •New Zealand to nny other part ol' New Zealand:—. ' Not exceeding halt" "an ounce, -id ; exceeding half nn : ounce nuil not exee?dir<r one ounce, 4d; exceeding : one ounce -and not exceeding two ounces, Bd;. unci so ou, incrcaxinp; four pence for every. r..'UV:f;o:ii'i '■ cuuee or fraction of un ounce. 2. Tb tlie United Kingdom.-- By Southampton or. by direct ship : — Not exMJedin'ir huif tin oiuu-e, Cd ; exceeding hull' ; nri ounce nnd not exceedhi); one ouuee, Is; '■ exceeding one ounce and' not exceedin<r two ojinccs, lis; and soo n, increiisiiiif one sliillhijj for. every additional ounne or .fraction of an ounce. By Slnrseilles". — Not ekceedinjj half, nn ounce in weight, lOd ; exceeding: balf nn oniice . smd. not exceeding one ounce, fs Bd,; exceeding one ounce 'nnd not exceeding, two ounces, .r-s 4u; exceeding ; two ounces and not exceeding three ounces, (is 3d ; every ounce after the first, Is Bd. 8. To British oloiiicd nnd Foreign Countries. (For which uiuils nrc made up direct:)— Not "■ exceeding "lmlf nn ounce, Cd; exceeding li.-ilf nu oniice and not exceeding ono ounce, Is ; exceeding one ounce -.uid nnt excned'.ng two ounces.. 2s ; nnd.s'o on, increnfling one shilling for every additional ounce or fraction ol'an ounce. 5. To the Coutiuentof Europe vin Trieste: — Not exceeding half nn ounce, Is; exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding o.ne. onr.ee.,' "is ; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s ; tuid so on, increusing-'Cwo shillings for every additional ounce. or fr-aoJTbn_of an ounce. 6. To Syria nnd . Turkey. -—Letters will be forwarded via Alexandria "WVJiifTa (miles! marked for transmission via the y - United Kingdom), nnd will be charged as fellows :-- Not exceediug half an ounce, Hd; exceeding half nn cu:ice aud not exceeding one ounce, Is lOd ; and so on. increasing one shilling and. ten pence for overy additional ounce or fraction, of an ounce. 7. To China and the Eastern Archipelago. — Letters addressed to Hongkong, Penang, Singapore, any pavt of China -or Japan, the Philiippine Islands, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Labium, the Moluccas, and Siftin, are changeable ns follows: — Not exceen-ng half an ounce, Is; exceeding hnlf an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, 2s ; and so on, increasing tv/o shillings for every additional onnce or frnction of an ounce. 8. To Naval Officers on Foreign Stations :--Letters addressed to " Officers serwng on , hoard any of Her Majesty's ships on v foreign station, when sent through thn United Kingdom, are chargeable as follows: — Not exceeding br.lf an ounce, Is; exceed, ing half a i ounce and not exceeding one ounce, -2s; exceeding one ounce and not exceeding two ounces, 4s: aud so on, increasing two shillings for every additional ounce or fraction of an c.-nee. 9. To Naval Seamen and Soldiers. — Letters sent to or by „ . So.treen a;)d Soidiers in Her Majesty's Service will be :.-au*ai ; t:cd within the colony, nnd between tl"> co!oi-.'.- Mcd any Post Office in the British d'o:i:"i' : oiK :>. a charge of one penny, provided that tlie /ol'nv. ' •.;• -emulations are observed :— (I) Each 7e."r- !»■!'<: ;o; c-.eeed hnlf.nn onnce in weiglit. (■>) It nii.s. iic ».-, . -<c.-ibed w-it'n the name of the writer h:s d;^ > o- o- class in the vessel or regiment. md*"L-«--' ■■ -.' ip Officer at the time in command, (j) lee >o< •- ,c iiiust be prepaid. Every letter of this dt-s.- ■■' i on. nosted or received in this colony, not. ' i ;u-co .'■:' >cc with the foregoing regulations, vt-V. be : T.-'.cd ns f>n ordinary letter. The postage ui)on 'bc^e le ;ers roust in a" oases be paid in advance. 10. Free Letters. — Letters on the Public Service of Her Majesty's Naval and Military Forces are exempted from tho payment of postage, if bearing the words "On Her Majesty's Service," and the signature of the Officer in command of the force on the s';r\ice of which the letter is despatched. But such letters cjmnot be transmitted by any irregular route, or one entailing additional expense on the Colonial Government. Letters on the Public Service of the General Government of the Colony are transmitted free by post, if bearing the words "On the Pi-blic Service" ouly," and tbe signature of some officer of the General" Government authorised to fi-nnfc. oi5«;al letters. 11. Registered Letters.