THE NEW TARIFFF.

West Coast Times, Issue 318, 29 September 1866, Page 2

THE NEW TARIFFF.

The following amended tariff comes inlo force this day. The announcement was received yesterday by Mr Patten, the Collector of Customs/ by Electric Telegraph, from Wellington. '

Floorcloth Is per foot Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s per foot Fruit, bottle or preserved, 2s 6d per foot Dried fruif^ld per lb Fumitjure and cabinetware, 6d per foot • Furs, 5a per foot Irongates, 4s per cwt Gelatine. 2s Gd per foot Glass, crown and sheet, Is 100 superficial feet Plate-'glas'B, Is per cubic foot Glassware, Is per foot * • ' Glue, 2s per cwt. Prepared groats, Is per foot Grindery, Is per foot. Gutta ' percha, manufactured (not being apparol), Is per foot. Haberdashery,- not containing silk, 5s per t " foot. Haberdashery, silk and velvet, 6s per foot. Hair-senting, Is .per foot Harness, 2s per foot Hats, 3s per foot Ilolloware, Is per cwt Hops, Id per lb . v , ' Horse- shoes, Is per owt ' > ' Ink, Is per foot Iron, bar, V'od, hoop, and fencing, Is nov cwt ' Gates, and gate-posts, iron, 4s per cwt Galvanised . iron, for building purposes, Is per cwt v v . , Ironmongery, 4s per cwt Lamps, lanterns and lamp-wick, Is par foot China ' porcelain and parian ware, Is per foot. * Oilmen's stores, mostly 2s Cd per foot Cigars, 5s per lb • Essence of coiiec, 2s 6d per foot Coffee, chicory, cocoa, 3d per lb Paper collars and culls, 5s per foot Combs, Is per foot Confectionery, 5s per foot - .** Co.ppor manufactured, n. o. d., 4s per cwt Copying presses, 4s per cwt * Cordage, 3 inches in circumference and under, 4s per cwt Cordials," 12s per gallon Clocks and watches, jewelry, 10 per cent ad valorem , Cotton, manufactured, n. o. d., 5s per foot , Cotton counterpanes, 3s per foot Cream of tartar, Id per lb - J Cutlery, 4s per cwt, and hardware do Wooden doors, Is each Drapery, except silk, n. o. d., 5s per foot | Drugs, druggist's sundries, n. o. d., 3s per foot Earthenware, 3d per foot Engravings, pictures, &c, Is per foot Fish — dried, picklod, or salted — 2s per cwt Potted and preserved, 2s Gd per foot ' Malt liquor and cider, Is per gallon Almonds, Id per lb Gunpowder, 3d per lb \ t Blasting do, Id poi* lb Apparel, not otherwise described, 5s per foot Applies, dried, Id per lb • Apo.thecury warcp, not otherwise described, 3s per foot ,X Firearms, ns usual j| [Axle arms and boxes, 4s per cwt. v Arrowroot,' in bulk, J.d per lb ' •> Do, bottles, jars,.or tins, 2s Gd per fcob Arsenic, 2s per cwt. Bacon and hams, Id per lb Bagging, bags, &c, Is per foot Baskets and wicker ware, Gd per foot Baking-powder, Is per foot" - Salt beef, 2d per <^vt Bellows, Is per foot N + Carbonate of Soda, 2s per cwt Biscuits, plain and unsweetened, Is per cwt Biscuits, fancy, Is per cubic foot Bitters, 12e per gallon' - ~ Blacking and black lead, -Is per foafc x Blankets, rugs, 3s per foot Bonnets trimmed, or silk, 5s per foot Other bonnets n 3s per foot , Boots, shoos, slippers, and goloshes, sa»per foot . Vamps and uppers, 5s per foot Watertights, lace-ups, and diggers' long boots, 3s pevfoot Brass, manufactured, 4s .per cwt ' Brushware, Is per foot Buckets, wood, 2s per dozen Iron do, 4s per cwt ' Butler, i'd perib < , , Candied peel, Id per lb , Candles — tallow, £d per lb Other kinds, Id per lb - Capers, 2s Gel per foot Caps, apparel, 3s per foot Caps, percussion, Is, per 1000 • Playing cards, Is per foot ' Curpet bags, 3s per foot ' Carpets, woollen, 2s per foot Carpets — hemp, coir, or jute, Is per foot Carraway seeds, 2s 6d per foot Carriages' and carts, with springs, £2 each Carts, drays, and waggons without springs, £1 each. * . • Carriage and cart wheels, 5s each Jitttchup, 2s Gd .per foot ' Cement, plaster of Paris, Is per barrel Chains, except gold and silver, tMnch diameter and. under, 2s per cwt Cheese, £d per lb Chicory, 3d per lb ■ \ Last and wpoden pegs, la per cubic foot Lead, sheet", pig, and piping, Is per cwt - Lead manufactures, not otherwise described, 4s per cwt Leather, sole, Id pei\lb * Do, other kinds, Id do ' Do, bags, 5b per cubic foot Do, leggings, 4a do Do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is per cubic foot Linen manufactures, not ' otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with other material, 5s per\3ubic~ 1 foot Liquors, 12s per gallon Liquorice, 2s 6d per cubic foot Looking-glasses, la do , • Maccaroni, 2s 6d do Maizena, Is do • Malt, Gd per bushel Mantelpieces, Is per cubic foot Marbles, toys, Is do Matches and wax vestas, Is do Mats, door mats, Is do Matting of cocoa fibre, and other kinds, 2s 6d per cubic foot Millinery, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot Musical instruments, Is do Mustard, 2s 6d do Nails, of iron, Is per cwt - Nuts of all kinds, exc<n>t cocoa nutß, Id ptr lb

