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This Item It (limed et the reduction ratio checked below / Ce document est f ihn4 au Uux de reduction Indique ci-desorted from abroad and they say you have no right to import these things because you cm make them in Canada and should make them. In most instances we can make them, but whether we should is a debatable question. The question is, can we maxe them economically, and should wo attempt to make them or are they things not well adapted to our manufacturing conditions. We ar not prepared to take tho view that wo must manufacture everything in Canada. There aro things we can- not manufacture with profit and we think we would do as well to wait until Canada lias a much larger population before at- tomptipg to force the manufacturing in some lines. Take as an 1 nstration the case of tin plate, and I am introducing it as an illu-tration only, because I am not now dealing with tho tariff Items. We ha^e been approached, very strong represen- tations have been made to us, to put a duty on tin plate in order that we might manufacture it in Canada. There is certainly no difficulty about manufacturing all the tin plate we waat in Canada if we are prepared to pay the price, and some enter- prising gentlemen have already taken steps to establish a factory m a to^vn in eastern Ontario. I do not think they have gone so far as to complete their building, but they have made some pro gross and perhaps are waiting to hear now the government may view the enterprise before they invest further money. We say at once that while it would be a desirable thing to have a tin p ate factory in Canada or any other factory that v.ill give em- ployment to the people, what we have to consider is whether the advantages to be derived from establishing an industry of that character are at all equal to the burdens that would be imposed en the mass oi the people by its establishment. Tin is an artieln which enters into the industries and domestic life of the people to a very large extent. Its price affects the price of home utensils and of dairying utensils in a very large degree, and the tremendous canning industry we are building up— an 16 ^^■^n/^^eTu^l';Tlat:!:'' And u« boyfriend which i. a pS of m • T^'" '"*"' '"**"^' industry i,\ll ??'"'^ ""^"'"'•'^- '^^''* «*»»i»« naustry „ a vart one; and I think it would be . mi«Uke milt b^ ^'« «^tabl.ri,n,ont of a factory, important » it might bo to the locality i„ which it wa. situated, worthy «s tho enterprise might bo, and commendable a. might b^ the .pint of ^e gentlemen who wonld undertake it we ton allTh '"'^ T '"''"^'^ '' P""'"« " ^«-^ l"-^- upon all thi, vanod range of induatriea , l.ich „y,„ire tin. And therefore, we say, as an illustration of our policy, that we are not prepared to put a duty on tin plate. ClIANOK IN FORM OF THE TARIFF. «m!^m ^'l '"'"^"'''^ '^' "^''^ °^ ^^^'^' ^« »«de very con- derablo changes in the rate, of duty. ITiere were imZr^t reduetaons and a fov. increases. We made some attempt"!^ P o^. the classification also; but not ver, much wa. die aW he hne of changing the form of the tariff. Our tariff, T^ " r L 7" ^l^^^^^^^' foUowed pi^tty much the onn o" ho ii^W ' "'^ "•^/-P--^ '^ <=l^-ge in the form of the tariff. We propose to classify goods, aa near as possible in g oups nocording to their nature. In the present tar^^tho frL hst IS given in full at the end. We pi^pose to abolish that a^ f^ and put It ,n Us proper class and position. For every item nth,„ the group of kindred items there will be set forth the rale of duty imposed; and if the item is free, the name wiU appear in its proper order with the word ' free ' after it. CLASSIFICATION OF ITEMS OF THE TARIFF. I think hon. gentlemen will find thnf «„ ♦!. i i W. Withr^ardtothegrTuXrtCtlwffT'r^^^^^^^^ fied the Items according to the foUowing general diviW- 1. Animals, agricultural products, feh and provisioim. 2. Sugar, molasses and manufactures thereof 3. Tobacco and manufactures thereof 4. Spirits, wme and other beveragw. 8- Pulp, paper and books. 6. Chemicals, drugs, oils and paints. 7. Earths, earthenware and stonewara 8. Metals and manufactures thereof. V. Wood and manufactures thereof It 11. Misct'llttnooiis. Wo al» made wmo cJ.ange. in tho wording of tho tariff. In dopartmont-tho appraiscn, and other., who have had onpor- t"".t.o8 of learning tho possible difficultica that might arise under any ragi,nno98 of wording, and wherever these gentlemen I..no .supfio.ted that the wording of tho tariff nhonld be made clearer wo have acted u,)on their advice, changing the wording lu-ro and thero. Then, at tho close we have two scheduler, ono (1 •ahng with question of 'irnwbacks and the other with prohi- l.it(>d go.,ds. A list of prohibited goods will remain. As to tho matter of drawbacks, I shaU have someUiing to say about that presently. GENERAL TARIFF. I.VTERMEDIATB TARIFF AND BRITISH PRE- FERENCE. Our present tariff arrangement comprises, you may say, practically four tariffs-at all events, there are four ^stinc commercial arrangements. Tho first is the British preferential ar ff then the general tariff, then the surtax in certain cases, and then tho French Treaty. We retain all these featu^-s, and there are not many changes as respects them. But wo intro- duce a new feature which we call the Intermediate tariff We propose to have three tariff columns-the general tariff, which will be, ,n large degree, the tariff of to-day. Not absolutely, of fa^ OS lucrcas ng the volume of British import, is concerned. We think iLa. ,t has had also a mo.t desirable effect in inereasinR he interest m Great Bnuin in Canadian products; and! though It ,s difficult to estauiish it by particular evidence, our conviction is that the preferential tariff has been the means of encouraging the use and consumption of Canadian products in Great Britain. There is another view of tho British preferen- tial tariff. It gave a great reduction of taxation to the c.n- sumers of this country. It has been estimated, by a close calculation, that if this preference had not been established if we had maintained, during the past ten years, the old ratoJ 01 duty as we found them, and if the goods had continued to coae into the country under those rates of duty— though, of course, they might not have done so— no less than $28,000,000 ol taxation would have been collected from the people over 'and above what they have been called upon to pay under the British preferential tariff. Another point is that the rates under the British preferential tariff have governed to a very considerable extent the prices of article, wid in Canada by foreign coun- tries; and, undoubtedly, a very considerable advantage i, given 19 to tbi people in the price, ihcy have paid for article, of con- •umption by rca«.n of the fact that the foreign exporter, if he * ...eJ to ,cli to o„r por- V, had to bring the price, of hi, g.H.d, to the standard of British price, under the Briti.h pn-fmntinl .rate. '^ Hon. gentlemen op,K..itc .onietime. talk of « mutual pre- ferencf. That i. an old .tofy. Hon. gentlemen on both sid.-, would be happy if the preference had been mutual; if it had pleaded the IJritish ,x...pIo to give „. a preference there would be no difference of opinion, but all would agree that it would be well for u. to have if. The only .lifference of opinion would be in the value -ef upon it. There .re „ f.w gentlemen in the House who ,.rhap. do L"u taf "l ''"\»T'^'"":"- "> tbo products of Canada, wo ho 1 1 ha^e been g „d to have it, and many of u, think it ou ,1 have l_.en ot considerable advantage. But while wo .1 that op,„,. n, we 1... felt that we would not be doing jus- t .0 to ( anada u we were to press the matter unduly upon the vilw rt- . •'•' '"" "'="'• ""'^^ -^ concealment'^f ol;: ve« on the subject; but when it became apparent that the T.T\n r.^ P°"'^ '''' "'^""•^'■•'"» t« '^' '""«« of the P ople of Great Britain /.