RATES
OF
EXPORT
DUTY.

EXPORT DUTIES.

No. 87-Continued.

RATES of EXPORT DUTY LEVIED under the TARIFFS of the several COLONIES, POSSESSIONS, and PROTECTORATES of the UNITED KINGDOM, according to the latest Returns, &c.--Continued.

(a) The above rates (except on wine, spirit, vinegar lime and gypsum) are tithe dues levied upon the exportation of the various articles and are in lieu of the Tithes and Export duties levied prior to the coming into operation of Law 22 of 1899. (b) Royalty on exportation.

TARIFF VALUATIONS.

BRITISH INDIA.

No. 88.--TARIFF VALUATION, according to the INDIAN TARIFF, of the UNDER-MENTIONED ARTICLES on which PERCENTAGE DUTIES are LEVIABLE on IMPORTATION into BRITISH INDIA.

(For the Rates of Duty leviable on the Articles, see pp. 364-395.)

other kinds (including galvanised, tinned, or lead-coated) Nuts and bolts, also hooks and nuts for roofing, galvanised or black

Old
Pig
Pipes and tubes, including fittings therefor, such as bends, boots,
elbows, tees, sockets, flanges, and the like
Rails, chairs, sleepers, dog spikes, switches, crossings, lever-boxes,
clips, tie-bars, and fish-plates other than for such railways as
are subject to the provisions of the Indian Railways Act, 1890,
and such railways as are constructed in a Native State under
the suzerainty of His Majesty, and such tramways as the
Governor-General in Council may have, by notification in the
Gazette of India, specifically included therewith-

Rice bowls

per ton

Ad valorem Ad valorem 105 0 0 Ad valorem 110 0 0 Ad valorem Ad valorem

Plates, above inch thick, and strips

Sheets, up to inch thick

per ton

Sheets, corrugated, galvanised, or black

Sheets (other than corrugated), plates or strips (if galvanised,
tinned, lead-coated, or planished) -

110 0 0 120 0 0

Ad valorem

Hoop

Beams, joists, pillars, girders, bridgework, and other such
descriptions of steel imported exclusively for building purposes
Cast and blistered (including spring and tub steel)

Nails, nuts and bolts, also hooks and nuts for roofing, galvanised,
or black

Ad valorem 130 0 0 Ad valorem

NOTE. The valuations given in this Table were fixed by Customs Notification No. 10,123-30 of December 22nd, 1906, with effect from January 1st, 1907.

TARIFF VALUATIONS.

BRITISH INDIA-Continued.

No. 88-Continued.

TARIFF VALUATION, according to the INDIAN TARIFF, of the
UNDER-MENTIONED ARTICLES on which PERCENTAGE DUTIES are
LEVIABLE ON IMPORTATION into BRITISH INDIA-Continued.
(For the Rates of Duty leviable on the Articles, see pp. 364–395.)

No. 89. TARIFF VALUATION, according to the CEYLON TARIFF, of the UNDER-MENTIONED ARTICLES on which PERCENTAGE DUTIES are LEVIABLE ON IMPORTATION into CEYLON.

(For the Rates of Duty leviable on the Articles, see pp. 364 and 367.)

COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON BOUNTY-FED SUGAR.

BRITISH INDIA.

No. 90.-PRESENT RATES (December, 1907) of COUNTERVAILING DUTIES LEVIABLE ON BOUNTY-FED SUGAR IMPORTED into BRITISH INDIA from the undermentioned COUNTRIES.

(a) These duties are leviable under Section 8A of the Indian Tariff Act, 1894, as amended by Acts 14 of 1899 and 12 of 1903, which provides that where any country, dependency or colony pays or bestows directly or indirectly any bounty or grant upon the production therein or exportation therefrom of any article, and the article is chargeable with duty under this Act, then upon the importation of any such article into British India, an additional duty equal to the net amount of such bounty or grant may be imposed.

(b) These duties are leviable under Section SB of the Indian Tariff Act, 1894, as amended by Acts 8 of 1902, 11 of 1904, which provide that where the rate of duty or other taxation imposed in any country, dependency or colony upon sugar not produced therein exceeds the rate of duty or other taxation imposed upon sugar produced therein by more than the equivalent of 6 francs per 100 kilogrammes in the case of refined sugar, or 5 francs and 50 centimes per 100 kilogrammes in the case of other sugar, then upon the importation of any sugar from such country into British India a special duty not exceeding one moiety of such excess may be imposed in addition to any other duty under this Act.

(e) As regards the Argentine Republic and Denmark, both "additional" and "special" duties are imposed.

SOUTH AFRICAN CUSTOMS UNION.

No. 91.--PRESENT RATES (December, 1907) of ADDITIONAL DUTIES LEVIABLE, in accordance with the provisions of the South African Customs Union Convention of 1906, on SUGAR IMPORTED into the S.A. CUSTOMS UNION upon which BOUNTIES are granted in the Countries of Origin.

(a) When produced by white labour from cane sugar grown in the Commonwealth.

APPENDIX.

STATISTICS relating to various DEPENDENT and PROTECTED STATES and TERRITORIES.

NOTE. The particulars for the several AFRICAN Protectorates (except Zanzibar) are incorporated in the various tables in the body of this Abstract.

APPENDIX A.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

(1.) ESTIMATED AREA, and POPULATION according to the CENSUS taken in each of the Years 1891 and 1901, and as estimated on 31st December, 1906.

(a) Census incomplete owing to the difficulty of obtaining a complete enumeration of the wild tribes. (b) The population is reported to be understated. (c) Exclusive of the popula tion of the Semantan district. (d) Inclusive of 1,397 Malays, sex not stated.

(2.) NUMBER of IMMIGRANTS into and EMIGRANTS from the FEDERATED MALAY STATES, distingishing EAST INDIAN INDENTURED IMMIGRANTS, in each of the Years 1900 to 1906.

NOTE. It is stated that there are no records of Immigrants and Emigrants from and to the United Kingdom. Such persons all pass via the Straits Settlements ports.

(3.) STATISTICS of REVENUE and EXPENDITURE in each of the Years from 1892 to 1906.

NOTE.-For rates of exchange, see Table, No. 2, p. 5.

(a) The duty on ball opium was farmed up to the end of 1891; in 1895 and subsequent years the duty was collected by the Customs.

(3) Exclusive of loans repaid, but inclusive of the amount expended on the construction of railways.