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SCHEDULE A. New Zealand. As regards eggs, poultry, butter, cheese, and other milk products, free entry for New Zealand produce will be continued for three years certain. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, however, reserve to themselves the right after the expiration of the three years, if they consider it necessary in the interests of the United Kingdom producer to do so, to review the basis of preference so far as relates to the articles enumerated, and, after notifying His Majesty's Government in New Zealand, either to impose a preferential duty on New Zealand produce, whilst maintaining existing preferential margins, or, in consultation with the New Zealand Government, to bring such produce within any system which may be put into operation for the quantitative regulation of supplies from all sources in the United Kingdom market.

SCHEDULE B. Butter .. .. .. .. 15s. per cwt. Cheese .. .. .. .. 15 per cent, ad valorem. Apples, raw (excluding apples consigned direct to a registered cider-manufacturer for use in making cider) .. .. 4s. 6d. per cwt. Pears, raw . . .. .. .. 4s. 6d. per cwt. Eggs in sliell — (a) Not exceeding 14 lb. in weight per great hundred . . .. .. Is. per great hundred. (b) Over 14 lb. but not exceeding 17 lb. .. Is. 6d. per great hundred. (c) Over 17 lb. . . .. .. Is. 9d. per great hundred. Condensed milk, whole, sweetened .. ss. per cwt. in addition to the duty in respect of sugar content. Condensed milk, whole, not sweetened .. 6s. per cwt. Milk-powder and other preserved milk, not sweetened .. .. •. .. 6s. per cwt. Honey.. .. •• •• 7s. per cwt.

SCHEDULE C. Tallow. Canned meat. Sausage-casings. Casein. Meat extracts and essences. Dried peas. Seeds, grass and clover. Leather. Copra. Sugar of milk. Gums, other than gum arabic, gum tragacanth, shellac, sticklac, and seedlac.

SCHEDULE D. New Zealand.

SCHEDULE E. New Zealand.

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Tariff Item No. J Articles. Rate of Import Duty. 32 .. Confectionery .. .. _ .. • ■ • • .. ! 27|% ad valorem. 137 .. Apparel and ready-made clothing .. .. .. .. 27|% ad valorem. 137 . . Hosiery .. .. • • • • • • • • j 27\%ad valorem. 180 (2) .. Silk and artificial silk piece-goods . . .. .. .. Free.

Commodity. Margin of Preference. Asphalt .. .. • • • • • • 10 % ad valorem. Cigars .. ■ ■ • • • • • • 2s. per lb. Cocoa .. • • • • • • ■ • Jd. per lb. Cofiee .. . • ld - P er lb - Rum .. • ■ • • • • ■ ■ s - P er P ro °f gallon. Unground spices, viz. : Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, 10% ad valorem. mace, nutmeg, pepper, and vanilla ! ;