PAGE SIX ii island Potato Industry Will BenefiL-Beliei MT. J. W. Boulter, secretary- managcr of the Prince Eduard L- land Polar.) Gm“ believed sicizs in patatces. sccd and table stock. grlziicd. in Canada in the new Unlrd Stairs Czuinda Trude Agrezm: nt. . The Central Guardian Tiiia vniiziiiii i~ f‘\'\l‘I'\'i‘ll for ncivs ui. '9'- ‘ ' ni ‘ f flri\'i‘lli.‘<illi{ - I111.) in inserted strictly 11.1)“ tfiilfls 111:2‘; i .1 zumioiirnzii; Hi wt: . ~ ‘- \ u f‘ l? L-ES Al‘ ("ARIBOF - . (iTl‘(iZ1‘ H1!!- ' Ill ‘ Cl‘ 111.11 lillul‘. ~ . M, _ - i i .)- d1: 111mm w A r-whéiuc of- filce: for i. :11‘. CONVK‘ YASHED _—'l‘.l8 Court of .11 l1‘. tliv Crlllllilli. Court 0' Al , nil-t Wcdnesri ' in Chm; "i , Jil~=iicc Arson- suit and '\ ce Saunders pre- ‘d. w‘ on 'hc doclnt was the czise of Aicinnls vs. the rate for the . for an of- . _ ‘" * in TSOll for which the lmxulalnt sentenced i0 two ears ir 1.1112: ' K110 conviction ti“ prisoiiri~ iii". 'l1'!'(‘('i Mr. ~i_ oric A IAIYEP zipnfiii-cd for the Re- snonclrrt. .‘.Ir J. .. Johnston, K. C., for the A. lmnt. RADIO OW. 611% FIXED-Con- zlctlcns 9127i": dflflifléiivdnillr thTfrty- our cases un er .12 nmo ee- @172] Ac‘. il{""1‘f' bafom NPVZlSiFHiC orize J. TUPFHY ywscvr‘ fendfirh {vii in iilainlC . to Ilnmmcn. ulcic fined $30) '..i".1 $2.75 cos-ts in n1‘. cases the, radio owners had ob- tained their lzcemes. folloiviniz in- vestigation by the invcstlcatcr. Approximuizly 45 150s ivriulcl be heard (ii Summc ‘ nzKt wcck it wa said. Addit‘ cnsc: ivoulrl p. .ly be h l 0'11 with nos- sibiv some in i-miern scction of the Provi Fun: Bllfll’? w” l» '. I >2 <l.!'i’. The Clizir- (LHY) l1i~1il .5 t limit v; ' I in inc chair. miuy Wit? Vllflf-L '1 im- i-ccfl for ‘ ‘dive iiiiri ,. 1i if i- ”. . _. .. _ , -. will.‘ flfCikiitoll 11nd Gordon Stewart- wA-s... . .. Summary (Continued from pane 1) will have t0 nay a. duty of 3s. per i-ivi. ‘while Canadian apples continue to enter free of duty. The tfiriff treatment to be a - nllajublc as from January l. 1939, E0 Uniiccis a e; lumber imported into the Ulilifiti Klnizdom.. provides for the cnirv into [he United Kingdom of those kinds of lumber of which the United States is an important vipplier of United Kingdom require- ments on terms as favorable as ‘hose on ivhicli Canadi-in lumber is Zifiullilitccl into the United States ni1";i\ . _.ic lumber concessions 1o the ilnrcll Suites are in two stages:- Iliillltdiilii‘ and ultimate. The con- ccwnm- in he immediate stage are to like l-ftcct Wiiil the coming into fli-{TCFIHCHI 0Y1 $1.5 per ‘(i incnsilrc. (‘causes l. im- ed Slates. lxwn poss . to coniire i0 lumber of certain in iiidths and iilllSi _ benefits on United! without increasing .11 the Canadian other > Manufactured Articles ‘Irv ucrvt-mcnt between the Un- gilom 11nd the United Suites. - i'(‘(iLlCll0l15, the Iiv all of ivhich Canada sound mzirgin of preference. lincs of manufuctiircli goods .. Cfilliidifll] exporters send to ~ binned Kingdom. they will eon- ‘ no to rcceirc a prcfcrcniial ad- V111 cm; over their Unwed States 4 Ollipollibrs, Under he terms of article 1. of U10 CLil]&lLi2l~U‘llL£f(i stum- Trade Agreement thi- United state.» agrees Of Canada - U. S. Agreement fcwn‘ g1‘ lilt: United KiHQGOIIi-Ulh» The New ' in the i935 trade agreement the United states duty on cream was reduced to 35 cents oer zalion on a tariff quota of 1.500.000 B83011! per annum .’I‘he new trade B/Zfflmem provides for the maximum reduc- tion to 2B 3-10 cent-s per gallon on the same quantity to be imported at the reduced rate of duty in any one calendar rear. No Concession 0n Milk There was no concession on milk in 1935. The new agreement 9P9- vidcs for the maximum reduction of filltV to a i-4 cents oer sellou- | the quantity of milk t-o be admit- ytcd at the reduced mic to be 3.- 1 000.000 gailrns in any one 041161151" year. i The duty Von honey l-mpvflefl inlo the United _Statcs was estab- llshcd by the inriif act of 1930 at gin-pg cents per pound. This rate ivas reduced to two cents per bound as the result of a trade lazrccmeni. concluded between thi- 1 United States and Guatmnak» ‘I111- inc-u’ trade aureeine-nt DTOVldBS for .a further reduction to 1 1-2 cents l her bound _ The duty on 01.5 will be out in half fi-cm i6 cen‘s to eight cents oer bushel. that on barley reduced from 20 cents to 15 cents De!