W.-UNREVISED STATEMENT of the Imports and Exports into and from the under-mentioned Countries in the latest Month for which Returns have been received, with Aggregates for the Period of the Calendar Year, including each latest Month. Portugal.. * October.. 2,882,440) 2,504,240 3,475,440 2,563,920 Italy March.. 20,236,436 17,048,269 19,398,044 19,500,527 Austria-Hungary. do 27,176,160 25,673,560 30,389,920 29,881,720 Greece. December 2,156,003 1,132,524 1,822,692 1,147,794 Bulgaria.. do 1,802,620 1,421,252 1,138,700 Egypt... do 3,729,700 5,887,560 4,559,620 32,706,720 21,591,520 35,435,880 49,187,087 42,194,239 52,810,397 75,816,400 73,559,640 82,660,760 77,124,080 21,222,087 14,338,163) 20,616,646 13,733,108 1,003,021 19,151,197 14,060,243 13,320,860 14,993,398 10,650,640 45,047,860 United States. February 58,316,000 55,983,000 62,484,000 March 69,295,000 65,162,000 66,384,000 1,864,000 13,178,454 2,656,000, 25,927,972 1,841,500 14,398,250 77,655,000 125,864,000 137,213,000 75,528,000 195,159,000, 202,375,000 4,806,500 6,943,500 16,248,500! 28,755,417 160,654,481 248,003,641 131,137,000 164,564,000 NOTE. The figures are those of the "special" imports and exports, except in the case of Bulgaria, the United States, Mexico, British India and Great Britain where the figures are "general." "Special means, in the case of imports, imports for home consumption; in the case of exports, exports of domestic produce and manufacture only. *These figures are for 1894 and 1895. The aggregate figures are for the financial year commencing 1st July. do do 1st April. X. UNREVISED STATEMENT of the Imports and Exports into and from the under-mentioned Countries in the latest Month for which Returns have been received, with Aggregates for the Period of the Calendar Year, including such latest Month. Egypt.. *December 3,730,700 6,787,560 United States March.. 69,295,000 65,162,000 75,528,000 195,159,000: 202,375,000 197,521,000 240,092,000 24,846,500 28,444,362 174,418,594 272,037,497 173,326,710 285,685,839 NOTE. The figures are those of the "special imports and exports, except in the case of Bulgaria, the United States, Mexico, British India and Great Britain, where the figures are "general." "Special" means-in the case of imports-imports for home consumption; in the case of exports-exports of domestic produce and manufacture only. *These figures are for 1894 and 1895. + The aggregate figures are for the financial year commencing 1st July. do do do 1st April. 995,108 574,561 1,175,563 4,559,620 10,650,640 45,047,860 58,706,960 40,735,240 62,709,560 66,384 000 1,678,500 16,714,903 4,307,000 8,313,000 19,649,500 9,435,000 II-NEW TARIFFS. During the quarter under review there has been distributed from this department to all the principal Customs Houses and Boards of Trade throughout the Dominion copies of all Foreign and Colonial Tariffs and supplements thereto, as furnished during that period by the International Customs Tariff Bureau, which are always available for reference by those interested therein, resident at the principal centres of trade. The following British and Colonial are supplemental to those published in the departmental Annual Report, 1894, and the Quarterly Reports since published, and comprise all additions thereto or changes therein, so far as the department has authentic advice. (A.)-NEW SOUTH WALES. CUSTOMS DUTIES. (No. 18, 59 Victoria.) An Act for the establishment of a new Tariff of Customs Duties; and for purposes connected with, consequent upon, and incidental to the purpose aforesaid. (12 December, 1895.) Be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the "Customs Duties Act of 1895." 2. The import duties mentioned in Schedule A hereto annexed shall be levied and collected upon the importation of all goods therein mentioned, and upon all such goods. in bond, which duties shall be in lieu of all duties heretofore chargeable thereon. 3. Subject to the qualifications and provisions in the two next following sections of this Act expressed, the "Customs Duties Act of 1892" is hereby repealed, but the repeal thereof shall not affect the past operation of the said Act, nor anything lawfully done or commenced thereunder. 