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previous years be taken into account it may fairly be argued that the operation of the tariff has done something to check the relative decline of imports from the United Kingdom.
Thus these textile and yarn imports which formed 84 per cent. of the imports from all sources in 1892-3 had fallen to 74 per cent. in 1896-97. In 1900-1 the Thus under the preferential tariff the proportion proportion was 75 per cent. remained constant after a previous decline.
(21.) It may be added that in all the chief branches of textiles Great Britain is very far abead of any other country as regards importa into Canada, and the only branch in which this lead has been diminished in recent years is silk goods, in which there has been considerable competition from France, Japan, and to a smaller extent from Germany. Thus in 1892-93 our share of this trade was about 81 per cent. By 1896-97 it had fallen to 70 per cent., and by 1900-01 to less than 57 per cent., and as previously stated a considerable part of our exports of silk goods is of foreign manufacture. As regards cotton and woollen goods our supremacy is not challenged. (22.) Although as stated above we send a large proportion of the textile goods which Canada imports, and though there is some reason to suppose that the preferential tariff has done something to check any tendency in this proportion to decrease, it must be repeated that the Canadian tariff is still highly protectionist as regards these classes of goods. The result is seen in the small and diminishing consumption per head of British textiles by the Canadian population.
Thus in 1891 the value of cotton and woollen manufactures imported for home comsumption into Canada from the United Kingdom was about 108. 4d. per head of population. In 1901 it had fallen to 108. It is not quite easy to compare these figures exactly with the corresponding ones for other British Colonies owing to slight differences of classification. It may, however, be stated broadly that in Victoria, New Zealand, and New South Wales, the consumption in recent year of British cotton and woollen manufactures per head of the population has been from three to five times as great as in Canada, although the Australian tariffs have not hitherto contained any preferential clauses.
It may be noted that this difference applies in at least equal degree to the consumption by these colonies of British imports in general. Thus, while at present Canada takes about 11. 78. worth per head of goods from the United Kingdom, Victoria takes 51. 88. worth, New South Wales 71. 38. worth, and New Zealand 81. 48. worth.
(23.) It is not proposed in this Memorandum to consider in detail the relative growth of British and foreign exports to Canada of other groups of articles, the period being too short and the figures in many cases too small to make such comparisons of much value. The figures, however, are fully set out in the appended tables, which also give information as to the recent course of Canadian export trade. :
TABLE I.
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Total Value of Merchandise (including Bullion and Specie) Imported for Home Con- sumption from the United Kingdom, British Possessions, and Foreign Countries during each of the Years ended 30th June 1897 to 1901, distinguishing Dutiable Goods entered under the General, and under the Reciprocal and Preferential Tariffs.
Dutiable Goods.
COUNTRIES
General
Tariff.
Reciprocal and British Preferential Tariffs (a).
Free Goods.
1896-7.
United Kingdom
British Possessions Foreign Countries
TOTAL
United Kingdom British Possessions Foreign Countries
£ 500,000*
230,392
9,222,350
13,607,007
£ 3,654,265
Total Value of Imports for Home Consumption.
£ 1,889,335 233,944
£
6,013,600
7,138,348
464,336 16,360,698
9,261,627
22,868,634
1897-8.
596,915 134,481 9,174,938
4,037,978 17,335 1,072,275
TOTAL.
10,206,334
5,127,588
2,043,378 264,370 9,214,085
11,521,833
6,678,271
416,186 19,761,298
26,955,755
1898-9.
TOTAL
959,060 55,551 11,896,840
12,911,451
4,896,044 201,441 567,743
5,465,228
1,959,989 325,289 10,092,480
13,277,758
7,615,093 582,281 23,437,063
31,654,437
United Kingdom British Possessions Foreign Countries
F
1899-1900.
United Kingdom British Possessions Foreign Countries
TOTAL
1,123,490 58,909 14,091,096
16,873,494
5,301,802 205,820
5,567,628
2,718,077 476,281 12,516,092
15,710,450
9,203,369 741,015 27,207,188
37,151,572
1900-1.
United Kingdom
British Possessions
1,190,945 30,449
5,323,093 828,195
Foreign Countries
TOTAL
-
14,901,925
16,123,319
5,651,288
2,325,310 429,316 12,711,449
15,466,075
8,839,348 787,960 27,613,874
37,240,682
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(4.) Under the provisions of the reciprocal tariff, which was in operation from April 23rd, 1897, to July 31st, 1998, goods the product or manufacture of the United Kingdom and certain British Colonies and Foreign Countries, when imported direct, ware entitled to-a reduction of daty. This tarif was superseded by the British Preferential Tariff on August 1st, 1898, which confed the benefits to goods the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom and certain British Possessions.
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TABLE II. (a).
COUNTRIES.
DOMINION OF CANADA-IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.
TOTAL VALUR or IMPORTS for CossUMPTION (including
(Years ended 30th June.)
DOMINION OF CANADA-IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.
BULLION and SPECIE) into the DOMINION OF CANADA, distinguishing PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES.
1996.
1887.
1888.
1880.
1690.
1991.
1892.
1893.
1804
1896.
1806.
1897.
1899.
1899.
1900,
1901.
