The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-05

we nave received copy OF the report of the Commit
tee on Trade and Manufactures recently made to the
House of Assembly Of Nova Scotia by which it appears
that the amount Of goods and manufactures i'm
ported into the port Of Halifax alone from the United
States during the year of 1852 s37 2eO chiefly at
duty of six and quarter per under which, If
imported into the United States would have been charr-
ed with duty Of from twenty to forty per cent and
which, it is contended, could be manufactured in the
province cheapy in this country-that the total
amount of mportations into Halifax from the United
states during the year. including $50 Of flour
and hreadstus SS89 and that the total exports
during the same periods amounted to $343 leaving
balance of $685. 402 in favor Of the United States in
that port Alone being increase the preceding
year Of less than sl5 while the exports d.
minished during both years. The committee have been
unable to ascertain the value of the imports manufac
tured goods into the province but express their
yction that it amounts to considerable sum, and so
greatly exceeds the exports to this country to cons
tute dsadvantsgeous and adverse trade.
Tho committee also report, that they have examined
manufacturers established at Halifax, and engaged in the
manufacture of iron castings Stoves &C., clothing and
tailoring domestic wnes syrup cordias hats and caps
soap, boots and Shoes furniture pals and buchets and
MARBLE who everaly complain Of the runous effects of
the low rates OF duties and who sapgune that
they protected from foreign competition and secured in
the enjoyment Of the home MARKET they would able
to supply the domestic market with those articles at as
cheap rate they be imported from abroad, in
which opinion the committee and further that
not for the protective policy Of the United States
the coloniss considerable extent could supply the
American market.
considerable portion Of the report devoted to the
consideration of the injurious results that the
province from this state of thiDg-the want of employ
men which is thus created and the extensive emigration
Of the youthful and active portion of the
ty The committee claim for its artifcers that a this
republic has shut its rkets agsinst them and their
productions manufacturers should not be allowed to
interfere with them in their own market off" say the
committee " the United States would take of their du
ties should not seek for protection; but long
they refuse to purchase from self defence requires
tina. should abstain from purchasing from them
We do not entirely concur with the reasoning and de-
ducOns of the chairman of the committee who
have overlooked the fact that the large bread
stufs imported from the United States the produc
ton Of Canada which should have reached province
by the direct OF the St. La conclusive
evidence, that its Inhabitants not prepared to avail
themselves of the advantages they already possess
The committee observe, that swhilc intending protec
the fishermen to the especial Of the legislature
Nothing is required to recuit the numbers of that inva
able class of subjects and to furnish them with abundant
and remup eratye employment except simple and
handed Justice. Let the legislature say they firmly
and resoluely require of Her Maesty's ministers that
protection against the encroachments ef the United
States which ought long since to have been awarded
Let Der Majesty government be respectfully informed
that in return for that allegiance cheerfuly yielded
entitled be protected by the parent State against the
sion Of their property by foreign power and ~hen
the fisheries rescued from foreign intrusion thousands
of British will find profitable employment
coasts and become extensive OF the produc
tons of agriculture and the arts"
After audng to the axty which evidently prevails in
the collection of the throughout the province
which the low rate of duty is considerably reduced
the report concludes with the following table Of those
which at present exist in Nova Scotia and New Bruins
eSccted in the United States