Commercial Relations with Canada. 325 
ARTICLES. 
VALUES 
DUTIES. 
Brought forward- 
•••£205,543 14 
5 ... £ 20,444 6 
2 
Corn & Oatmeal 
6,931 7 
2 
891 12 
8 
Fish, dried ... 
... 100,764 3 
11 
7,353 13 
"i 
,, Salmon 
1.553 15 
11* ... 
174 5 
5 
,, Mackerel 
5.3io 3 
1* ... 
559 H 
1 
,, Herrings 
5,334 6 
5 ». 
294 6 
1 
,, Smoked 
308 19 
4 ... 
33 9 
3 
Flour 
... 124,894 10 
Si ■•■' 
28,458 17 
1 
Hams 
... 10,425 14 
11 
»,45i 7 

Hay 
998 13 
8 ... 
203 19 
6i 
Hoops, Wood 
... 9.358 18 
9i - 
1,810 9 
2* 
Horses 
4,092 8 
11* .- 
167 14 
2 
Lard 
16,164 6 
9* .» 
1,810 9 
2 
Lumber ... 
•■• 52,730 3 
3i - 
6,044 3 
9 
Oats 
20,980 14 

1,510 
s 
Pitch 
657 10 
5i ». 
154 7 
6 
Pork 
... 70,665 5 
5 ... 
11,700 8 
3 
Shingles 
7 1 
8 ... 
1 13 
4 
Shooks 
12,484 2 
1* ... 
1,265 1 
9 
Staves, W.O... 
19,066 19 
9 i ... 
658 14 
11 
R.O 
7,606 4 
2 
298 6 
10* 
Tar... 
866 12 
8 ... 
136 2 
11 
£676,735 17 5 £85,423 3 6 
I find we imported in 1883 goods to the value of 
£173,372 19s. from British North America and ex- 
ported to the same place produce valued at £93,898 
4s. 7^d. to pay for the same, leaving a balance of trade 
against us of £79,474 14s. 4^d. 
It may be fairly objected that several steps may be 
taken before reciprocal arrangements with Canada can 
come within the range of practical politics, and I would 
be the last to minimize the difficulties in the road. In 
the first place, I should not wish to jeopardize, in any 
way, international negotiations now pending, and in the 
next I do not know, nor does any one on this side the 
water know, the mind of Canada, supposing we were 
free to co-operate with her. On this latter point, how~ 
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