May 1, 1864.] 



THE TECHNOLOGIST. 



ON THE STRAW PLAIT TRADE. 



463 



The duty on imports was, from 1853, 2s. 6d. per lb. on hats or 

 bonnets of straw ; 2s. per lb. on plaiting, and 6d. per lb. on inferior 

 chip ; whilst willow squares paid 10s. per cwt., and formerly paid as 

 much as 20s. a pound ; but all are now free of duty. 



Quantities and Values of Straw Plait and Hats imported from 





FRANCE. 



TUSCANY. 





Quantity. 



Value. 1 Quantity. 



Value. 



1854 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1855 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1856 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1857 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1858 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1860 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



1862 Hats. 



„ Plait. 



lbs. 



37,399 

 176,926 



14,699 

 125,425 



19,354 

 148,220 



24,953 

 144,398 



12,147 

 110,994 



13,404 

 121,564 



24,062 



75,805 



£ 



112,197 

 171,766 



44,098 

 120,757 



58,062 

 137,830 



74,860 

 136,418 



34,616 

 105,785 



46,417 

 182,348 



60,155 



45,718 



lbs. 

 5,940 



20,856 

 7,078 

 3,007 

 4,519 

 4,745 

 2,983 

 4,853 

 2,991 



12,569 

 1,027 



13,190 

 1,348 

 4,025 



£ 



17,820 



20,248 



21,233 



3,007 



13,558 



4,745 



8,948 



4,853 



8,434 



12,569 



3,596 



7,914 



4,044 



2,133 



Exports of Plaiting of Straw. 









Weight. 



Val. of Brit. 



Val. of For. 



Total. 





lbs. 



£ 



£ 



£ 



1854 . 



138,713 



40,515 



17,472 



57,987 



1855. 







101,831 



41,145 



10,280 



51,425 



1856. 







112,285 



58,972 



7,306 



66,277 



1857. 







126,968 



46,804 



25,455 



72,259 



1858. 







82,114 



29,810 



20,507 



50,317 



1860. 







97,369 



44,230 



3,485 



47,715 



1862 . 



116,761 



49,085 



817 



49,902 