2
&
Z
Kingdom
1842,713 2,230,816
8,078,000 | 8,095,354
2
8,915,805
8,630,909
2
2 8,106,354 | 8,886,112
£
7,953,605
e
6,308,332
2
6,770,659
4
6,045,600
2
2
2
6,678,271 7,815,091
0,203,360
8,839,340❘ United Kingdom.
British Possessions:
2,896
25,379
9,071
47,150
42,902
51,300
45,610
27.413
1,501
11,800
34,739
20,048
54,407
14,297
44,757
29,419
23,289
43,877
80,191
30,639
81,077
115,250
87,650
Australasia.
39,028
5,456
19,504
18,415
15,004
27,AST
20,324
18,083
18,634
Africa.
78,970
72.810
88,630
100,307
96,501
156,836 164,777
134,994
167,376
152,094
113,304
92,892
93,409
106,289
135,756
128,541
Newfoundland.
200,000
142.771
108,163
220,649
250,164
255,854
940,000
£3,010
252,213
235,088
211,555
227,303
137.799
194,979
164,186
246,843
West Indies.
20,5-40**
31410
37,419
57,487
43,587
35.300
· 84,236
69,JEN
100,181
39,394
87,272
21,489
11,014
7,058
34,063
16,078
11,354
27,144
38,917
37,505
10,488
4,463
90
11,289
318
79,676
2,958
34,819
03,597
60,580
78,409
65,645
112,407
1
488
1,318
1,211
1,412
107,640
3,013
13,903
269,129
24,428
18,001
British Guiana.
281,684
9,298
East Indies.
Other British Possessions.
TOTAL, BE!
9,618,640
8,407,135
9,183,538
0,408,961 9,140,500
2,119,615
0,636,752
8,531,875
0,946,961
7,272,860
6,507,936
7,094,487
8,197,574
8,944,384
9,087,506
TOTAL, BRITISH EMPIRE.
402
£
654,813
2
001,340
&
2
L
62,040
60,00
68,178
84,379
106.981
164,887 106,437
100,056
776,505
758,747
86,767
148,219 134,081
781,682 1,147,301
57,169
80,094
123,187
108,259
786.116
&
1,200,817
995,101
1,215,783
£
1,931,254
2
R
2
1,147,400
1,519,203
78,820
70,830
80,116
61,813
77,289
76,850
102,820
113,002
00,749
189,197
2.39,102
202,762
476,460
606,007
426,003
461,257
487,940
857,45)
4715,008
493,002 581,949 321,204
591,800
577,591
834,524
816,853
789,170
1,722,637
119,00%
602,440
897,637
£
1,442,754
163,862
780,608❘ Belgium.
Germany.
Holland.
1,100,161
11,005
11,947
15,334
14,819
17,247
14,404
10,913
10,786
0,679
11,741
9,578
9,369
0,723
13,006
14,950
France.
19,788 Portugal.
77,97%
$4,000
77,041
53,835
66,238
100,430
81,408
70,583
78,09%
82,701
74,539
70,424
100,436
109,525
115,513
152,577
Spain.
21,984
$4,695
87335
26,916
33,503
+0,696
70,183
35,047
82,694
76,410
47.449
48,209
86,560
81,287
29,707
67,200❘ Italy.
$1,730
45,150
39,830
34,292
64,630
50,203
89,597
63,109
56,471
63,501
68,244
$5,632
71,852
116,870
106,736
123,834 | Bwitserland.
194,433
845,817
187,444
158,290
178,984
178,558
220,079
101,019
225,771
197,458
211,189
218,331
180,538
154,308
129,396
170,786 | China.
300,408 330,531
819,901 245,289
258,584 257,739 399,824
307,358 290,049
322,101
337,739
274,082
296,758
United States
Oubs and Porto 400+
Other Foralgi West Indies -
9,217,405 9,268,575
344,381
8215
9,963,084 10,384,405 10,744,098 11,031,290 | 10,918,879 11,963,420 10,897,415
341,007
10,911
500,300
**3,179
453,556
404,629
364,320
604,471
4,479
6,638
5,069
3,400
499,408
1.836
601,010
8,412
11,226,271
725,008
3,770
19,035,708
174,899
3,429
12,607,611 | 18,17%,388
114,702 ! 80,631
3,849
2,969
414,880
19,111,09
76,803
6,549
359,880
$51,093 | Japan.
92,570.789
106,061
3,105
22,701,399
Roush, Ansarica (other than British Guiana)
256,309
213,478 142,559
$49,229
179,952
118,845
05,718
89,574
79,078
$3,081
79,241
106,087
231,918
234,500
190,112
199,459
TOTAL PRINCIPAL AND 20,488,907 21,708,739 21,132,964 24,835,640 23,171,010 23,200,00| 24,036,700 Orina CovaPILDS
25,007,883
23,238,490
21,627,228
22,723,455
26,855,755 22,868,654
31,654,457
United States.
123,585❘ Cuba and Porto Rico. 499 Other Foreign West Indies. South America (other than British Guiana).
37,161,572 37,240,682 TOTAL PRINCIPAL ANI OTHER COUNTRIES.
NOTE-Conversions of dollars into & sterling have been made at the rate of s. 11|d. per dollar.
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