DUTIES ON TIMBER. 211 



The following Table of the Duties paid upon fo- 

 reign timber, in 1827, will point out the vast extent 

 of the commerce of the United Kingdom in this 

 article. 



PlNE-TlMBER. 



Balks and Ufers j* v . 1,096 



Battens arid Batten-ends .* . 111,013 



Clap and Pipe Boards . . . ' 834 



Paling . . P.~. - 382 



Deals . "' T . [*.. 634,737 



Deal-ends . . . 32,820 



Fire-wood . . It,.- .2,913 



Fir-quarters . . . 3,520 



Lath-wood . . . 35,821 



Masts and Spars . . ^ ,. $ 21,464 



Fir-Logs, eight in square and upwards 575,452 



1,420,052 



OAK, ELM, ASH, TEAK. 



Handspikes . . . . 660 



Knees for Ships (Oak) . . 1,262 



Oak Plank . . . > - 22,752 



Oars, (Ash) . ./. 1,222 



Staves (Oak) . . & 50,139 

 Oak Logs . "f '-*'' . 30,102 



Wainscot Logs . . . . 13,270 



Teak . . '. .:' 8,690 



Unenumerated Timber . . . 7,880 



135,977 



DYE AND HARD-WOODS. 

 Mahogany, Rose-wood, &c. . 88,590 



In 1827, the number of loads of timber exported 

 from British America was 343,203; and from the 

 Baltic, 173,382. Total loads imported, 516-** 



