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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES COLLECTED DURING THE YEARS 1887 AND 1889.

Laid on the Table by the Hon. E. Mitchelson, with the Leave of the Rouse.

Comparative Table of Customs Duties collected during the Years 1887 and 1889.

1890. NEW ZEALAND.

1887. 1889. Articles. Rate. Duty collected. Increase in 1889. Decrease in 1889. Rate. Duty collected. Lcid— Acetic Tartaric .erated and mineral waters Jkali — Soda ash ,, carbonate „ bicarbonate „ crystals .pparel and slops _rms — Sporting Pistols, &c. Gaps (percussion) Cartridges Cartridge-cases Powder (sporting) Shot Sacon and hams— Hams Sags and sacks — Plour-bags Unenumerated Sagging Sasket- and wickerware .. Seer— Bottled Bulk Siscuits— Eancy Plain Slacking Slacklead due .. ... ■ Soots and shoes.. Srassware Sricks (fire) .rush-ware and brooms .. Suckets and tubs — Iron Wood landles Sards (playing) Sarpeting and druggeting Jarriages and carts Perambulators Bicycles and tricycles .. Sarriage materials lement 'heese Shicory Shinaware Sider and perry — Bottled In wood 6d. per gal. Id. per lb. free .. 2s. per cwt. Is. Is. 15 per cent. .. 15 15 Is. per 1,000 .. various Is. per 1,000 .. 6d. per lb. 10s. per cwt. .. 2d. per lb. free 15 per cent. .. free Is. 6d. per gal. Is. 3d. £ 219 749 6 213 823 25,952 977 21 378 85 50 1,249 1,654 24 "l49 20,305 1,762 ljd. per lb. Id. 20 per cent. .. Is. per cwt. .. Is. Is. 2s. 25 per cent. .. 15 15 Is. per 1,000 .. 15 per cent. .. 15 6d. per lb. 10s. per cwt. .. 2d. per lb. 20 per cent. 15 and 20 per cnt. 15 per cent. .. 20 Is. 6d. per gal. Is. 6d. „ £ 495 313 238 191 42 206 1,009 82,556 850 25 335 429 129 1,412 1,749 14 169 749 73 150 19,242 1,310 £ 276 "238 191 36 "l86 56,604* 4 344 79 163 95 169 600 73 150 £ 436 7 127 4310 1,063 446 2d. per lb. 3s. per cwt. 15 per cent. .. 15 Id. per lb. various 15 per cent. .. free 15 per cent. 315 25 481 361 621 15,720 275 2d. per lb. 3s. per cwt. 20 per cent. 20 2d. per lb. 20 per cent. .. 20 20 20 101 10 412 257 876 21,746 726 32 1,868 255 6,026 451 32 759 214 15 69 104 1*109 15 15 lid. per lb. .. 6d. per pack .. 15 per cent. 15 free 15 per cent. .. free Is. per barrel .. free 3d. per lb. 15 per cent. .. 182 8 8,140 1,217 2,647 622 "l52 25 20 2d. per lb. 6d. per pack .. 15 per cent. 20 20 20 20 2s. per barrel .. 20 per cent. .. 3d. per lb. 20 per cent. .. Is. 6d. per gal. Is. 6d. „ 20 per cent. .. 283 31 8,215 962 4,440 630 233 453 35 10,289 7 53 1,-567 101 23 75 1,793 8 233 301 35 - 5,992 7 "255 4,297 95 1,214 "353 42; Is. 6d. per gal. Is. 3d. 15 per cent. .. 68 17 784 21 5 1,256 47 12 472 Hocks ..