- the time being, whatever their ^.cws may be m the futu , when it became a party question Ml Groat Bnta.n, when one of the great political parties over there took strong ground again.t it, when it was declared to be n polu-y antagonistic to the wishes of the mass of the people vc thought the proper position for us to take wr.s and is this- it IB a question for you, the people of Great Britain. We adopted the British preferenco -because we believed it was a good thing for Canada, ^en you people see fit to adopt it as a Rood tlnng for Great Britain, whv we si dl be pleased; but If It does not suit you to adopt it from the standpoint of vonr own interest, we have no objection to make, you must go vour own way. ' Mr. SPBOULE. I thought some of you did not want it. Mr. FIKLDIXG. That might refer to some other people. J here are one or two hon. gentlemen on the other side who .ny they do not want a British preference at all; 1 do not want to rncnt.on names, but they are looking straight at me now. Xow 20 ««■. good, t, ^°\tT T"* " """■•"■" "'"■ "■«' sho,/d d„ riT„;t r:wr.r °°'f ''"?' '-"""" -rith tboir ow. inie^'r ^ "*""* "' '"""»"'»' jr.. W. F. MACLE-VK. Tho „„„<,. ,„ f„|, ..f .^^^ -■■" no. ;,;.,;■;;'„.;:„;;,:;,:""" '■™' ••' "■« ^'-■■«"- ».• «■« ™„.VTR,B TO W„,c„ Pre™^™ applies .1.0 Brf&l, colony of Be™,„d. fc bh, ""■' '""«■'»"'■ "'o" cal cd (he Ilri,;.!, >tr„„ t .■ . ° '"".™ oolonics common r .10., .... m:;':';.:!:ii ;:;,,r : "/, ,'5^ "-'"T";'"-"- tt-nni Islands J' .•b.„}n^« T '• j /'V "^'^ Inlands, tlie Wind- n^Oa, Cojlon, Straits Settlements, New Zealand, Cape 91 . of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River, Transvaal and S,,,,!,,...,, I Rhmlcsia. All tlio.e countries are today under the operation of tl.o l.ntisL preferential tariff, and we continue to them this pnv,I,^o. Then we provide, as in the past, that any other .r.t,sh colony or ,x>sses.sion may bo ffiven the iK^nelit of the I.riti.h preference in Canada, by order in council. CHA.VGES I.N- THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF. JsV-w WO are mnkin. .omo changes in tho British preferential w!\ h r:" "' '■''•^"^" "'-"^-* importance For some ears .0 had a flat rate of one-third off the general tariff. That ^as found fo he embarrassing in some cases, and wfe had to utroduce si^u,! legislation to pn>vide for special items. We hp-ve thought it best now to depart fix>m that method and to have a tar.ft column in which every item shall be set forth with he proper rate of duty opposite. In some cases it will be found that the rate of preference is a little less than it was before- in some cases It will be found that the prefei^nce to Gre^Bri'tai" - larger than it was before. On tte whole I think it wiU b^ found, as a rcsiilt of our revision, tiat the tariff is moi. favour- able to Ore.. T3ntain in tlie way of preference than it is at tho present mouu.nt. We desire to turn trade to Great Britain wherever we can properly do so, because Great Britain is our best customer, and ,f, by any arrangement that we can properly make we can turn trade from people who wiU not buy from u"s o«-ards people who do buy from us, then we think we ought to do so. ^\e are desirous of doing this in the way of tum- H,g trade to Great Britain. We are taking special account of Great Britain as a producer of metals, and when hon. gentlemen come to examine carefully the tariff schedules hoy will find that in that particular class of goods ^.e have increased the preference to Great Britain; so that in that hue of manufactures in whicli she has severe competition she will be in a better position to sell goods to Canada in com- parison with foreign countries than she is under the present antf. J I.en we are making another effort, a modest effort, to luni trade towards Great Britain. There are some cases in ^vlHch we propose tliat goods which have been free to Great ■intain, may have a small duty when coming from foreign oountnes articles of course upon which there is competition and m that way there will !«, a further advantage to Grea i>ritain. r.DD4 ii UNITS OF 2J PKR CE.VT ADOPTED. ^'ow, there are fractional differences in the fnrlff i • , aot very important I admit T iT ^' ''''"^'' «' tions. For on nnnlo if i """ ^'"' **"« «'• *«« '•"""tr. ^'" t.\.iinplf>, if we have a dnfv nf ok general tariff with one-third off 1 ^ ^^ ''"' '" '^ thirds. We think itT ?, ' "" ^^* ^ °^' ^^e of 16 tw< ^HonM avoi^rfi r-!!t;ri°:::;; ■?: t ^r ''- -- ond that Ave shall «.Jnnf •* 1 * ''"^^" ^ra^t'on ?- convonien e Til- 1 '"' '°' " ""''' P«^ -"^- ^o the custom nLns t:i7"' ""T'^"" ^^ ^"'-^"^'- ■' tas to do busress at L 7"'r' "' '''' ''"^'"^^^ '""" -'" elation b/ reus toms ''"^*«'°;^''"— ^- -nvenience of cal o' venue tariff r.to If " , 1 ' ''' '"^'"'" *'''^" « ^«''- ^e- tl">d off, the e' ..a 3 ^Hh. "!^ °^ .^^ P- -t and one- vve make it 2-n orT, t '^''^' '' '''" '"convenient rate; so other case, l7h;„;7 " the rXirf " ''^". T'" '^ ''' '" tind the same illustration vT ' °^ '^"* '^'''' ^°" -hich, with one-tiu'd ff g,':: ':z:jt ^'r r ^^-^ We make that rate on gioll:.:" J Grc^r'^ntl' •"• some cnsp"iii vjic.u Jintiiin m Ev^-tem, that by endoavonrin.r f. 7 / *'"' P'"'''*^"' >aj. .1.::;: : °i.!:";",,To:;: r.f: "^. -"^^ bettor chance to compete w" ,h fl ""'" "'" ''""'■ » *M01INT OP BRITISH I,ABO„b EEQUIHBD IH poR, ~» „ TO QOALII-y FOB TMB P»TO»cS" ^°' Tlion in oonnoefion wifh tit* B„\;„i. ^ •Joro i, .he ,„o.,io„ .f thl .ilf ' 'IS ,2 ' \""f .kon,. onto, into a ,o„,-^ p„,„„. ^ ^naS^ VrrBS;* , which are >vo illiistra- 3ent in the of 16 two- iff thai wo paction ? — cent. For Illation in man who ice of cal- ourinf; to ikI a half, avoiding e a duty , we pro- 4e other, r 15; in made it fair re- and one- rate; so it 25, in lass, you por cent fraction, tiiin in len will present i of two 1 Great 5 found '0 leave pobably have a er this 23 nrticle. Great Britain manufactures in a very largo degree from materials which are imported from abroad, and wo have teen constantly told that German goods arc being sent into Canada under the British preferential tariff, and that that is an evasion of the law. We have given that very careful atten- tion, and while it would not be right to say that in no case has It been done, H is possible it has been done, we think we are justified in saying that as a rule it has not been done. But there is one difficulty that arises with which we propose to deal. \\e have provided by regulation that in order that an article may be qualified for admission under the British preferential tariff It must have 25 per cent of British labour. Xothin- loss than that will stamp it as a British article. It has been"hoM m some quarters that this expression ' T ritish labour ' includes merchant's or manufacturer's proHt. This we think a wron" interpretation, and we propose to lay it down as a principle that profit shall not be deemed labour, but that in order that any foreign article may receive the British stamp, may qualify Itself to be admitted under the British preferential tariff, it must have upon it 25 per cent of bona fide British labour, with- out computing the profits as a portion of that labour. I think that will meet the criticism which has occasionallv been offered as to the auiuuut of British labour entering into"" those goods. THE INTERMEDIATE TARIFF. I have spoken, Sir, of the general character of tho British preferential tariff and I wish now to say something concerning what we have called the intermediat* tuuil, there being, as I said before, three columns, the British preference, the^'inter- modiate and the general. The column of the intermediate tariff will contain rates of duty which are somewhat below the rates of duty in the general tariff. On duties of 30 per cent or less, roughly speaking, the reduction is about one-tenth; in some cases it may be a little umve. The intermediate tariff then will have rates mIucIi are s-iiunvhat below the rates of the general tariff, but still leaving a material preference in the British column. We do not propose at the uresent time to apply the intermediate tariff to any country. There are reasons which being stated will commend themselves to the House at once on that point We propose to adopt this intermediate tariff ad an instrument by which we may conduct negotiations, from time to time, \vith any country which is willing to give Canada favourable conditions. We want to extend our markets abroad It S4 and wo want to have some tariff condition which wo can offe. to other countries as an inducement to them to give us favou^ able terras in order that ^ve may find new and larger markets for the products of Canada. Now there are various reasons why Ave do not d-.