Chargé Lorillard to the Secretary of State
Copenhagen , December 19, 1905 .
Sir: In continuation of my despatch number 57, of the 16th instant, relative to the proposed change in the tariff of the Danish West Indies, I have now the honor to enclose a copy of the bill presented to the Folkething on the 15th instant, together with an English translation.8
[Page 554]As I predicted in my despatch number 50, of the 1st instant, it is proposed to increase the tariff in the Islands of St. Thomas and St. Jan to six per cent ad valorem. The specific tariff now in force at St. Croix is not to be changed for the present.
An export duty of five per cent ad valorem is to be assessed on all sugars exported from St. Thomas and St. Jan, but this tax will not produce much revenue, as little or no sugar is raised at St. Thomas. St. Croix, on the other hand, is totally dependent on its sugar export and is not to be taxed.
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