The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-06


their remoDstrances against it. Such is q true
tate Of the case. The tolls having been discon-
tiDued. the power Of the railroads combined has
prevented their restoration The State ought, most
assuIecly, not to allow airy competitors 70 absorb
tie legitimate caral until the entire canal
debt OF the State al become extDguished or GER
tan]y not until the public works are completed.
The Canadian Tariff.
Received and read hrst time Tuescsy, 26tc Nov.
1864; second reading, 29,n Nov, 1854.
BILL.
An act to amend the acts imposing duties Of
customs.
Whereas, IL ia expedient 70 repeal the several du
ties Of customs hereinafter toned, and 20 i'm,
pose others 10 their stead, and Otherwise I'D
the acts relating 10 duties of custous-Be It tne.e-
fore enacted by the Quee = most excellent majesty,
by and with the advice and conaent OF The Legslar
tive Council AZ Ct the Legislative Assembly OF the
PROVING of Canals, constituted aud assembled by
virtue Of and under the authority OF passed in
the Parliament OF the United Kingdom OF Great
Britain ~ Ireland, aud intituled, an act to re-
unite the provinces Of Upper and Lower Canada,
and for the government Of Canada, and il 10 hereby
enacted by the authority Of the sanne, a. fSIlows
AL the duiie, Of customs specii: and ad usIertn,,
imposed by the act passed In the twelfth year Of her
Majesty reign, and ntifuled An at TO amend toe Law
relative to duties Of customs. and the schedule A,
table Of duties OF customs inwards, annexed 20
the said act or by the act passed in tho sixteenth
year Of her Msjestys reign. and intitued an act 10
amend the laws elatirg TO duties OF customs on the
lasses, iea coffee; tobacco Of all kinds, manufac-
tMed or unmsnufactured. including segars and
snuff; wines Of ali kinds In wood or In bottle, whis
key, rum, Geneva, BRANDY and other spirits or
strong water except rum aud whiskey, spirits, cor
disls end lqueuIs swee.sned and mixed with any
tce so that The sire myth cannot be as ,eraned by
Sykes bydroneter. shall be, and are HEREBY re-
peaed.
II. The duty at thirty pr cent ad raiorem, i'm
posed by tho said act passed ia the twelfth year VI
her Msjesys reign, on spices and fruits, nuts, vne-
gar mscsloDi, verui ELI. sweetmeafs or fruit pre-
served in sugar, candy molasses, shall be and 10
hereby repealed.
Ill. The cuty of twenty per cent ad uaio~sm, i'm.
posed by tire ACT last cited, animals of all kinds,
meats VI all kincs except mess pork,) butter,
chs ese, -four, barley. bucEU heat, bear aud bgg,
Oa g. rye, beans and y - meal Of t3e abrve graiu
and wheat DOT boitec bran In shorts, and hope,
shall be AID is hereby repealed, and rhe said arti-
ces snail ne admitted free Of duty, except only in
t5e mentioned in tue fifth section OF this act.
~. The duty of two and-s BALI per cent al rG-
io, imposed by the SAID act las cited, or BY the
ssid set pas ed in the sixteenth year Of her Nses
TVS reign, on the following articles, viz. =
Anchors, chain cables, vel GERS, hay, pig iron,
green trns, bark. berries, nuts, vegetables woods
and drugs used solely In dyelng, and INDIGO bsSstes,
burJstt bes unwrouent, coal aud coke, grease and
scraps, hemp, flax ana Tow addressed, bides, junk
and oakum, )src; lead, pig or sheet; Inxsbse in
bocks, unpublished; OIL. cocoanut, pine and palm
only; ores Of oil kinds of metals: pipe clay, RESIN
ana Iosin, sa~ legs, ships water casks in uss,
ttsZAs DOM corn, wood ussd 10 n skipg earpen-
tern or joibers' tools tallow tar ar pis.h sype
metal In blocks or pigs wool, caou:cbouc, corosce
81 MI kinds, sailclosr, copper Ia bars, 0ds or in
shtes, ye)O me- 81 in bars or In sheet brig aud
biz TX vanish, marie ctmeut, freensils, bnDticG,
fell sieetirg, piptipg presses, printing types,
pi1krs Ink, printing implements OF all knas,
boclhDcers' tools and pre,ses and imrleuents II
sl ki ds, old hets sn rops, cotton and fax waste,
rage, five clay and lssis hem yam. shs,l he and
hereby IeJ eslfd, and the said articles be admit
ted free OF duty except in the case mentioned in
the next following section.
v. II the Govern or OF this province shall Ct any
time, under the pIovisi, OF the act passed during
tie present sess'on, insisusi an act for giving eff
fecs, or the part os his province, to certain
treaty BETWEEN Der Majesty and the United States
OF America declare the suspension of the .res&y be-
tween her Majesty and tie United States Of Ameri-
ca, s,Eped on Ibe fifth DAY OF June one thousand
eight hundred al d fifty -four, then while su;n sus-
pension soall continue, the several articles mem
toned In the . hsdnle 10 the act last Aforesaid,
being the growth and produce Of the raid United
States, shal be subject TO the duties TO wncb they
are now subject, and no gu h article snail toen be-
sdmi'fed fee Of duty uoless IL sdmi;sed Inn
media'ely before the passing of the said act.
VI 10 Iisu ard instead Of the duties Of customs
hereby rel eaed, there shall be raised, levied, col
kcttd sDd paid uuto Der Majesty. her heirs and sue.
cessors, uDon The goods, wares and merchandise
mentioned In the schedule to thus sc;, when inn
POI Ted into this province taken ont of warehouse
for consumption tbtrsn, the several duties Of Gus
toms respectively Inscribed, inserted and set forth
in The said sct eouIe TO this set.
VII. JDe foregoing enActmen1 snail take e0tCf
upon, from end after the fifth day of April, one
thousas eight hundred and fiftyfve, and not be-
fore.
VIII. II shall be lawful FOR the importer
or owner Ct any sugar. moassss, or other
material from ~hch refined sugar can b pro-
ductd, to refine the same In bond, provided such
re6pIDg be done and conducted under such fegulA
TORS and restrictions ss the Governor in CooncA
sbsli from time to time make and impose for thai
purpose. ard the same regulations may extend q
the substitution Of refined sugar In quantities equivo
lent 10 The produce OF the sugar u other mateTa
refiI I'd In bOnd.
TX. This Act shall be construed - ore Act with
the act passed 10 the session held In the teuth ana
eleventh years Of her Msjestys rign, and intttuled
An Act for repeslng ard consolidating the pre-.
otter purposes therein mentioned" and With the
acts herein before cited, and al words and expres-
sops usec IN this act shall have the meaning -.
signed to them ia the said acts and al he peovi-
sops Of the ssid sctt with rpgara to the duties in
posed by them, or The ~gulations TO be mads uodsr
the regulations TO be made mr. DIR ", except IN
70 fer Usy he cor sistent with this scs a1d ~
provisions Of the said acts, or OF any ether ct or
law, inconsistent with this aet, ere hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
TABLE OF DrTIss AWARDS.
Articles. DUTY Cuyrencv
Sugar, refined In leaves, crushed or candy,
or other sugars rendered equal thereto ~
while and brown, eisy.d or yellow i..i:rd
sugars, or other sugars rendered BY any
process equal in quality thereto. ... 49,
Sugar, raw, and other kinds mot being equal
TO white or brown, clayed Or yellow bastard
sugars, the cwt... ................ Oe6
Moasses, the gallon. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
Green c.ss. tiie,iib. il. az
Coffee, other than green, the To-. ........
Tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured,
other than sssars and snun, the lb......