By Authority The Canada Corn Bill Lord Stanleys Speech In The House Of Commons On Friday May 19

Author : Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260078261
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book The Canada Corn Bill written by Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Canada Corn Bill: Lord Stanley's Speech in the House of Commons, on Friday, May 19 Lord stanley: I mean that, by the law, as it at present stands, wheat imported from the United States into Canada cannot be im ported here except as flour, nor will it be imported in any other way by the law we propose. As flour, as manufactured produce, it will be admitted at the new rate of duty, which, as I said before, we consider equivalent to the old rates. The present duty levied on flour in this country varies from 5s. Per quarter when the price is below 55s., to 1s. Per quarter when the price rises as high as 58s. Up to 555. There is a duty of 5s. Per quarter. By the measure which I propose there will be levied, at all times and under all circumstances - hon. Gentlemen may have the advantage of another cheer, if they please, at the idea of a fixed duty - by the measure which I propose there will be levied, at all times and under all circumstances, a fixed duty (ironical cheers) on wheat imported through Canada of 4s. Per quarter, whether the price be 403. Or 60s., instead of a duty which at present amounts to 55. Up to 553, and thence falls to Is. As the price rises to 58s. Perhaps hon. Gen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.