The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-07-27

THE following important bill, amendatory OF the
Tariff Act of 1876, was yesterday reported to the
Assembly by a committee. and will come up for
discussion and probable action to-day. We under
stand that several of the items will very likely be
amended, such as placing brushes, peanut oil and
China tobacco at 10 per cent. dd Udlorem:
AN ACT TO amend an Act entitled IAN Act to increase the
Import Duties upon certain goods" approved the 9th day
of September, A. u. 1876.
Be it enacted by the King, &c.
Sec. l. That Section l Of an Act to increase the import du-
ties on certain goods, approved the eth day Of September, A.
D. 1876, be and the same is hereby amended Dread as follows:
section l-Ihere snail be levied' collected, and paid upon the
following goods imported into this Kingdom duties al Ualoreni
silks, satins, and silk velvet. and all articles Of which silk
shall form the principal material, ten per cent;
Clothing ready made, and wearing apparel of every descrip-
Carriages of all descriptions, ten per cent;
Hats and caps Of all kinds, ten per cent?
Linens, and all manufactures of which fax, grass cloth or a
similar material shall form the principal part, ten per cent;
Crockery aud glassware of every description, ten per cent.
Drugs and medicines, patent and other, ten per cent
Furniture of all kinds, if upholstered or carved, manufac-
Millinery goods, beads, braids, bonnets, buttons, corse.s,
collars, sleeves and cuffs, edgings, flowers (artiGciaD, feathers
Gloves and mits not otherwise provided for, ten per cent;
Gimps for clothing, ten per cent;
HOopskiTts, ten per cent;
Hooks and eyes, ten per cent;
insertions, laces, and lace goods Of all descriptions, ten per
Ribbons not otherwi Use provided for, ten per cent,
Silver plate, plated ware or gilt ware, ten per cent;
Britannia ware and fancy metal ware, ten per cent;
Matches Of all kinds, ten per cent:
Cigarettes and all descriptions Of paper cigars, twenty
Jewelry and all descriptions of metal, glass or stone
beads. ten per cent:
Paintings. pictures, engravings. statuary, bronzes. orna-
mental work of metal, stone, marble, plaster of Paris or
alabaster, and all limitations thereof, ten per cent
Perfumery (other than that which pays a spirit duty
powders, hair, tooth, nail and other toilet brushes,
twenty-five per cent;
Pipes (smoking), pipe-stems, bowls and fixtures, cigar
holders, twenty-five per cent;
Candles, ten per cent;
Candies. twenty-five per cent;
Peanut oil, twenty-five per cent?
Toys, ten per cent;
Firearms, ten per cent.
Ammunition, ten per cent;
Fireworks and fre-erackers, twenty-five per cent
Watches and clocks, in whole or IN part, ten per cent
Playing cards, ten per cent.
Sec 2 That Section 2 Of the said Act be and The same is
hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2. There shall be
into this Kingdom specific duties as follows, to-wit;
On kid and all other leather and skin gloves, three dollars
per dozen pairs;
On China tobacco, fifty cents per pound:
on camphor trunks, III nests of four, two dollars per
nest: and in nests OF two, one dollar per nest;
ON China mating, one dollar per roll:
on port. sherry. Madeira, and olher wines of like nature
above eighteen per cent. Of alcoholic strength also on all
ton containing alcohol, or preserved in alcohol or spirits
above that rate of strength and below thirty per cent, I'M
less otherwise provided FOR, two dollars per gallon;
On champagne, sparkling MOselle, ana sparkling mock
three dollars per dozen reputed quarts. and one dollar
and fifty cents per dozen reputed pints;
On claret, Rhine wine, and other Light wines under eight
cen per cent. Of alcoholic strength, not otherwise provided
for. forty cents per dozen reputed quarts, twenty cents
per dozen for reputed pints, and fifteen cents per gallon
il in bulk;
ON ale. porter. cider, and all fermented drinks not
otherwise provided for. forty cents per dozen reputed
quarts, twenty cents per dozen reputed pints, and fifteen
cents per gallon if in bulk.
Sec. 3. The provisions Of this Act shall extend and
apply to all goods in bond at the time it shall come into
operation.