-nk it well to put that tariff into operation at once Jt would require negotiation, we wish to have it as an instru- ment of negotiation. Jt,st how far we may be able to use an instrument of tl.at character for negotiation is a ver^ interast- ing question. The very discussion of this intermed'iate tariff to apply to foreign countries brings us into the field of what I m.ght almost call Canada's foreign relations, if we be permitted to have such a thing as foreign relations. The wisdom of Bntish statesmen has given to seif-governing colonies like Can- ada practical fiscal independence, subject only to that in-ierial veto power which has to exist, which is a necessity and proper thing under our constitutional system, but which is rarely practically never exercised. Subject to that a^ a necessary con- necting link betv .M, the mother country, and the colony, Can- ada i:: practic, ,. a free country, having her own Customs law. We are free to say on what terms we shall admit the products of any country. It we should adjust our tariff to satisfy any foreign country and if that country should adjust its tariff to satisfy us, then, by reciprocal legislation, by reciprocal execu- tive act.on founded on legislation we might bring about an adjustment that would be satisfacto ^ The representative of a foreign nation approaching us might say: Here arc certain things oji which we will reduce our duties, and if you will re- duce your duties on certain things which we want we will trade with one another. And we might say: Very well, that is all right, wo will reduce the duties and you do liktwisc, and in that short and informal way there might be a mutual trade arrange- ment. We have the undoubted power to do anything of that kind, but of course any arrangement of that character which we might make would be temporary; it would be simply legislation from day to day and might be brought to an end at any moment by either party who was dissatisfies! with the arrangement If wc desired at any time to make a more permanent arrangement if we desired to make an arrangement for a period of years' we, of course, would have no power to do that whatever; that could only be done by the treaty-making power and while Can- ada has made enormous progress and has a large measure of self-government, we quite recogni;:e that the treaty-making power belongs to the Sovereign and if we desired to give the 25 that benpfits of this intermediate tariff to any country in rctxim for compensating advantages and desired to have them fixed for period of years, that could only be brought about through negotiation on the part of Ilis Majesty's government, by the appointment of an official representing His l^fajesty's govern- ment in order that a proper treaty might be negotiated. There is, however, no likelihood of any trouble on that score because wo miiy feel qui ' sure that if at any time wo have reason to believe that any foreign country is ready to make a favoiiriil)lo trade arrangement with Canada, His Majesty's govi iiment would Ikj only too ready to co-operate with us and that a proper official wouM bo appointed to negotiate such a treaty and that with him would be associated some Canadian minister in order that we might, through the proper channels, negotiate a treaty to bi'ing about the desired end. All we do then by ad j ing this intermediate tariff is to hold it up to countries abroad and say : This is something which yoii may obtain if you desire by entering into negotiations with Canada ; you may obtain tlie whole tariff for equal compensa- tion or you may obtain a part of that tariff for compensation. You may obtain it from day to day by reciprocal legislation or von may obtain it by a treaty brought about through the proper diplomatic »-nannels. We do not therefore bring this middle tariff into operation at once, but we put it before the world as a statement of the terms and conditions upon which we are willing to negotiate with other countries, and in order that we may in- duce them to give us better terms and take from ua a larger share of the products of Canada. Mr. W. F. MACLEAN. Does it include every article in the tariff? Mr. FIELDING. Every article in the tariff is set forth, but it does not follow that there is a difference in every article. There are a number of articles, i*' the tariff which are the same all through. There are here and there articles on which for special reasons we made no difference at all as between the general tariff and the preferential tariff; there are a number of such articles upon which there is no difference- to-day. Mr. FOSTEH. I wish to ask niv Loti. f wo qufelions. First, do I understand him to say that if ti wish prefcien tial tariff on certain classes of goods is to-day 17^ per cent and if this intermediate tariff having reference to that article is ji i! ! 2e then tl.*. P.;»;-i i- J'Htish prcforenco, and men the British preference only 7 per cent insto«r] ^t 171 or by parliament! " °°'""'"»' '" °»"" tariff and f that intermediate tariff were bronjrht into opera- nt o7: T"'' " ^ "'"^^'^'^ ^^ *'- *-'^- -^ ' - I uo 1 h'e : P^^^^^Jrr^--^ to extent of the difference Letueeii the t^^o-lt would diminish tlie British preference th.i \ A '•"'^' y^"^ "^ ^"s of a moderate character- could ■"«v -lutre wouia be no ffuamnfrir. ^* „„ we have .,.„„,, ..„,rj:r/ritr--r,:^^^ .f to-da, a e,„.e„ of Germa.j, „ere ,. g., i„<, „„, , "X^^^' per cent re- iico, aud 13 i of 17i per 'stion I wish ory nrrange- r in Council give us the f — to brinsr 'ts the tem- le my hon. not do that 5 reduction is a rednc- rcfcrc'itiiil referential rthole tlio 10 general for Great ennediato ito opera- nd to the 'lifferenco ereneo. inteniie- ling that lent with would it at inter- country r; could ntorvcii- day to except 1 of the t whioli ! diplo- of fact Lippose, iible in 27 the city of Montreal and if he wanted to follow diplon.atio channels and to do the absolutely correct thing according to the offiernl Hoyle he would write or telegraph hon.e to Gerunn.v, the German govennnent would go to the British An.bassa.br to Gern.any, the British Ambassador would go to the foreign offi. m London the foreign office in London would go to the Colon.ul office, the Colonial office would go to the Governor Genera and by and by the man in Montreal might find some ac ion taken in Canada as to his particular difficulty. That is the old theory as to relations with foreign countries; But what a foreign government does to-day is that it establishes a Consul I General m Montreal and the Geru.an citizen goes to that een a vast difference of late I Great Britain to-day gives her self-governing colonies a la measure of fiscal indo,.,.udence, and Great Britain would to-day make a treaty affecting the interests of Canada, with a think of aaking y iOT any length We would only 7 I spoak of. i to parliament ? nake any treaty B or effect until and confirmed. y authority to Tred to. Now, should frankly put bo fore the 1 we adopt this ation as a pro- why W3 should >ERBD. treaties which ■t. Wlien our two classes of lere were first ties. It is an perhaps some ns. Where a which it is to or a clause to my privileges country, then ich has made rgely by tho oured nation rhey did not re were the ities. These Jt deal more. ;s were made )nsulting the ' late years. nies a largo Q would not Ja, with any foreign nation, without