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mouth of the Cape Fear River to Wilmington, 12 to 20ft alongside the wharves. Charges. On a vessel of 179 reg. tons £35 145 7d. Pilotage. Bar pilotage, from 1 18s old for 6 and under 6ft to 13 145 103d for 17 and under 18ft. River pilotage, from Smithville to Wilmington and vice versa, from £2 os Id for 6 and under 6ft to £9 6s id for 15 and under 15ft; from Five Fathom Hole to Wilmington and vice versa, from 1 95174d for 6 and under 6ft to £6 6s 10ld for 15 and under 151⁄2ft; from Smithville to Brunswick, or from Brunswick to Wilmington or vice versa, half the rate from Smithville to Wilmington; from Smithville to Five Fathom Hole, from Five Fathom Hole to Brunswick, from Brunswick to Campbell's Island, from Campbell's Island to Wilmington or vice versâ, one quarter the rate from Smithville to Wilmington. Pilotage must be paid whether pilot is employed or not.

WILMINGTON Delaware, U.S. Lat. 39° 47' N; long. 75° 48′ W. Pop. About 35,000. Tr.-I. General merchandise, &c.; E. Powder, cars, machinery, watches, flour, corn, meal, &c. Accn. Vessels drawing 17ft can reach the town at HW. Charges. None. Pilotage. None.

WINDSOR, N.S. Lat. 45 N; long. 64 9' W. Tr.-I. Shipbuilding materials; E. Deals and plaster. Accn. Port perfectly safe for a vessel drawing 14ft, which can lie in mud alongside wharves. At HWST. 48ft; N. 40ft; at LW. channel is almost dry. Charges. No charge is made for wharfage. 2/1 at custom-house the only port charge. Towage. In 2d, and out, loaded 44d ton.

WISBY, Sweden. Lat. 57' 40' N; long. 18° 16' E. Pop. 16,000. Tr.-E. Marble, lime, cattle, and hops. The forests produce large trees fit for exportation. Accn. 14 to 16ft in the new harb., and in the old harb. 11 to 13ft. Charges. Moderate. On a vessel of 129 reg. tons, cargo of coals in and ballast out, about £10. Pilotage. On vessel drawing 11ft in and 8ft out, 14/3.

WISMAR, Germany. Lat. 53° 53′ N; long. 11° 28′ E. Pop. 16,000. Tr.-Same as Rostock. Accn. Close to the town there are 16ft of water, but the roads are safe and deep. Charges. A little cheaper than Rostock. Pilotage. See Warnemunde. Towage. See Rostock.

WOLGAST, Germany. Lat. 54° 4′ N; long. 13° 52′ E. Pop. 6,000. Tr.-E. Wheat, &c. Accn. 15ft in the harb.; vessels drawing more than 13ft must lighten at Ostertief. Charges. Port charges of a vessel 110 tons £7 10s. Pilotage. On vessel of 210 reg. tons loaded 2 4s. Towage. From Wolgast to sea on vessel of 198 tons, 12ft dft., about £7 6s. YARMOUTH, N.S. Lat. 43° 50' N; long. 66' 10' W. Pop. 8,000. Tr.-E. Fish, lumber, and deals. Accn. Vessels of any dft. can enter at half tide; vessels of 16ft dft. can lie afloat at any of the wharves. Charges are low. Harb. dues 14/7. Wharfage and labour cheap. Pilotage. In and out about id ton. Towage. 2d reg. ton inward and outward.

YENIKALE.-See Kertch. YOKOHAMA, Japan. Lat. 35° 26' N ; long. 13940' E. Pop. 50,000. Tr.-I. Dry goods, coal, petroleum, sugar, &c.; E. Tea, silk, lacquer ware. Accn. It is a good and safe port for vessels of any size. Sp. rise 6 ft; N. 4 ft. A graving dock 393 by 82 by 21ft, and dry dock 300 by 52 by 141st. Charges.

Expenses of a vessel 1,188 tons, cargo coal in and ballast out, £438 17s 5d. Pilotage. In or out 12/6 foot.

