The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-17

Client revenue to administer the affairs q
| the island.
q A reduction OF the duties Of thoss
cases where Spain retained In che min
imum rate column. exorbitant rates be-
cause she could not herself supply the
| commodity.
3. An increase Of duty on the schedule
relating to spirits wine and malt liquors
| In which tha reduction by the addition of
the minimum rate" column 70 altOgethet
| too great. Ae
4. A change OF rates that have been sug-
gosted by the testimony taken for the pur-
pose of encouraging local industry In Cuba.
s.. Changes from specific duties TO ad
valorem in cases where the former method
| AZ levying duties resulted In inequalities
| and in some cases injustice alike to Inn
porter and tonsignee.
Note Schedule Instruments machinery
and apparatus employed In agriculture. etc.
q. Changes in the lines Of additional
reductions IS in the case OF alinientary
substances I'm which many OF the rates OF
duty now in force In Cuban ports in the
possession OF the United States we're found
to be III necessarily burdeneome.
Z. In these changes Of duty consideration
has been given to the fact THAT the Cuoan
customs under American administration
will be collected In United States currency.
whereas the Spanish DUNES were collected
in so per cent Spanish gold and 20 per cent
Spanish silver. RoBndty speaking. there
fore. IL the Spanish duties were left I'M
changed tt would practically mean an
increase of 10 per cent of the tariff. 1t
should therefore be borne in mand that the
reduotlons made are in fact 10 per celt
less than the figures indicate. On the
other hand, however, the additional dulles
enacted by she Spanish authorities, levied
as war tax" since the signing Of the pro-
toco, more than counteract the differences
in currency.
kTsan az, tI.aa i,. ,l,,h md
the testimony of large number OF wit
nesses. together with numerous state
menus relating 10 the various cblsses OF the
Cuban tariff. several schedules have been
carefully examined and the general rea-
sons for changes In rates, etc, suggested !
may be found in the subioined summary.
which has been arranged according 10 the |
number OF the schedule or class, which Is
the more literal translation of the Cuban
tariff.
General average. all classes, 62 per cent |
Reduction in the old Spanish rates.
An explanatory statemept issued con- |
corning The new tariff says the revision OF |
the temporary military tariff adopted by |
The war department for the port of Santi-
ago was a general reduction OF per cant |
I'm the tariff imposed by Spain on all inn
ports into Cuba fr1..S ne limited States and |
all other countries except Spain. The rates |
in the tariff about to 90 into force with |
rates now in force at Santiago.
Coal and agricultural implements are |
putt on the free list Qninine has been |
placed on the free list and common salt /
cut down more than two-thirds the old |
rate OF duty.
Iron ore and steel rail duties have been |
reduced so per cent. In cotton and man |
ufactures thereof it has been deemed add |
visable TO make an increase on the San |
tiago tariff so that the reduction from the |
Spanish tariff will average 50 per cent in |
saead of 63 POI cent. |
Hemp and manila have been put on the |
free list with view to the establishment |
In Havana of the manufacture of sugar |
bags for the protection or the rope ana |
Irvine industry already established there.
Glass . is the most important schedule
for both the lumber interests OF the United
States and those engaged In various Cuban
industries, especially Agricultural. The |
first things necessary, after the supplies of
cheap food are available. Will be 10 re-
move as far as possible the impediments
to supply OF cheap lumber for rebuilding
what has been destroyed by the war. 1t
has been decided to make uniform re-
duotian of so per cent on the entire sched-
,yle.
The proposed tariff makes nomina,
charge of 81 per hundred cn all imported
cattle. In lieu of the tax heretofore eN-
acted by tine Spanish government for
Strengthening the animals when used tor
food. The duties on other animals. such
as hcnses. mules. sheep etc, are reduced
to nominal rate.
Tobacco. the duty on which undsr fhe
Santiago tariff. was altogether too low 20
prevent the Importation to Cuba OF IN
fel,or grades OF tobacco and its re-ex-
pcr,iation as Cuban tobacco, has be,n put
at a rate in the proposed tariff which, 1. Ia
believed. will effeoually prevent any dls-
honest practices OF this kind. In regard
to the question of export duty ON Cuoan
tobacco Commissone Porter says export
duties are un- American and against tie
policy of the United States and II 1t were
not for the necessity Of revenue a tia' r"o-
fanmendation for their total abolition would
be made. Under present conditions the en-
pert duty has been reduced more than .wo-
thirds ON Havana tobacco and as an OK
pelleucy measure II Ia hoped this Will
meet the views OF the Cuban planters.