submitting that treaty to the Canadian rovornment and saying: Is it your wish to become a party to [thas treaty? But .n tho olden time it was otherwise sZ the« kreatae. were made as I have said. I do not think many of th" I avoured nation treaties are of very great importance, but stil they are treaties which are binding upon Canada. The Belgian and German treaties were not only favoured nation treaties but ' dredTat"7r T' '''^ "^^^^^ ""'^ °«™- ^-^ies r' quired that If Canada was within the sphere of the treaty-and .t wa. I^ld that she was-«he should give Germany and lilgil everything winch she might grant in tl.e way of preferential con- cessions to Great Britain herself. That was the vital differonco bc^vyeen the two classes of treaties-the one onlv nffectod our relations with foreign countries, but the Belgian and Ger- n.an treaties interfered with our liln^rty to make arnm..o- nient with our mother country. It was against these treaties tliat the parliament and the government of Canada for many years protested. In the end these two treaties were do- nounced and the colonial empire received fisoal independ- once and liberty to make arrangements within itself. But the favoured nation treaties remained. Now, if we should brine in one f.iroign country under tho privileges of this new tariff, .il though that country should give us concessions which woul.l re,,ay us, the effect would be that wc would be obliged t'. cue tho same advantages without any return from the.n to a nuiubt-r of countries whicl, possess these favoured nation treiifirs. ^ ou can see at oiuic that this raises a very serious co„,,,lu..,„,n and warns us that we must not attempt to put this antt into operation at once. We must conduct our negotia- tions and try if we can to get several countries to n.nke an • arrangement with us, and then if we should brin,^ tbem in about >o same time it would not do us any harm if' we had to b. "g in >o„>e half dozen other countries the trade of which is ZZt ""'T*rl ' ^'•■"'^ '' ''^^ ^« I--t ont this very n ! PMta aspect of the matter and it is a very important reasou ^hy, ,,b le we put this tariff on our statute-book and hold it up as a basis for negotiations, we should not attempt to pxUit n o operation at once, but should only make it the sWeltlr i^ DRAWBACKS. I have spoken of the schedule in relation to drawbacks. Hon. g .t omen who are familiar with the tariff are aware that ther are uems in the tariff which grant free admission for certain so ■rtiolcs when i.so.l for special purposes-chiefly for man turmR purpospc. It has sometimes been complaineJ of tliat " open to ahnse; that the articles ahhnigh designed for particular purpose and made free for that particular pose may be applied to nmu- other purpose, anurpose, and on these we sav that horeaftor duty mn«t ho paid; but, so that the im|M,rfer will not bo ph in a worse poMtioii. we make a refund in the shar«? <*{ a di bmk to the 'xfcnt of 05 ,ier cent of the duty, upon proof i tl.o article has Wen used f..r the purj^ise designed, and not iii.y .ulior purpose. I think that change will meet the view: a very largo number of business men in the country who thiit the present AvMom is capable of being misused. UE \RRA\(iEME.\T OF THE DUTY ON SILKS. Tluro i. ,,.0 it...n of that class which we treat in a somew 'l'fff.r..nt WMv. Tt is not a free item ; it is an item on which have placed „ spc-ial duty. Several years ago hon. gentlen inny ro.iuinbor. I called the attention of the IIou«e to peculiar i,,siti.,n occupied by the manufacturers of nw-kti It was represented to us that the chief material used in I nianufacture of neckwear was German silk, which it was clai ed was particularly well adapted to the business. That mate- was imported tinder the f;<-rman surtax, and would have to p a very high rate of duty. At the same time German silk coi, be imported into Great Britain free of duty, manufa.-tur there into neckwear which had 25 per cent of British laboi upon it, and then imported nto Canada at 2.^^ per cent dut while the Ca;,adian manufacturers of neckwear had to p' nearly double that duty on the raw materials, out of which h, had to make the article. That was one of the difficulties th might arise under our tariff system, and we had to meet it. Tii manner in which we met it was to fix a special rate of duty < 10 per cent on silk imported for the manufacture of ties so th, with the British preference of 33^ per cent the manufacturer t neckwear had a fair chance. This provision, however, has bee very open to abuse. The man who makes neckwear is apt t for inaniifa Inland Revenue (]Mr. Teuiplcnian) shall* have the power, wishes, to import alcohol from abroad for the purpose naturing it, but he will naturally only do that if he fails ii' in at a low price in Canada. Even flion, wo may find that under his system of ma turo he has failed to realize all his expectations, for the i that my hon. friend has suggested— that he makes it oi one place. In view of that possibility, it m.ay be expedie the government to license pcoido in different parts o country to manufacture this alcohol. And if it be found sary to give the people cheap denatured alcohol for the : tries and the arts and for power and heating, then the Mi ot Inland Revenue will be given the right to import it f duty and sell it free of duty. Or, he may license peo] different parts of Canada to import the alcohol or buy i apply the denaturing agent, and thus produce the chea natured alcohol. At present the government has a contrac the people who supply the wood alcohol, which is the denat agent, and which is mixed with grain alcohol to produc 37 ■result. At present, wo shall have to live up to that contract. I But, if it be found that the Minister of Inland Revenii ■ cannot Igct the cheap alcohol in Canada, arrangements must be laade for I importation; and if it be found that the manufacture carried Ion in Ottawa alone is insufficient to meet the demands of tiio Icduntry, then we pro})ose t'. it the government should license a number of parties in different sections of the country to carry (>n the business of makir.ff the denatured alcohol. But, in that case, the persons so licensed shall have power to import foreign ale. .hoi free of . 10 a gallon on it, the same as on other alcohol. P.ut, of course, if iX to be used us a denaturing agent for grain ah-ohol, it can „„t pay a dutv of $2.40 a gallon. You cannot make cheni. alcohol for fuel if the agent which is used has to pay so high u dutv. We proiiose to put a duty of 20 cents a gallon c can hardly hope to have the opportunity, at an early day, to extend to Germany the benefit of tho iiitormcilialo tariff. These things take time. But there is no reason why wo should Udt come to a better understanding with regard to tho surtax. I have had conversations with certain gentlemen con- nected with German trade, which lead me to hope for a settle- ment in that respect. The discrimination aga.nst Canada and the resulting surtax imposed by Canada were the result, I hope, of a misunderstanding. I am inclined to think that our German friends did not understand the spirit of Canada's ac- tion, and when tliey took the step they did, we had to reply, and so the misunderstanding continued. As I say, I am encour- aged to believe that wo may come to an understanding whereby the surtax may be removed. If ari-angcments can be entered upon witli a view to the removal of the surtax and the removal of the burdens under which Canadxi's trade with Germany lies, we shall approach the matter in the best spirit and Avitli the hope that tho desired result may bo obtained. THE IRON' AND STEEL BOUNTIES. Xow, I desire to say a word with regard to the iron and steel bounties. In 1807, we regarded it as important, and we regard it as im]H)rtant now, that the cost of iron and steel to the cor.