‘ bushel, that on rye from 15 cents w 12 cents pct‘ bushel and that on iyuqlgyhfiflt from 2a cents to 1b cents Der 100 pounds. Reductions in ilic KiLJiGS on prac- ticaliy fiii by rodwcts of wlieail and otlicr Bruins, in whicli- there has been a larizc and steady 9X‘ port trade from ‘Canada to tliv- United Slates cvcr the existing tariff are mode. Bluebcrrle: Blueberries are the only kind of fruit ivhlcli cfiliWdfl, exports to the United States m lame volume- conslclcraialc qunzitities being Ship" bod from the Nfziriiiine Province:- und from Qllcbflc- The (WW o“ frozen blueberries was reduced in 1935 from 35 to 2a per ccnt 5d val- orem. The new nizrecmcnt reduces the rate to half ivhat it was be- to unz- to Canzuliari exporters the lxnelu o1 the loivcsi Fifi".- ol duly, liiliil have bccii ziccuxdcd to similar‘ f-itlfKis zinportcfl from an,‘ forogn country; 1 In the new United Kingdomi ’I‘rn<ic AQlVUlllClH. tlic United Stuns‘ has li‘(iilk‘t‘.i its duties or confirlnirli flu‘ l'll1i‘_\ on man)’ products 0i‘ “illiil the British ilolonlul Empire] nus im- clncl SHDPLWI‘ oi the Am-‘ crlI-nn llitll'k>.‘ii. In return it has rc- ceirvil thc oc-nclu. of‘ ii iesscnuz" of he inuruin of impc i1 prefer-circa on u iiui11b=-i' of arlic s on winch it 11.1.» hi-cn the chief foreign supplier iif (xlltniull lliiuorls. from i: Culluzl. 1111i sdinunclnt 111i: most subsiuntinl i-oni-ussluii l1l this category is nu- lillllOUlAl; on which ill u nulnlyel‘ nf ‘Uliliilixs thc margin of preference l1f’l'(.‘flli13l‘ be l5 pcr coir. instczul ‘U per cunt. Newfoundland Benefits _ In Newfoundland. uiiero Canad- lull goods iiJVL‘ never received pre- Lrcntinl trcutincnt, they will ben- y oi L] ui the lctul nnuc oi the nn-~ : Canlidu in the your i937 i.‘ l. Ll‘l(i "' ems a ins in rules of duty on items (Llifl sub-itcnu, which represent a trade vnlucd in i937 at $’.2.9_8i,ii_92. 1n lid ‘tion there are 411 bindings of cxlsnng United States rates of duty, including 32 rates reduced in tlic 1935 trade agreement. the total trade rcprcsencd by =hcse bindinus oi‘ existing rates being valued n 1937 at $51,B43.682. Finally. existing free entry bound in respect of 32 items and sub-items. the total trade under which m i937 was val- ued at $202,680,310. Reductions Over 1930 Rain Included amon the Canadian products for wliic a 50 er cent recluciozi in the duty esablishcd by the Tariff Act of i930 has been obtained by virtue of the conclusion of the 1035 trade agreement and the new trade agreement are lumber, ca. tie, potatoes, maple sugar. maple syrup. turnips. horses, honey, oats, feed ivlicat, brain, shorts and other byproducts feeds. frozen blueber- ries clover and grass seeds. Pickled or sated cod. haddock, etc., smoked ivliolc cod, haddock, etc., fresh or frozen halibut. salmon, .'\\\")X‘(iilbi1 fresh mackerel. sturgeon. ed or salted salmon, uipbourtl in r0115. 11., , cpc paper. Christmas trees. crus cd limestone and lime, pipe or- s and vuchis. "fiiiilflli 0 ilic above products Una-xi 5111115 (iililtib hnve c<l by 50 ncr cunt, rudi- icns in United Stfiics trssuc VL‘ lm-n SOCUYQEU 0T1 3 V111‘- oilicr i iportant Canadian s, 1110111111113 barley, ryc, it clicc. . ixicon, nncl other i>.rk.c,nlvcs, SliVOT fox 1 poultry’. apples, fresh ber- 11-9,“ or 1ruzcn whole ~ , ecu. fresh or frozen of cod, haddock. ctc.. bone- nlicfl cod. haddock. etc. pick- lvd or salted hcrrlngs, frozen mack- ' iicuh-ilvatxrr fish. imcoalcd Lin: nlipcr. hanuinu pupcr. var- iiclcs wood, aluminum, - nits. zinc metal, fcrrn- ,' . hollow drill stccl. dead- (l doioniile. certain forms all. liriilr, ice skates. harness, zvoikiiicifs izlovcs and X1115- cc mucous; \\'.'\-'~’t(: products. Live Cattle Tho most imporiaiit of ill/f HEY?" Cl'iiil.-Iii_(‘NKPSSAOIlS are those rc- lntu " m iivc cattle. 0n heavy oat- llc zvciigliiiii: 70v ixmnds or more cm-h. Cz-naiin is to receive the max- lllilllll rcdiduioii 1:1 duty; or a rate of l i-2 :-\nl..-11'-i' pound as compar- 1.1 with LVJQ writs nor pound under tzic i335 11-11110 zuzrcemcut. \‘-7i1i"1‘(f1_‘i thc number of cniile to b» imported iii. flic rcduccd rule of rliitv was limited under the i933 Louie ngrrcincnt to u -oinl of 155,- 791! hall in uiiy one calendar your. the ncw trade ngrccmcni. provides 111:1‘. ll1~ maximum reduction in ilu- t slinll apply to 225.000 head i-m- p. tcciin aziy_pnc_calcndgi;ycar.