New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28
NEW CANADIAN TARIFF.
MANY REDUCTIONS MADE, BUT THE PRO-
TECTIVE PRINCIPLE ADHERED TO.
THE DUTY on PETROLEUM Observation-Disclosures
RATE on SCRAP IRON-REDUCTION on AGId-
CULTURAL IMPLEMENTS But LITTLE
CHANGE on FARM PRoDUCTs-sUGAR
OVER II DUTCH STAND
ARD FREE.

Ottawa, March Elm the Dominion House Of
Commons this afternoon. G. e. Foster, Minister
of Finance, delivered the Budget speech After
an elaborate defence Of the theory Of mod
crate protection, especially as required in
self-defence by young and undeveoped
country like Canada. the Finance Minister
attacked the Liberal leaders for their lack
of defniteness and honesty in their views. He
declared that in Canada the protective tariff had
never been burdensome to the Of con-
sumers or unjust to any large .class.
The Government would stand fairly and squarely
upon the principle of Protection. They did not
expect this year nor next to have any consider
able surplus. They knew they would have to ex-
ercise strict economy. and this a factor In
the Encouragement Of the tariff. They had not
attempted, accordingly any uniform or horizontal
reduction in the tariff.
The speaker then announced the tariff changes,
which were, in part. as follows: The duty of .
cents a pound on malt was proposed to be
changed to ~ cents The loss on revenuc from
this would be possibly S2O1ooo, unless more malt
We're used. Upon agricultural products there is
little proposed change. Animals, living, formerly
80 per cent. will bc 20 per cent. excepting hogs.
Corn and barley remain the same. except that
they shall come i'm free from any country which
admits Canadian corn and barley free: the same
regulation to apply to garden vegetables. There
will be an additional duty on rice, calculated to
raise $4,000
The Finance Minister dwelt al length on coal
oil. speaking Of the petroleum industry, which.
he said. deserved consideration. while also the
Government required the large revenue derived
rom the importation Of American oil. Therefore,
The Government could not lower the duty on IL
Eliminating OIL I IL cents gallon this year.
There will be- however. reduction in duty Of 20
cents barrel ON imported ol when it comes In
barrels. Lnscsl and naxsced oils are reduced To
- per cent al valorcm Chnaware ana carthen-
ware are both placed al 20 per cent.
IN tho class Of metals Mr.. Foster said that iron.
he chief article. had received special considera-
ion. Scrap iron. raw material hitherto AT = a
.on. was being injurously used in the manufact-
ire If iron where better material should be used.
The Government had decided % keep pig iron at
,he same duty s. a net ton. and the same bounty,
g a ton. as hitherto BUt the difficulty about
'Ec cheap. scrap iron was mot by Increasing the
present duty Of 50 ton on scrap 10 So up 10 Jan
uary !. 1895. and t. - thereafter The duty on
bar iron was reduced - $40 a ton from w. ana
pn puddlcd bar To- S. from s.. To encourage thr
manufacturers Of puddle bar in Canadian blast
urnaccs from pig iron. a bonus ol = a TON ""uIu
bc given for five years.
Agricultural implements were next taken up
The general duty has been % per cent. strohs
demand has been made on the Government Tor
reduction or removal. These machines are made
largely Of iron. and the reductions made by the
Government on iron would apply on these but
the Government have also decided 10 cut the gem
cral duty Of 35 per cent down TO ~ per cent
which will tax the Canadian factories pretty
seriously 10 meet the outside competition. In rel
erence 10 sugar the Government raised the 60,
orcd standard from II - ~ Dutch STANDARD
which will come In free.
The Finance Minister closed his speech by run
ming over the free list. The following No sail'
,ycrc the principal additions u the free list:
Nearly all acids, drugs dycstufs etc. used IN
manufacturing processes; Bibles. prayor-books,
books for colleges. Libraries etc; brass scrap ana
br,ss I'm bars sheets. plates etc., rough copper
c,ke hitherto AT 20 cents a ton; and manufactured
wood If all kinds, but II any othcr country IN
noses a dutv ON the Canadian article. IN" fpNcIn-
ioeut may by order in council. impose an
export duty on logs not exceeding ~ iooo Io't'
Gal remains the same as hitherto.
Closing the Minister said the total loss 20 inc
r.vnnuo ~ the Dominion from the reductions an
rounrrd In the duties would be. On the bass o'
'aef vcar's business. from $l50)O0O to $l60',VVO.