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THE AGEICULTUEAL NEWS. 



OCTOBEK 21, 1905_ 



IMPORT DUTIES ON FRESH TROPICAL FRUIT. 



Downing Street, 



September 15, 1905. 



Sir, — I am directed b}' Mr. Secretary L^'ttelton to 

 transmit to you, for your information and for publica- 

 tion, the accompanying copy of a statement prepared 

 by the Board of Trade, showing the import duties 

 leviable on fresh tropical fruits in Russia, Xorwa}", 

 Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and 

 France. 



I am, etc., 



(Sgd.) C. V. LUCAS. 

 The Imperial Commissioner 

 of Agriculture for the 



West Indies. 



Statement slifm-inj tlie import duties leviahle on fres/i tiopi- 



cal fruits in Bxssia, Korreap, Sireden, Denmarl; 



Germaiiv, Holland, Belgium, and France. 



KiMis OF Fruit. 



Grapes 



Il.\TE or 



DUTV. 



B'lssiii. 



EiJl'iVALEXT. 



Roill). Cop. 



Pi.iul. i;.r. C'wt. ([V. 



00 



wt. 



C'wt. 



10 4 



5 11 



1.'. 



1 li 



2 10" 

 11 3i 



8 C. 



Hi 



7 



Mks. pfg. 



Other table grapes 100 kilogs. 4 00 

 Otlier fresli grapes, 



not cruslied ... ,, 10 00 



Oranges, citrons, 



leniona, l>itter 



oranges, ])ouie- Mk.s. pfg. 



granates ... ,, 4 OU 



Bananas ... ... Free. 



Pine-apples ... ,, 



Other southern Mks. pf.^. 



fruits, fresli ... ,, 12 00 



.?. Duties frtrni Miireh I, Ifn'ii;. 



Fresh grapes as above. 



Oranges ,, 3 25 



Leimais ... ... Free. 



Cedrats, liitter 

 oranges, pome- 

 granates ... , , 



Bananas ... 



Pine-apples 

 Mangos, dates . 

 Southern fruits, 

 fresli ... 



Figs 



t'tlier tropica! 

 fruits, fresli 



Mks. j.fg. 



2 00 



Free. 



Mks. pfg. 



4 00 



12 00 



00 



Lemiins ciranges, 



figs 

 Pine-ajiples, 

 (ira|ies not 



cruslied 

 Otlier fruits, fresli 

 Imported inlj.xes, 



l>askets, or 



otlier packages 



of awt. of 3kil- 



Fls. cts. 

 100 kilogs. 1 00 



5V (*'/ rolnfi 



Beh/miii. 

 Frs. cts. 



100 kilogs. 0<l 

 oO 0(» 



:;o 00 



£ s. d. 

 2 01 



5 1 



Cwt. 



1 Oi 



lOi 

 r/i. 5% (1(1 rohrreni. 



Cwt. 



s. d. 



O K t 



O ,^; 



12 2 



12 2 



Free. 



"»" This iliify will be iliiuble I after Marcli 1 next. 



** Oranges of European origin, imported from a country cither 

 tli.an tlie country of production, are subject to a furtax of 

 3 frs. GO cts. per 100 kilogs. (l.s. Sir?, per cwt.). 



