Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2

by Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle

		Number or			Value at the				Amount of
Articles Imported.		quantity.			place of import.				all Duties.				Remarks.
					£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
Animals—
Cows and Heifers	No.	12			54	10	0		14	12	0
Horses, Mares}
Geldings }	"	13			231	5	0		23	14	6
Colts, Fillies }
Foals	"	21			222	10	0		-	-	-		Of traveller
Lambs	"	70			16	0	0		3	5	2
Oxen, Bulls, Steers	"	202			1514	0	0		406	19	6
Pigs(sucking)	"	1			0	5	0		0	0	7
Swine and Hogs	"	1212			3474	10	2		368	13	0
Sheep	"	337			90	8	9		41	0	0
Anchovies & Sardines	in oil				3	0	6		0	7	10
Ashes, barrels		67			279	7	9		13	9	8
Bark					99	16	0		4	17	8
Berries,Nuts,Vegetables	for dying				156	16	5		12	13	9
Biscuits and Crackers					111	11	10		10	4	6
Books					1329	6	1		150	12	9		Private library
Do.					20	0	0		-	-	-		from Europe
Candles—Sperm	lb.	3,770			310	6	10		84	13	3		Bonded for
Wax	"	3,457			163	11	10		28	19	3		lower ports
Other kinds	"	13,800			856	11	3		-	-	-
Carriages,Vehicles	No.	28			220	0	0		18	13	5		Of travellers
Do.	No.	20			256	5	0		-	-	-
Clocks and Watches					1046	7	1		157	7	2
Coals	tons.	373	0	76	515	12	11		23	17	1
Cocoa	cwt.		1	20	1	18	0		0	2	11
Coffee—Green	cwt.	288	8	1	625	17	10		247	2	4		Removed
Do.	cwt.	27	1	9	66	0	0		-	-	-		under bond
Roasted	"	13	1	1	30	18	10		19	1	11		to Hamilton
Ground	"	8	0	20	15	19	9		21	1	8
Coin and Bullion					22,500	0	0		-	-	-
Cordage	cwt.	193	0	13	535	6	8		61	16	1
Corks	gross	1086			80	11	8		9	6	0
Cotton Manufactures					1,728	16	1		200	1	0
Cotton Wool					236	0	0		11	16	0
Drugs					327	13	6		17	0	10
Extracts, Essences and
Perfumery					92	1	3		12	0	0
Fanning and Bark Mills		10			33	16	6		4	18	11
Fins and Skins, the
produce of creatures
living in the sea					33	13	9		7	11	0
Fish—Fresh, not
described					260	11	3		6	11	7
Oysters, Lobsters and
Turtles					1,100	14	9		7	11	0
Salted or dried	cwt.	154	0	19	127	4	0		20	1	4
Pickled	barls.	30			54	11	4		7	16	11
Flour, Wheat	bar- {	8,396½			9,296	18	3		1,276	16	9
	rels of {	204			224	8	0		7	16	11		Supplied H.M.
	196 lb. {	44,151			54,919	7	6		-	-	-		Commissariat
Fruit—Almonds	barls.	15,115			137	17	6		31	8	7
Apples	bushels	13,966½			1,300	3	7		424	16	7
Do. dried	"	163			36	14	7		11	7	4
Currants	cwt.	47	3	24	105	10	9		18	2	1
Figs	"	20	2	20	53	7	2		8	8	1
Nuts	lb. {	9,421			140	17	1		29	10	4
	{	610			6	2	0		-	-	-		Bonded for
Pears	bushels	421¾			59	12	8		25	12	6		removal to
Prunes	lb.	543			20	12	6		3	11	6		Hamilton.
Raisins in boxes	"	34,411			788	9	8		205	19	6
Do., otherwise than
in boxes	lb.	7,990			127	6	6		25	7	10
Fur Skins, or Peltries
undressed					22	16	6		1	2	5
Glass Manufactures					860	3	11		168	0	1
Grain, &c.—Barley	qrs.	373¾			369	4	9		68	4	2
Maize, or Ind. Corn
quarters	480 lb.	2,617½			2,717	13	9		477	15	9
Oats	quarters	87½			43	13	9		10	12	11½
Rye	quarters	69¾			51	19	7		12	13	6½
Beans	quarters	2			4	8	0		0	7	3
Meal of the above grs.
and of Wheat not
bolted, per 196 lb.		10½			4	10	0			15	6
Wheat	quarters	2,597¼			4,647	17	4		474	0	0
Bran & Shorts	cwt.	4	0	0	3	7	3		0	1	3
Gums and Resins					181	1	5		9	3	3
Hardware					3,883	2	10		466	11	4
Hay	tons	34½			56	1	3		12	11	10
Hemp, Flax & Tow	cwt. {	4,879	1	18	2,188	12	7		21	17	9
	" {	1,540	2	0	838	10	0		-	-	-		Bonded for
Hides, Raw	No.	755			338	3	9		3	7	8		lower ports
Hops	lb.	936			26	0	6		15	5	6
India Rubber Boots &		936
Shoes	pairs	1,197			218	1	7		45	6	6
Leather—Goat Skins,
tanned or in any
way dressed	doz.	4			6	12	0		1	9	7
Lamb and Sheep Skins	doz.	172			117	9	10		30	19	8
Calf Skins	lb.	857¼			90	18	5		29	13	10
Kid Skins	lb.	1,024			92	18	9		10	6	11
Harness Leather	"	12,641½			347	1	0		141	18	3
Upper Leather	"	4,109¾			271	7	11		51	9	3
Sole Leather	"	74,931			2,561	5	3		672	4	6
Leather not described					334	16	5		28	17	6
Leather Manufactures:
Boots, Shoes, Calashes
Women's Boots, Shoes,
& Calashes of Leather	doz. prs.	52½			116	1	3		29	12	9
Girls' Boots, Shoes &
Calashes under 7 in. in
length of Leather	doz. prs.	38			38	12	3		8	14	6
Girls' Boots & Shoes
of Silk, Satin, Jean
or other stuff. Kid,
Morocco	doz. prs.	14			20	14	7		3	12	2
Men's Boots of Leather	pairs	2,047			494	15	7		109	14	6
Men's Shoes, do.	"	161			29	7	1		11	18	2
Boy's Boots under 8
inches long	pairs	38			7	0	0		3	6	3
Boy's Shoes, do.	"	28			6	8	7		1	13	1
Leather Manufactures
not described					330	19	2		38	4	6
Linen Manufactures					82	6	0		9	9	11
Liquids—Cider and
Perry	gallons	5,679			61	15	5		32	1	7
Vinegar	"	2,670			87	2	2		44	4	0
Maccaroni and Vermicelli	lb.	493			13	18	2		3	1	1
Machinery					1,478	14	7		225	11	0
Mahogany and Hard-
wood,unmanufactured
for Furniture					144	19	5		1	9	2
Manures of all kinds					29	12	6		0	1	0
Medicines					642	1	6		55	6	4
Molasses and Treacle	cwt.	193	2	8	141	10	6		47	1	7
Oakum	"		0	22	1	4	9		0	1	9
Oils—Olive, in casks	gallons	700			142	9	0		19	17	11
Do. in jars and bottles	gallons	56½			24	2	1		4	8	1
Lard	"	690			130	9	4		19	4	2
Linseed, raw or boiled	"	2,367			329	2	6		37	3	4
Oils,Vegetable,Vola-
tile,Chemical,and
Essential	gallons	131			58	18	3		6	9	9
Palm	"	150			23	6	6		1	2	11
The produce of Fish
and creatures liv-
ing in the sea	gals.	8,196½			1,941	12	7		309	16	2
Unenumerated	"	2,957¼			460	7	2		52	16	6
Paper Manufactures,
other than Books &
Playing Cards
Pickles and Sauces					12	8	10		1	12	4
Playing Cards	packs				8	7	7		1	7	0
Potatoes	bushels	172½			12	5	3		2	12	6
Poultry and Game, live					9	1	0		0	18	1
Ditto, dead					63	2	4		8	9	9
Provisions—Butter	cwt.	3	3	9	13	1	3		2	16	11
Cheese	cwt.	248	2	22	400	9	3		113	9	3
Eggs	dozen	236			5	18	0		0	16	6
Lard	cwt.	40	1	18	90	18	0		3	19	5
Meats—Bacon and Hams	"	47	2	17	78	18	13		28	2	8½
Ditto, other Meats
salted, &c.	cwt.	14,035	2	3	25,137	11	6		4,274	9	7
Ditto	"	4,237	2	20	5,656	0	0		-	-	-
Ditto, Fresh	"	261	3	15	264	14	9		63	14	0		Bonded
Rice	"	282	2	0	350	17	4		17	9	2		lower ports
Salt barls. of 280 lb.		975			255	14	2		148	5	8
Sausages & Puddings		975			0	3	4		0	0	6
Seeds					123	15	3		10	10	1
Silk Manufactures					136	9	10		26	13	4
Soap	cwt.	36	2	25	131	5	9		14	15	7
Spices—Cassia	lb.	305½			17	9	0		3	15	9
Cinnamon	"	160			9	18	6		2	0	3
Cloves	"	46			3	11	10		0	11	9
Nutmegs	"	2			0	13	9		0	1	4
Pepper of all kinds	"	1,254			34	1	4		4	10	9
Spirits and Cordials
except Rum.—
Not exceeding Proof,	gallons	32			4	10	0		4	7	7
Over proof,	"	16			2	5	0		2	3	9
Sweetened or mixed	"	7			10	17	6		1	5	6
Sugar—	cwt.	55	2	6½	164	3	9		95	18	3
Unrefined & Bastard	"	2,650	0	16	3,698	0	8		2,199	4	6
Syrups	"	137			45	4	6		7	9	2		Do.
Stearine	lb.	3,681			184	1	0		-	-	-		Do.
Tallow	cwt.	3,096	1	5½	5,385	17	6		53	1	3
Tea	lb.	196,268			18,110	9	8		1,999	16	8
Tobacco—Unmanufactured	"	1,923			222	18	9		-	-	-
Do.	"	357			13	2	2		2	7	2
Manufactured	"	202,508½			4,291	13	0		1,205	8	11
Segars	"	1,627			550	12	10		236	12	11
Snuff	"	1,981			87	19	7		46	6	8
Trees, Shrubs, Plants, & Roots					222	0	11		8	17	6
Settlers' Goods	lots	3			26	5	0		-	-	-
Vegetables, except po-
tatoes, fresh					334	6	6		36	13	4
Wines	doz. gallons	1,162½			419	4	9		112	16	11
Wines	doz. gallons	1,162½			419	4	9		112	16	11
Wood, except Saw Logs
& Mahogany. Pine, White	cubic ft.	11,750			147	12	7		17	17	3
Oak	"	1,497			25	0	0		5	0	5
Staves,Puncheon, or
W. I. Standard
std. M.	cubic ft.	57			609	13	5		86	7	0
White Oak	"	435			1,442	3	2		263	0	1
Handspikes	doz.	5			1	17	6		0	1	6
Oars	pairs	17			3	14	3		0	5	5
Planks,Boards,sawed Lumber	feet	48,475			89	4	0		17	13	0
Woolen Manufactures					1,097	12	10		124	7	7
Wood, Firewood	cords	397½			56	12	3		3	6	0
All other articles not
included under any of
the foregoing heads					6,502	12	3		555	7	1
					————	—	—		———	—	—
Totals, Currency					211,705	0	11		19,917	17	0

