The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

THE N.RW TARIFF.

In Committee on Customs Acts this evening the
Chancellor of the Exchequer will move the follow-
ing amended resolutions :-
15. Reducing the Duty on Hops from the Ist of January,
1861 (not under Treaty).
Resolved,—That on and after the Ist January,- 1861, in
lieu of the 'duty of Customs now chargeable on the article
undermentioned on importation into Great Britain and.
Ireland, the following duty shall be charged, viz. :

s. d.
Hops, until the Ist of January, 1862 -.. 20 0 the cwt.
Hops, on and after the Ist of January,
.. 15 0 the cwt

Resolved,— 6
That, in aid of the charges of Customs estab-
lishments incident to the conduct of trade- and to the sta-
tistical accounts thekeof, there shall ba chirged as follows,
upon all articles not 'liable to Customs'_ duty, upon the ink-
portation thereof
Per package or parcel

Y~~

Animals, per head ld.
Goods in bulk, for each unit of entry , Id.
With power to the Lords of the Treasury to frame regula-
tions for adjusting the amount of such payments in certain
cases by altering the unit of entry, or quantity, or number
of goods which is to form the unit of entry far the purpose
of this charge, so that the charge shall ss little as may be
exceed one quarter per cent, on the goods of the lowest
value usually imported wider the denomination; and there
shall be charged :

N. d.

On goods transshipped under the regulations for
the transshipment of foreign goods, for every
£lOO value .. •• •• •• 1 0
Upon all goods the produce of Great Britain and
Ireland, on the exportation thereof, and upon all
foreign goods which have been imported without
payment of duty on the exportation thereof, for
every £lOO value
Foreign goods liable to duty when exported from a
bonded warehouse,' as follows:—Cocoa, coffee,
fruit, pepper, and sugar, per 100 lb. ; tea and to-
bacco, per 501 b. ; spirits and wine, per 5 gallons. 0 1
17. Charges on Goods Removed under Bond.
Resolved,—That, in aid of the charge of Customs establish-
ments incident to the removal'of goods under bond, there
shall be charged (irrespective of any duties of Customs or
other charges payable by law) upon the several articles
hereinafter mentioned, and which may have been removed
under the laws and regulations for warehousing of goods
under bond, from a warehouse in any port or place to any
warehouse in any other port or place, to be paid by the
dealer taking such goods out of bond, the rates following—
viz., for every £1 of duty payable

s. d.
On tobacco ............................ . ....... 0 Oi
On other goods ................... ... ........ 0 1

18-. Charges on Operations in Warehouse.
Resolved,—That, before any of the operations hereinafter
mentioned are or shall be performed at the request of the
proprietor cr his agent, in respect of goods deposited in any
warehouse or place far the security of duties of customs
under the laws and regulations in force for the warehousing
of goods, there shall be charged for every such operation tho
respective rates or charges hereinafter mentioned, irrespec-
tive of any duties of Customs or other rates of charges upon
the importation into Great Britain and Ireland, or other-
wise, of the' goods in respect of which such operations aro
performed, viz.:—

s. d.
Repacking
- if subdivided into mere than three

packages- the package 0 6

Reweigiiing the package 0 4
Filling up casks the cask 0 6
Racking cask
Vatting casks the cask 0 6
Bottling- the dozen bottles 0 2
Disgorging bottled wine the dozen bottles 0 2
Repacking bottled wine or spirits the dozen bottles 0 2
Regauging .. the cask 0 6
Other operations for which official ap-
plication is required the package 0 6
Provided that when any such operation is required for the
purpose of removing goods from any such warehouse in any
port or place, and in respect of which the rates payable on
removal under bond shall be chargeable, such operations
shall be exempt from the said rates or charges in respect
thereof, and that delivery out of warehouse upon payment
of duty for exportation be not held to be an operation within
the meaning of this resolution.
19. Duty on Foreign and Colonial-built Ships.
Resolved,—That, in lieu of the duties now payable upon
ships with their tackle, apparel, and furniture, there shall
be charged upon all ships, foreign built, of wood, and upon
all ships built of wood in say of her Majesty's possessions
abroad, on the registration thereof as British ships, at any
port or place in Great Britain and Ireland, the duties of
Customs following—that is to say—
For every ton of the gross registered tonnage of such d.
ships, without any deduction in respect of engine-
room or otherwise