CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Southland Times, Issue 85, 23 December 1864, Page 2

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Changeable undeu the " Customs Duties Act 1558," in all Ports op New Zealand — 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perry in wood, per s. d. gallon , 0.6 Alo, beer, cider and perry in bottles,' per gallon ... ... ... : ... 1 0 2. Cigars and snuff, per lb. ... ... 30 3. Coffee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate, per lb. ... ... . . .* ... 0 3 ■i. Cutlery, hardware, plated ware, holloware, ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and soap of -all sorts, por cwt • 3 0 p. of every description, each ... 5 0 6. G-unpovvdcr, per lb. ... ... ... 0 3 7. Manufactures of silk. cotton linen, and all articles raaravfactureci therefrom ; drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, millinery, furs, hate, boots, shoes, confectionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, mustard, olive oil, pickles, preserves, sauces, spices, aud oilmen's stores of all kinds, measuring outside the packages, per cubic foot ... ... ... 0 4 8. Spirits and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any y 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, and treacle and molasses, per lb. ... 0 1 10. 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 -823 at tho temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit's thermometer, per gallon ... ... 3. 0 L 3. Anchors aud 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 j only for blasting purposes, and all unenumerated goods, wares and merchandise free