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Show T R 1\. VELS TIIR OUGII LO\VER CA AD.\.: A Sr A TEMENT of the Articles fubjcCl: to D uty on Importation in to Ctnad.l, and of the~ Dutic payable thcr on. ]~randy : nd other fpirits, the manuh"tClurc of Jreat Bri-tain, per p·allon - - - - . - . - Rum and other fJ)irits, imported fi-om the colomes Ill the Wdr I ndies, per gallon Branoy and fpirits of forei n manufJCl:urc, imported from Great Dritain, per gallon dditional duty on the far1e, per ()'a1lon I um or fpirits m:111Ll£1Clured in the United States, per gallon Molalles and Syrups imported in Briti(h fhipping, per nal lou t> dditional duty, per gallon Mola!lc or Syrups legally imported in other than BritiD1 !hipping, per gallon ..1\tlditional duty, per gallon Madeira wine, per gallon Other wine .. - N. B. Wine can be imported direCl:ly from Madeira, or from any of the African iflands, into Canada; but 110 European wine or brandy can be importeu, except through England. Loaf or lump fugar, per lb. - Mufcovado or claycd fugar ' Coffee, per 1 b. Leaf tobacco, per lb. Playing cards, per pack ... Salt, the minot .. (' :/., . J. d. .".) I- 3 - I- - - 3 - - .") 6 3 -- 6 - - 3 -- J r -- --1: -- - 2 2 2 - 4 N. B. The minot is a mcafur commonly ufed in Canada, which is to the Winchefter builiel, as xoo is to 1o8,765. Th I M P 0 R T S. The imports into Can:H a conftfl of all th ' n nous , rticks whic 1 a ·young conntry, that docs not manu(lclurc u•uch fur its own ufc, c; n lw fup polcd to fbnd in need of; fill'h as earthen wn.n:, hardware, an houfchold furniture, except of the co:1rlt:r 1 inds; wooll n and linen clot hs, hahcd:l(lJcry, hofi<:ry, &c. ; l apcr, fl.,ttion:1ry, lc:tthcr ancl manufaCtll res of leathe r, gr cc ri ·s, \Vi l1t' , fpiri ts, \ ' cfl Indian pro 1 c, &c. &c.; .cordage of every dcicription, anLl C'vCi l tl11.. coarfcr manuJ:1Cl.urcs of iron, arc a11o im}~ortcd. The fuil of the country is w 11 adapted to the growth of hemp, ant great pains have been taken to introduce the cul ture of it. IIandbiiis, explaining the mann ·r in whi h it can be raifcd to the belt adv:wtagc, h:lVe been affiduoufly circuh ted .among£l the f.trmcrs, and pu!lcd up at all the public houfes. It is a diHicult matter, however, to put th<.: French Canadians out of their old ways, (o that very little h m) lu<> been raifcd in confcqucnce of the pains that have been thus taken; anJ it is not probable that much will be raifcd for a onfidcrable time to come. Iron ore has been difcovcred in various parts of the conn try; but works for the [melting and manufacturing of it have been erected at one place only, in the neighbourhood of Trois Rivicres. Thefc works were creCl:ed by the king of I• ranee fome time before the conquefi: they are now the property of the Britiib gov rnment, and are rented out to the perfons who hold them at 1n·cfent. Whe. the lrafe expires, which will be the cafe about the year 18oo, it i thought that no one will be found to carry on the works, as the bank of ore, fi-om whence they are fu pplicd, is nearly. cxhaulted. The works confifl: of a forge and a foundry: iron ftov s arc the principal articles manufaCtured in the latter; but they are not fo much dl:ecmed as thofe from England. Dorncfiic manufaCl:ures are carried on in moft parts of Canada, con~ fifl:ing of linen and of coarfc woollen cloths; but by far the greater part of thcfe articles u[cd in the country is imported from Great Britain. F f The |