The MINISTER OF CUSTOMS (Hon. Wm. Paterson).
The present customs duty on cotton fabrics, white or gray, bleached or unbleached, is 25 per cent ad valorem, subject to a rebate of one-third the duty, making the net rate 16f per cent, when made in and imported direct from a country admitted to the benefits of the British Preferential Tariff of Canada. The customs duty on the same fabrics under the Customs Tariff of 1877, was 17* per cent ad valorem.
Topic: QUESTIONS.
Subtopic: DUTY ON BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED COTTON.
Subtopic: DUTY ON BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED COTTON.