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NameB of Articles. Rates of Duty. Class I.—Foods and Articles for Human Consumption— co mtinued. Groods subject to fixed rates — continued. £ 8 - d - Maizena, and cornflour ... ... ... 0 0 0* i Mustard ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 2 Nuts—namely, walnuts, shelled or unshelled ... 0 0 2 Pearl barley ... .. .. ... 0 10 Peas, split ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Pickles ... ... ... ... ... 0 3 0 Sauces, catsup, and chutney ... ... ... 040 Soy, in vessels of 10 gallons capacity or under ... 0 4 0 Spices, ground, not otherwise enumerated, including pepper, pimento, and olive-stones, ground ... 0 0 2 Spices, unground, including chillies, pepper, and pimento, unground ... ... ... ... 002 Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 04 Treacle, and molasses... ... ... ... 0 0 04 I the lb. up to and including31stdav of October, 1907", thereafter free, the lb. up to and including 31st day of October, 1907, thereafter free, the lb. the cwt. ■ the gallon. a M the lb. 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. up to and including 31st day of October, 1907, thereafter free. Vinegar, not exceeding 6-5 per cent, of acidity, calculated as acetic acid ... ... ... ... 006 the gallon. joods subject to 20 per cent, ad valorem :— Capers, carraway-seeds, caviare, cayenne pepper, curry -powder, and -paste, fish paste, olives ... ... 20 0 0 Cocoanut-butter, cocoa or cacao butter, nut-butter, and other refined vegetable butters or fats ... ... 20 0 0 Lard, and refined animal fats, not otherwise enumerated... 20 0 0 Meats, potted or preserved ... ... ... 20 0 0 Provisions, not otherwise enumerated ... ... 20 0 0 Vegetables, fresh, dried, or preserved ... ... 20 0 0 aoods subject to 25 per cent, ad valorem :— Fruits, preserved in juice, or syrup ... ... 25 0 0 (Fruits, preserved in juice, or syrup, fortified with alcohol to any extent exceeding 33 per cent, of proof spirit, shall be charged 16s. per proof gallon on such juice or syrup, in addition to 25 per cent, ad valorem on the total value of the goods.) Milk or cream, preserved, evaporated, or dried ... 25 0 0 per cent, ad valorem a a H per cent, ad valorem Class II.—Tobacco. Subject to fixed rates :— Cigarettes, not exceeding in weight 24 lb. per 1000 ... 0 17 6 Cigarettes, not otherwise enumerated ... ... 0 7 0 Cigars, including the weight of every band, wrapper, or attachment, to any cigar ... ... ... 070 Snuff ... ... ... ... ... 0 7 0 Tobacco, including the weight of every label, tag, or other attachment ... ... ... ... 036 Tobacco, unmanufacted, entered to be manufactured in New Zealand in any licensed tobacco-manufactory, for manufacturing purposes only, into tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or snuff ... ... ... 020 the 1000 the lb. » It the lb. Class III.—Alcoholic Beverages and Material for making 1 the Same. Subject to fixed rates :— Ale, beer of all sorts, porter, cider, and perry, when containing more than 2 per cent, of proof spirit; the gallon, or for six reputed quart bottles or the equivalent in bottles of a larger or smaller reputed quantity ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 Cordials, bitters, and liqueurs, when exceeding the strength of 33 per cent, of proof spirit, but not exceeding the strength of proof ... ... 0 16 0 the gallon, the liquid gallon