566 



New German Tariff. 



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tions for the University diploma in agriculture, and (b) every 

 scholar must take chemistry and botany as two of his subjects 

 in the first part of the natural science tripos, and in addition 

 one at least of the following : — Physics, mineralogy, geology, 

 zoology and comparative anatomy, physiology. 



Election to the scholarships is to be by a competitive examina- 

 tion held annually at Cambridge in July in (a) elementary 

 chemistry and physics, and (b) more advanced chemistry, 

 physics, botany, and geology. No candidate will be allowed 

 to take more than two of the advanced subjects. 



Under the new German tariff, which comes into force on 



1st March, 1906, the import duties on 

 New German ; a , < \ 1 ... , . , 



Tariff cereals, flour, and potatoes will be raised. 



In the following table the present rates per 



ton of 1,000 kilos. (2,204 1°-) are given with the new rates for 



comparison : — 



Article. 



Under 

 Existing 

 Tariff. 



Under 

 New 

 General 

 Tariff. 



Conven- 

 tional 

 Tariff. 



Wholesale Price 

 at Berlin 

 per Ton of 

 2,204 lb., 



December, 1904 





£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. 



£ s. d. 



Rye 



1 15 



3 10 



2 10 



726 



Wheat 



1 15 



3 15 



2 15 



8 18 0 



Spelt 



1 15 



3 15 



2 15 





Barley — 











Malting 



1 0 



3 10 



2 0 



8 15 0 



Other ... " 



1 0 



3 10 



0 13 



706 



Oats 



1 8 



3 10 



2 10 



6 18 5 



Potatoes — 











From February 15th to 











July 31st ... 



Free 



15 



0 10 "I 





From August 1st to 









* 



February 14th 



Free 



Free 



Free J 





The conventional tariff applies to imports from countries, 

 including the United Kingdom, having most-favoured -nation 

 treatment. 



[Foreign Office Report ', Annual Sen'es, No. 3,506.] 



* Edible potatoes £1 is. ; potatoes used for manufacturing purposes, £2 6s. 8d. 