— Registration fee, Is, in addition to tbe ordinary postage cliurgeuble on ituy letter— except in special cases. NBWsr-j-T-75« -J. -fo ,tny - part of the colony, if in the colony, 'and posted within seven from publication, free; if not published in tlie colony, or not posted within sevpn days from publication, each, Id. 2. To tbe United Kingdom, vi« Southampton, or by direct ship, free; to the United Kingdom, via Marseilles, each, 3d. 3. To the Continent of Europe, via Trieste, each, 2d. 4. To Syria mid Turkey (not through the United Kingdom), not exceeding two ounces. Id; nnd so on, at the rate of one penny for every additional two ounces. Book Packets.— l. To any part of the colony, the Australian colonies, or to the Unitpd Kingdom viu Southampton: — Not exceeding four ounces, 4d ; exceeding lour ounces and not exceeding e'-ght ounces, 8d ; exceeding eight ounces and not exceedin"- sixteni ru-.iees. Is 4 : and so on. increasing eight pence for every additional iuiif-ponnd or fraction of half a pound. 2. To. the following British colonies :— .Asee-is : on. Tlermuda, llritish West Indies, fimndn, Cape of Oood Hope, Falkland Islands. Gambia, Gt/iu Coast, Heligoland, lonian Islands. Nnttil, New Prnns-.vick.. Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, and Vancouver's Island:— Not exceeding four ounces, 7d; exceeding four ounces nnd not exceedinsr eight ounces, Is 2d; exceeding eijrht ounces and not exceeding sixteen ounces, 2s 4d ; mid so on, increasing one shilling and two pence for every half-pound or fraction of half a pound. Banker's Parcels, containing only Bank Notes, Orders, Bills, and Promissory Notes, Cheques, Pass Books, or Bank "Returns, sent by or to any bank or banker within the colony (provided such parce's are securely closed and sealed, and can tain no letter or comrcmication in the nature of a letter, and L->ar abmsr with ihe address of such parcol.thc words " Banker's Parcel, without letter," subscribed by the sender of such parcel, with his name and address), shall be received as book packets, aud shall be' transmitted, within the colony, at the same rate as book packets. Regulations.— Prepayment by Stamps.— All letters, packers, and newspapers, if liable to poptiige, posted in New Zealand, must be prepaid by affixing postage labels of the colony of sufficient value. Loose" Letters.— All letters received from beyond seas ot any Post Office in this colony, which have not been rpsrnl-.n-ly posted nt the place of despatch (loose letters), are chm-g-enble with full postage, according to the rates established by the foregoing tables, unless they are letters which it is not compulsory by law to" send by post, in which case they are chargeable with the inland rate of postage only. Insufficient Payment.— Letters and packets liable to more than one rate of postage, and addressed to places within the colony, or to the United Kingdom. if bearing at least a single rcte, will be forwurdi'd and chnrged with the postage deficient, nnd another simrle rate as a fine. Letters aud packets so addressed, and bearing less than a single rate of postage, and all letters and packets otherwise addressed, not bearing the full postage chargeab.'e, will be detained a nd" returned to the sender in all cases jwhere practicable. Newspapers, if posted without prepayment of the full amount of postage chargeable, can neither be forwarded to thnir destination nor returned to the sender ; but will be delivered or forwarded to the person addressed on application within six months at the office where the satne'wr.re posted, and payment of the deficient pDstasre in stumps. This rule applies also to letters for the colony of Victoria. Registration.— Any person can have a letter registered by affixing on it by means of the proper labels the amount of the rc-risiration fee, in addition to the proper postal, and presenting it at a Post Office during office hours, arid' at least one hour before the closing of tbe mail .by which it is desired to be transmitted. Every precaution will ba adopted to ensure the safe delivery of a registered letter by entering it on the letter bills; and obtaining a receipt fcr the same on delivery. As the Post Office, howpyer, is not responsible for the loss of any letter, whether registered or otherwise, persons sending Bank Notes or Drafts" are advised to take the numbers aud particulars, Tmd to cut the Notes or Drafts in halves, and to send them by different posts. . Re-direction.--Letters, Newspapers, and Packets will be re-directed from o:;e Post Office to another on the written instructions of the person addressed, but on re-direction are chargeable with a new and distinct rate of postage, to be paid on delivery. Penalties.— Any person sending as exempt from postage letters "not liable to exemption, or enclosing a communication in the nature of a letter in any Kewspapet-eK^ OOS " Packet, is liable to a penalty of £-20. Sizi.a^ \Y eight.