__ Mr. Jack McNnir. chairman of the p~'oy;r.'m1 committee of ilie club announced the 13th anniversary of the founding of the organization hnrc would be observed in be- coming style next Thursday. 1 10f 17 during the remaining three months of the your on an of 750, -)0 bushels, the new agree- ieduotion to 37 1-2 cents Der 100 pounds or 22 1-2 cents per bushel on an annual quota of bushels or double the tariff quota. in the former agreement. per 100 pounds will apply through- out the year States is no longer obligated to ac- fm-e 19m i_ B, to an. effective rate 1-2 per cent‘ and also pro- vidcs fora reduction in the duty on fncsh blueberries from 1 1'4 cent: to one cent iler DOund. The i935 agreement reduced the ditty on fresh striiivbci-ries from 1 1-4 cents to 3-4 ccni iicr D011"?- This reduction is ccuflrimed in the new trade agreement and the some reduction ls also accorded t0 all ci-licr frcsli bcr ies which werfi not covered by the former agree- incnt. Tho diny on ‘frozen berries other ilui-n blueberries is reduced to 1'1 1-2 oer cent ad y'nlorem. Thi- maximum reduction granted to fresh (‘11€1‘l‘1i‘S in i935 1s con- frmczi. ‘The duty on fresh apples was ri-ducm in iille former trade agreement from 25 cents to 15 cents Der bushel. This is confirm- ed and there is also a new 00n- ccssitn on cider, the rate on which is reduced from five cents to three cents per mllon. Potatoes Concessions on potatoes, both crrtiiicd seed and table stock. w.ll be of ilCii) to hrocluccrs 11\ i110 1\i.‘.l'1il.l’l1(‘ PicVlliCGs and uo much ill!‘ er than lne i935 agreement-- Whereas that agreement reduced the diztiy on certified seed Pit/MO“ from 7s cents to 45 cents per 10" pounds (luring Lin: period liinrch 1 i. Novetribei" 30 and to 60 cents annual quota mcnt Drovidcs for the maximum 1.500000 The reduced rate of 37 i-2 cents when the United cord to Cuban seed Dotatoes I. preference of 50 ner cent of the duty on seed Dotatocs lmDOYiBQ from other countries during the three months December to Feb- ruary inclusive. Arrangements w be free of this obligation can be made durimz 1939, so that the practical effect will be that the new reduced rate of 37 1-2 cents per 100 pounds will come into force on March 1, i939. but during the months of January and Reb- ruary, 1939, the rate of 60 cents per 100 pounds will still M11311! to oer- iified seed potatoes imported from Canada. ' ‘rim 1935 agreement oonmlncd no concession on table Dotatoes. 'I‘ne new agreement provides for the maximum reduction to 37 1-2 cents per 100 pounds during the period March i to November 30 and a reduction to 90 cents Del‘ 100 pounds during the period De- cember 1 to the end of February on a qucta of 1.000.000 bushels. which. however. will be increased in any year in which the United Suites crop falls below 350000.000 bushels by a quantity equivalent i3 the amount of the shortnize. The reason for the maximum re- duction on table Dotntoes beinf! confined to Hi4‘ period March 1 t6 Nwcmibcr 30 is ilutt the United States liars treaty commitments with Cuba which priclude a. re- duction below 60 cents per 100 nounds durimr itht‘ period Decem- ber 1 to the end of February. The some consideration is not so nortnnt in the case of seed Doll- ices. because Cuba is not a pro- duccr oi certified seed rutaitoes. The quota periods for both certi- fied sccd and table potatoes will commence on SCD-Embei‘ l5 of each year. Turnin Tariff Cnntlnucgl _ The maximum reduction to 1-2 cen-ir per 100 pounds in the United States duty on turnips and riitztbilrzis oblalncd in 1935 is con- firmed. 'i‘i1e new agreement also i-iovides for maximum reductions in the duties on carrots. radishes and cauliflower to 25 oer cent ad Vfiiffiémj for a rcdi» lion in th! duty on beets; and for confirmation of the 40 per con-t reduction ~ecur- ed in i935 on peas. lzrccn 0r un- ripe. imported durlmz the period July 1 to September 30. Provision is made for the bindiniz of the free cntrv of rhubarb. Prior to 1935 agreement the rates of duiyon manic suiznr and syriin were six cents and four cents Del pound Nfitlcctlvclv. The duty on maple suizar was reduced in i935 to four cents per bound without rmv reduction in the duty on motile syrup. The new trade azreoment provides effective rates cf three cents per pound on maple suzar and two cents uer bound on maple svrun. Sllvc-r Foxes On smoked whole 11511 g m; com. TH; QHIB-BJ-QTIEIQWN cusiwun Featuresiiifli.S.