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Note.—ln these resolutions and schedules, if not inconsistent with the context, the expression " the Tariff" means and includes Schedules A, B, C, D, and E. The headings of the respective classes in Schedules A and B are used solely for convenience of classification, and shall not in any way affect the articles specified therein, or be construed to indicate the material of which any such article is made. The word "iron " includes steel, or steel and iron combined. Neither steam-engines, nor parts of steam-engines, nor boilers (land or marine), nor fuel-economizers, steam superheaters, or mechanical stokers are included in the expression " machines " or " machinery " as used in the Tariff.

SCHEDULE A.

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Names of Articles. Rates of Duty. Class I.—Foods and Articles for Huma Consumptio: roods subject to fixed rates :— Bacon, and hams Biscuits, ships', plain and unsweetened ; also dog-biscuits Biscuits, other kinds ... Candied peel, and drained peel Confectionery, including medicated lozenges, medicated confectionery, boiled sugars, liquorice not otherwise enumerated, sugared, or crystallized fruits, and chocolate confectionery— - (1.) In plain bottles £ s. d. the lb. the cwt. the lb. 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 the lb., not including the weight of the bottle. the lb., including the weight of the package. the lb., including the weight of the package. (2.) In fancy packages 0 0 3 (3.) Id small packages for retail sale containing not more than 3 lb. net weight of confectionery Confectionery, boiled sugars, liquorice, sugared, or crystallized fruits, and chocolate confectionery, not otherwise enumerated ... Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, not otherwise enumerated Fish, potted, and preserved (Note. —The term " fish " is used in the Tariff in its widest sense, and includes shell-fish, crustaceans, and other foods obtained from the fisheries.) Fruits, dried —viz., currants, and raisins 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 2 the lb. the cwt. the lb., including any liquor, oil, or sauce. 0 0 1 the lb. up to and including 31stday of October, 1907, thereafter free. the lb. up to and including 31st day of October, 1907, thereafter free, the lb. Fruits, dried—viz., figs, dates, and prunes 0 0 2 Fruits, dried, not otherwise enumerated Fruits, fresh—viz., apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, medlars, apricots, quinces, tomatoes, and grapes (No duty exceeding \d. the lb. to be levied on apples and pears on and from the 14th July to and including 31st December.) Fruits, fresh—viz., currants, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, strawberries, and lemons ... Fruit-pulp, partially preserved fruit, fruit preserved by sulphurous acid, unsweetened and not otherwise enumerated Glucose, and caramel ... Honey Jams, jellies, marmalade, and preserves 0 0 2 0 0 1 H 0 o 04 II 0 o 14 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 II II the lb. or package of that reputed weight, whichever rate is higher, and so in proportion for packages of greater or less reputed weight, the lb. Jeliies, concentrated 0 0 4