British Trade Abroad.

in a manner that will attract the people, and although this may mean a large outlay at first, yet if it is properly done and the article worthy, good results are certain, but it will not pay to advertise a good thing badly or an inferior thing well.

There are many ways of advertising adopted in the United States, each one of which is suitable to its particular line of business. British manufactures, curios and similar articles, would be found to pay best by being advertised in newspapers and magazines. Care must be taken to make the advertising attractive and continuous, and all enquirers should be kept in touch with by a system of follow-up letters. These letters must be carefully worded and printed on good paper in an attractive manner, else they run the risk of being thrown into the waste paper basket. One of the reasons, in Mr. Finn's opinion, why more British goods are not sold is because they are not known to the general buying public or because an American rival offers something of a similar kind put up in a more attractive form or with some other inducement to influence the buyer. (Foreign Office, Annual Series, 3,622.)

COTTON IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM. The following statement shows the quantity (in cwts.) of cotton consigned to the United Kingdom during the month ending 31st May, 1906, compared with the corresponding period of 1905:—

NOTICES UNDER THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT, 1904.

The following are copies of Notices (Nos. 33 and 34) giving the results of the examination and testing of certain patterns of weighing instruments, &c., for use in trade, which have been submitted to the Board of Trade under the provisions of Section 6 of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904 :

The Board of Trade have examined and tested a pattern of a measure described as a Glass Cylindrical Oil measure of the form herewith shown, constructed to measure from -pint to 1 gallon, and having a detachable spindle with discs marked -pint, 1 pint. 2 pint, -gallon, and 1 gallon, submitted to the Department under the provisions of Section 6 of the above Act, but as the result of the examination was not satisfactory, the Board have declined to issue a certificate of approval.

Notices under the Weights and Measures Act, 1904.

The Board of Trade have examined and tested a pattern of a weighing instrument of the form herewith shown, known as a lever "Lock" scale, of the maximum capacity of 1 cwt. (Class III.), submitted to the Department under the provisions of Section 6 of the above Act, and have issued a certificate that the pattern is not such as to facilitate the perpetration of fraud.

IMPORT TRADE OF BRAZIL.

With reference to the statement on p. 106 of the "Board of Trade Journal" of the 19th April, the following particulars of the import trade of Brazil during the nine months ended September, 1904 and 1905, are taken from the "Brazilian Review" of 22nd May :

The principal countries whence the imports were derived are

shown in the following table :

TARIFF CHANGES

AND CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.

Reduction of Tea

Duty.

ISLE OF MAN.

A copy of a General Order (No. 40/1906), dated 1st June, 1906, has been received from the Customs Department notifying that, with the sanction of the Treasury and subject to the necessary covering legislation, the rate of duty on tea removed or imported into the Isle of Man has, by a resolution of the Tynwald Court been reduced, as from the 14th May last, from 6d. to 5d. per lb.

Customs Decision:

Corio Tartar.

NEW ZEALAND.

The "New Zealand Gazette" for 19th April last, contains a Governor's Order (No. 172), dated 12th April, 1906, which provides, under section 17 of the Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, for the imposition of a duty of 1d. per lb. on "Corio Tartar" when imported into New Zealand, that article having properties which enable it to be used for similar purposes as cream of tartar.

Regulation affecting Importation of Animals.

TRANSVAAL.

The "Transvaal Government Gazette" for 18th May last, contains a Government Notice (No. 478 of 1906) which provides, under Section 5 of Ordinance No. 17 of 1902, that any person introducing into the Transvaal any stock or any ruminant animals, or dogs from oversea, or from any part of the East African Coast situated to the north of Durban, and between that port and Suez, unless accompanied by a written permit to do so, signed by the Director of Agriculture, Pretoria, or his deputy, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50l., or in default of payment to imprisonment with, or without, hard labour for any period not exceeding six months.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Attention is directed to the notice on p. 593, respecting an Act for the encouragement of herring fishing and curing in Newfoundland, under the provisions of which the free entry of boats and outfits is provided for.

Free Entry of Boats and Outfits for Herring Fishing and Curing.

CYPRUS.

The Board of Trade have received a copy of the Cyprus "Taxation Amendment Law" (No. 7 of 1906), which came into force on the 15th March, 1906.

Tobacco Duties

Increased.

The present Law amends the rates of duty kinds of tobacco imported into, and manufactured in, the Island of Cyprus, as follows:

leviable on certain