-'ll.li- Trade Agreement A: It Affects Canada (B! I. F. SANDEBSON Cuudhn Pres: Sid! Writer) IONDON, NOV. 17-(0? Cable)- The ‘Ii-ado A81’ | ‘ED- 'otio' w” b ipmcal wlc annual commerce rec I t was estimated e e agreement ha: vast ec- onomic implications-me two great de are the two b est trading nwtiotis~lts political sgni- ficlance at this time can not be ov- er oo It was pointed out in trade circles here that from the Canadian view- point. the treaty provides the foi- lowirul features: 1. The six-cent per bushel pre- ference on wheat is wi out. 2. Through a comp‘ cated tariff formula. American and British Col- umbia softwoods of the hlEhest grades will be placed almost at parity. One compensation for Can- ada will be that British Columbia cuts loizs invsizes nst which American shippers do not com te; another will be reduction in us- fiatn shipments to the British mar- e 3. Canada's preference for a/uio- mobile exports to the United King- dom is retained and the dill-Y 0f 3 1-3 per cent stabilised on cars of more than 35 horsepower. This was dune because of German oompemlfill US. Potato UITAWA. Nov. i1-A1imed at ousting ucera in the Mari- time . a lune concession in the United States market for Canadian-grown potatoes was in- cluded in the Caxwcia U. B. trade treaty signed in Washington today, knocking down the U. B. potato tigaéilff to the lowest point since The tenement Pwvide: for the maximum reduction to S7 1-2 oenu 5100 pounds. or 22 1-2 cents l- bushei. in the U. s. tariff on cer- tified seed potatoes. The annual quota will be 1.500.000 bumels. Under the 1935 pact the duty on certified seed potatoes was reduced fmm76cenisto45 Qen-tsaloo pounds from March 1 to Nov. 30 and to 80 cents during the ne- maininn three months on an an- nual quoin of 750.000 bushels. The new reduced rate of 37 1-2 cent-s a 100 pounds will apply ihmllflhfrut the year wihen tihe U. S. is no longer obligated to accord to Cuban seed potatoes a meter- ence of 50 per cent of the duty on seed potatoes imported from. other countries during December, Jan- uorv and February The official press summary of the treaty said “arrangements to be free of this obligation can be made during the course of the year I939, so that the practical effect will be that the new reduced rate of 3'1- l-G cents a 100 p0l1nd5 will come and leaves the British manufactur- er free to seek tariff lnmeasia ag- ainst low-powercd cars. 4. A. a compensation in Canada. for rving up preferences in the Bri markets. Britain agrees t0 a reduction in the preference its manufacturers have enjoyed in the Cianadlan market, ‘The main items ‘by this are chemicals. drugs tinplate, gegalnl léoln and steel goods an esc en es. 5. Canada's Preference is red-Heed on apples. 0. Canada's preferenceof two shil- lings a pound is maintained on raw tobacco. when the Ottawa treaties expire in 1942 the British Govern- ment agrees to re-examine this p0:- ocn. 7. Canada's bacon uota is not af- fected but American ilized on the free list page!“ clutvmndgdusswlfltei h S -.1 per cent reduction making an effective rate of 37 i-2 per cent ad valorem. Other undressed furs and fur sloins are free of duty on importation into the United States and the new agreement provides for the binding of free entry of mink. beaver. muskrat. wolf (in- cluding prairie wolf), skunk, otter, lynx and fisher. these being the furs of which Canada is the chief source of supply of imports into the United States. A reduction in the United States dutv on cut flowers from 40 to 25 per cent compensates for a cor- responding reduction in the Cun- adian duty on this product. Other reductions in duty-on lan- eous aaricultural products in the new trade agreement are a maxi- mum reduction in the duty on tree and shrub seeds to four cents Der pound and a reduction to $3.75 per ton in States duty m1 dried beet Practically every ktv-l produced by the Canadian fisheries is reuresented in the list of con- cessions. Iteductions in duty to varying degrees are provided for all the different forms in which fish of the wd family is exhorted to the United States. Salt Or Pickled Fish on Dlckled or salted fish marzi- mum reductions in existing duties are provided. EXWDt in the case of "boneless" fish on which the re- duction amounts to 25 per cent, This means that on dry salted fish wntainlnfl not more than 43 per cent of moisture. such as tine Lunenburg cure. the duty i; m. duced from 1 1-4 cents to 5-8 cent be!