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Summary statement of the quality and value of, and amount of duty collection on, the articles of British and foreign merchandise entered for consumption
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| From France | From Germany | From other foreign countries | Amount of duties received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | ||||
| Specific and ad valorem | ||||
| 30 per cent–brandy, 103,141 gallons | 164,757 | 137 | 72 | 80,142.73 |
| 10 per cent–molasses, 2,070,614 gallons | - | - | 168,607 | 143,821.69 |
| 5 per cent–coffee, Green, 1,222,833 lbs | - | 20 | 6,249 | 44,822.16 |
| 15 per cent–sugar, refined, 270,786 lbs | 365 | 706 | 84 | 8,986.20 |
| 10 per cent–sugar, other than refined, 37,381,463 lbs. | - | - | 705,766 | 925,023.44 |
| 15 per cent–tea, 6,775,501 lbs | 5 | - | 319,601 | 607,119.34 |
| 20 per cent ad valorem | ||||
| Carpets and hearth Rugs | - | - | 11 | 61,343.80 |
| Chinaware, earthenware, and crockery | 2,406 | 308 | 12 | 37,235.72 |
| Cordage | - | - | - | 19,091.08 |
| Cottons | 11,561 | 8,285 | - | 1,408,842.04 |
| Dried fruits, and nuts of all kinds, 6,612,581 lbs | 22,700 | 35 | 75,082 | 64,252.42 |
| Drugs, not otherwise specified | 2,925 | 210 | - | 37,983.11 |
| Fancy goods and millinery | 48,863 | 12,888 | 1,226 | 133,300.90 |
| Glass and glassware | 37,121 | 9,509 | 46,101 | 68,204.76 |
| Hats, caps, and bonnets | 1,052 | 7,361 | - | 73,327.01 |
| Hosiery | 2,162 | 3,434 | - | 51,841.46 |
| Iron and hardware | 2,340 | 22,699 | 3,317 | 281,879.86 |
| Leather | 158,390 | 6,257 | - | 49,667.91 |
| Linen | 311 | 2,300 | 9 | 303,826.51 |
| Manufactures of leather, or imitation of leather | 99,068 | 7,224 | 765 | 39,509.73 |
| Musical Instruments, including musical boxes and clocks | 714 | 4,893 | 3,152 | 20,607.20 |
| Other machinery | - | - | 550 | 51,381.36 |
| Oils, in any way rectified or prepared, 201,909 gallons | 35,289 | 335 | 8,172 | 31,456.89 |
| Paints and colors | 862 | 3,360 | - | 24,099.33 |
| Silks, satins, and velvets | 110,026 | 20,898 | 7,935 | 230,590.65 |
| Small waves | 35,109 | 8,931 | 577 | 246,125.70 |
| Wine, of all kinds, in casks, 578,362 gallons | 86,068 | 16,256 | 154,816 | 67,605.65 |
| Woollens | 129,506 | 134,056 | 31,991 | 1,357,094.34 |
| Unenumerated articles | 9,091 | 849 | 2,537 | 44,511.70 |
| 10 per cent ad valorem | ||||
| Copper, brass, or iron tubes, and piping, when drawn | - | - | - | 15,362.04 |
| Cotton yarn find warp | - | - | - | 24,028.78 |
| Jewellery and watches | 20,584 | 3,785 | 9,033 | 25,352.80 |
| Iron–Canada plates and tin plates | - | - | - | 21,814.46 |
| Iron–railroad bars, wrought iron chairs and spikes | - | - | - | 11,254.75 |
| Steel, wrought or cast | - | 501 | - | 17,350.54 |
| Free goods | ||||
| Animals–horses, 1,239 | - | - | - | - |
| Articles for the public uses of the Province | - | - | 256 | - |
| Bark, berries, nuts and vegetables, woods and drugs–used solely in dyeing | 1,110 | 1,680 | 5,277 | - |
| Books (printed), periodicals and pamphlets–not elsewhere specified | 40,493 | 220 | 1,165 | - |
| Carriages, and vehicles of travellers, etc. | - | - | - | - |
| Cheese, 1,893,081 lbs. | 1,008 | - | - | - |
| Coal and coke, 220,276 tons | - | - | 960 | - |
| Commissariat and ordnance stores | - | - | - | - |
| Cotton, wool | - | - | - | - |
| Flax, hemp, and tow–undressed | - | - | - | - |
| Fish–Fresh | - | - | - | - |
| Fish–Salt | - | 754 | 309 | - |
| Fish oil–crude | - | - | - | - |
| Fruit, green | 1,906 | - | 4,104 | - |
| Furs and skins, pelts or tails, undressed | - | 17,038 | - | - |
| Flour, 81,945 barrels | 432 | 24 | - | - |
| Grains–Indian corn, 2,075,834 bushels | - | - | - | - |
| Grains–Wheat, 2,018,486 bushels | - | - | - | - |
| Hides and horns | - | - | 8,287 | - |
| Meats, fresh, smoked, and salt, 7,619,561 lbs | - | 1,106 | 285 | - |
| Military and naval stores | - | - | - | - |
| Pig iron, pig lead, and pig copper | 4,566 | - | 6,377 | - |
| Rice | - | 1,766 | - | - |
| Sal ammoniac, sal soda, soda ash | 568 | - | - | - |
| Salt | 68 | - | 12,676 | - |
| Seeds | 716 | 129 | - | - |
| Settler's goods | 200 | 37,822 | 95,605 | - |
| Tallow, 2,039,754lbs. | - | - | - | - |
| Timber and lumber of all sorts, unmanufactured | - | - | - | - |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured, 4,620,561 lbs. | - | - | - | - |
| Wool, 1,640,104 lbs. | - | - | - | - |
| Firearms, etc., as per order in council, 21st March, 1866 | - | - | - | - |
| Value of total imports–1866 | ||||
| Goods paying specific duty | - | - | - | 64,540.88 |
| Goods paying specific ad valorem duties | 177,516 | 29,217 | 1,261,780 | 2,007,756.18 |
| Goods paying 30 per cent ad valorem duties | 5,645 | 1,447 | 15,856 | 51,586.30 |
| Goods paying 25 per cent ad valorem duties | 5,061 | 494 | - | 21,048.85 |
| Goods paying 20 per cent ad valorem duties | 901,510 | 295,115 | 374,074 | 49,360,413.58 |
| Goods paying 15 per cent ad valorem duties | 37 | - | - | 302.76 |
| Goods paying 10 per cent ad valorem duties | 36,894 | 4,503 | 17,678 | 255,076.28 |
| Free goods–coin and bullion | - | - | - | - |
| Other free goods | 88,427 | 63,034 | 167,597 | - |
| Total | 1,215,090 | 393,810 | 1,810,615 | 7,330,724.83 |
| Foreign reprints of English copyright works | - | - | - | - |
| Grand total | 1,215,090 | 393,810 | 1,810,615 | 7,330,724.83 |
| Note: Fiscal year ending 30th June, 1866. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1867. | ||||
