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Sugar Bounties in Chile. 



of bounties on the production of raw beet sugar in Chile. The 

 Bill authorises the President of the Republic to pay two 

 centavos per kilogram of raw beet sugar produced in the 

 country, for six years dating from the ist January, 1899. 



The annual grant lor the first year must not exceed 

 25,000 dollars currency ; and increases by 25,000 dollars 

 yearly until 1902, for which year, and for 1903 and 1904 it is 

 fixed at a maximum of 100,000 dollars. Should these 

 amounts not be sufficient to pay the bounty of two centavos 

 per kilogram, they are to be divided proportionately to the 

 quantity of sugar produced. 



For a term of ten years the tariff for the transport of beets 

 on the State railways shall not be raised to a rate higher 

 than that obtaining on the 31st December, 1898. 



During' the same period the tariff for molasses and raw 

 sugar, on first leaving the agricultural establishments and 

 manufactories in full trucks, shall not exceed the tariffs now 

 charged on articles of the fifth class. 



To obtain the bounties the producers must furnish proof of 

 the quantity produced; establish their legal domicile in Chile;, 

 and furnish any information which the President of the 

 Republic may desire respecting the industry, as well as other 

 data which may be conducive to the object aimed at in this 

 law. 



With reference to the above, it may be interesting to 

 observe that on page 30 of the Report on Chile by Mr. T. 

 Worthington, the Special Commissioner appointed by the 

 Board ol Trade to inquire into the conditions and prospects 

 of British trade in South America, it was mentioned that 

 the two principal sugar factories in Chile had bought up 

 between them an extensive beet sugar factory, with modern 

 equipment, erected within the last few years at a place 

 called Parral, on the railway between Santiago and Con- 

 cepcion, which failed under its former owners through being 

 unable to get the beetroot grown. It was stated, however, 

 that the present owners of the factory are confident of 

 being able to overcome this difficulty, and that the country 

 is admirably suited to the growth of beets. 