‘ bound. On wet salted fish con- taininiz more than 4-3‘ per cent of moisture the duty is reduced 1mm fl-Lcent to 3-8 cent oer DOD-lid. The some reduction in duty is being extended w Newfoundland as hhu W111i 01’ the Mflblilatimis for the reciprocal eitchange of concegqipm bet/ween Newfoundland and the United States. which have foamed mrt cf’ the negotatlons for a trodc nareement between the United Kingdom and the United sin/tee. The concession on "boneless" salted fish of the cod family in time new agreement provides for n, 25 oer cent reduction in the dirty. makixuz the new effective m“ 1 1-: cents nei- po On mm o r ' ccd family the pm. "mes 1°’ l 25 Der cent reduction in the duty from one cent to 3-4 wit eer pound. this corwesslon w “Dilly to fish whole or beheaded m- eviscemted or both but not Wm, fitgnrefmoil/‘ed. P95 I fill cod. haxldoclgr iiaififexbouwfiucug and rosefish tiiere is also a 25 per cent reduotionn in duty, from g 1.2 cents to 1 7-.» cents per pound pm- vided for in the new mule some. rtnent. This reduced duty will apply ° a“ annual Quota Equivalent to 15 Der cent of the average annual United States consumption (50,, guest-w production Dlus imnoi-ui of illets of these varieties of fish {or the three vreoedlnz veers. but ln no event less than 15_o00_g0o noun“ Der annum. Smoked Coa . . cavern: wha ni:nLv known as “finnan liaddie" there will be a reduction in duty from 2 l-2 to 1 i-4 cent: oer pound. while on smoked fillets of fish of the cod family duty will be re. duced from three cents u» two cents D61‘ Bound. Another conceal relating in fisih of the cod family is a change from an ad valoreen to a specific basis in the duty on cod. haddock hake, uollock. and cusk. prelim-ed 0r preserved and not specially pro- vided for. in containers weimiinl with their contents not more than 15 pounds each. The rate of’ 2 i-fl cents new wound will apply to the more expensive types of fish com- ing under this classification and for which the existing ad vaiorem ruic of 25 per cent has been a handicap to businu: with the United Slates A 50 per oent reduction in the duties on fresh or frozen whole ralmon and on pickled or salted salmon i: obtained while on amok- ed salmon the duty i: reduced by FDercd herring the United States into force on March 31. 1939. but during the months of January and February, 1939, the rate of’ 60 cents l. _1go Eunda will still apply t0 cent: per pound under the i935 " agreement and two cents ix-r pound under the tariff act of i930. The duty on pickled or salted . including the mild-curved goduct of British Columbia. will 12 1-2 per cent ad valorem in- steed of 20 per cent under the 1935 ageremcnt and 25 Der cent under the tariff act of 1930. ‘rl-ie duxy on smoked salmon is reduced from 25 to 15 per cent ad valoreim. The reduction in the duty on fresh or frozen halibut from two cents to one cent oer bound. secur- ‘cd in the 1935 agreement. is con- The i935 agreement reduced the Unified States duty on fresh swordfish from two cents to 1 i-2 cents per pound. This duty is fur- ther reduced by the maximum to one cent per pound. There has been no reduction in the dutv on swordfish. No ooncessi is on mackerel were secured in 1935 but the new agree- ment provides for a reduction in the duty on fresh mackerel from two cents per pound and on frozen mackerel from two cents to 1 1-2 cents per pound. On pickled or salted macke cl there is only a binding of the existing duty of one cent per pound. The new airreeiment rcbinds the free entry of fresh or frozen sea. lieu-ring. The maximum reductions in the duties on hard dry-smoked whole herring and boned smoked herriux secured in i935 are also confirmed. The United Kingdom being ulie chief supplier of kip- dutty on that product 1s being rc- duccd from three cents to ‘wo cents Der Pound in the trade agreement which has been con- cluded between the United King- dom and the United States, but At Lowest Level Tariff Placed Since '2I certified pohioe: impound from Canada.” . . . The 1996 npnmonz provided n0 concession on table potatoes but the new treaty allow: for the maximum reduction to 3’! l-I cents a 100 pound: from Much 1 to Nov. 30 and a reduction of. 60 cents a ’ 11¢ . Jun- . on : quot: of will a quantity in the amount of the period starts for the table potatoes beink confined t0 the period from March 1 to Nov. 30 is that the U. 8. has treaty commitments with Cuba which preclude a cents m 100 pounds during . 