Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-27
DETAILS Of CUBAN TREATY.

The Cuban treaty ratified by the
Senate was negotiated in Havana, De-
cember 18th, 1902, between General
Lasker n. Bliss, representing the
United States and Carlos De Saldo and
Jose NJ. Garcia, Monies, representing
Cuba. The United States Senate made
several amendments to the document.
AS ratified by the Senate IT provides
that all merchandise produced by eth
er country which now enters the other
duty free shall continue free of i'm
portant duties. All other Cuban pro-
ducts imported into the United States
shall enter at a reduction of 20 per
cent from the rate of duty imposed by
the United States on such articles OF
merchandise. All imports into Cuba
from the United States not entitled to
free entry shall be given reduction
of 20 per cent provided they do not fall
within the hereafter named clauses to
which greater reduction in duty is
made.
Scredule A provides that the follow
ing articles shall be entitled to % per
cent reduction from the regular tariff.
Machinery and apparatus of copper or
its alloys enter as the component of
chief value: castiron, wrought iron and
steol and manufoc,nros thereof. att
icIes or CRYSTAL and yIose oxoon, min
dow vIass. sbins and ,,ator horne VOC
sells of all kinds NJ iron mr. s,eeI. wbis.
kies and brandies. fish saItod nick
led. smoked or marinetod Ash mr. she'll
fish preseryed In nil mr. otborwiso 4,
Tins: articles of potterv or Iearthern-
ware now classified ppder narogronbs
q and 22 of the customs tarin of tho
Republic of Cuba.
Schedule n gives a reduction os 20
per cent on the following articles.
Butter. the flour OF wheat. corn. the
-four of corn or cornmeaI. chemical
and pharmaceutical products and SIM
pie drugs. malt liquors I'm bottles nom
waters. colors and dyes, window glass
complete or partly made up OF articles
of hemp. flax. pita, lutte. henneouin.
ramie and other vegetable fbres now
classified under the paragraphs OF,
group 2, class V. of the customs
tariff of the Republic of Cuba:
musical Instruments. writings and
printing paper. except for newspapers.
cotton and manufactures thereof, ex,
cept knitted goods all articles of cut.
lery. boots, shoes and slippers. now
classified under paragraphs 1917 and
1913 of the customs tariff OF the Re.
public Of Cuba: gold and silver plated
ware, drawings, photographs. engray.
ings. autographs. chrome autographs.
oleographs. etc. printed from stone.
zinc. aluminium or other material used
as labels, fans. bands and wrappers
for tobacco or other purposes, and all
the other papers (except paper for Gig
arettes and exceptjur mans and charts.
pasteboard and manufactures Thereon
now classified under paragraphs 1877
and 1914 inclusive of the customs tar.
in of the Republic of Cuba: common
or ordinary soaps, now classified uu.
der paragraphs los. letters "a" and
'.B" of the customs tariff OF the Repub.
lie of Cuba: vegetables, picked or
preserved In any manner; all wines
except those now classified under par.
agraph 279 of the customs tariff of the
Republic OF Cuba.
Schedule C gives a reduction of 40
per cent. on the following: Manufac.
lures of cotton and all manufactures of
cotton not included in the preceding
scedules: cheese. fruits. preserved. ma.
per pulp; perfumery and essence, ar.
ticles OF pottery and earthenware now
classified under paragraph 20 of the
custom starifr of the Republic OF Gu,
ba; porcelain. soaps, other than com.
mon, now classified under paragraph
los of the customs tariff of the Repub.
lie of Cuba: umbrellas and parts. glu.
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