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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1914. 



Grass rubber when piu, c....^..., i , 



francs per Kilo •■••^5 ?u.u- 



Tree or vine rubber, price not 



over 5 francs per Kilo (45 cents 



per lb.) ■■•■■• f--« f"^" 



Tree or vine rubber, exceeding 5 



francs per Kilo, but not exceed- 



ing 7 francs (63 cents per lb.), f. .25 SO.O^ 

 Tree or vine rubber, exceeding 7 



francs per Kilo, but not exceed- 



ing 8 francs 172 cents per lb.), f. .50 ?0.0-t 

 Tree or vine rubber, exceeding S 



francs per Kilo, but not exceed- 



ing U f"ncs ($1.08 per lb.)... f. 1.00 $0.08 

 Tree or vine rubber, exceeding 12 



francs per Kilo ($1.08 per lb.), f. 1.2i $0.10 

 Plantation rubber free tree 



At the same time as the export duties, the fol- 

 lowing special duties are collected on rubber, ex- 

 cept plantation rubber collected in the colony. 

 They are payable according to weight of product 

 ascertained on exportation. 



Duty Equivalent in U. S. 



per Kilo. currency per 100 lbs. 



Grass rubber f. 0.50 $4.30 



Tree or vine rubber, f. 0.75 $6.40 



For all products not exported in bulk the decla- 

 ration must state the gross weight of the packages, 

 and the collector will calculate the net dutiable 

 weight by deducting from the gross weight the 

 following rates: 



For packings of canvas. 3 per cent, of gross weight 

 *' " mats. . . 6 " 



" ** wood.. 20 *' " 



Rubber passing through Leopoldville in transit, 

 whether up or down the river, shall pay for 

 handling and warehousing, irrespective of duration, 

 a sole tax of f. 0.12 per Kilo (= $1.00 per 100 

 pounds) . 



FRENCH WEST AFEICA. 



(Including Senegal, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, 

 Dahomev, the Upper Senegal and Niger, and 

 the civil district of Mauritania.) 



Equii-alcuts in American denominations. 

 The monetary unit is the franc of 100 centimes 

 ^ 19 cents United States currency. The metric 

 system of weights and measures; Kilo = 2.2 

 pounds. _ 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 

 Rubber, duty to be assessed on value at 

 time of export as indicated in ©fficial 

 table 7 



FRENCH PROTECTORATE ON LAKE CHAD. 



Equizalcnts in American denominations. 

 Money, weights atld measures as in French 

 West Africa. 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 

 Rubber duty to be collected on basis of 4 

 francs per Kilo, or 33 cents per pound. 10 



MADAGASCAR AND DEPENDENCIES. 



Eqniz-alcnts in American denominations. 

 Money, weights and measures as in French 

 West Africa. 



Duty Equivalent in 

 per U. b. currency 

 Kilo., net. per 100 lbs. 

 Rubber (to be levied only 



to December 31, 1914).. 40 centimes $3.40 



PORTUGUESE SOUTH EAST AFRICA. 



This includes Mozambique, Lourengo Marques 

 and Inhambane, but excepting territories of the 

 Mozambique Co. 



Equivalents in .-American denominations. 

 The monetary unit is the Milreis of 1,000 reis 

 ^$1.07 United States currency. Public accounts 

 kept since July 1, 1913, in escudos of 100 centavos, 

 corresponding with former milreis. The metric 

 system of weights and measures; Kilo = 2.2 

 pounds. 



Duty 



ad valorem, 



per cent. 



Rubber to foreign ports 8 



Rubber to Portuguese ports 6 



PORTUGUESE SOUTH WEST AFRICA. 



This includes -Angola, Districts of Loanda, Ben- 

 guela and Mossamedes. 

 Equizalents in American denominations. 

 Money, weights and measures same as in Portu- 

 guese South East Africa. 



Duty 



ad valorem, 



per cent. 



Rubber exported from Loanda 9 



Rubber exported from Novo Redondo, 

 from Benguela and Mossamedes 12 



UOZAMBiaUE. 



This includes Manica, Sofala and territories of 

 the Portugtiese Mozambique Co. 

 Money, weights and measures same as in French 

 West Africa. 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 

 Rubber of all kinds 8 



QUILIMANE, CHINDE AND ZAMBEZIA (PORTU- 

 GUESE), 



Money, weights and measures same as in French 

 West Africa. 



Duty 



ad valorem, 



per cent. 



Rubber for foreign ports 8 



Rubber for Portuguese ports 6 



BRITISH NYASALAND (LATE BRITISH CEN- 

 TRAL AFRICA). 

 Equivalents in American denominations. 



Money, weights and measures same as Great 

 Britain. Penny " 2 cents; hundredweight =112 

 pounds; ton = 2,240 pounds. 



Duty Equivalent in 

 per U. S. currency 

 pound, per 100 lbs. 

 Rubber other than rubber 

 collected from cultivated 

 trees or plants 4 pence $8.11 



BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 



Equivalents in Ameiican denominations. 



Rupee of 100 cents = $0,324. Weights and 

 measures same as Great Britain; hundredweight = 

 112 pounds; ton =r 2,240 pounds. 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 

 India rubber (other than rubber obtained 

 from a plantation created in open land, 

 not in connection with the lease of a 

 forest) 10 



UGANDA PROTECTORATE. 



Equivalents in American denominations. 



Rupee of 100 cents — $0,324 United States cur- 

 rency. Weights and measures same as Great 

 Britain; hundredweight = 112 pounds; ton = 

 2,240 pounds. 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 

 Rubber, other than plantation rubber 10 



LIBERIA. 



