Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-08
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iF'ohr the NO.Joik Heralf.l
THE COLONIAL TRADE.


non on the 3Uth September, 1922. In sbou, eisb
zen months thereafter, the vernment of the II
"'''es were Informed, that The British Minjstr,
eon'er plated Introducing bill into Parliament
'h7 otJect Of which would be- TO ,nake some chang,
/ IN Tue Colonial system of Greet Brit,in VIVA
,nis change woulh be, the government OF IN
=. .. Knew not; but IN authorization OF the adm
non Vi soine such measure, bill was inirodute
! 81 congress, which bill, GA tbs 9Th of Nav. 1892
pissed in'o law, etu'ied. Au act IN a.ld,;i los
20 me ACT concerning Nasiga on; and also 10 an
nor. "e tbe appointment of DaPHly Collsciar- =
: ne 'cjee OF tii's law was 20 provide g that on
satisfactory evidence beng given TO the Pfesideu,
OF the u 5. that the ports IA he Islands or Colo
mes IN the " est Indies, unier the dominion ai c.
britain, had been opened 10 he vessels OF ,he e.
- the President SHOULD be authorized 10 issue his
PROCLAMATION, that tue ports OF the u s. should
hereafter be open 10 British vessels EMPLOYED in
me trade end Intercourse bet yeen the IT, j. and
such Islands or colonies, subject t. such reciprocal
raies and restrictions, a. the President oil the
o'a'es may by such proclamation, make and
publish any Thing ia the laws, entitled, Az act
concerning Navigation, (act OF April IS. 1915. )
or an as' entitled, An act supplementary 20 IN acl
Concerning Navigation, (ae; OF May IS. 1890, }
TO The contrary notwihs snding.i'
On The 9th of June, 1922, the British P,rlis
meni passed Ia entitled, {" An act TO regulate
tse trade between his Msiesty's possessions In a
meries and The Wet lgdies, and other places in
America and the West Indies" By Ibis act. @
hhtaln opened certain ports herein enurneraied
10 al foreign vessel, bona fde he boil, of. and
owned by the inhabitants of any foreign country
o. me ecntiaeu' OF North o. Sou'h Euierirs, or
OF any ior'i;" Island IN The West Inuies (vhe,ber
such country or island should be under The ao,ni :
Eion of any European Sovereign or State. or n.
tnetwise,) euch foreign vessels icing navigaied
wiiA master, and thIee-fourths Of tie mariners,
ueiolsi'E 10 suSh foreign country or place: or 10
any bs!lisa built vesse, which has been sold and
necome The property OF The subjects Of any such
sovereign o! STATE, aud being navigate as asore-
ssid. MS list OF enumerated ports comprehend
ea al Inc E'i'ish ports Iu which custom houses
were Thea established, in Jsinca, c. anada, Doni-
mco, Antigua, Trinidad, robago, Tor,ula, New
Providence Crooked Island, Saint Vlncents. Der
m"da, the bahamas, bRrb,does. New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, Canada, Newfoundland. Demarara
Berbice, Saint Lucie, Saint Kits, Neyi. {, Mont
serrat
Into each OF these ports so opened this act pef-
mi'ied such foreign vessels 10 import from the
country to which they respectively belonged, Ger
tam enumerated articles, being OF the growth mo.
duce or manufacture OF such country. This lis, oil
enumerated Articles comprehended, lie stock OF
any sort; grain OF any sort, including rice, beans
peas and garden seeds; ilour meal, bread and bis,
cut inrs % all sorts and hides and skins; lumber
ana timber OF any kind, including masis yards and
DO wsprltS, s'sres, headings, shingles and hoous:
cotton fax, fruit and vegetable; nav, bernp: ma.
val stores, Including pitch, tar AID u penlins; tai
low, tobacco and wool.
Ffom eGch 81 these ports 60 ope1el this act
permitted such foreign vessels TO export 10 The
country to which they respectively BELONGED. any
article whatsoever OF the growth, produce or man
uaciure OF his Majfsiy's domnions or any other
article legally imported into The said ports, arms
aad naval stores excepted. But il contained pro-
Nlso' That teidre any such expectation wac permit
ted, an eXPor' bond TO be gwen. that h. ar,i
css II be exported should he aniei a, the port or
ports ioT winch they were euteel; and that GER
ii1raie Of the landing thereof was TO be pfolucei
w'"'n - months, Ia order to procure the cancel
ing ci THIS bond
This &C, imposed no TONNAGE duty =, hs,soove,
on The vessels 90 be employed in the trade thereby
permitted, and II mposed The same duties on the
articles allowed 10 he imported from any FOREIGN
county, WHEELER toe importation thereof .yas made
IN BIItisb, or ia such foreign vessels as aforesaid
II provided, moreover that II duties we've i,oung-
ed by ANY colonial law, upon any OF The afticias
lhereOy allowed 10 be Imported, add charged with
onie' ~ this act, that the amount of such duties
should be deducted from the amount OF dutie. AZ
ses-ei 0y the act, IN all cases where the colopial
duties were less and that none Of Tie duties ~
posed nv that act upon Imponations, should be lie
manJed, II the colonial duties exceeded the duties
thereby imposed. HE same duiie. TOO were a., he
eNacied upon the importation Of f0reigH sri c;es,
whether they were imported directly ifom be- TO-
reign country where hey were produced or ifon,
any other OF the B,i'Ish dominions
II. contained provisions, ulOreoyer whereby the
privileges oil trading, thereof granted, were de-
ciareJ 10 be extended only to tive vessels of such
foreign Countries 30 AineUca or tae Wesl fnIie,
as should give me hte privileges 20 British yss.
ssis in their ports. and ms msies y ua< au.i,o-
rzad by order IN council, TO prohii; 40 ttie anl
intercourse under 'Ec authority OF that act yy;th
any foreign cOuniry or island ~ america or tre
West Indies. whenever II should sppes. 10 him
that the lkg privileges tacreb granted 10 fnreirp
yesyels, were no, allowed 10 BRUSH vessels tral
Ing With any such foreign country Or Island under
the provisions OF thai act
An opinion seems 10 have been ents-taineI by
some persona. tna thi' act O, he BIush Psrl,a
meat Of june -. lS22, was the Ell 90 oil the H.
convenience Produced upon Gret Britain, by the
operation % Hur ACES 0i Apl lS, t8iS, snd LI4y
10, 1870. 10 such opinion, mosc probably,
are to I've ascr.b urny Of he rubscqiou. uica
sures u The q. s. 30 ,a4 very natural ior The
authors or approyers oi mis- So cm oil restriction
thereby established. 20 entertain sad - incuicaie
such an opinion, Tor visionary theorists o. slt
sorts, irou toe days OF Owen Glend0wer. nave
ever been prone O., ind the relation. Of cause AMI
effect 90 eli mere cp>cxstlog circumsnnce- Bur
such 90 opiai,n Is certainly crronsous; snd we
should reason just as accwatfly, were we 40 ass
cribe be dreadful hurricane oil September, 1921,
20 9ur restrictive system then 90 iorce, as those
do, who asci be hs act OF Parliament ~ tie same
cause.
IRE tr1e reasons The adoption Of IBIS. Law
IRE stated d,sInciiy 10y the Chancellor 81 the tx
eheqaeT, Sir RoDnson) 90 The speech eh.r5 De
made w Parliament. on The lst OF Aprd. 1922
vine hc Introduced lms BILL (D Taey gte om
gf tine eyffsa 81 ina. .,fuff.,a b. GIL