The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-12 00:00:00

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No. 11.
REVISION OF TARIFF.

It is computed there are 1,200 different rates of duty, all
carefully considered. Proportion borne by duty its each case
to average price considered.

GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF ALTERATION.

1. Removal of prohibitions and relaxation of prohibitory
duties.

2. Reduction of duties upon raw materials for manufacture
to very low duties ; in some cases nominal; in none exceeding
5 per cent.
. .

3. Reduction of duties upon articles partially manufactured
to a point not exceeding 12 per cent.
4. Reduction of duties upon manufactured articles to a
point not exceeding 20 per cent.
5. Reduction of ditties upon colonial produce.
No. 12.
SUGAR.

Cwt.
Imports in the year ending January 5, 1841 4,035,000
Imports in the year ending January 5, 1842 4,883,000
Entered for home consumption in 1840 3,606,000
Entered for home consumption in 1841 4,065,000
Gross amount of duty in 1840 4 465,000
Gross amount of duty in 1841 .5,123,000
ESTIMATE OF THE IMPORT OF SUGAIL FOR THE TEAK 1841.
British plantation, Mauritius, and East India sugar in ware-
house—_

Cwt.
In London, March 5, .. ......410,000
In outposts, March 5, lBO,OOO

Total in warehouse
Expected import of sugar in the year ending April, 1843
Cwt.
West Indies 2,400,000
Mauritius
East Indies

4.900,000
In warehouse •••• 590,000
Total available in 1842-3 5,490,000
The quantity of sugar taken out for home consumption in 1841
2, 4,040,000 cwt., leaving a seirplus above the largest con
sumption of sugar, 1,220,0(10 CNlft.

No. 13.
REMOVAL OF DUTIES—EXPORT.
COFFEE.
There has been a reduction irr, the consumption of coffee.
lb.
Entered for home consumption its 1840 28,708,000
1841... ......
Gross amount of duty in 1840 ...... ... 4:922,000
1841 - BBO,OOO
The duties on coffee are—
On foreign coffee
...,
On coffee, the produce of Britishpossessions
Coffee imported from any British possession
within the limits of the East Jut lia Company 9d.
The coffee of Hayti and Brazil take advantage of this. In
dealing with coffee, or any similia r article, it is important to
make such a reduction as shall red ucetheprice to the consumer.
The Revenue for 1841 derived fr'e m the present Duties, viz. :

Revenue.
From British Possessions, 17,571 ~88.411)., at 6d... 463,699
Foreign countries, 10,849',,0961b., at 9(1.,
Is., and Is. 3d
427,947

Revenue received iii 1841 ......... X 891,646
Assuming no increased consunsp Lion, the Revenue at the two
duties of 4d. and Bd. per lb. iv ould be :
From British possessions, 17,57'4 8841 b. at 4d 29,864
Foreign countries, 10,849„0 961 b., at 8d ... 361,636

Revenue for 1`842-3 .
Revenue for 121 41 ....

......... 654,500
......... 891,646

Loss, assuming no increase of cm Is umption 237,146

Assuming that the increase of coils umption K ill be 10
percent., viz., producing._

Probable loss of ton venue
No. 14.
TIMBIEJ I.
Propose—on Canadian timber—
Timber, Is. duty.
Deals (loads), 2s. duty.
Lathwood, 2s. duty.
On foreign timber for the ye a e=nding the sth April, 1843
Foreign timber, 30s.
Deals, 355. (cubical con tents).
Lathwood, 20s.
For the year ending the sth o C April, 1844
Foreign timber, 255. per !load.
Deals, &c., 30s.
Lathwood, :355.
The great object in reducing tine duties on timber is to make
such a redaction as shall beneA t the consumer, and at the
same time shall not injuriously , affect the interest of Canada.
Present rate of duty on foreign, timber is 555. per load ; but
take the average of duty on tirabt deals, staves, lathwood, it
does not exceed 41s. per load. Duty on colonial timber, 10s.
per load; average duty, 9s.
Great object to place the Car.►a las as nearly as we can on the
footing of an integral part of the., empire. Do not lay dawn that
rule generally, but peculiar posisti on of Canada.

Estimate of Revenue from tB he 'l' imber Duties, from the sth of
April, 1842, to the sth of Apil , 1843, at the undermentioned
Rates, and assuming no incre au ed consumption
Foreign timber, 180,000 loads at 30s 270,000
Foreign deals, Sec., 350,000 s at 355.
Foreign lathwood 25,000 fatho an a at 20s 25,000

Total of foreig ai timber
Colonial timber, 570,000 loads ...at Is.
Colonial deals, &c., 263,000 lo ails at 2s.
Colonial lathwood, 25,000 low is at 2s

£907,500
2E4,500
26,300
2,500

£964,800
Actual revenue-

Loss, supposing no increased cc:11 sumption £601,491
Estimated loss upon the proposes d Duties upon Timber, from
the sth of April, 1843 to 11511 4, supposing an increase of
consumption took place, as folli 'yrs
Foreign Timber, 201,600 loads,: at 255.
Foreign deals, &c., 420,000 Ilea Is, at 30s.
Foreign lathwood, 25,000 loa xis, at '2os. ...... 25,000

Total of fore ign
.timber £907,000
Colonial timber, 684,00010 a ds, at Is• 34,200
Colonial deals, &c., 326,000 loads, at 2s 32.600
2,500
Colonial lathwood, 25,000 lo ids, at 2s• •

Total of forei ge and colonial....
Actual reve nw

976,300

1,566,291

Probable loss i t this estimate £589,991
In this calculation it
foreign timber would increase by 12 per eent. and of deal, 20
at z
per cent.t' : Brit iAs is a3l umed that the consumption of
; of ssessio n timber 20 per cent., and on
deals
is merely nomin-Ai. 24 per cen' "
because the duty on British possessions

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