— No book packet or packet of newspApers/Will be received, nor will any Postmaster be required to receive any letter if it exceed two feet in length, one foot in width or depth, or three ponr.ds in weight.' Book Packets to be Open for Inspection.— Every book packet shall be sent open at the - ends or" sides, and there shall be no enclosure sealed or otherwise closed, against inspection sent in or with such packet, nor anything printed or written in the nature of a letter. Contents.— With the above limitations, a book packet may contain auy number of separate books,_ maps, prints, or photographs and any quantity of paper, vellum, or parchment, either printed, written on, or plain (exclusive of anything in the nature of a letter, whether sealed or. open), with the binding, covering, or mounting attached to or belonging to such book, print, map, or photograph, and all-things legitimate!"* appertaining or necessary for the transmission of any enclosed literary or artistic matter, but exclusive of glass in any form: The names and address of the ; sender mi y . appear on the cover. Overland Carriage.— No Postmaster' will be required to receive -any boolc 'packet for_ transmission by an oyerland mail, if from its-weight or any other cause the packet appear calculated to retard the" carrier.' "'. " .'., '. Mosey Order?.— Money' Orders may be. o btained and made .-payable; iit the i: following offices in the colony of New- Zealand:— Province of Auckland— Auckland, iOtiiKuhu/Wai-gareix and Russell; province of Taranaki— New Plymouth; province of -Hawte's Bay— Napier; -province; of/ WellingtonWellington and/ Wanganui ; ; province of^ NelsonNelson and Coliingwood ; province of Marlborough —Picton and Blenheim-,; provincerrof Canterbury— Christcbnrcb, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Timaru; province of Otago— Dunedin, .Mahuherekia . Junction, Oamaru, Dunstan, -Arrow. River', Waitahuna, Tuapeka, Qneenstowiii-. land province of Soutldand--rlnvercargill 1 -.and. I Biyfcrton ? . The commission •charged'-'on Money 1 Orders is as follows. — On tbe United Kingdom.— For sums : not exceeding £'2 is; £5, 2s =6d;. £10,; ,ss. On. ; the Australian col'onif's and within New Zealand.— For sums not exceeding £5, Is ; £10, 2s;REAbiSR GILSON - WOOD, --;- A':- .';-; '.';';Fbr the Postraaster-General. General Post Office, Auckland, lOt.K September, - 1563.7 "7 '"' --' - AA " :-"•

; DIRECTIONS TO MASTERS O'F ; 'VES-> 'j''' -"S'ELS BOUND TO* RIVERTON^'- 1 ' ' From tlio Proviheiiil Q-ovbrnment Gazette' Nov! 211* The cii tran c? to this port being intricate, a I stranger should not, under any ■circumstances,: . -attempt; "to sail in without a* pilot, but -should ; toake.fiist.to the nnoorin'g buoy painted . black,; -.which, is- placed in/twentv-one^frct at low water spring tides with the following bearings : Steep Head, S.E. byTE." ' . ' '. North-west end of Stewart's "lsland, on with* ; Howell's Point, S. by W7halfW. ; "• ■ '*« The flagstaff on Bailey's Point' W; half N. , ' "' Thr mooring anchors of. this buoy are placed four' hundred and fifty feet apart, east and west from each'other; on each side ol' the, buoy care should be taken in diopp'mg an anchor near by, not to hook the moorings. On and after the Ist of November, 1553, between sunrise and sunset the following signals jwill be made alt the/JElagstafi',.on Bailey's Point, viz.: — ■•*.-..- When a vessel is approaching tbe harbor a - nU-.nhcr fr om Marryat's code indicating in feet the depth of water on the' bar at the time, will be'hoisted at the north j-ard arm. - A black ball hoisted above this number willshow that the sea is too. high ou the bar for the pilot to get off. Two black bails without the number will mean that some recent cb.inge has taken place ' in the channel or that it is dangerous in the ■ opinion of the pilot even for a coaster acquainted-: with the plac-* to attempt to run in. Vessels outside tbe bar or at the mooring ' buoy, when .the. pilot cannot get off may hold communication with him hy means of Marryat's signals which in this case will- be hoisted at the south yard arm. The pilot who is provided with a boat and. crew of four man will, when it is practicable, always put ofTia his boat ov, the app;oaeh of a. vessel :>ot havin-; tin- exemption flag flying. The depth - of water on the bar is at tlie highest tides fourteen feet, and there is rarely less than eight feet at high water lowest neap tides. J. E. Gr.Eio, Harbor Master. Harbor Office, Invercargill, 24ih October, 1533.