1 to the end of February. The same oonsidemtlmi its not producer of certified . A change is made n the Cm- adlan potato tariff u well. on U. S. table potatoes. previous?! under the intermediate tariff but subject to a "oountervaulzing duty of 75 cents a hundredweight on importation from the United Stat- es, the rate under the new agree- ment will be 3'7 1-2 cents from June i5 to July 8i. and free dur- g the rmainder of the yeai It is these classes of free of duty on humiliation into the United $11185“?! we: and a»: so long as e 1mm misc - on Canada lumber imnort-ed into t~h should take D duty on Ouiadlm ilumber of fir. spruce. vine. 110111100‘! or larch. ammmt to 50 cents oer 1.000 feet and lumber of other lbecies will be free of duty. ‘Ilhe removal o! the inmort ex- cise tax on lumber bring about the settlement o! three have been nar- tic lumber industry. viz:—(i) The d18- oriminaition resulting from the ex- emption of luznber of certain Pines and a spruce grown in some mrts of Canada. as compared with the continued application of the tax to lumber of otlher spruoes grown in viii Canada; (2) The assessment of the import excise t/ax on the basis of gross measurement after the courts had ruled that die revenue act of 1932 provided for assess- ment on the basis of net measure- rmnt and (3) the application of the import excise tax to timbers six inches square or over after the courts had ruled that like revenue act of i932 did not apply to such timbers. Free entry for red cedar shin!!- les was bound in 1935 but the United States reserved the rlirlit tn limit imports during any half of a. calendar veer to a quantity not exceedimz 35 per caent of domestic consumption durimz the preceding half-year. 1'11»;- new agreement- binds free entry for a nuantity imported Ari any years equivalent to 30 Der ce t of the avenge annual domestic Canada will benefit from this re- duced rate by virtue of the most- favored-nation provision in the new trade agreement between Canada and the United States. On picked or salted lierrlmz the dutv of one cent pec- pound is reduced to 5-8 cent Der pound on those types of Product of which Canada is the chief supplier of imports into the United States. The cunoessiol covers pickled or salted herring. beheaded and evis. cemicd but not boned, and split herring. The reduced duty, the”- 31a xlllmamly 0d the vinegar 0 11K D!‘ uccd in the Maritime Provinces. » The concession on frggh-watgf fish secured in i936 whereby the duty was reduced from one cent to 3-4 cents fredi-waterpermuliet. jfiachigé i- saucer-c. tulllbees. Whitefish BM W110i? Dike, is irmed and the some reduction in duty i; 9x- tend blue pike, cisccea, lo e hezrrlnl! d. i1 porch, . duced ma‘ 0151111‘; will] novIIvhiE-ppe a lv all takings of from- r einpor "s: it“ “s. m“ “m” 11 - wow: fishylaogouxid client‘: 3 1'3 WW4 Der pound. The new flflreement DPOVldQs for 1 reduc- tion in the duty an fresh sturgecn frmndonsii oinhtsto 1-2 cent per Douln . rice is hlizfh iced fish duty will be 0.1157 “@1151. 0rd ‘The nblndinz of the free enL-ry info the United States of fresh m» frozen and preserved lobsters is lirovlded and this concession cov- er: a trade valuedin 1037 at over $3,000,000. The free entry of fresh or frozen and quahaugs. flesh or frozen oysters, frozen crabs and fresh or frozen scallops is also rebound. All of hese ucis were bound free of duty ln the i935 agreement which also reduced the duty on cam-led razor clams from 23 to 15 per cent 1y cried to cover and consumption in the United States during the three preceding calen- dar veers. imports in excess of this quantity the United States reserves the right to impose a duty or tux not exceeding 25 cents nei- square. In 1936 the