4. Upon all goods specified or mentioned in Schedule A of the said "Customs Duties Act of 1892" which are not specified or mentioned in Schedule A of this Act, and which are not specified or mentioned in the next following section of this Act, the respective duties authorized to be levied and collected by the said Act of 1892 shall continue to be levied and collected until the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and no longer. And upon all goods liable under the said Act of 1892 to ad valorem duties, such duties shall be levied and collected until the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and no longer. And for the purpose of levying, collecting, and enforcing payment of all duties mentioned and referred to in this section, the provisions of the said Act of 1892 shall be applied, notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding section of this Act. 5. The duties authorized to be levied and collected by the "Customs Duties Act of 1892" upon butter (which shall, however, be levied at the rate of one penny per pound only), cement, plaster, and hydraulic lime, cheese, bacon, and ham, chicory, dandelion and taraxicum, roasted, ground, or mixed with any other article, chocolate plain or mixed with any other article, chocolate creams, corn, flour and maizena, cocoa prepared, paste, or mixed with any other article, coffee, roasted, ground, or mixed with any other article (except coffee essence), fish dried, preserved, or salt, iron galvanized, in bars, sheet, or corrugated, galvanized wire netting, milk, condensed or preserved, sporting powder, shot, rice, salt, timber, dressed and undressed, doors, sashes, and shutters, respectively, shall continue to be levied and collected under the said Act until and inclusive of the thirtieth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. And for the purpose of levying, collecting, and enforcing payment of all duties mentioned in this section, the provisions of the said Act of 1892 shall be applied, notwithstanding anything contained in the second section of this Act. 6. All contracts made on or before the ninth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, for the sale or delivery of any duty paid imported goods otherwise than in bond, the duty on which is decreased by this Act, shall be subject to a decrease in the contract price of such goods corresponding in rate and amount with the amount of such decrease of duty as aforesaid. 7. It shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, to frame and adopt Regulations authorizing and providing for the refund of duties paid after the commencement of this Act on articles imported which have been used in the Colony in manufacturing processes: Provided always that such refund shall only be made when the article manufactured in the Colony does not belong to a class of goods liable to duty on importation: Provided also that all such regulations shall be published in the Gazette, and laid before both Houses of Parliament. 8. All goods imported for the supply of Her Majesty's service shall be exempt from all duties and imposts of every description whatsoever, and nothing in this Act contained shall be deemed to alter or repeal the provisions of the "Customs Regulation Act, 1879." 9. All powers and authorities conferred by the Customs Regulation Act in force for the time being upon the Collector or any other officer of Customs may be exercised and enforced by such officers in the administration of this Act. SCHEDULE A. PERMANENT TARIFF. Spirits: On all kinds of spirits and spirituous compounds imported, and not otherwise enum- No allowance, beyond 16 5 shall be made for the underproof of any spirit of a less strength than 16 5 underproof. Case Spirits: Contents of two, three, four, or five gallons shall be charged: Two gallons and under as two gallons. Over two gallons and not exceeding three as three gallons. Over four gallons and not exceeding five as five gallons. Over three gallons and not exceeding four as four gallons. Bitters, essences, fluid extracts, sarsaparilla, tinctures, medicines, infusions, and toilet preparations containing : Not more than 25 per cent of proof spirit... 8. d. 14 0 per gal. 36 Not more than 50 per cent of proof spirit.. do 70 Methylated spirit per gal. 0 1 Perfumed spirits, perfumed waters, Florida water, and bay rum.. Wines Sparkling, for six reputed quarts, or twelve reputed pints. per liquid gal. 20 0 10 0 Tobacco: Delivered from ship's side or from a Customs Bond for home consumption, manufactured, and snuff Unmanufactured, entered to be manufactured in the Colony. At the time of removalfrom a Customs Bond or from an inporting ship to any licensed tobacco manufactory for manufacturing purposes only into tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes.. Candles per lb., or reputed package of that weight, and so in proportion for any such reputed |