The New York herald., 1879-03-15
THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT.

DRAFT OF A NEW TARIFF ON IMPORTS TO
RAISE TWO MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN DU-
TIES AND TO FULLY PROTECT CANADIAN IN
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/ p y. OTTAWA. Ont. March IA. 1879.
In tho House of Commons to-day the Hon. S. L.
Tilley. Minister Of Finance, made his financial
statement in an exhaustive speech of five hours
Regarding the tariff he said that the gov
crnmcnt had undertaken to readjust, re-
organize and construct entirely tariff
having not only for its object the realization of
$2.0oOooo more revenue but also with view Of meet
ing what has been aud is to-day the declared policy Of
the majority Of the House-protection to the indus
tries of this country. The following the proposed
chsnges--
Cotton. wool and waste, free; on manufactures Of
cotton, from cent to cents per square yard. and
fifteen per cent al valorcm; cotton shirts. drawers
cotton hosiery and cotton clothing thirty per cent
cotton sewing thread. in hanks. l2ls per cent;
on spools, twenty per cent; cotton manufactur,s
not elsewhere specified. twenty per cent: silk raw
reeled from cocoon manufactured, free; silk in
the gum. 10 per cent sewing silk and twist. 25 per
cent; silk vclves 20 per cent; sole leather tanned
undressed. ~ per cent; sole aud betting leather.
tanned but not waxed. Is per cent; if dressed
and waxed. 20 per cent; patent leather 10 per
cent: leather betting boots and shoes and leather
gloves. 20 per cent machine, card. clothing 10 per
cent; marble. in blocks not shapen. 10 per cent;
marble, i'll slabs not than two
sides. 10 per cent; il sawn on more than
two sides. 20 per cent; flushed marble aud imita-
tions 20 per cent; building stone 81 per ton;
grindstones in the rough, 81 50 per on water lime
stone or cement stone, ~ per tom dressed building
cent slate for roofing and slabs per cent; school
sate~, 70 per cent; slate mantels 80 per cent brick
for building ~ per cent; fre brick. ~ per cent;
FIR. clay FIRE; coal. anthracite anu bituminous. anu
coke 50 cents per ton: books. printed q cents Der
pound; British copyright books. 6 cents per pound
and 1as per cent; blank books. rs per cent: paint
ings and engravings 10 per cent prints. ~ cent;
pulp for paper makers 10 per cent; mill board aud
straw board. ~ per cent; envelopes and other manu-
cent; printing presses. 20 per cent; type. 70
per cent type mcial 10 per cent plates engraved
types. 10 to 20 per cent; carriages railway carriages.
&c. 25 per cents furniture, IS par cent agricultural
implements % per cent corks and cork manu-
factures. 20 per cont: clocks and parts thereof.
IS per cent; picture frames. IS per cent;
billiard tables $22 50 to $40 specific and 10 rer cent;
cabinet organs $40 to $50 specific aud ten per
pianos SIS to $50 specific aud 10 per cent: glass 70
to 30 per cent; pig iron old and scrap iron ~ per
tom other iron. ~ to IL per ccnt iron aud steel
ings 25 per cent wheels. rs per cent; wrought
forgings ~ per cent; engines - per cent seamless
cent hardware IS to IS per cent anchors free; sew
ing machines whole aud heads parts of hoa<s.
81 each and ~ per cent; machinery for cotton.
steel, ind manufactures of Steel ~ to ~ per
copper, BRASS &C., 10 to 10 per cent? church bells.
free; lead and manufactures OF lead ~ to Is per
cent: tin and manufactures OF tin. ~ to % per
cent; zinc and manufactures OF zine. ~
to IS per cents electro plated ware 30 per cent jew
ery. 70 per cent; WOOL unnanufacturcd, and waste.
free; wool manufactures ia cents to 10 cents per
pound and 20 to 25 per cent al vaiorem;
yard and ~ per cent; jute. unmanu-
featured froe; manufactures Of jutc. 70 per
cent; oilcloth. rs per cent farm animal. 70 per
Indian corn, "a cents; oats. ~ cents; rye. 10
cents wheat Is cents; peas ~ cents; beans, Is
cents; meal. ~ cents pcr barrel; oat meal. u
cent rer barrel.