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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Montreal report on a new Upper Canada parliamentary act admitting specific US goods duty-free, imposing a 5% ad valorem duty on others, and setting tonnage duties on US vessels with exemptions, effective until the next session ends.
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By a late act of the parliament of Upper Canada, the following articles are admitted from the United States free of duty.
Manufactured tobacco, staves and heading, wheat, pot and pearl ashes, furs and skins not dressed, pork & live cattle, sheep, hogs and tallow,--also, flour, oak, pine and fir timber, for exportation only.
A duty of five pounds avvalorem, is imposed on all articles, to which no duty is particularly affixed.
On all vessels or boats, the property of the citizens of the United States, a tonnage duty of 3 per cent, if not above five, or less than fifty tons; and six per cent on all vessels above fifty tons. Such vessels are exempted as are exclusively employed in the transportation of passengers and their baggage, or laden with goods and merchandise in transitu for this province.
The act is to remain in force until the end of the next ensuing session.
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Primary Location
Upper Canada
Event Date
August 3
Outcome
duty-free admission of specified us articles; 5 pounds avvalorem on unspecified; tonnage duties of 3-6% on us vessels with exemptions; in force until end of next session.
Event Details
Parliament of Upper Canada passes act allowing duty-free import from US of manufactured tobacco, staves and heading, wheat, pot and pearl ashes, undressed furs and skins, pork, live cattle, sheep, hogs, tallow, flour, and oak, pine, fir timber for export only. Imposes 5 pounds avvalorem duty on other articles. Sets tonnage duties on US-owned vessels: 3% for 5-50 tons, 6% above 50 tons, exempting passenger transport or goods in transit to province.