The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-08
THE NEWS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE NEWS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.
BY all arrival San Francisco have lilies of Victoria
papers to Dec. A.
The ball board her Maesty's ship Ganges, Nov. 2S,
given by her gallant officers, very pleasant affair,
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF the weather.
The Sisters of Mercy have established school at Vic
toria
We learn from miners arriving from Fraser that
gold being taken out in remunerave quantities
company composed OF eight men took out la ounces In
seventeen days MI. Hermann Schwartz has exhibited
TO his friends a piece of gold which he dug
Bridge river, about SIX miles above its mouth, weighing
SIT so, valung at Sl6 per ounce He on his way to
California spend the winter and says that the prospects
sufficiently encouraging 10 warrant all such as can
procure provisions in remaining but owing to the search
~ of provisions many arc preparing TO leave, with view
of returning in the early spring
The Victoria Gc-ce says that Mr. Anderson has made
arrangements to establish Post Offices at Langley, Forts
Hope Yale and Port Douglas and mails will be for
waded to those places by every opportunity We learn
also that arrangements have been, OF soon will be com
plotcd, by which the mail matter for British Columbia
and Vancouver sand at san Francisco Will be forwarded
by every steamer leaving for Victoria, instead of excu
slvely by the p. NJ. : :. Co 8 vessels.
THE BRITISH COLUMBIA TARIFF.
proclamation dated December appears in the Vic
Gazette, from which we take the following sections
There shall be charged the articles next hereinafter
mentioned the following duties Of customs
Flour IN barrels sacks, l96 lbs 80
spirits and strong waters of all kinds sweetened or
% erd or c ssery y Pss ~ sn sSs 81 full strength
ono IN proportion for any greater sresgth than the
Strength OF pfooii anu ior greater OF puiht
Is than u gallon
Wines in wood bottle per imperial gallon. U2l
Ale, and ulaor beer porter cider and
wood or bottle, imperial gallon ..,, ......... OO6&
Beans, aud pulse OF all descriptions used food
per loo lbs ..'................, o 6lt
Barley, oats all other grain be used for food
rsec s. The following articles viii be OF al
duties, to wilt
Coin quicksilver fresh meat, hsh fruit, vegetables sawed
timber and shingles fuel hay and wheat potatoes
poultry live stock OF all kinds machinery for agricultural
purposes seeds, bulbs and roots OF plants and shrubs salt
printed and manuscript books and passengers
gage apparel and professional apparatus; all srcles i'm
ported public service and the British
Columbia the OF her MaIesy land naval
command appointment her Majesty forces aforesaid.
sec The bill entry and the declaration of the importer
according the form prescribed for the entry OF du
able goods the imperial Parliament passed la the
seventeenth Of Queen Nctoa entitled the
"Cusoins Consolidation act, 1873
All evasions and offences committed by any person
persons defeat the payment of the duties hereby made
payable all goods imported into British Columbia VIII be
punished the prescribed by the said
"Customs Consolidation act, 1883"
Sec. o. And whereas, the port OF victoria IN vancouver
island In which included the harbOr OF Esqumau Is
port and entering leaving the same, goods
landed treat subject to no tolls duties payments or ex
ecuon whatever Except such specified III the schedule
hercunto appended And whereas there Is at present no ON
In British Columbia empowered to levy the duties
aforesaid nor any station in the said colony at
which the said duties conveniently be levied, or
Mt which any such officer conveniently be posted,
do further proclaim, declare and enact, that for the
present and until further provision be made for the collection
shall be the portof entry for all goods imported into British
Columbia, and fs dependenccs any part thereof and the
duties hereby made payable goods imported into British
Columbia and s dcpendepeics abR DO nder the manage