Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-16
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I0JnreD. Tho select committee of the Brit.
sh Parliament appointed to consider the avs
which rPlaiet1 tie growth and cultivation of
Tobacco INTO The United Kingdom, have report
Ell fhr,T opinions 10 that body. From their
nqai1 les It apprars, than IL the reign Of Cafo-
line thecultiyation oftobacco was prohIhifed
IL Great Britain aud ireland but IN thai Of
George 81, The prohibition was rcpealed with
regard 10 the latter ISLAND aud tobacco grown
thpTe vas allowed 10 he imported under the
same regulations as Plantation tobacco. From
1879 10 1921 no advantage was taken Of the
pcrm,s5ion. but IL 1929, 900 Irish acres were
applIrd 10 rs cultivation. II is The opinion Of
the COMMITTEE thai The tobacco raised in Ire
land is injector TO the American aud owing
10 this ineflorls, aud the humidity and IN.
certainty pt the climate brInP disadvantage Gus
10 lis cultivation, the proposed duty Of one
shilling and eiRht pence would be higher lhan
II could Afford IL pay, in competition with the
customs duty OF three shilngs per pound on
the foreign article. A high excise duty on to-
bacco grown IN the kingdom, they remark,
would create a latgc increase in thu excise,
establishment ; AID even with the utmost Vi
GLANCE, great fraud would he committed on
arcdIut 81 HE high import duty, aud the facil
~ OF eNadlng any rXCise INV tlmt could be en-
acted The amount of rrveaue from such an
pHciar duty, would TALL lar short of making
good The loss Of revenue on foreign tobacco
and thefe would be II necessity OF imposing
new taxes to suppl, lhe def iency. The duty
now levied on foreign tobacco, II is added Is
much higher ihhn On any other commodity.
At present, u drawback is allowed on all for
ei,n lohicco manuactnrcd ln the kingdom,
equal 10 the duty pail upon II and they
contend thm II n lower rate of da,y should b.
imposed upon home grown iobacco. the draw
back sho"ld be Hppor'ioned TO the reduced
duty. This cuuld only be doue ~ relation 10
such arlicIcs as are made oil home grown tobac.
co ONLY for, Ia exporting snuff aud manuiaC-
lured tobacco, IN which both foreign aud home
grown a'e mixed, ms no means could be drvi
sed to ascertain their respe, TIVE proportions
d"lianded IA the amount of drawback allowed.
The Aci pi Union having placed all parts Of the
United Kingdom on an equhl footing. IN mai
tiers Of uajr, The committee say that il liz
cultivation OF tobacco he continued ~ iceland
1t mus br allowed Ia hrrat Brlan also, and
III that event - thought tu1t the southern
conntIc. III the l'dtcI country would engage ca
tens ycIy ia il.
lis The opinion Of the Committee ,bat.
" " the value of all thr i"baoco Crsrlnslye
al any portion which may br .mngglrd) an
nualiy consumed IN The Inhrd kingdom does
not exceed 3,o,Wot Ibtre du.s net sem 10
he amy tounda'ion loc the opinion, ihat - con
siderable pnbii. b nrii wond AZ derived f1ou,
allowing The Cn Ivalion al tolipccn ia the unlt-
ed Kingdom, that The large pttht which has
hitherto attended the growing tobacco in lac
Lind and inr employment WHICH Il has Afford
ed 10 par, ol the aborins population, have
been ,hh result oi ils beng tree Of duly thd
al II e. A IN
degrer. must speedily produce the sacrifice ol
a considerable part 1.-THE Revenue now derived
rom foreign Iubacco hmouulinc 10 - soy, :
Que year that, On the otbrr hand, the cnI
IIvatlon OF Tobacco IN Ireland would censc alto
geth'r wiIhouta high bounty, were Foreign
tobacco uniAxed, COR whit CumeS 20 the SAINT.
thing,) without "A very discriminating duly. SO
long As the supply from abroad shall continue
10 he taxed tor the purpose of Revenue that
therefore II does nel appear TO be advisable 10
divert labor and capisl from other branches
OF industry, more especially " hen the required
protection, "a be thus afforded canno, be ATTAIN
ed without the s3cIlhce OF very considerable
amount Public Revenue"
II appears from the evidence examined NV
the committee, that snug e ling 10 great extent
is carried On. and that 10 eile ctnal measures
can be adopted 10 rppress IL, so long rs the
temptation OF eyading, duty, equal to twelve
times the value of fine article on which IT IS i'm.
posed, remains. The committee say that the
reduction OF the present duty. whenever the
circumstances of the country will admit will
he the most efeotual remedy TO preserve the
Revenue from fraud and "A reduction 10 such
a rate as would be efeciual TO that object,
would necessarily he regarded by the home
grower OF tobacco as being destructive OF his
interests, and as 10 longer atlordng sufficient
protection 10 the cultivation OF thai plant.
After a full consideration If The case. the
commitee have come TO The resolution. thai il
is expedient 10 exterd To Ireland the prohibi.
ton of growing tobacco which has so long
existed IN England aud Scotland, and that tine
prohibito" should take place from the Is, Aug.
1881.