YSTAD, Sweden. Lat. 55° 27' N; long. 13° 30' E. Pop. 8,000. Tr.-I. Coals, iron, salt, potatoes, oilcake, bones; E. Grain, oak, timber, beech, staves, and firewood. Accn. A safe harb. with a fine quay. Vessels of 16ft dft. can lie alongside the pierhead. Ystad is situated about 36 miles ESE. of Malmo. A patent slip 250 by 16ft for vessels up to 300 tons. Charges. For a vessel of 150 tons 13 to 15. Pilotage. On a ship of 150 reg. tons :-(a) coming with cargo from a foreign port, and going with cargo to a foreign port, (b) coming with cargo from, and going in ballast to a foreign port, (c) coming in cargo from a foreign port, and clearing coastwise in ballast:-(a) in, 12ft, 14/2; out, 12ft, 14/2; (b) in, 12ft, 14/4; out, 9ft, 9/4; (c) in, 12ft, 14/2; out, 9ft, 9/4. Towage. 1 6s 7d for vessels up to 250 reg. tons, above that size about Id per reg. ton.

ZANTE, Greece.-Lat. 37° 47′ N; long. 20° 54′ 42′′ E. Pop. 20,000. Tr.-I. Lumber, sugar, coffee, iron, coal, petroleum, &c.; E. Currants, olive oil, and wine. Accn. A capacious harbour. Ships anchor in from 10 to 12 fms at a distance of 500 to 1000 yds from and opposite to the town, sheltering themselves behind a mole or jetty when the wind is from the N.E. Charges. 15c. per ton with cargo in and out, 10c. per ton with cargo one way only. Expenses of loading a vessel of 298 tons about £51. Pilotage. From 7 to 21/.

ZEBU, Philippine Islands. Lat. 10° 17' N ; long. 130° 06′ E. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-E. Chiefly sugar and hemp. Accn. Vessels (merchant) generally anchor SSW. of the fort, in 7 fms of water. Charges. On a vessel of 870 tons £103. Pilotage. On a vessel of 869 tons, in ballast inwards, and outwards with cargo of sugar, shells, hemp, &c., in or out £10. On a ship of 1,434 tons reg. (1,763 Spanish tons), ballast in, and cargo of sugar and hemp out, shifting anchorage 1 os 10d, inwards £5 16s 8d, outwards £2 18s 4d.

ZIERIKZEE, Holland. THW. 2h; Sp. rise 10ft; N. 9ft. Tr.-I. Coals, wine, and provisions; E. Madder. Accn. Harb. about 1 miles long, with accn. for ships drawing 16ft. There are also two shipbuilding yards. Charges. On a vessel drawing 15ft 12 11s 8d. Pilotage. On vessel of 226 reg. tons, 15ft dft, inward £5 15s, in winter from Oct. 1 to April 1, 18/6, in harb. 15/10, to sea 21/4, in winter 24/, moving each time 2/6. Towage. Under 300 to 1,000 tons, Helvoet to sea, from £6 5s to £13 6s 8d; ditto to Zierikzee, or vice versa £9 35 4d to £18 6s 8d; ditto to Dordrecht £6 13s 4d to £15 16s 8d; Zierikzee to sea £4 35 4d to £10; ditto to Dordrecht £10 to £17 10s; sea to Zierikzee or Helvoet £7 10s to 19 11s 8d; each 10 tons above 1,000, 4d. Two ships being towed together, each ship pays £1 13s 4d less; the second vessel has to use one hawser. One ship wishing two boats pays £3 6s 8d more for the second boat. ZWOLLE, Netherlands. Pop. 25,005. Tr.-E. Cattle, jute, &c. Only frequented by vessels of small tonnage. 6ft on bar. Pilotage. In and out, £2 15s. Charges. On vessel of 79 tons drawing 64ft, 10 6s.

GENERAL STATISTICS OF STEAMERS ACCORDING TO THEIR FLAG.*

Steamers of 100 tons net & upwards.

