The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-04
BRITISH ORDERS IN COUNCIL ABOUT
DUTIES ON SUGAR

UNITED STATES SUGAR.-Order in CotlnciL--By
an act passed in the present session of Parliament
it was enacted that there should be charged, amongs
other duties Of customs, the following, viz:
On sugar, the growth and produce of China, Java
or Manila, or any foreign country, the sugars Of
which her Majesty in council shall declare to be adj
mssble not being the produce of slave labor and
which shall be imported into the United Kingdom
either from the country Of its growth from some
British possession, having first been imported into
such British possession from the country of its
growth, the following duties:
White clayed sugar, or sugar rendered by any
process equal in quality thereto, not being refined
the cwt. 28s.
Brown sugar, being muscovado, or clayed, or any
other sugar, equal in quality to white clayed the
cwt. OBS 3D. and so on in proportion for any greater
or less quantity than a cwt.
And whereas, amongst other treaties and conven-
tons treaty was at the time of the passing of this
act, and still is subsstng between her Majesty and
the United States Of America, which was signed on
the Goth day Of August, 1897, extending and con-
tnuing in force the provisions of a certain other
treaty with the said United States of America,
amongst which was an agreement that no higher OF
other duties should be imposed on the importation
into the territories of his Britannia Majesty in En-.
rope of any articles the growth, produce, manu-.
fucture Of the said United States, than were, OF
should be- payable on the like articles, being the
growth, produce, manufacture Of any other for.
eign country: E a fF' Ntta55 VIE
And whereas treaty also was and is subsisting
between her Majesty and the United States of Mex
leo, which was signed on the Goth day Of Decenn-
Der, 1896, containing, amongst other things, an
agreement that no other or higher duties should be
charged on the Importation into the dominions Of
his Britannia Majesty in Europe Of any articles the
growth, &c. of Mexico, than were, or might be,
payable the like articles the growth, &c. Of any
other foreign country
And whereas application has been made, on the
part Of the government of the said United States OF
America the State of Venezuela, and the United
States of Mexico respectively, claiming under the
said treaties the admission of sugars the growth of
the United States of America the State of Venezue-
la, and the United States of Mexico respectively, at
the said duties of 2Ss and 23s 4d per cwt. respect
lively:
Now, therefore, her Majesty, by and with the
advice of her privy council doth order that hence
forward brown, muscovado, or clayed sugars, (noi
being refined, the growth Of the United States Of
America, or of the State of Venezuela, or Of the
United States of Mexico, shall, if imported accord.
ing to the terms of the act, be admitted at the said
rates of duty, subject, nevertheless, to the produc
ton of tbs certificates, and the making of the
like declarations, required by the act with
respect to sugars, the growth of China, Java, OF
Manila And the right honorable the lords com.
missoners other Maesty's treasury are to give the
necessary directions accordingly to carry this order
into effect from the present time.