duty on ice-hockey sticks was reduced from 33 1-3 to per cent ad valorem. ‘rhis con- cession i: confirmed -a.nd the small reduction is extendod to a ,num- be: of other manufacture: of wood. including palm, - brum handles, broom and mop handles, tennis racket fr . . canoes and canoe puddles, baby can-logos. wheel barrows, earrings, dirays, trucks and other horse-drawn vehicles of wood. Pulp Product In the new agreement the bind- ing of free om-ry on p is broad- klnds of mechanical chemical wood pilips shipped from Canada in the United sum. The free entry of standard. Mwuprint paper is re- boundad and this covets tho larg- est single item of trade between the bwo countries. - The duty on Ohrlbttnla trees is reduoedfromioiodperocntad vaioreln. The United State: duty on nickel in P185. imbia. etc" is out ' from three cents to cents per pound. ‘The next important con- ceeslononmetaisis:fipeccent reduction in the United States duty on aluminum in crude forms fxmn four cents, to tbrfe cents per included pound. The i985 agreement wncesslo- on crude or crushed " estcne, lime, and hydrated lime. In the new agreement the maxi- mum reduction on crude or crush- ed llmestone to 2 i-2 cents per 100 pounds is con! ; on lime, not specially provided for. the rate is 1 ‘ by the ‘ to five ad valoicm and this is confirmed In addition in the above con- cessions tihc new aim-cement pro- vides for the rebinding of the free entry for fresh or frozen smells; continuation of the maximum re- ductioi 1n the duty on fresh or frozen eels to i-2 cent aund. ’ 1n 1936: reducton, the 1MY'6l‘i'f1“€sfi"iJ'F'ff5Tefi'§ihd from one cent to [-2 cent per pound; and a maximum reduction in the duty on pickled or salted alewlves i0 5-8 cent Der pound instead of 3-4 cent per pound. to which the duty was r in i995. on of the maximum to 2 l-I cents per 311.1- lon on crude sperm oil, secured in i936 is confirmed and urovision is also made for the maximum reduc- tion in both duty and import Bx. cine tax on shark oil including dmrfish-liveu‘ oil. It was not pas- aibie to secure any concession on uilchord oil. either crude or re- Luubci- Product: The new a... ement confirms the maximum reduction in the dutv and import excise tux on lumber secured in the 19M trade agree- ment. It also contains provision that sawed lumber and timbeis: trolley. electric-flan, an poles of wood; and 40 nei- con-t. This will muze the duty on fresh or frozen salmon one The concession on silver or black mxfunorfldnmprovildcsforo DE fill“ lfiffid 0111-2 bundles of chingles. shall not be "equired w be marl" to l heir country of or cent: per 100 pounds instead of the rate of seven cents per 100 pounds under the 1905 agree- ment; and on hydrated lime the maximum reduction is also accord- ed, maki the rate six cent: per pound ins no of oirrht cents per pound under the 1985 agreement. On ,.zround or crushed atone the maximum reduction to i5 per cent ad valorem i: accorded. ‘Fliers is a roduction in the duty of cement. not specially provided fonfiomioto (loci-cent ad valorem end this should stimulate the sales of refractory cements. Chemical Product: A number of chemical: and re- lated products an inchided in the list of un euio wanted w Can- ada in the new trade agreement. Of those subject to duty the list covers acetic. acid, viny acetate and synthetic resins mule there- from calcium acetate, cobalt oxide. cedar-leaf oil. ncetyiene black, and gas black. including carbon black The binding: on the free list in- clude the tie-binding of the me entry of calcium cyannmide, sodium cyanide. crude artificial abrasives. and sulphuric acid on the free list. and new bindin-w of the free entry of ccitain coal-tn products and divas of animal origin, including fish livers, A maximum reduction to 10 cenisperpoiuidintlmeduty on m from horsehides or cowhidas, hose cobalt oxide, secured in 1935 ls confirmed. Miscellaneous A variety of miscellaneous manu- factured goods, which Canada has been exporting t0 the United States. is covered by the new trade agreement. In this category come the concessions on such products as whiskey, patent leather, harness leather, skating bootmglovea made and tubing of rubber, hose of vegetable fibre, pipe-organs. lacrosse sticks, ice skates. woven-wire cloth, axles. cast-iron fittings for cast- iron pipe, iron castings. moulders' patterns. chains, electric washing machines. electric stoves, and motor boats and yachts. The free entry of agricultural implements is rebound in the new trade agree- merit. 