Oil, vegetable, in bulk, 6d par gal Do, do, in bottle, 2s 6d por cubic fool Oil, mineral, fa'dper gul Do, in bottles, 2s Gd por cubic fbot Do, perfumjd, 2s fid do Do, uof, otherwise describcil, GJ per g:\l , Olives, 2s Gd per cubic foot Opium, £1 per lb > < Oysters, preserved, 2s 6cl per cubic foot Pnhifs and colors, 2s por owfc Paper, writing, Is per cubic foot '* Do. wrapping and bags, Is do Do, hangings, Is do Papiororiacho wure, Is do Peas, split, Is per cwt Pepper and pimento, ungroiuijl in bags, Is por lb ' . Pepper, Cayenne, 2s Gd per cubic foot Poarl barley, Is per cwt Perambulators, Gd per oubic foot Percussion caps, Is per 1000 ' Perfumery, not otherwise described, 2s 6d per cubic feet Pickles, 2s 6d per cwt Picture frames, Is per foot Pipes, tobanc6, Is per cubic foot \ Pitqh, tho barrel, Is per cubic' foot ' Plate, gold and • silver," for LIOO value, LlO . , t PlatedWare\ 3d per lb Pork, salted, 2s por cwt , '' Portmanteaus, Js per cubic foot Easpberry vinegar, 2s Gd per cubic foot Rice, 2s per cwt _ '» " Eiee, ground, 2s Gd per cubic fbot Resin; 23 per cwt Rugs, woollen, cotton, ol* fur, 3s per cubic foot - #/ s Saddlery, 2s per cubic fb'ot Saddlery iron, Is per cwt Safes, 4s per cwfc Sago, bottles or canisters, 2s 6d per cubic foot Sago, in bulk, 2s per cubic foot Salt, Is per cwt Saltpetre, 2s per cwt. Sauces, 2s Gd per cubic foot Sashes, window, Is per pair Scrim, clothes, 2s per cubic foot Sewing machines, 10s each Shirts, woollen, navy serge, 3s per cubic foot , . , „ Shirts, striped or cheek, cotton; 3s per cubic foot Shot, 3s per cwt X ' Silk manufactures, and all articles made of silk mixed with any other material, 6s por cubic foot t x ,SuuU', 5s per lb Soap, common, 2s 6d per cwt l | Do, scented, faucy,,l per-cubic fqot Soap powder, washing, 6d do ' Soda crystals, Is. per cwt -Spices — cassia, cinnamon, clavos, ginger, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground, spices, 3d per lb Spirits of any strength not oxceeding proof by Sykcs' hj-drorncter., and so on in proportion for any greater strength, 12s per gallon Spirits of tar and turpcritine, 6s per gal. Starch and blue, 2s per cwt. Stationery and account books, Is per cubic » /foot ' - N Stool, Is per cwt. - Sugar,'treacle, and molasses, Id per lb. Sulphur, Is per cwt, Swords', 5s each / , Syrups, 2s Gd per cubic'foot • • Sacksj 4s per cwt. * Tapioca, in bulk, 2s per cwt. ' Do., in bottles, jars, or tiris, 2s Gd per cubic • foot ' - Tar, Is per barrel ' . * Tartario acid. Id per lb. t Tea, Gd per lb. , Tinware, 4s por cwt. Timber, sawn, Is per 10Q feet super. Timber — Shingles and laths, Is per 1000 Palingß, Is per 100 Posts, 4s per 100 Rails, 2s per 100 Tobacco, 2s 6d por lb Do, for sheopwash, subject to its being rendered unfit foi\ human consumption, and to such regulations as the Commissioners of Customs-BhuJ], from time to v time, prescribe on that behalf, 3s per lb Tools — Carpenters 1 and others, not otherwise described, 4s per cwfc ' Toys and fancy goods, not otherwise described, la per cubic foot fe Trousers — moleskin and cord, 3s per cubic foot Lime, 2s per cwt >■ Tubs, of wood, 2s the nest Umbrellas and parasols, cotton, 5s per cubic foot Do do, silk, 6s per cubic foot Varnish, 6s per gallon . - Vermicelli, 2s/6d per cubic foot Vinegar, 2s 6d per gallon 1 Weighing i machines,N4s per cwt •" Whips and, walking sticks, Is per- cubic foot Whiting and chalk, Is per-ewt Wine, containing less than 25 per ceht of alcohol, of a specific gravity of 825 at the temperature of 60 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the gallon ; or for six reputed quart bottles, or reputed pint bottles, 4s per gal - < Woollen manufactures not otherwise enumerated, and all articles made of wool / ~ mixed with any other materials, Is per cubic foot I Zinc, sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, piling, jind roll, Is per cwt , Zinc manufactures not otherwise described, 4s per cwt " j

