§ MR. CHARLES M'ARTHUR (Liverpool, Exchange)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonics if he will state what tariff is now applied to goods imported into the Orange River Colony;
*See The Parliamentary Debates [Fourth Series], Vol. lxxxiv., page 142.419 and, in particular, what duties are chargeable on tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes imported into that colony.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN,) Birmingham, W.The tariff applied to goods imported into the Orange River Colony is the Customs Union Tariff which applies equally to the Cape Colony and Natal. The duty on tobacco manufactured and cut is 3s. 6d. per pound, on cigars 6s. per pound and 10 per cent, ad valorem, on cigarettes 4s. per pound.