The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

SUGAR DUTIES.

On the report of the committee of ways and means,
Mr. CRAWFORD moved a resolution, that it is not pos-
sible for the officers of the Customs to ascertain by inspec-
tion the quantity of crystallizable saccharine matter con-
tained in any sample of sugar, and that a law which seeks
to effect such an object is unjust to the producer, while
it excludes large quantities of fine sugars from tho mar-
ket, and thereby injures both consumers and the Re-
venue by limiting the supply, observing that the subject
was one of great moment, involving most important prin-
ciples, he assumed that there were four parties interested in
the question as to the mode of assessing the duties on sugar

—namely, the consumer, the producer, the revenue, and tho
refiner : and he argued that the refiners, who have no locus
standi, were the only parties that could be prejudiced by a
uniform duty. He then proceeded to establish the propo-
sitions upon which his resolution was founded, remarking
that the objection to a system of differential duties upon
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sugar was not new, and that it had been opposed as con‘
trary to the principles of political econoLly.
The motion was seconded by Mr. POTTER.
Mr. CARDWELL said he hoped to satisfy Mr. Crawford
that the three propositions contained in the resolution were
not, collectively or separately, worthy the adoption of the
house. Ho insisted that the officers of the Customs would
be as competent as the trade to test the quantity of saccha-
rine matter in a sample of sugar ; that experience had shown
that a graduated scaly) of duties was not injurious to the
producer, nor a discouragement to improvements ; and that
the statistics of the sugar trade proved that the scale had
not limited the supply. On the other hand, he showed that
a uniform dury would operate unfairly upon sugars of
different qualities, and the Government was of opinion that
the principles of free trade would be best carried into effect
by a system of classified duties on the article of sugar,
which would be fair and just to high, medium, and low
sugars. There were interests that might be benefited by a
uniform 6uty ; but the great interest of the consumers in
this country and the doctrine of free trade were in favour of
a graduated scale.
Upon a division, Mr. CRAWFORD'S resolution was nega-
tived by 133 to 17.
The report was then agreed to.
In a committee of ways and means,
The CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, moved a
resolution imposing an excise duty of 3s ld per cwt. on
sugar used in brewing for sale.
The remaining orders having been disposes; of, the house
adjourned.

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