CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 74, 18 November 1864, Page 7

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

OHA.E&EABLE TJNDEB THE " CUSTOMS DUTIES Ad, j 1858,** in ail Posts ov New Zealand :-^ il'. ' Ale, beer, cider, and perry in wood, per «. id. \ gallon ... ... ... -... 0, G f Ale, beer, cider and perry in bottles,_ , i per gallon ;..' ... ... .;. 1 0 12. Cigars andsnufly per lb. -^ .... ■'■■ ■'-. .... ■ 3 iO; 3. Oolfee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate, I perlb. ... ... ./...>. v ■"':.". 0 8 •&. Cutlery, hardware, plated ware, holloware, ironmongery- of all sorts, and candles and soap of all Borfcs, per cwt. "... '■;■■'■. ■■;';." ... so :5. Firearms of every description, each: .. . 51 0 ! 6. .Ghinpowder, per lb. - ... ... -...- 03 i 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton Hneni and 1 all articles inanufacturea therefrom ; drapery/ haberdashery, hosiery; mil- '- L unery,-furs, hats, ; boots, -shoes; conr fectioriery, bottled 1 fruits, dried fruits^ mustard, olive oilj pickles, "preserves, ';■■ sauces, spices, arid' oilmen's.' stores .of all Jriiids, measuring outside the pack- r ageß, per cubic-foot ...... ;;. 0 4 8. Spirits and -strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any :i. ■ strength not' exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's hydrometer, and ; so on in proportion for any proportion for any greater strength- than the strength of proof, per gallon ..; 9 0 9. Sugar (raw and refined) of, all kinds, j and treacle and molasses, per lb. ... 0 1 LO. Tea, per lb. ... ... ... ...0-4 11. Tobacco, per lb. .;. ... ... 1 6 12. Wine (in wood and bottle), containing less than 25 per cent, of alcohol or a specific gravity of ;825 at the temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit's thermometer, per gallon ... ... 3 0 13. Anchors and chains, and rod, bolt, bar, sheet, hoop, and pig iron and sails, sail cloth, cordage, twine, cotton yarn, bags, sacks, and wool packs, spirits of tar and turpentine, tobacco for sheep wash, nuts of all kinds, powder fit only for blasting purposes, and all unenumerated goods, wares and merchandise ... .;. ; ... ... fre» ♦— . . .-...' ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ARTICLES, . , Which have received the decision of the Commissioner of Customs, as to their liability to duty under the present tariff : — Agricultural implements, freeAlmonds, shelled and in husk, irec. Anchovies, 4s. per cubic foot Arrowroot, free Axles, cart and dray, iron (loose), free Bath-bricks, free Bedsteads (iron), 3s. per cwt. Bellows (forge), free Biscuits (fancy), free Bitters (orange), 4s. per foot Capers, 4s. per cubic foot Carraway seeds, free Carriage lamps, 3s. per cwt. Chains (with anchors or for ships' use), free Chain (all other), 3s. per cwt. Cherry cordials, 4s. per foot Cheese, free Clocks, free Coffee, essence of, free Corrugated iron sheets, free Cotton wick, free Curry powder, free Eau de Cologne, 9s. per gallon Fencing wire and standards (iron), free Fish, preserved, free Flavoring essences, free Floor-cloth, free Forges and iron-work, loose, 3s. per cwt. Forks, digging and hay, 3s. per cwt. Galvanized iron sheets, free „ „ wire, free „ „ ware as buckets, gutter angles ridge caps, tiles, and ornamental pieces, 3s. per cwt. G-elatiue, free Gingerbread, freo Ginger cordials, 4s. per foot Groats, free Gun ban-els, ss. eachf Gutta percha, frcej Harrows, free Herrings, free Hops, free Horse shoes, 3s. per cwt. Huckaback (hemp or llax), 4s per cubic foot Hurdles, iron, free Iron chairs, 3s. per cwt. „ safes, 38. per cwt. „ tanks, free Ironwork for ships' use, free Isinglass, free Jams and jellies, 4s. per cubic foot Jewellery, free Lemon and lime juice, free Linseed oil, free Lobsters, preserved, free Macearoni, 4s. per cubic foot Machinery, agricultural or other, free Meats, potted or preserved, free Night lights, free Oatmeal, free Oilcloth, free „ table covers, 4s. per cubic foot Olive oil (perfumed), free Olives, 4s. per cubic foot Orange bitters, 4s. per foot Oysters, preserved, free Paint, free Pearl barley, freß Ploughs, free Rick cloth, free § Safes, iron, 3s. per cwt. Sago,, free Saladloil, 4a. per cubic foot Salt, flee i Sardines, 4s. per cubic foot . ■ Sash weights, 3s. per cwt. ! Scythes, 3s. per cwt. j Sheaves, brass,for Bhips' use, free. Shot, free Shovels, 3a. per owt, . .. Soda, free ■.-.. Soda crystals, free Soups (fish and vegetable, preserved), free Spades, 3s. perow Starch, free 1 Steel (bar), free i Syrups, free i „ Table covers (oilcloth), 4s. per cubic foot j Tanks (iron), free Tapioco, free Tarpaulins, fr Tiles, iron, 3b. per owt. Tinmans' tools, 3s. per owt. Yennicelli, 4s. per cubic foot Vesta matches (wax), free Vinegar (in any paokags or Teasel), free Watohes, free Wick, cotton, li Whiting, free .Winnowing cloths, free§ Wire,' iron fencing, free Wire, small (asTJelTwire), 3s. per owt. t Importation of Arms, &c, without license is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or meattA. msksmfactoe, composed of way of the aphides comprised in Section 9, and in Which gutta peroua ia used, merely to jnake.it 'TOterproof> is chargeable witli 4*< B« quJho fooi < | Whan $a $toi? Wl g*£ttfe« & 9tm#3