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three succeeding years to the central nianufacturinf? region (in 1889, 30,440,339 thous- 

 and; in 1890, 27,614,887 thousand; in 1891, 20,907,125 thousand): next came the 

 regions, eastern, central Chernozioni. and Little Russia (from 24,738,870 to 15,628,365 

 thousand); the north-western (5,067,323 to 6,596,620 thousand), et cetera. ThR 

 smallest production was in 1889 in Turkestan (130,813 thousand); and in 1890 

 and 1891, in the south-western region (118,009 to 38,588 tliousand). Safety matches 

 were chiefly produced in the northern region (1889, 14,731,463 thousand; in 1.S90, 

 15,413,126 thousand, and in 1891, 14,461,296 thousand); the Baltic (in 1889. 

 3,578,701 thousand; in 1890, 4,334,518 thousand; in 1891, 4,726,745 thousand); 

 the north-western and central manufiicturing (from 1,954,922 to 4.142,609 thousand), 

 et cetera. The least output was in Turkestan (in 1890, 4,265,000; in 1891, 10,226,000 ; 

 and in 1889, 10,801,000). 



Besides simple phosphorous and safety (non-phosphorous) matches. Bengal- 

 ese matches have been lately manufactured in Eussia, their output being, however, 

 very insignificant. According to the data of 1891, 13 factories w^ere engaged in this 

 branch of the industry, producing on the average 1,746,000 boxes of matches con- 

 taining each from 15 to 75 pieces. As the making of this kind of matches proved 

 to be injurious, a law was issued November 16, 1892, forbidding its further manu- 

 facture. 



According to the regulations of January 4, 1888, and May 9, 1889, the taxes 

 levied on matches are: 1. the excise collected from the band labels on the boxes 

 2. the license duties granting the right to establish match factories. 



The excise upon the matches produced in Eussia is: 1. a quarter of a kopeck 

 per box containing not more than 75 matches ; 2. half a kopeck per box containing 

 from 75 to 150; three-quarters of a kopeck per box containing from 150 to 225; 

 iind one kopeck per box containing from 225 to 300 matches. The duties on the 

 imported matches, notwithstanding the customs duty levied thereon, is double the above- 

 mentioned. According to the law of November 16, 1892, the excise on phosphorous 

 matches is twice as large as that on safety matches. 



The license duties are: 1. for factories with hand machines, 50 roubles per 

 year; 2. for those having horse motors, 100 roubles; 3. for those moved by steam 

 engines, 150 roubles. 