'l‘he i906 agreement reduced the United States duty on whiskey from $5.00 to $2.50 per gallon on all types of whiskey axed in wooden containers for at least four years. The same reduction in duty is ac- corded in the trade agreement on a. coiwespondingly brood definition. Another concession is a reduc- tion from 30 to 15 per cent ad valorem in the duty on sailing yachts and motor boats valued at not more than $12,500 each, Canada's Concessions The more important concessions by Canada in the new agreement may be summarized as follows:- In a number of instances the two countries have arrived at identical rates of duty on agri- cultural products, as, for example, on eggs, of five cents per dozen; and 0n honey, of 1 1-2 cents per pound. Lower rates will apply on practically all root, garden and field , whether in bulk or in packages. On tnble potatoes, previously free under the intermediate tariff but subject to a so-calied counter- vailing duty of '15 cents per hun- dredweighi on importation from the United States. the rate under the agrcemui‘ v““ he 37 1-2 cents from June 15 to July 8i. and free due ing the t eifil’ of the year. Canada retains the present sys- tem of affording additional sea- sonal protection t0 fruit and vege- taible growers by means of advanc- es in the dutiable value oif im- ports during the period when the domestic crop is coming on the market. m- ihe first time. how- ever. the amount by which the in- voice value of anv imported pro- duct may be increased is specified in the schedule. as is also the num- ber of weeks in which the en- hanccd value may apply. Provision is made. also, n: rc- gsrds storeabie veiietables, for the mposftion of values in broken periods within the stipulated maxi- mum duration; and the right is re- Canada to substitute for the pruent valuation method a sniem of seasonal specific duties. should the government deem such mange desirable. The i935 agreement provided free entry for oranges during the months of January, February. March and April. with a duty of 35" oenis per cubic foot during the re- maindcr of the year. Under the new agreement, the month of De:- ember is. with the concurrence of South Africa, added to the duty- free period. ‘Hie agreement, provides for small reductions in duty on dates and figs; for reduction from 22-‘ i-3 to 16 per cent 1n the rate on dried fruits. N. O. P; for reduc- tion of the present duty of fcur cents per pound on canned fruits in 3 1-2 cents on peaches and three cents on other canned fruits. 'I‘l1e existing Canadian duty on most types of fresh, salted. pickled. smoked, and dried or boneies fish is reduced from 3-4 cents to 1-2 cent r pound. The ratc on can- ned s rimpa is reduced from 2'7 l-2 to 15 per cent; nnd on oysters in the shell from 22 1-3 to l5 per cent; the rnie. of shelled oysters in bulk is bound at five cents per gallon. The ui valorem component o! the compound duties on confec- tionery. (item m) is reduced from 35 i0 30 per cent. Cigarette: The existing Canadian duties on cigarette: ($4.10 per bound plus 25 P. C. ad valorem) are reduced in $3.00 plus l5 per cent. Under the new aizrecmeni. Can- ada agrees to reduce the dutv on whiskey from 910 to $6 per p gallon. The rote on barley malt is reduced from 50 cents to 40 cent-s per 100 pounds. The anti-cement provides for re- ciprocal free entry of wood pulp or other pulp of veizcwile fibre, since Canadian pulp iili-eadv entered the United States free of duty. this has entailed removal bv Canada of the existing rain of 32 1~2 per cent. Various items provide for reduc- tions in the Canadian rates on pa- per fliffi paper products. The duty on paper bound novels is reduccdto i0 per cent: free entry of newspaper: and neriodicals is confirmed. Camera films are l 1'!!- ducrd from 25 to 30 nei_'_ocnt. PRIIIBE EDWARD —Today 81 Saturday Brooklyn M. Vail, it son. Ge-orflfl Robert John Arthur Maclean 1L2. (Continued on 1788c 13. 0°! 7) -._..___ - “iovliMBF-B 18.19311 TODAY l SAT. DAILY 3.15 — 7 00 -— 8.45 SAT. 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