129 2-27ths ells. Thirty-six Rhynland inches are equal to thirtyseven English. LAND MEASURE. A morgen is generally reckoned to be equal to two English statute acres, but the true proportion is considered to be 49 71-100ths morgen to 100 acres. One morgen contains 600 square roods; one square rood 144 square feet; one square foot 144 square inches, Rhynland. A Table of the Duties of Customs payable on Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, imported into the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, as regulated by an Order in Council, 10th August, 1840, and 10th May 1841. INWARDS. COFFEE. Produce of British possessions, per cwt. Produce of Foreign possessions, per cwt. Flour, wheaten, not being the manufacture of the United Gunpowder, per lb. Pepper, per cwt. Rice, per cwt. 000 s. d. 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 9300 3041 SUGAR. Not refined, the produce of any British possession, per cwt. 0 Refined or candy, the manufacture of the United King- Brandy, the produce of France, not exceeding the strength of proof by Syke's hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater strength, per imperial gallon 001 All other spirits, not being the manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any British possession (as before), per imperial gallon 010 Spirits of all sorts, being the manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any British possession (as before), per imperial gallon Mahogany, rosewood, and teakwood, per cubic foot All other wood, not the produce of the United Kingdom, per cubic foot 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 WINE. In bottles, each not of greater content than six to the imperial gallon, per dozen bottles 0 21 96 In do., each not of greater content than twelve to the im- GENERAL MERCHANDISE. On the declared value of all goods, wares, and merchandise, (except casks, staves, hoops, &c., used in the preparation of wine casks only, which are free from duty), the growth, produce, or manufacture of Great Britain, or of British possessions abroad, other than the possessions of the East India Company, and imported for consumption On the declared value of all articles, the produce or manufacture of any of the possessions of the East India Company, or foreign states, with the exception of certain articles On the importation for consumption, by foreign vessels, belonging to countries in amity with Great Britain, of all goods the growth, produce, or manufacture, of such countries, (except arms, ammunition, and certain other articles), on the declared value thereof FREE. 5 per cent. 12 per cent. 12 per cent. Bottles of common glass, imported full; Bullion; Casks, staves, hoops, and coopers' rivets; Coin; Diamonds; Horses, mules, asses, sheep, cattle, and all other live stock and live animals; Seeds, bulbs, and plants. For manifest of export cargo For permit to land or ship merchandise or stores, under For ditto, ditto, ditto, above £7 10s. Store rent charged upon bonded goods according to their bulk and value. Wharfage and Cranage on Goods Landed: On every pipe, puncheon, butt, or other cask of the capacity On every quarter cask, barrel, anker, keg, aum, or cask of 0 10 0 0 0 3 On every chest, case, cask, hamper, or other package, con- £ s. d. taining wine, &c., in bottles or stone jars, viz. :— If the quantity shall be 15 galls. or upwards If 10 galls. and less than 15 galls. If five galls and less than 10 galls. If less than five galls. On every chest, box, or other package, containing not less than 50 lbs. weight of tea If less than 50 lbs. On every roll or basket of tobacco 0 0 9632 0000 0 0 0000 On every other package containing tobacco, 3 cwt. or upwards 0 On every bag of coffee, sugar, rice, sago, saltpetre, cloves, tamarinds, gall-nuts, turmeric, or pepper For every quarter of wheat, barley, oats, or other grain For every 100 deals, or battens, not of the growth of this colony, viz. each not exceeding 16 feet in length If exceeding 16 feet in length For every 1000 ditto, pipe For every 1000 staves, stuckvat For every 1000 ditto, hogshead or barrel For every 1000 pieces of heading For every 1000 bricks, tiles, or slates For every ton of coals For every ton of paving stones For every ton of heavy goods, not otherwise described For every load of fifty cubic feet of timber or planks, not If measuring 40 cubie feet and upwards For every spar or mast not of the growth of this colony, if If exceeding 8 inches in diameter For every millstone For every crate of empty bottles contg. 20 doz. or upwards 0 For every small jar, can, or bottle of oil 021000 0 2 For every article shipped, except as hereinafter mentioned, one-half of the dues levied on articles landed. EXEMPTIONS. 1. All casks, barrels, staves, heading, or hoops, not liable to duties of customs on importation. 2. All articles being the growth, produce, or manufacture of this colony, landed from any place within the same. 3. All hides and skins shipped, being the produce of this colony. 4. All articles exported from the bonded warehouse. 5. All imported articles, shipped coastwise. 6. All public stores, naval or military baggage, and all personal baggage of passengers. PROGRESS OF THE COLONY UNDER BRITISH RULE. That the colony has made most astonishing progress under British rule is generally admitted; but it is my duty, in this place, to make this more apparent than by the mere simple assertion of the fact. In 1795 the Cape was conquered by England, and the celebrated Mr. Barrow, writing in 1802, thus speaks of its resources : "Its surplus produce, beyond what is requisite for its own inhabitants, is so trifling as to merit no consideration ;" and he proceeds to shew that the whole annual average value of all its exports from the year 1799 to 1802 did not exceed £15,046. In 1803 the colony reverted to the Dutch government, under the stipulations of the treaty of Amiens, and in 1804 had (after its change of masters) approached to almost inevitable ruin, as appears by a memorial addressed to the government in that year by Mr. W. S. Van Ryneveld, a colonist of extensive information and distinguished ability. "Corn," says he, "could not be raised beyond what was required for consumption on the spot. Wine was in the same condition. There was no foreign demand for it; it was only required for inland consumption. Other articles were trifling, and constantly decreasing. The whole rcliance for being able to pay for European or foreign manufactures was in the garrison of Cape Town. If you think to supply the wants of the colony by establishing the foreign trade of Cape Town, you will, I believe, be greatly mistaken. For in what articles can we trade? What can we export? Wherewith must we pay? Van den Berg, one of the first wine-merchants of the Cape (to give only one instance), received, about two years ago, a considerable investment of linens. Last month he brought to the Commission of Conversion about Rds.300,001 (£60,000). His stores besides are full of wine. He has thus abundance of money, and abundance of produce; and yet he may, perhaps, have the one and the other lying on his hands for five or six years." In 1806, the Cape once more fell into the hands of the British, and the following is the result of that important event, equally advantageous to England as to the colonists themselves. Within seventeen years the exports were nearly quadrupled : COLONIAL PRODUCE EXPORTED FROM 1806 TO 1824. 1806-10, 5 years (annual average) £58,684 Since 1824 the increase has not been so great, but still steady, bearing the sign of well-established and growing prosperity. The following are summaries of the declared value of the imports and exports of the colony from 1831 to 1841, and of the respective amounts of the various items of colonial produce exported : |