Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-27


meats. canned meats. bacon and hams.
lard and lard compounds. canned vege-
tables. flour, cereal preparations and
other food stuffs. partly manufactured.
Mutually reduced rates on a list of
manufactured commodities. which in
Guide mortar vehicles, cutlery, clocks
and watches. sanitary fixtures. satchels
ard similar leather goods. plate glass.
brass band instruments. printing ink
and miscellaneous articles.
Agricultural implements. such as
plows. harvesters, threshing machines
and drills are reduced by Canada to the
United states rates.
"A small list of articles is given spe-
cial rates by each country. Canada re-
duces coal to 40 cents per ton and ec-
ment to II cents per 100 pounds The
United States reduced iron ore to 10
cents per ton. lowers the rate on alu-
minum products and on dressed lum-
Der.
Total amount of duties to be RENTED
| by the United States, si,s50,0oo.
Total amount of duties to be RENTED
| by Canada. s2.56ooo0.
Value of articles now dutiable which
| the United States proposes to make free,
| SCI. sli,0 600, equal to 16.4 per cent.
Value of dutiable articles on which
| the United States proposes to reduce du-
| ties. S52l,ooO, equal to IA per cent.
Value of articles imported into the
| United States which are affected by the
deciprocal agreement si1. So, Ooo equal to
| 81 per cent.
Value of articles remaining dutiable ut
! fun rates. 4,77l,00". equal to Q per cent
Value of articles now dutiable which
| Canada proposed to make free. 81. $500.
| equal to 16.5 per cent.
Value of dutiable articles on which
Canada proposes to reduce duties. s25,s70.-
| 600, equal to 49, per cent.
Value of articles imported into Can
| ada which are affected by the reciprocal
agreement. si7,S2S,OO0, equal to Sc per cent.
Value of articles remaining dutiable.
| SIS, coo. equal to 81 per cent.
Amount OF duty RENTED by the Unit
| ed states on leading Canadian articles
| Sawed lumber 81, 292.0ao. fish Si64ooo hay
| S3S6, CO. flax seed and linseed $4,000. wood
| pulp s3oS,60o live animals s276.1a, vegeta-
! bles $4,000. printing paper $4,000, oats.
| sl4a,0C0. mica $4,000, dairy products $lo1,-
| 900, gypsum 100000, railroad ties. tele-
| phone posts, etc. $4,000. wheat flour s91,
coo
Amount of duty RENTED by Canada
on leading articles from the United
States: Coal, btuminous $4,000, fresh
fruite $4,000. fresh vegetables $2i2DJ.
cottonseed oil $4,000, live animals $le2.
90. paper 1851 COO. meat sli7.o00 agricul-
tural implements $4,000. fish of all kinds
100000 meat products $1,000. motor vehi-
cles S91,0o0"
The text of the print paper provision
of the agreement is as follows:
Pulp of wood mechanically ground;
pulp of wood, chemically bleached or
unbleached; news print paper. and
other paper and paper board, manu-
featured from mechanical wood pulp
or from chemical wood pulp or of
which such pulp is component mate
rial of chief value coored in the pulp.
or not colored. and valued at not more
than four cents per pound, not includ-
ing printed or decorated wall paper,
free.
provided, that such paper and
board, valued at four cents per pound
or less, and wood pulp. being the
products of Canada, when imported
therefrOn, directly INTO tHe tHiteu
States shall be admitted free OF duty.
OH the condition precedent that no ex-
port duty, export license fee. or other
export charge of any kind whatsoever
(whether in the form of additional
charge or license fee or otherwise) or
any prohibition or restriction in any
way of the expectation (whether by
law, order. regulation. contractual re-
lation or otherwise, directly or indl-
rectly) shall have been imposed upon
such paper board or wood pulp, or the
wood used in the manufacture of such
paper OF board.
Provided also that such wood pulp,
paper or board being the products OF
the United States shall be only admit
ted free of duty into Canada from the
United States when such wood pulp
paper or board. being the products oil
Canada, are admitted from all parts
of Canada free of duty into the Unit
ed States