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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 517, 12 July 1866, Page 2

MiscellaneousTHE NEW CUSTOMS, TARIFF ACT, 1864. ITTHEREAS it is expedient to alter the duties VV of Customs payable on the importation of goods, wares, ane merchandise into the Colony of New Zealand : — Be it therefore cuacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand, in the Parliament assembled as follows : — I. The Short Title of this Act shall be tho New Customs Duties Act, 1864. 11. The duties of Customs chargeable upon goods, wares, and merchandise, imported into the Colony of New Zealand, shall cease and determine from and after the Bth of December, 1864. 111. From and after the Bth day of December, One Thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, in lieu of such duties the following duties of Customs shall be charged on all goods, wares, and merchandise hereinafter specified, imported into the Colony of New .Zealand, or cleared from any warehouse for home consumption, that is to •ay :— £ s. d.. 1. Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in wood — the gallon 0 0 9 Ale, beer, cider, and perry, in bottle — the gallon 0 16 2. Cigars and snuff— the lb 0 4 6 3. Coifee, chicory, cocoa, and chocolate — the lb 0 0 3 4. Cutlery, hardware, plateware, holloware^ and ironmongery of all sorts, and candles and soap, all sorts — the cwt 0 4 0 5. Firearms of every description — each 0 5 0 6. Gunpowder — the lb 0 0 3 7. Manufactures of silk, cotton linen, and wolen, and all articles manufacturedtherefrom : drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, mi;huery, furs,, hats, boots, shoes, confeutionery, bottled fruits, dried fruits, mustard, olive oil, piciles, preserves, sauces, spices, and oilmen's stores of all kinds, measuring outside the packagos — the cubic foot 0 5 0 8. Spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof by Syke's hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than tho Btrength of proof — the gallon 012 0 9. Sugar, raw aiidi-eiaied af all kinds and treacle and molasses the lb.. 0 0 1 10. Tea — tholb 0 0 6 11. Tobacco — the lb [ 0 2 6 12. Wnie in wood containing less than than twenty-iive per cent of alcohol of i* speviiie gravity of .825 at the temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit thermometer —the gallon 0 4 0 13. Wme, in bottle, containing l ess than twenty -five per cent of alcohol of a specific gravity o f 8.25 at the tenijjerature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit's thermometer —the gallon.. 0 5 0 14. Anchors and chains and rod bolt, bar, and sheet, hoop and pig iron ; and nails, sailcloth, cordage' twine, cotton, yarn, bags, sticks ana woolsacks, spuuts oi Ur a n J turpentine, tobacco for sheepwash nuts af all kinds, powder only fit for blasting purposes, and all unenumerated goods, wares, and merchandise -j-, IV. A drawback of the wide of'snph rifiVi.« shall br allowed ior wines intended fo? Si sumption of the officers of Her M n ;,=(- > f C ° n * iv th P c Colony of New Ze.W, .££?& £% of Her Majesty s navy serving on Wd ° c ™. Her Majesty « snips m the seas adjoining thereto, or such wines may be landedon &U importation •or delivered out oi bond of fa* duty, subject in" all cases to such regulations as the Governor shall from time to time prescribe. IWided always, that if any such w^ shall be subsequently sold m the said colony except for the Use or consumption oi any oi Her Majesty's military or naval oiocei-s as aloresan, the £ acae shuli be forieiteu a.iul luibieto seizure accordino-lv V. All duties of Customs under this Act shall be cnav L ;o. I and paid according to the standard imperial weiguts aud measures, and where such duties are charged according to any specific quantity, weight or size, the same shall be chargeable rateably on any greater or less quantity weight or size. * ' this Act shall be raised, levied, and paid under the provisions of "The Customs Regulation Act, lbob, aDii subject also to all such provisions and regulations as may lor the time being be in force ior the collection, management, and receipt "of the duties of import in the Colony of New Zealand. J iJft T1 !f li^T 3 Duties Amendment Act, 1!S'» Tt the , Mlllt^7 supplies Customs Act 1862, shall apply to all duUes of Customs payable under this Act. l J * T llL i U - event of au J increase under this Act in the duties of Customs chargeable upon any goods, wares, or merchandise, after the mak ng ci any contract or agreement for the sale ior delivery of such goods duty free, it shall be Wul for tne seller, in case such increase .hall accrue beioro the clearance and delivery from the warehouse oi such goods at such increased duty and aicer paynwub thereof to add so much moned to the contract price us will be equivalent to such increase of duty, and he shall be entitledto be puici and to sue for and recover the same. GOBI] AND GO'S. TELEGKAPH LINE OF liOYAL MAIL COACHES. L'lOACilJbiS will leave tne Booking Office, Prince ' ol Wales Hotel as under, for jaangston (Lake Wakaiip)— Tuesdays at 5 a.tn Biuu (i>ailyj to meet steamers iiivertou — .Mondays fiDd Thursdays, at lU.SO a.m. MaUiura — IVesda-ys and Fridays, at 5 a.m. Jixtid Coaciies or Express Wagona for families lurnisiaed at a lew inn.ur.es 1 notice. HOJiSEfcS AJSD VEHICLES FOE SALE OK KIKE. r JVERY AND BaITS, with the best oi provender, and carefrd "ttention, at lowest priceß» totabies — Jisk-strcet, opposite Morison, Law and Co Office — Dee-street, Pi-irce of Wales Hotel. CliA^. H. BUS U MAN, Miui!i<jer. AMMUxSITION. EL EY ' S AMMUNITION OF EVERT BjESCEIPTIOI.' FOB SPORTING Oil MILITAKY PUKPOSES. Double AVaterprooi Central Fire Caps, Felt "Waduhjgs topre\enl the leading of Guns, Wire Cartridges lor killing tJame, &.c, at long distance^ iireech-ioading Cartridge Cases of superior quality ior fchot-Uuns and Biiies, Pin Cartiidgee ior " Leiaueheux " Bevolvers of 7, 9, atd 12 mihmetres. /- Jacob's Hines Shell Tubes j Cartridges, and Caps ior Colt's, Deane's, Tranter's, Adams's, und other Revolvers. BALL CAKTitIDGES For Eaiield, "VVhit-RorUi's and Henry's Bifleßj also, ior Wegtlty Richards', Tery's, Wilson's, . prince % Dearie's, andolbor Breech-loßders. •Builfcls oi' usmqrxu weight made by caxEpreewotf ii-om woll K^Jlncd Load. . SLJBY SROTHSSEB,Whoieeiile Ouly» «aiMiuws»i»i.,»^ l .j,iiaui,ii, l jia»w««aaMa«a«^