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But little attention has as yet been paid to agri- 

 culture, nearly all the articles of food being im- 

 ported. Manufactured articles of almost every de- 

 scription are brought from England. Articles of 

 food — such as beef, pork, lard, butter, com, flour, 

 pulse, rice, &c — are principally imported from the 

 United States of 'America; while dry salt fish, 

 salmon, mackerel, &c. are brought from Nova Scotia 

 and Newfoundland. Sugar and coiFee are of late 

 years generally imported from the West Indies. 



The revenue covers the expenditure of the colony ; 

 and an ad valorem duty of 3 per cent, levied on 

 imported articles in 1843 has since been reduced 

 to 2^ per cent.* The imperial duties are collected 

 by a smaJl staff of officers, with the colenial trea- 

 surer at their head, whose designation now is that 

 of receiver-general, and who also superintends the 

 collection of the local revenue. Eor his services as 

 collector he receives a salary of 300Z. per annum, 

 thereby making the collection of the revenue cost 

 a much lower rate than formerly. For statistics, see 

 the annexed tables. 



* Vide Appendix D. 