- sumer in Canada should not be too higli, because iron and steel at moderate cost are the foundation of an iunnense variety of industrial enterprises. Therefore, in 1897, we thought it our duty to cut down the customs duties on J^'on and steel, and, if necessary, that we should aid the industry by a system of bounties. In 1897 the bounties established were as follows: On iron from native ore, $3 per ton; upon ft reign ore, $2 per ton ; upon steel, $-3 per ton. Those bounties wore fixed on a sliding scale and gradually diminished. Last year they were 65 per cent of the original amount. This year since the 1st of 40 I ii ) I July, they stand at 35 per cent of the origintl amount. We are inclinod to think, from the best information we have, that it ■will be necessary for ua to encourage this industry for a short period further by a system of bounties. Mr. R. L. EORDEX. When will tlioy expire? Mr. FIELDING. On July 1 next, under existing legisla- tion. Wo propose to begin with the first day of January, 1907, and go back a step, and revert to the rate of last year. We do not go back to the original bounties of $2 and $3, but we go back one step on the sliding scale. Whereas last year it was 55 ]ier cent and this year ."'>, we take as our starting point now 55 per cent of the original amount. Eeginning on January 1, wo propose to take the bounties of a year ago ad a starting point, and so to arrange them that they will run out at the end df four years froui January 1 next. As we have six months to run yet, that moans an extension period of tliree years and a half, four years from January 1, but one-half year is provided under the existing law. We adopt to some extent a sliding scale, but we do not clumge the rate every year. Wo apply the following rates : On pig iron manufactured from foreign ore, for the year 1907 — this moans the calendar year — $1.10 per ton; for 11)08, $1.10; for 1909, 70 cents; for 1910, 40 cents. It will be . observed that wc take two years at $1.10, the rate last year; we reduce it next year to 70 cents and the following year to 40 — this is on iron manufactured from foreign ore. On steel ingots, we propose, in 1907, $1.65; in 1908, $1.G5; in 1909, $1.05; in 1910, 60 cents. Puddled iron bars are treated in the same way as steel ingots, but as they are not made in any considerable quantity they are not of any practical importance. Now I have not made any mention yet of iron made from native ore. I have reserved that for special reference for this reason : Bounties were originally established at $3 on iron from native ore, and $2 on iron from foreign ore. There was a clear advantage of $1 in favour of native ore. That was a considerable advantage, md if continued would probably have been useful in the development of our Canadian ores. Hon. gentlemen will see that ns the sliding scale came into 0[)era- tion that diiference in favour of the native ore was diminished. To-day the bounty on iron from Canadian ore is 35 per cent of $3, that is equal to $1.05 per ton. The bounty on iron from foreign ore is 35 per cent of $2, which is 70 cents per ton. The difference to-day is 35 cents per ton. This difference is 41 not Buffioiont to nnconrapro native I'ndnstrv. Thoso interested hftvo represented that if wo could keep up that difference of $1 there would be some inducement, some larger pfosi)oct of tlui devolopmcnt of native ores. Wo arc impressed with this arfru- ni< it because, while wc wish to encournffc the iron industry peiiorally, wo particularly want to encouray;c irou made from native ore in order to encourape the dcvoKjpmout of the ore.-* of Canada. Wc, therefore, make a special scale of rates for iron from native ore, the object of which is to sho • a more decided difference in favour of native ore than would '>o fIkiwu by ndoptinc; tho old slidinc: sealc. We propose that the rates of bounty daring these four year periods should be as follows: For the year 1007 tho bounty on iron from native ore will he $2.10, and on foreign ore $1.10 — the full dollar of diirorence ooeurs there. For the next year we keep tho figures the same, $2.10 for native ore and $1.10 f..r foreign ore — the differenco of a dollar still maintained. For the third year the bounty on iron from native ore will be $1.70, whereas on iron from foreign ore it is reduced to 70 cents; there is a redaction, but we still keep the difference of $1. Then for the fourth year we reduce tho bounty on the native ore to 90 cents and tho bnuntv on the foreign ore to 10 cents; making a difference of 50 cents be- tween the two. It will be seen that under this scale there are three years during which native ore will have the advantage of tho full dollar, and then in the fourth year the difference will be .50 cents, which will be more than it is to-dav. Mr. 11. L. BOllDEX. Beginning in each case with January 1 next? Mr. FIELDING. Yes. Existing bounties remain as they are until then. They are very small, 35 per cent of the original figures. We put these figures in for the purpose of giving more encouragement than at present to the Canadian ore. It has been suggested in some cases that we should put the bounty upon ore instead of upon the product of the smelter. There ' are, however, some difficulties in doing that, and unless tho ore is produced by a smelter and used, it will be no good to tho miner. But ^\e think this will help the miner and work out the same end. We propose that these hoimties should not apply to articdes exported. There :ire rumours- hon. gentlemen may havo seen them from time to time — that the great steel trust of the United States may co/ le into Canada to do business. If it ll 42 1 1 comes into Canadn to do business ii o ortlinary way, well and pood; hut if it conips hern to u dp iron and stetd ^or export, it might add largely to our b' . Wc think it is well to have it imdcrstood that wc are ^ these bounties for the cneouragcment of iron and stoel f onsuniption in Canada, anM rates? :Mr. FIELDING. They were $7 per ton general, and $4.6C§ per ton preferential when weighing less than thirty-five pounds y)er lineal yard. It will be ob.served that this makes a difference in favour of Great I'ritain. A special item Xo. 379, at low rates: British preferential, 5 per cent ; intennediate, 10 per cent ; general, 10 per cent, lias been provided, covering beams, channels, and angle bars, weigh- ing not less than forty pounds per lineal yard, for the manu- facture of bridges. Formerly .such beams, channels and angle bars were dutiable as follows : — If less than thirty-five pounds, $7 per ton. If over thirty- five pounds, 10 per cent. It will be observed that the preference in favour of Great Britain is made greater than one-third. Bar iron or steel, rolled, whether in coils, rods, bars or bundles, comprising rounds, ovals and squares, and flats; steel billets, n.o.p. ; and rolled iron or steel hoop, band, scroll or strip. twelve inches or less in widtii, number 1.3 gauge and thicker. Xew tariff, British preferential, $4.25 a ton; intermediate, $6 a ton ; general, $7 a ton. Old tariff, item 229, British preferential, $4.C6J a ton : gen- eral, $7 a ton. It will he observed that here again the ratio of preference is increased by reducing the British rate. I'ndcr the old tariff, item 230, universal mill platcs, without qualification as to size, were rated at 10 per cent for manufac- turers of bridges. It is now specified that the size shall be over 47 T>.,ii,. 1 • ••""I «ji jM.r cent to 5 nor crnf JColIf.l iron or »loi'] l.a-^ i. i i ' Ncvv tnriff rafog, Hriti.!. pn-rcronoe free-" i... r . ::',;;„i;:;. ■ -""»' -^^ ™'« - ■«-« '-■«.. ...i. :;,:;: ■InliaWc at 10 per cent ., ■ nZ, \ ■ 7 "'" '""""'' •lor ,1,0 old ,„« n. »rpcr «. »!d'! " ""• 1"''"'''° ""■ t" 20 per cent. '"' "°" ''''"'"« "'»>■■ Mowing ma,l,mo,, hnrvcstor., ,olf-bi„di„g „, withont bindor, ..aa,.otop.,t2p„to:t;roj;::rs.