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plies derived by these dependencies from the British 

 Isles. 



Fourth. By the additional expense of convey- 

 ing the produce to market. 



The high revenue system of the United King- 

 dom does not equally affect the agriculture of the 

 British Tropical Eastern dependencies. 



The cost of the Eastern Tropical productions 

 does not materially depend upon British sup- 

 plies ; the demand for the British Eastern pro- 

 ductions is more getieral than for the British 

 Western productions ; and the British market 

 being secured, chiefly, to the Western planter, the 

 Eastern planter is not affected by the numbers and 

 condition of the British people, in the same degree 

 as the Western planter. The high revenue system 

 of the United Kingdom does, however, affect the 

 agriculture of the British Eastern dependen- 

 cies ; — 



By repressing and lowering the extent and 

 condition of the population of the British Isles, and 

 consequently preventing consumption of Tropical 

 productions grown or found in the Eastern depen- 

 dencies, and either not grown or found, or not in 

 sufficient extent and variety, in tlic Western colo- 

 nics. 



By the increased charges and expenses of 

 navigation. 



By the increased charges on goods j)assing 