Table of Exemptions.

Anchors, anvils, blacksmiths' bellows, bot- , ties of all kinds (empty), cabiu furniture

and effects which have been in use, and not imported and for sale, chain cables and shadkles over f ths of an inch diameter, churns, cotton waste, copper and compositions, rod bolts, sheathing and nails, corn sieves and riddles, crab winches, cranes, capstans, and windlasses, drainage pipes and tiles, felt for sheathing, filters, fire-engines, and hose, fish oil in bulk, forges, gas-pipes, ma<v cluuery, all material which may be "■ specially imported for the construction of gas "works, 'guano siud manure, iron bridges and material which may.be specially imported- for tKeir construction, v iron lamp posts, pig iron, iron 'tanks, * iron plates, rivets, nuts, screws, and castings for ships ; iron weighbridges for carts, machinery for agricultural purposes, machinery for boring, brick and tile making, punching, Bawing, shearing, turnery, quartz crushing ; machinery for mills and" looms, machinery for steam vessels, machinery fpr wool and hay presses, machine saws, maps and charts, organs, harmoniums, belts, furniture specially importeU for places of public worship, passengers' baggage, printing, pressed, type and materials, printing ink, printed books, paper' and music, ploughs and harrows, pumps and other apparatus for raising water, railway plant,' and all other materials specially imported ibr tbe construction of railways and tramways ; s ropes, above 3 inches in circumference ; - saU cjoth, ships' blocks, shipchandlery, not otherwise described ; school books, * v slates imd apparatus; soda ash and caustic soda ; sodawater machines, steam engines, and parts of steam , engines ; tarpaulins, water, pipes, not v otherwise-described ; and all other ma- , '. terial which may be specially imported for the construction of water works ; and all other articles not otherwise described.

(Signed)

.Wm. Seed