^iTtZ 48 but there are very many of these goods that cannot como from Great Hritain at all. We quite realize that, but wo have to fill in the rates in order to make the tariff symmetrical. The old tariff on these articles as T say was 20 per cent and we propose to reduce it to 17^ per cent. We give the manufacturer some coniponsation in the way of a drawback on some portions of the iron and ateel which he will use. The manufacturers are com- pensated by a drawback of 95 per cent of duty they may pay on pig iron, rolled iron, and rolled steel entering into such machines sold for home consumption in Canada. Windmills — this is an important item to the House of Com- mons — windmills have been reduced from 25 to 20 per cent. Threshing machine outfit, when consisting of traction or por- tabie engine and separator; under the old tariff these articles were dutiable at 25 per cent and we propose to make them 20 per cent. In the case of threshing machines the difficulty has not been so much the duty as the valuation. There ha« been a difliculty in establishing a proper valuation for that article be- cause it is not sold to the wholesale trade; it passes from the manufacturer through the hands of agents to the consumer. The department has been allowing 40 per cent reduction on the cost price but the department is rearranging that and in- creasing the valuation, so that unless there was a reduction in the duty the cost of the article would be increased. That was not desirable because it is a very important item in the North- west so that the change in the valuation will not operate to the disadvantage of the buyer. Mr. COCKSIIUTT. Are ploughs included with mowers f Mr. FIELDING. Not in this item ; I have not come to ihe ploughs yet. Axes, scythes, sickles or reaping hooks, hay or straw knives, edging knives, hoes; rakes, n.o.p., and pronged Corks; these are all farming implements; the old duty was 25 per cent and we propose a reduction to 22 J per cent. Under the old tariff if they were imported from Great Britain the duty was 1G§ per cent but the new preferential rate will bo 15 per cent. The old general tariff of 25 per cent is continued on the fol- lowing ngriciUtural implements: hayloaders, potato-diggers, horse-powers, separators, n.o.p., windstackcrs, fodder or feed cutters, grain crushers, farming mills, hay tedders, farm, road or field rollers, post hole diggers, snaths and other agricultural impleuicnts, n.o.p. 49 mowers; on these the orrLfdu^r^^^^^^^^ """' '""' '^''''^ new concral t.rJff "^ ' ^^ P^"" •'''°* ""^ in the I" rod,,™ it ,„ 20 ,„, „„,'" ""' ^'i P""- ■■<"■' »" ^'J ■»' COTTON FABRICS. P-c- p.c. • 15 22J • 17* 22J 25 30 Cen. p.c. 25 25 32} Gray cotton, unbleached, n.o.p.. , White cotton, bleached, n.o.p. Printed, dyed or coloured, „.o.p.;. ,, 30 33, This IS a reduction of 1§ per cent (from 1C» per cent tn 1. per cent) under the preferential tariff on ±"^^0^1 un bleached; an increase from 16» per cent to luL . T the preference on white fabricsf rdecrase of o, Z' . "°f ' the general and «n increase of U 1, ! f ^,^' ''^°* ""'^^ on printed, d,ed or co W fl^T; r;"'^^ ''' ''^^^'^"^^"^ linr^™"? ''' "^'' "^'^^ '^^^''"'^^' ^ ^•"'ilar fabrics of hnen. For departmental masons it is considered advisa^ t If 5S i !' have common ratea on cotton and linen fabrics as these articles are so interwoven that it is impossible to distinguish between them or to state which is the component part of chief value. All such linen fabrics were formerly dutiable at 26 per cent under the general tarifE and 16§ under the prefereiutial tariff. White cotton embroideries which were rated at 25 per cent, and Valenciennes, torchon and white cotton lace, which were dutiable at 35 per cent, are grouped in one item and the follow- ing low rates imposed thereon: British preference, 12^ per cent; intermediate, 17^ per cent; general, 20 per cent. Thia is in the interest of the white-wear manufacturers. I can imagine some one sayine that these laces are articles of luxury which should be taxed heavily, but a- second thoughts hon. gentlemen will see that these laces and anbroideries are largely used in making up whit^-wear goods. The work of the seamstress is a very large industry in Canada, and the effect of giving this reduction will be to have a greater proportion of these fabrics made in Canada and to give work to seamstresses. Mr. BERGERON. They are not made in Canada? Mr. FIELDING. Practically not at all BINDER TWINE. Under the old tariff all articles entering into the cost of binder twine were entitled to free entry, but as cordage and binder twine can be, and are, made in the same factories, there is a possibility that the item may be abused. It has, therefore^ been provided that the right to free entry of such articles at the time of importation is confined to manufacturers who manufac- ture binder twine alone. The manufacturers who make cordage as well as binder twine will get a drawback of the duty paid on articles entering into the cost of binder tvrine, such drawback to be paid upon due proof that the articles have entered into the cost of making binder twine only. Mr. FOSTER. A full drawback? The drawback is 95 per cent in all of Mr. FIELDING, those cases. WOOIXKN GOODS. The following changes have been made as respects the duties on woollen goods: — A new item has been created for flannels, plain not fancy, Italian linings of wool, Cobourga, lustres and mohair and al- paca fabrics, the rates for which are fixed at: British prefer- per 53 wlb'.!':* :*« ;:3 "t"^ r---' - •'» '.«»- This 13 in the interfiaf nf ♦„;! 7 ^euucea to ^JJ per cent. .~d, of c„„r„,tn^:l";,l: "' ■"""'-'"- »* «lo.hi„g per cent and preferentinl ^n '^ ''^^^' e«°eral 36 fabric of wo^ltd r :ll^ -^"^ "• -'■■-'^ »» •" »*»' BATES ON VAHIOUS CLASSES OP OO0D3 ce«t 2?t™« TV" °"^" " '""""^ '"■" ^^1 P«' a.0 item of boolta. UndToZZT^ Tj^ connection with of book, not prinW or L!^ old tanff f^ entrj. was .llowod ended -.!»:< ."trb^LTi'-^rrofi'' "-• '- ».t.. .neo,po,aW eoUe^ „ no™a. ^hTl" XIT' "°'"'- pnirCt:drc'''r r,'° ^'°''^' "^^^'^ -«' the. .« inZd^dt^d .Srtf ^^.'"-"^ '- "'-. » lege or school in Canar^ TI^L T T "°''""'"^' "'■ produced in Can.d. T J ' ""' '^^' ""<■ »« "»l Jntiabt a^'Z^'^Ltir '^°°'^ ""'* "'" '°™"'^ The general tariff jate on paper saok« «. k • , h^.^.. inc^ased f.n,.5 pe" It^t-rpe^^nr "iS n" f' »..«1 .ate, which was fo™„,, ,„ pe/AraThJn r^ntl,- S4 to 16 per cent It will be observed that the ratio of preference in favour of Great Britain has been Bubstantially increased. In the interest of boot and shoe manufacturers the duty on boot and shoe patterns manufactured of paper, which was 25 per cent under the general tariff and 23^ per cent under the preferential tariff, has been reduced as follows: British prefer- ence, 10 per cent ; intermediate, 12^ ^r cent ; general, 15 per cent. Under the old tariff tubes and cones of paper, to be used in winding yams in cotton mills, were free of duty. They are continued free, but the item is extended so as to allow free entry of such tubes and cones for woollen mills and other textile in- dustries that may use them. Matrix paper adaped for use in printing, which was formerly dutiable at 25 per cent, is made entirely free. The general tariff on perfumery has been increased from 30 to 35 per c«»r-t und the British preference from 20 per cent to 25 pci cent The intermediate rate is fixed at 32J per cent. That is an article of luxury which we thought should be charged a higher tariff. Celluloid, xylonite or xyolite, in the rough, which were form- erly free, have been made dutiable at 5 per cent imder the general and intermediate tariff, and continued free when from Great Britain. T)iat is one of the cases in which we put a duty on the foreign article and kept the article free from Great Britain. Linseed oil, we have changed the duty from ad valorem to specific. It was explained, not merely by makers of the oil but by importers, that it is an article which varies very much in price, and it is almost impossible to do the business successfully under an ad valorem duty. The specific duty amounts pro- bably to about the same. The general rate per hundred pounds is $1.20, the intermediat« rate is $1.10, and the British prefer- ence rate 80 cents. Gasoline or naphtha, which was dutiable at 2^ cents per gal- lon, is made free of duty. This will be of great benefit to fifher- men and farmers who use gasoline as motive power. On marble and granite, dressed and manufactures thereof, the preferential tariff has been increased from 23J per cent to 30 per cent. The general tariff rate is continued at 35 per cent. Mr. W. F. MACLEAN. What is the difference? 