From the Bureau Veritas Répertoire Général, 1890-91.

Steamers under 100 tons net.

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TARIFFS OF ALL NATIONS,

Corrected to November 15th, 1890.

I. UNITED KINGDOM.

Articles subject to import duties in the United Kingdom, and the rate of duty levied upon each article, distinguishing the duties levied as ordinary import duties and those levied to countervail Excise and other Inland Revenue duties upon British productions, according to the tariff in operation at the present time. No export duties are levied in the United Kingdom."

ORDINARY IMPORT DUTIES.

Cocoa.-Raw, per lb., id.; husks and shells, per cwt., 25.; cocoa or chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured, per lb., 2d. Coffee.-Raw, per cwt., 145.; kiln-dried, roasted, or ground, per lb., 2d. Chicory.-Raw or kiln-dried, per cwt., 135. 3d.; roasted or ground, per lb. 2d. ; coffee, chicory, or other vegetable matter applicable to the uses of coffee or chicory, roasted and ground, mixed, per lb., 2d.

Fruit, Per cwt. (Dried).—Currants, figs, fig-cake, plums not preserved in sugar, prunes, and raisins, 75.

Tea, per lb., 4d. Tobacco, per lb.-Unmanufactured: stemmed or unstemmed, containing in every 100 lbs. weight thereof 10 lbs. or more of moisture, 3s. 2d. ; containing less than 10 lbs. of moisture, 3s. 6d.; manufactured: cigars, 55.; cavendish or negrohead, 4s. 6d.; snuff, contain ing in every 100 lbs. weight thereof, more than 13 lbs. of moisture, 35. 9d.; not more than 13 lbs. of moisture, 4s. 6d.; other manu factured tobacco, and cavendish or negrohead manufactured in bond from unmanufactured tobacco, 4s.

Wine, per gallon.-Containing less than 30 degrees of proof spirits, 1s.; con. taining 30 and less than 42 degrees of proof spirits, 2s. 6d. With an additional duty of 3d. per gallon for every degree of strength beyond the highest above specified. Degree not to exceed fractions of the next higher degree. Additional duty on sparkling wine imported in bottle, not exceeding the proved market value of 15s. the gallon, is. exceeding that value 2s. 6d.

IMPORT DUTIES TO COUNTERVAIL EXCISE DUTY. Beer and Ale, the worts of which were, before fermentation, of a specific gravity of 1,057 degrees, per barrel of 36 gallons, 6s. 6d. ; and so in proportion for any difference in gravity. Beer, Mum, and Spruce, per barrel of 36 gallons, the worts of which were, before fermentation, of a specific gravity not exceeding 1,215 degrees, 1 6s.; exceeding 1,215 degrees, £1 10s. 6d.

Spirits and Strong Waters.-Rum, brandy, Geneva, and unenumerated spirits, per proof gallon, 10s. 1od. ; liqueurs, cordials, or other preparations containing spirits, in bottle, not tested for strength, per gallon, 14s. 8d.; perfumed spirits and Cologne water, per gallon, 175. 3d.

Chloroform, per lb., 3s. id.

Chloral Hydrate, per lb., Is. 3d.

Collodion, per gallon, L1 5s.

Ether, Acetic, per lb., 1s. 1od.

Ether, Sulphuric, per gallon, £1 6s, 2d.

Ethyl, Iodide of, per gallon, 13s. 7d.

Naphtha, purified so as to be potable, per proof gallon, 10s. 4d.

Soap (Transparent), in the manufacture of which spirit has been used per lb., 3d.

Varnish, containing alcohol. See Spirit Duties.

IMPORT DUTIES TO COUNTERVAIL STAMP DUTIES.

Playing Cards, per dozen packets, 3s. 9d.

Note as to Articles charged with Import Duties.-In this return sub-divisions of articles of a similar nature, and subject to the same rate of duty, are classed under one head. The total number of articles and sub-divisions of articles in the English tariff of Import Duties, was 53 in May, 1875, as compared with 397 in 1859, and 1,046 in 1840.

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