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Items included in Schedule XIV, Kingdom of Norway Commodity. Proposed Rate. Cheese .. . . . . .. . . 1-20 1-20 Lactose .. . . .. .. .. 0-33 0-20 Apples .. .. .. .. .. 0-40 0-20 Mar. 16/ July 31. Pears .. . . . . . . . . 0-20 0-20 Jan. 16/ July 31. Sausage casings .. .. .. 0-60 0-45 Tallow . . . . . . . . . . 0-08 0-08 Hemp, Phovmium tenax . . .. .. Free Free. Kauri gum . . . . . . . . Free Free. Linen flax and tow .. . . .. Free Free. Copra .. .. .. .. .. Free Free. Hides, woolled sheepskins, pelts, rabbit and and opossum skins .. .. .. Free Free. Note. —Duties are shown in Norwegian crowns per kilogram, approximately 20 crowns = £1 stg. (October, 1947). Items included in Schedule XVIII, Union of South Africa Commodity. Present Rate. Proposed Rate. Frozen mutton, lamb, beef and veal .. .. 3d. lb. .. 3d. lb. Butter .. .. .. . . . . 2d. lb. . . 2d. lb. Cheese .. . . . . . . 6d. lb. or 30% ad s£d. lb. or 25% ad valorem valorem. Lactose .. .. .. .. .. 12/6 d. per cental plus 12/6 d. per cental. suspended duty of 3/6 d. per cental Apples . . . . . . .. . . 5% . . . . 5% Rolled oats and groats .. .. . . 12/6 d. per cental .. 12/6 d. per cental. Dried peas .. .. .. .. 3/-per cental .. 2/10 d. per cental. Casein . . . . .. . . . . Free .. .. Free. Tallow . . . . . . . . . . Free . . . . Free. Rennet, liquid, powder or tablet .. .. Free .. .. Free. Hops in bulk . . .. . . .. Free .. .. Free. Copra .. . . . . .. . . Free . . .. Free. Wool .. .. .. .. • • Free . . . . Free. Items included in Schedule XX, United States of America Commodity. Present Rate. Proposed Rate. Beef and veal .. .. Per lb. 6 cents .. 3 cents. Mutton .. .. .. ~ 5 cents .. cents. Lamb .. .. • • ~ 7 cents .. . . 3|- cents. Goat meat .. .. .. „ 5 cents . . 2f cents. Edible offals .. . • ~ 3 cents, with minimum of 1J cents, with minimum 15% of 7£% Venison .. .. •• ~ Scents .. .. 1| cents. Butter .. .. .. ~ 14 cents .. 7 cents for an annual global quota of 50 million pounds to be entered between November Ist and March 31st. Imports in excess of quota or during balance of year bound at 14 cents. Cheese, cheddar, not processed Per lb. 4 cents but not less than 3£ cents but not less than otherwise than by division into 25% ad valorem .. 17§% ad valorem. pieces Lactose .. .. . . . . 50% . . . . 25% Tallow, beef and mutton, inedible .. J cent per lb. plus import J cent per lb. plus import tax 11 cents tax 1| cents.