55 "■y low bj. the clunM «vm ?.. . «''" *»" ""J' ther he want« the duties! "^ T' ^* '^ ^'°" "''^ ^™ ^^'«- i« apt to be a little c'fuT T" " n '"'"*^ »^"*-'' '- Others will sav: Take the 1^.7 '"^ ^'^ ""^ ^^h^--^ "«• take them o/ever;^^i^M:r Wert'""' P'"'^"^'^ '^ ^- are in the direetiontf'V, tS^rc'^:' '^^ " ™'« ^'""^ farmer to say that the oh.,nrJ *?"'''• ^^ ^o not want the ^J^e U^i^s hrh^mlertrrerl^rr'^'^f ""'"^^^^ strong advocates of hiehdm"r«lt), f."""' ^'"™^'^ "« is the other way. Thetforlw f ^"^'' '^' ^'""'''^ '^"^"'^^ and any we ha^ TdttX^ ? ":,-^« "^^ ^^-^-' extent. ^"^ *^^ an inr •■- ase to sonio "■* """iMiJ' changes there! >!»" c»i« la?'fS h„Vr.M If?"'"* '" *"' '"■'■''^ "■* tatW. One matter 171- f'"."'°'^°'"S '»>-»«lf t« the cu.lo,„ nection ^t^ZZ: I^iTI'T "" ""' *«" '" "- B« ,„ do «, much ,h tbe LI '' T '°''"*°' »°<> "■« k.a -i". ' about the rate tte had ««»;. i! ? , """ "" '"S" at ".a, .„t ha™ bL ^.'^ej :;:^, :i '«^ "" '*^' «■- w. tUfl that the change rdrl'TXT.'L^T ?T "'"' onlsid, the e»pi„. „„T J' ^""' " ''"'" """"^ euce on the raw material. If he had «„ff ^ ^'"^"'^ I ; 58 t eoune, he would have .been no better off bj the change. But there are conditions attaching to the augar refining butineu which practically prevent the Canadian refiner from suffering this competition. We do not say that all refined sugar made in Great Britain shall come in under the preferential tariff. What we say is that we are giving the benefit of the preference to re- fined sugar made from British grown raw sugar. It happens that the refiners in England have not equipped themselves to meet that condition. They draw their raw material from all sources. If the raw material Cv..acs from other than a British country, the refined sugar made from it is not entitled to the benefit of the preference on entering Canada. The consequence is that, in practice, a very small quantity of British refined sugar comes in under the preference. Therefore, the Canadian refiner gets the benefit of the reduction on the raw material, but he suffers very little from the competition of the refined sugar from Great Britain. There has been a very considerable outcry against the sugar duties. In the course of the investigation by the tariff commission, we had strong representations made to us that the refiner was receiving an enormous protection. I frankly say that I could not follow the argument to that con- clusion. But I think that, under the preference, the Canadian refiner gets more advantage than we intended to give him. One point that is made is that the raw sugar manufactured in Great Britoin must be taken to England from, soy, the West Indies, paying freight, and then has to be brought to Canada, paying freight again. This double freight of itaelf, is a considerable protection. As it works out, the refiner gets the full benefit of the preference and he suffers little competition from the British refined sugar. So, as I have said, we think that the operation of the preferential tariff, is to give him, perhaps, more than wo intended, and a little more than he needs. A-.d, in consider- ation of this, and in deference to the feeling that the sugar duties should be reconsidered, we propose to add a little to the duty on the raw material. We make an increase of 7^ cents per hundred pounds on raw sugar when impor'^d from a British country, which means 12 cents under the gt^ iral tariff. We need consider only the 7^ cents under the British preference, because the refiner gets practically all his raw sugar from the West Indies, Mr. SAM. HUGHES. The British refiner t Mr. FIELDING. No, the refiner in Canada. ^^r- SAM. HUGHES Tv^ i ;« h-e made tUU the „ arL Jof h'' '""'' '" *'"* "'P^^ *""», encourage, o„r We«t ind.aTrat" "" "^"' "''•^'''^« Mr. FIELDIXG T), think that the r;finer haab^f "!"* '^^""'^''^ ''^ tho^ .ho hat the British refiner hadt brTn ' I • '" '""''^ "^^""t-*'' » West Indies or some other cou„t^^ "" ""'"'"^ ^«>'n the then nanst p„, freight upon the Sned?' '"*'* "^^^ '^' -^ wns regarded as a considerable p^^t *" *" ^''""^"- ^hi. «d.an refiner. The «sult is ha'S" " ''"^' ^" '''^ ^- of raw sugar comes in „„der the n-^ "" '""■"^""^ ^"""tity «"gar comes i„. While it is ou' ^ !"""''""' ''"'^ ''"'« ''^'^^^ refining industry, and while we wil?" *° ^"eourage the sugar of ra. sugar from the Wes InVef a^tr'"'' *''' ''°P*''^«*^- w-h to give the Cana^l.-an refiner an 1^^""'/""'' ""'' ^' "«' as, under the preferential tariff the r- , T'^' ^°^' ga.nin. rather more advanta^' th ' "" ''^'''' has been ™ak. . .light change in the du^L Tbil d "'"'^' ^ ^'^'^' ^ «um V because it does not toul't J ""' "'^«'* the con- Th< ncrease is verv slight buf a, '"'''''" "^ '^fi^^^ «"ffar. CONCLUSION I know that though the tarfff !! ., '"^ '""^'"*''>"^'' f^-anso table it will be in 'possi^^le f^fa l^^^^^^^^ ^^•f ^ '-<' "Pon the at once the effect of them, and I thT] fT '"^ ^"^ "PProhend for hon. gentlemen to hav; these t' '""^^ ^^ ^^"-"-"t I do not suppose that we 2 1 i "" "'''"'"'^''■ everybody. I am sure that 4 hall fi"d T'"''' '"'^ P'^^'"? particular interest which will th;^'^; tTr^tTr^ w I M it sLoiiId havo been. It ii onlj naturiil foi r . h man to think that his intcrcat is the one of great importancr. But I can taj that wc baro approached the qtu<ere desire to bo fair to nil. Here and there, whore an i.i m-sfry seemed to have foo great advantage nndcr the tariff, wt liin- ■ made a de- ercnso. Ileri! and there, where an industry 8ceni> lot to havo \tcvn fairly fonsidored wc tried to give it a ' ncc, keep- ing always in view the idea that we Hhonld hi ■ n lo. 'crate and not an ex ;< tluu I. jriff which wo now projxisc will bo an instrumtu fjr 1: r : o/ance- nient and prosperity of the whole Dominion. Wo ai c .. .dent that it will bo found a good tariff lur the maitufadurci.. vhlle, at tho same time, it is om- that we may fairly ask the con- sumers to ac«'ept and one under which the country will go on and pntspcr even more than it has prospered during the last ten years. I will place on the table the resolutions and the tariff schedules. I may add that I am having prepared an index which will connect the present tariff with the tariff as it was last revised so that any hon. gentleman may compare any item as it is revised to-day with the corresponding item in the exist- ing tariff. The whole thing baa been revised and shaken up. When an hon. gentleman looks at the present tariff and desirea to conijKare it with the old tariff, he will have an index which will enable him to trace the item in the existing tariff. I beg to move : RESOLUTIONS. 1, Kcsolved, — That it is expedient to revise and consolidate tho Acts unci parts of Acts now in force respecting tlie duties of cus- toms, and that for this purpose it is expedient *o repeal the follow- ing Acts or parts thereof not heretofore repealed, viz. : The Customs Tariff, 189", king chapter sixtcea of the statutes of 1^07, chapter thirty seven of the statutes of 1898, intituled an Act to amend the Customs Tariflf, 1897; chapter fifteen of the rtatutes of 19(K), intituled an Act to amend the Customs Tariff, 1897; chapter twenty-two of the statutes of 1901, intituled an Act to amend the CnstDina Tariff, 1897; chapter thirty-throe of tho statutes of 1902, intituled an Act to amend the Customs Tariff. 1807; chapter fifteen of the statutes of 1903, intituled an Act to amend the Customs Tariff, 1897; chapter ekven of the statute? of lt«>4. intituled an Act to amend the Customs Tariff, 1897; chapter elev.n f>f the statutes of 100r», intituled an Act to amend the -Customs i -iff, 1897; and «1 And to provide otfcerwii. K. . .