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

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,-•,■ 1887. 1889. Articles. Increase in 1889. Decrease in 1889. Rate. Duty collected. Eate. Duty collected. £ 2,906 76 £ 2,297 £ £ 609 76 Cocoa and chocolate Cocoa beans Coffee— Raw Boasted Combs 3d. per lb. Id. „ 3d. per lb. free Confectionery Copperwaro Cordage Corks (cut) Cotton (piece-goods) Cutlery Boors Drapery Drugs, see Medicines, patent .. Druggists' wares „ cream of tartar Earthenware Eggs .. Electroplatedware Fancy goods Feathers (ornamental), .sec Millinery Fireworks FishDried, pickled, and salted Potted and preserved Flour Flowers (artificial) Fruits — Bottled Dried (unenumerated) Currants Raisins Fresh Pulp Furniture and upholstery Casaliers and chandeliers Glass— Plato Window Glassware Grain and pulse— Barley Beans and peas Linseed Maize Malt Peas (split) Peanuts 3d. „ 5d. „ under Brushware (15 per cent. .. \ 2d. per lb. .. 15 per cent. .. 5s. per cwt. 15 per cent. .. 15 15 2s. each 15 per cent. 15 15 Id. per lb. 15 per cent. free 15 per cent. 15 15 free 4,757 32 1,500 1,007 37 864 464 2,814 2.080 18 102,585 5,660 3,805 361 4,617 3d. per lb. 5d. ,, 20 per cent. 2d. per lb. 3d. „ 20 per cent. .. 20 15 10 20 2s. each 20 per cent. 15 15 Id. per lb. 20 per cent. 20 20 20 25 20 3,753 44 118 1,628 396 42 1,246 489 11,852 3,610 1 56,519 1,950 3,829 888 7,151 7 1,339 13,870 979 139 12 118 483 5 382 25 9,038 1,570 1,004 17 46,066* 3,710 903 10,325 32 24 527 2,534 7 436 3,545 947 139 2s. per cwt. Id. per lb. Is. per 1001b. .. 15 per cent. .. 273 4,928 1,016 61 10s. per cwt. .. 2d. per lb. Is. per 1001b. .. 20 per cent. .. 987 5,836 22 148 714 908 "994 87 Is. per doz. Id. and 2d. per lb. 2d. per lb. 2d. free 18 3,732 20,512 8,590 20 2d. per lb. 2d. „ 2d. „ id. „ lid. „ 25 per cent. 20 543 3,558 19,676 8,967 3,647 14 4,061 113 525 377 3,647 14 "l74 836 15 per cent. 15 4'992 252 "831 139 15 2s. per 100ft. .. 15 per cent. 816 1,609 2,039 15 2s. per 100ft. .. 15 per cent. 870 1,302 2,292 54 253 "367 9d. per cental.. 9d. 9(1. 9d. 2s. per bushel.. Is. per cwt. 9d. per cental.. 115 19 2 3 94 68 49 2s. per cental .. 9d. 9d. 9d 2s. per bushel.. 2s. per cwt. 9d. per cental.. (6s. per cwt. .. 12s. 9d. per cental.. 9d. 20 per cent. 20 (15 . .. (20 3 16 9 8 102 89 37 12,500 12 7 5 8 21 112 3 12 Rice id. per lb. 10,936 1 i 1,576 Wheat Unenumerated Grindery Haberdashery 9d. per cental.. 9d. 15 per cent. 15 218 12 287 8,064 8 55 2,996* 572 24,078 218 4 232 5,068 Hardware and ironmongery 15 19,308 > 5,342 Hats and caps — Straw Felt and other materials Holloware Hops Hosiery Indiarubber goods Ink (writing) Instruments (musical) Iron— Bolts and nuts Galvanised (corrugated) Castings Galvanised (plain sheet) Gates and posts Galvanised hoop Tanks 15 15 15 6d. per lb. 15 per cent. .. 15 15 15 1,806 2,484 400 1,283 5,921 51 224 5,947 20 20 20 6d. per lb. 20 per cent. 20 20 20 and 15 per cent. 20 per cent. .. 2s. per cwt. 20 per cent. .. Is. 6d. per cwt. 20 per cent. Is. 6d. per cwt. 10s. each 5s. „ (Is. per cwt. .. \ 2s. (20 per cent. .. 25 -, 4,112 6,544 571 1,302 11,570 146 399 6,493 2,306 4,060 171 19 5,649* 95 175 546 free 2s. per cwt. free .. 12 \ 926 383 15,137 6 1,309 5 298 892 84 5,802 3,860 894 355 383 2,211 6 1,309 4s. per cwt. free .. 5s. each 2s. 6d. each .. 14 298 405 • 34 9 487 50 Wire (fencing) Is. per cwt. 7-, 039 1 3,517 Galvanised manufactures Pipes— Cast Wrought free 5 5 819 563 355 819 563