CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 84, 20 December 1864, Page 2

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Ohab&eabme tjndeb, the " Customs Duties Act 1858," nr aix, Poets op New Zeaxand — 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perry in wood, per s. d. gallon- ... ... ... ... 0 6 Ale, beer, cider and perry in bottles, per gallon , ... ... ... ... 1 0 2. Cigars and snuff, per lb. . ... ... 3 0 3. 'Coffee, chicory, cocoa, • and chocolate, peril). ... ... 0 3 4. Cutlery,: hardware, plated ware, hoiloware,. ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and Boap of all sorts, per cwt, .■;,-,. ... ... 3 0 5. ; Firearms of every description, each ... 5 0 6. Gunpowder, per lb. ... ... ... 0 3 7. Manufactures of silk,; cotton linen, .-and all articles manufactured thereOroxn.; drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, mil" lincry, furs, hats, boots,' shoes, con^ fectionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, mustard, olive oil, pickles, preserves, sauces; spices, and. oilmen's stores of all kinds, measuring outside the pack- . ages, per cubic foot ... ... .... 0 4i 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 bo on in proportion for any propor-tion-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. ,„ ,„ ... - ... ° 4 11. Tobacco, per lb. , . ... .m ... 1 6 1 12. Wine (in wood and bottle), containing i 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, holt, bar, i 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 . ... . ... ■■..;■ ... free