• "(' 'ti:; ^^^"---^^ w"f:"! ""^^ "-- "-' —. of th, '^'•, „,, '"' '"'^ «•'""•"•"<» Poun.u'avoirdu. '**.«. «^no.lT™* ''''"':^' 'P { spirit- ...„,, ... r;„^ of 0.01«7 a. ::^'j;^",^ ,^«^- ^'''--Leit have T^^eiti"" ." ui; Jiio expression ' nh.'nt > u •'«'et or plate „ot rxoordin ' ,! '" """'''- (i) The expression •nUtr' »i ''^"^5rTl'"^'"r *^- ''--i^^^^ to „etaK .enn,. (1) ilic initiaa '«/,>■ '»'»-i.mns of an inch in ♦»,: .i -r.U 'per een,„„. ad ^aloX' ' •""^ ''"^ "' -<•«"-•"; of X ^k; ihe word ' f mn ' ; nnd to which ifw. »..« ^^"" "PPosno which th» -, j ('l^r;:.':^,,::;---,.,.3 •»• i. (a) To goods the produce or manufacture of any llntish or foreign country to which the benefits of such intermediate tariff shall have been extended in the manner hereinafter provided, when imported direct from such foreign country or from a British coun- try. (3) That the rates of customs duties, if any, sot forth in column 3 'General Tariff' shall apply to all goods not entitled to admission under the Intermediate Tariff or under the British Preferential Tariff aforesaid. ,,r-x t n (4) That proof of origin, as prescribed by the Minister of Cus- toms, shall be furnished with the bill of entry at the custom house for goods admitted to entry under any of the tariffs in schedule A; and that the decision of the Minister of Customs shall be final as to the tariff or surtax applicable in any case to imported goods by rea- son of their origin'; . , . , , .1. ■ Provided, that goods for which entry is claimed under the in- termediate twiff shall be bona fide the produce or manufacture of a country which has been admitted to the benefits of such intermedi- ate tariff; , . , i j ■ . Provided further that every manufactured article to be admitted under the British preferential tariff shall be bona fide the manufac- ture of a British country entitled to the benefits of such British preferential tariff, and that a substantial portion of the value of the M (b) withdraw th« benefit „T*k t*^f* ^solutions; " the rate of customs dutiee L fortJ. • ™,u'"^'''*»"''j' ^een subjSt to rati^'f H*'^ publication of .ucrler t^"?:^ *«"^' -dto n or -nufactut^^ftch'tS'^ff "^^'^ *« ^-d" tt pLit^ duties aet forth in C itra^S ^H**^'' f^« 'ato/^'^it" duce or manufacture of such imfnl ^^"" "PP'y to goods the orT these resolutions. ' '""'' *'°""''7' «"l>ject to the provisions o^ kind- mat* In SnaTa! if ?hetpoT'^'» *» ^-"^"^ of a Cass or importer in Canada be L tL^^ /!" "'^^^''^ '^"'"ff price to „n course in the country whence exnortii^ ^ ^^ "*"«' «°d ordinary exportation to Canada, there ahln^- *^,9?°ada at the time of ^Z wise established, be lc;i^,To£ed a"nd ?'?" *° ^''^ '^"»'- oth ! • ri'nf ''' -^' ^-^' -'^e-ifrt^^^f^'forhr^^^^^ p . , ^""^ nome con- »n. J',liVf--«/«"-> "".. .h.., no. ...^ „^ ^, ."of^o^s ;„'^,';ii:,i^ '«"-'». ^ «■ i. .„„„ ,„„ 64 ProTiikd farther that exoiie dutiai thaU be diaiegarded in eati- mating the maiket value of goods for the purposes of special duty when the goods are entitled to entry under the British Preferential Tariff. . (2) That tho expression ' export price ' or ' selling price m this section shall bo held to mean and include the exporter's price for the goods, exclusive of all charges thereon after their shipment from the place whence e^owrted directly to Canada. (3) That if at any time it appears to the satisfaction of the Gov- ernor in Council, on a report from the Minister of Customs, that the payment of the special duty by this section provided for is being evaded by the shipment of goods on consignment without sale prior to such shipment, the Governor in Council may in any case or class of cases authorise such action as is deemed necessary to collect on such goods or any of them the same special duty as if the goods had been sold to an importer in Canada prior to their shipment to Canada. (4) That if iho full amount of any special duty of cu oms is not paid on goods imported, the customs entry thereof shall be amended and the deficiency paid upon the demand of the collector of customs. (5) That the Minister of Customs may make such regulations as are deemed necessary for carrying out the provisions of this sec- tion and for the enforcement thereof. (6) That such regulations may provide for the temporary ex- emption from special duty of any article or class of articles, when it is established to the satisfaction of the Minister of Customs that such articles are not made or sold in Canada in substantial quan- tities and offered for sale to all purchasers on equal terms. (7) That such regulations may also provide for the exemption from special duty of any article when the difference between tho fair market value and the selling price thereof to the importer as aforesaid amounts only to a small percentage of its fair market value. 6. That articles which are the produce or manufacture of any foreign country which treats imports from Canada less favourably than those from other countries may be subject to a surtax over and above the duties specified in the said schedule A, such surtax in every case to be one-third of the duty specified in the general tariff in the said schedule A: That any qurstion arising as to any foreign country or goods coming under the oiierations of the provisions in regard to the sur- tax shall be decided by the Minister of Customs, whose decision shall be final: . Provided, that the Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of thia resolution in regard to sudi surtax, and may, by order in council, from time to time, suspend the surtax from application to the goods of any country. 7. That notwithstanding anything in these resolutions, fish and other producto of the fisheries of Newfoundland may be imported into (Canada free of customs duty until otherwise determined by the Governor in Council by order published in the 'Canada Gazette.' 8. That fish caught by fishermen in Canadian fishing vessels and the products thereof carried from the fisheries in «uch vessels, shall the 8^verarra?4 of drawWk f *" Conso idated Revenue Fund. 11. That whenever from or as a result nf i,,«^^- the expense of the consumcPB. the Gov^rnop in r«..„«ii ^ " tt ri??^ ir^"' r^'r -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ he public the benefit of reasonable competition in the artiSr Jf It appears to the Governor in Council that such disadvantage to the consmner « fac.htatod by the duties of custon« imposed on IML (2) That whenever the Governor in rn..,.«:i j dealers in any article of -commerce to unduly promo^r?,! T °' tage of the manufacturers or dealers hi such ardcW I ^'^''""' of the consumers, the Governor in Coundrir^tmL.t TeT power any judge of the Supreme Court, or Ex^Zer ?ourt of Canada, or of any superior court in any province of Canada to in quire ma summary way into and report to the Governor in Coi^n" papers and shall have such other necessary "^wcS as are tt' "^ «Pon him by the Governor in Council for\rpTr;L":f*'stw n^^Jt^^fri^^i^f^t'ss^iif^r; Tszr'r^^^' ernor in Council may admit the artTcle fl^ of ^.tv ^" ^''^' the duty thereon as to give to the public th.L?«!' 7 '° "'''"«' competition in the article if it apneas to th« C ''^'«''«''"»Wo that such disadvantage to' the conTZ t a !&£ 'L'^TT' of customs impased on a like article. "'^""atod by the dutiot 2 Resolved,— That it is expedient to repeal sll „«i„ • placing articles on tjje. f ree li?Vor reducinrrat^ Jl^- '" ~""''" other orde« ii, co{,iJctl W- 4ep,SS ;^„5^ *^"V«'' "^d "U with any of tK.-p^Vi^loHs-.5f ^tS^WiS "" "'''""'•"""'t 60 8. BesolTed,— That it U expedient to provide that nothing con- tained in the foregoing proviaions shall a£Fect t^ French Treaty Act, 1894, or chapter three of fifty-eight-fifty-nine Victoria, heing 'An Act respecting Commercial Treaties affc-Hing Canada.' 4. Besolved, — That it is expcviient to proyide that the provisions of the foregoing resolutions alia.l be deemed to have cemo into operation on tho 30th day of November, 1006. i^k