Monetary unit = .American dollar of 100 cents. 

 All weights reckoned avoirdupois. 



Duty per Equivalent in U. S. 



pound. currency per 100 lbs. 



Rubber 12 $12 



Gutta percha 12 $12 



BOmALILAND PROTECTORATE, ZANZIBAR PRO- 

 TECTORATE. SIERRA LEONE, GOLD COAST, 

 GAMBIA, NIGERIA (NORTH AND SOUTH). 



Rubber is free from export duties in all the 

 above Qountries. 



THE EAST. 



DUTCH EAST INDIES. 

 Equivalents in American denominations. 



The monetary unit is the Dutch florin of 100 

 cents = $0,405 United States currency. _ The 

 metric system of weights and measures; Kilo — 

 2.2 pounds. 



In article 5 of Indian Tariff Law, November 3, 

 1909, the Governor General is authorized to levy 

 in the regions enumerated in article 1. viz.: West 

 coast of Sumatra, Residencies of Tapanuli, Sii.gkel, 

 Benkulen, Lampong, Palembang, Banka, Billiton 

 and South and East division of Borneo, duties 

 not exceeding 10 per cent, on getah rubber and 

 other gums and resins. Ordinances of December 

 7, 1910, and April 18, 1911, provide under Tariffs 

 I, II, III and IV for rubber and gutta percha 

 and other substances included in "getah." 



Duty 

 ad valorem 

 per cent. 

 I. West coast of Sumatra and Celebes, 

 Island and Dependencies, Residencies 

 of Tapanuli, Benkulen; Districts of 

 Lampong, Palembang. Djambi; Banka 

 and Dependencies; West Division of 

 Borneo, Menado, Amboina; Temate 

 and Timor and Dependencies, and 

 Billiton 5 



II. South and East Division of Borneo.. 8 



III. Portion of East Coast of Sumatra in; 

 eluded in customs territory; Indragiri 

 Division, Kateman Territory, and 

 Danei of Karimum Division of Resi- 

 dency of Riau and its Dependencies. 8 



IV. Government of Atjeh and Dependen- 



cies, Singkel Subdivision 5 



Tamiang 8 



Grand Atjeh Division except Waay 



Island 10 



Other portions of government except 



Waay 10 



A special exemption is made as to Tariffs I, II, 

 III, IV in the case of gutta percha extracted 

 by some industrial process from the leaves of the 

 gutta percha trees, and also in favor of rubber 

 and gutta percha constituting the output of un- 

 dertakings for the methodical plantation of vegeta- 

 ble products yielding gutta percha and rubber, 

 provided that in both cases the exemption be war- 

 ranted by production of a certificate issued by a 

 European official in charge of the administration. 



JAVA AND MADURA. 

 Rubber free from duty, but Governor has right 

 to impose a tax. 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES— PAHANG, NEGRI 

 SEMBILAN, PERAK, SELANGOR. 



Equivalents in Atncrican denominations. 



Standard coin is Straits Settlements silver dol- 

 lar — $0,567 United States currency. Weights: 

 Picul = 133J4 pounds avoirdupois; Kati = lyi 

 pounds avoirdupois; Kilo =^ 2.2 pounds. 



Equivalent in 

 U. S. currency 

 Duty. per 100 lbs. 



Telutong ... 50 cents (Straits) 



per picul 21 cents 



Duty 

 ad valorem, 

 per cent. 



Gutta percha as defined in Forest Rules, 

 1909, as other than "gutta percha cul- 

 tivated"; also bark and any other part 

 of trees yielding such gutta percha.... 10 

 Gutta percha cultivated on alienated land 



to satisfaction of resident 2J4 



.■\ny cultivated rubber 2]^ 



Latex (a gallon of latex being equivalent 

 to a pound of cultivated rubber of the 

 best quality) 2J.^ 



PROTECTED MALAY STATES — KEDAH. 



Equivalents in American denominations. 



The standard coin is the Straits Settlements dol- 

 lar = $0,567 United States currency. Picul = 

 133J^3 pounds avoirdupois; Kilo :=; 2.2 pounds. 



Duty 



ad valorem, 



per cent. 



Rubber, wild 15 



Rubber, plantation 2y2 



PERLIS, TRENGGANU, KELANTAN, 



There is no duty on rubber exports from these 

 provinces. 



BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. 



Equivalents in .'imcrican denominations. 



The standard coin is the Straits Settlements dol- 

 lar = $0,567 United States currency. Picul = 

 133J<3 pounds avoirdupois. 



Duty 



ad valorem, 



per cent. 



Gutta percha, red 10 



Gutta percha, w^hite 10 



India rubber, other than cultivated 10 



Cultivated rubber free 



(For other parts of Borneo see Dutch East Indies.) 



SARAWAK. 



Equivalents in .American denominations. 



Straits Settlements dollar = $0,567 United 

 States currency. Picul = 133^ pounds avoirdu- 

 pois. 



Duty Equivalent in 

 per U. S. currency 



picul. per 100 lbs. 



Gutta Jelutong $0.40 $0.17 



Gutta Jangkar 1.50 .64 



All other kinds 8.00 3.40 



India rubber 10.00 4.25 



COUNTRIES FREE FROM EXPORT DUTY. 



There is no export duty on rubber from the 

 following countries: British India, Ceylon, Be- 

 luchistar, Aden, French Indo China, Siam, Papua, 

 Straits Settlements; or from the Islands of Fiji. 

 Solomon, Gilbert and Ellice, Norfolk, Tonga, New 

 Hebrides, Samoa, Seychelles. 