[Amount of duty on Imports bonded for lower ports--£8036 0 8]

Below, we give a return of the amount and value of goods imported at this Port through the United States, for the benefit of drawback. The importations under this law have not been large, but the return shows that a material saving has been effected under this operation. For the return we are indebted to the politeness of the late collector, Mr. Kirkpatrick.

AGGREGATE OF IMPORTS INTO KINGSTON FOR BENEFIT OF DRAWBACK.

Articles.	Quantity in Weight, &c.		Value.			Duties.			Drawback.
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	Dollars.
Cigars	1,281	lbs.	404	8	4	184	3	3	502	43
Almonds	5,964	"	101	19	4	41	1	3	159	75
Currants	5,259	"	105	10	9	18	12	1	120	81
Raisins	39,216	"	844	11	4	217	18	1	1,059	86
Molasses	147	cwt. 3 qr. 4 lb.	109	3	0	35	19	18	72	66
Olive Oil	700	gallons	142	9	0	19	17	10	136	50
Linseed Oil	2,100	"	28	19	6	32	12	2	511	88
Raw Sugar	2,168	cwt. 2 qr. 8 lb.	3,169	6	3	1,889	13	10	5,899	74
Refined Sugar	6,020	lbs.	157	5	6	92	9	9	205	44
Wine	400	gallons	240	7	0	54	17	11	245	81
									———	——
									8,914	91
			———	——	——	———	——	——	———	——
			5,558	0	0	2,587	5	10	2,228	146

We have also been favoured with a return of the shipping, which, during the season of 1845, has entered this port. The reports to the Custom House embrace 388,788. This return includes the steamers employed on the Bay and Lake, when carrying merchandize; but, as the law requiring vessels to report only came into force several weeks after the opening of the navigation, and as it has not in all instances been obeyed, the return is not quite as full as it might have been under other circumstances. As much as 15,000 or 20,000 tons have in this way entered without reporting. The amount of tonnage for 1845, stated above, is likewise exclusive of all that engaged n trade on the canal and river, and which is very nearly equal in amount.

The Provincial Revenue returns for 1845 are said to exceed those of 1844 by £55,000.

Kingston is, in fact, the key of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence and the Rideau Canal being their outlets for commerce; but, unless railroads are established between the Atlantic at Halifax and these Lakes, the prosperity of this and many other inland towns will be materially affected, as by the enlargement of the Rideau branches at Grenville, &c. and the La Chine Canal to the required ship navigation size, Kingston must no longer hope for the unshipment of bulky goods and the forwarding trade on which she so mainly depends; a glance at the forwarding business done by the Erie Canal to New York on the American side, and that by the Welland, St. Lawrence, and Rideau on the Canadian, being quite sufficient to prove that all the energies of the Canadians are required to compete with their rivals. And for this purpose I cite an extract from a circular put forth by the Free Trade Association of Montreal, which contains a good deal of sound reasoning on this subject, amidst, of course, much party feeling on the Free Trade principle.

"We now proceed, in the development of our plan, to show the incalculable advantages that will result to Canadian commerce and the carrying trade, by removing all duties and restrictions from American produce.

"First, we shall show the amount of produce collected annually on the shores of our great island waters, and brought to this city for distribution to the various markets of consumption; next, the vast quantity that passes through the Erie Canal, seeking a market at New York and other American ports; and, lastly, we shall show that it is in the power of Canada to divert a large share of this latter trade through her own waters, if her people and legislature will promptly give effect to the liberal and enlarged policy which it is the object of this Association to advocate and urge.