H.—37.

Return showing the Articles on which the Rate of Duty was Changed by "The Customs an Excise Duties Act, 1895," &c.— continued.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, ■ - Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 6th September, 1898. '

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Item. A paid n 'n 0 Y?a U r ty!Dufc yP^ ablei£ Increase. Decrease. Machinery— continued. Electric ... ... ... Flour-milling ... Gas-making ... Mining Portable and traction engines ... Printing Befrigerating Woodworking Woollen-milling Unenumerated (5 per cent.) Malt, rice malt Marble, dressed Matches, wax, Is. 2d. „ Is. 9d „ 5s. „ 2s. 6d. ... Mats and matting Medicines, patent Metal, manufactures of ... „ . weighbridges Milk, preserved Millinery Oilmen's stores Onions Paints, ground in oil „ mixed, ready for use Paper, wrapping Peel, candied and dried ... Perfumed spirits ... Photographic goods and chemicals Pickles Pictures, paintings, &c. ... Picture-frames... ... . ... Portmanteaux ... Saccharine Saddlery and harness ... Harness composition ... £ 602 211 1,243 3,052 656 290 867 222 382 251 145 801 1,455 337 2,977 141 1,201 11,931 2,387 444 4,041 7,518 1,224 318 3;, 336 ! 693 760 124 1,226 678 . 550 568 110 972 104 4,624 242 l>36 1,485 £ 2,'486 '"888 1,528 87 641 1,663 385 3,275 155 901 7,457 2,377* 340* 3,233 6,400* 1,180* 480 2,669 554 710* 164* 858 , 650* 300* 426 83 778 347 4,424* ..: 182 1,600* 1,200* 569 347,871* £ 602 211 3,052 656 290 867 251 58 160 300 4,474 .10 104 808 1,118 44 £ l','243 666 1,146 208 48 298 14 ,162 667 139 50 368 28 250 112 . 27 194 40 243 200 60 386 285 Sauces Sausage-skins ... Sheep-shears ... Spirits „ methylated, in bond Stationery Stone, granite ... Sulphur Tarpaulins Tea ... Tobacco-pipes ... Turpentine Twine, binder ... Varnish and gold size Woodenware ... Woolpacks Woolpockets Tinctures (Excise) 362,996 443 14,589 299 105 75,783 4,026 12,000 239 101 79 113,674 2,400* 2,115 200* 2,500* 914 5,131 12 15,125 443 2,589 60 26 1,626 569 "ioi 37,891 2,115 200 3,468 1,219 968 305 5,131 12 493 493 Totals 724,629 709,638 81,856 66,865 * Estimated. Increase ... ... ... Decrease ... £81,856 66,865 Net increase ... £14,991